David Abitbol of Jerusalem writes:

I was late for my meeting with my friend Harry. Harry runs a Jerusalem events site at Jerusalemite.net and I run Jewlicious.com. We meet every once in a while to catch up, share ideas, discuss developments, etc. As confirmed hummus fanatics, we always meet at a small, charming hummus joint near the Ben Yehudah pedestrian mall called Ta’ami. It’s a convenient location, and we both agree that it serves the best hummus — at least in West Jerusalem. Like I said, I was running late and didn’t want to miss my hummus fix, so rather than take a bus, I hopped into a cab and made my way into town. It was then that I noticed my cab driver’s license. His name was Hasan Abu Humus. How appropriate…

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