"He hated the diet in China and only felt happy when a friend turned up with some hummus from home. I don't like [Chinese] food, I don't eat pig," he said. "Give me home-cooked food, especially hummus."I can live off hummus." The Chinese embassy in Tel Aviv protested by cancelling today's celebratory reception for the Israeli Olympic delegation. This was in spite of a formal letter of apology from Ghaleb Majadla, Israel's sports minister, to the Chinese government." (thanks Asa)