A Sabra

(Quoting Wikipedia)

          'Sabra' (Hebrew: צבר‎, pronounced tsabar; ṣabra ) is a term used to describe a Jewish person born in Israeli territory; the term is also usually inclusive of Jews born during the period of the establishment of the state of Israel.^[1]

The word sabra derived from the Hebrew name for the Indian Fig Opuntia cactus, "tzabar", and related to the Arabic word sabr which means "aloe" or "cactus" or "patience".^[2]  
In the United States, this cactus variety is known as the Prickly Pear.

The allusion is to a tenacious, thorny desert plant with a thick hide that conceals a sweet, softer interior, suggesting that even though the Israeli Sabra are rough and masculine on the outside, they are delicate and sensitive on the inside.'

I just found out that my favorite hummus shares the name of this illustrious Israeli Descriptor.  Yes, it's Sabra--a name worthy of its awesomeness.