US’ Pompeo: ‘We want the whole Middle East to look like Israel’

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said yesterday that “Israel is everything we want the entire Middle East to look like going forward” and that US-Israel relations are “stronger than ever”. Speaking at an award ceremony held by the Jewish Institute for National Security of America in Washington DC, Pompeo hailed Israel as “democratic and… via […]

San Francisco Mural Connects Residents To Palestine

San Francisco is a city long regarded as being in the vanguard of campaigning for civil rights, and opposing injustice. It is a very progressive place and when residents of San Fran speak out, others listen. The Mission District was once heavily populated by Irish immigrants and their descendants. Today it has more of a […]

War, Truce Or Lifting The Siege: Israeli Plans For Greater Israel

The main idea established in the minds of Israelis last week was that a new war against the Gaza Strip will be of no use to Israel. The country’s military analysts have grasped this idea, which they seem to have concluded from a briefing given by the Israel Defence Forces. However, this has not stopped… via […]

Messi in Israel? Just an Israeli tycoon settling old scores —

This week, reports emerged that Argentinian football star Lionel Messi is slated to play in Israel in November. Israel TV (ILTV) speculated that the match – due to be played between Messi’s home side Barcelona and Athlético Madrid – would be confirmed sometime in the next few days. ILTV’s Joy Gavillon explained that: [quote] “the… via […]

Maha Arabic Lesson – How To State Your Marital Status

In this lesson, the wonderful Maha instructs us on the ways to state your marital status. We learn how to tell someone if we are married or single or divorced or even engaged. It’s interesting to hear how there is no word for either boyfriend or girlfriend due to cultural disapproval. There are words for […]