The powerful political director of New TV in Lebanon (who is famous for her fiery political introductions of the nightly news broadcasts), Maryam Al-Bassam, wrote this on Twitter (my translation): "And in a while, we will be invited to an American home and the lady of the house will ask me: why do you hate us. Lady: read the history now and you shall spare me the burden of [providing] the answer").
وبعد حين سوف ندعى الى
مائدة اميركية وتسألني سيدة البيت : لماذا تكرهوننا ؟ يا سيدتي اقرأي
التاريخ الان ، سوف تخففي عني حمل الجواب ،
