Comment on Canada to stop sending arms to Israel, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says

• UraniumBlazer@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Ahh, for some weird reason I always thought ppl referred to the Abbas fellow as “Bibi”. Perhaps it was because “Bibi” sounds Muslim where I come from?

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  • Microw@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    To state the obvious here, Hebrew and Arab are closely related languages. Phonetically a lot of things will sound similar to speakers of indoeuropean languages.

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    • UraniumBlazer@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Ah. Makes sense I suppose

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  • TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Habibi in Arabic means “my love” which is probably where you’re getting mixed up

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    • UraniumBlazer@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Naah I don’t think it’s because of the Habibi. I think it’s just that there were quite a few Muslim rulers in my country with the name “Bibi”.

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