I bought a plate of hummus for dinner, however when I came to the table Meiko offered me some octopus. It was my first time eating octopus and I loved it.

There are a lot of interesting and generous folks here at the Faisal. Pictured with Meiko is Mordechai Vanunu. Many of you will have heard of him. He is a former Israeli nuclear technician who leaked to the press that Israel had secretly developed an extensive nuclear program. He was subsequently kidnapped in Italy by the Mossad (the Israeli spy agency) and then imprisoned for 18 years. 11 of these in solitary confinement. He was released in 2004 under strict restrictions, like not being able to leave Israel.