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All the coverage of the Middle East lately has been about the Arab Spring — the struggles for liberation from autocratic rule. But strangely, there is hardly any mention of its impact on the region’s longest running conflict: the Israeli-Palestinian question. 

University of Exter professor Ilan Pappé spoke about this at the Vancouver Public Library on May 5, on a visit hosted by Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, and Building Bridges Vancouver.

Pappé is an Israeli historian whose work draws on Israeli records of the events around the founding of the state of Israel in 1948, and the years that followed.  His work has attracted controversy in his home country, including death threats which caused him to move to Exeter University in the UK. 

"For some reason, I couldn't stop thinking about him. I had to write him back," Marianne Gagnon-Sirianni said about her dating experience on Plenty of Fish (POF), referring to the man she met online and felt she had known her entire life.

After receiving numerous inappropriate emails, Gagnon-Sirianni was prepared to give up on her short-lived online dating experience when a message landed in her inbox from a man who seemed genuine, and whose "message made me laugh". Four years later, they tied the knot and now are happily married.

Acting as a virtual matchmaker, online dating sites are one of the most popular Internet trends of the decade. Gagnon-Sirianni is far from alone in meeting her partner via an online dating site.

"My story is quite interesting: I only had my online dating profile for one week," Gagnon-Sirianni said about making the decision to delete her POF dating profile after speaking with her, now husband, only a handful of times.

On the upper sports field behind St. George’s Junior School, 100 boys took to the grassy field with British flags in hand.

Whether you're mating or dating, Cupid's working tirelessly online to bring the right person to you. Here's our advice on how to navigate the world of online dating sites, from Plenty of Fish to Pride Dating to to Swingers Date Club.

So don't be shy. If 40 million people are dating online and finding love on the internet, why not you?  And those numbers are just on one site, Vancouver-based online dating site, Plenty of Fish.  There are a number of wonderful and exotic sites that offer connections for those seeking monogamy, or just a fun night out, and reinforce the adage that there's someone for everyone.

 POF (Plenty of Fish)

Plenty of Fish Facts: 40 million users | Free | Friends, Casual dating, Intimate experience, Seeking marriage | Single, Married, Cohabitating, Divorced

How POF keeps the laws of attraction in motion

Completely free means  impressive numbers, and numbers mean a higher probability of finding love on the internet and turning it into love in real time.