The only way you can read the actual messages is on the phone. When you go to your account in My Verizon, you will only see phone numbers and dates/times. You may be able to set up parental controls to turn off messaging at certain times, but I'm not certain.
Israelis eat a lot of felafel and hummus, pita, baba ghanoush, taboule, etc. Israeli salads are also quite popular. Since Israel has a huge emigrant population from Eastern Europe, there are a number of Eastern European dishes, like chicken shnitzel that are also relatively common.
Kibbeh nayeh, a dish that combines raw meat, bulgur and onion, is the definitive Lebanese festive food, says Kamal Mouzawak, founder of Beirut's first organic farmers market. Growing up, I never knew I was eating raw meat.