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Daily Archives: December 26, 2018

Einstein: His Life and Universe, by Walter Isaacson

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How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson’s biography shows how his scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. His fascinating story is a testament to the connection...

Los Genios De La Musika

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EL TROUT Keridos Amigos i mis Amigitas El TROUT es un grupo de sinko mansevos ekstremamente talentuozos i sin duvda los mijores del siglo 20 en sus kategoriyas. Los genios de la musika klasika ke se...
From left: Knesset members Elazar Stern, Oded Forer, Yulia Malinovsky and Yehudah Glick. (Credit: Adi Yossef)

Knesset passes law to prevent early release of terrorists.

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The Knesset passed a law on Tuesday night that will prevent the early release of convicted terrorists serving sentences in prison. The legislation, proposed by MKs Anat Berko (Likud) and Oded Forer (Yisrael Beiteinu), will...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv. Credit: Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.

Who will oppose Netanyahu in April 9 election?

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The day after it was announced that Israelis will go to the polls on April 9, a headline in the Times of Israel read: “Early election timing likely more to do with graft-dodging than draft-dodging.” Though...
A woman casts her ballot at a voting station on the morning of Israel's municipal elections, on Oct. 30, 2018, in Efrat. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90.

Snap elections shine light on parties’ dilemmas, inner squabbles

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision on Monday ‎to call early elections was not entirely unexpected, ‎but it still caught some Israeli parties ‎off guard.‎ The elections, due in November next year, have been moved up...
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon at a special session of the U.N. Security Council on Dec. 19, 2018, shows an aerial photograph of the southern part of Kfar Kila, where an underground terror tunnel crossed the border into Israel. Credit: Screenshot.

Israel’s UN ambassador resigns to run for Knesset

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Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon announced Wednesday that he was resigning his post and will return to Israel to vie for a slot on the Likud list in the party primary ahead...
[Facebook page of Tawfiq Tirawi, member of Fatah Central Committee, Dec. 24, 2016] (PMW)

Senior Fatah leader insists Christmas is a ‘Palestinian symbol,’ ‘Jesus was first Palestinian’

For years, the Palestinian Authority and Fatah have presented Jesus as a Palestinian as part of its fabricating an ancient Palestinian history. This year was no exception. On the occasion of Christmas, a top Fatah...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas (left) speaks with Jordan's King Abdullah II as Israel's President Shimon Peres stands by, at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa 2013, in Amman. May 26, 2013. Photo by Flash90.

Analysis: Meeting between Mahmoud Abbas and King Abdullah of Jordan

On Dec. 18, Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas met with King Abdullah II of Jordan in Amman. According to sources in Ramallah, the main reason for the meeting was a request from Abbas to the...
Innovation: Africa founder Sivan Yaari dances on stage with her organization's employees and volunteers at the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation. Credit: Courtesy.

For the past decade, Innovation: Africa has taught developing nations how to improve their...

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Imagine giving birth in the dark. For those fortunate enough to have a charged smartphone, the husband will use the phone as a makeshift flashlight, enabling the doctor to see what his hands are...

Le cheikh canadien Younus Kathrada : Souhaiter aux chrétiens un « Joyeux Noël » est...

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Au cours d’un sermon en anglais prononcé devant l’organisation Muslim Youth of Victoria, en Colombie-Britannique, le cheikh Younus Kathrada a déclaré que les musulmans doivent être offensés lorsque des gens vénèrent Jésus. Selon lui,...