Influential people come in all shapes and sizes in all generations throughout history. Such people can be grouped together by shared affiliations and backgrounds, for whatever purposes people are drawn to make lists. This list offers some interesting biographical tidbits about 50 people of Jewish...
A forest fire presumably sparked within an illegal dumping ground in the Northern Israeli Carmel forest, near Kiriyat Bialik killed at least 40 people on Thursday, December 2, 2010. Many more people were injured, with dozens of rescuers killed as their bus was consumed by the 800 acre inferno....
At least six Iranian made rockets were fired in the direction of Israel and Jordan oday and at least one Jordanian person was killed. Four others were inured.Israel claims that six Katyusha rockets were fired from the Sinai region. However, Egyptian officials are denying this theory:"No...
Vice President Joe Biden's Israeli trip further shatters the United States' already fragile image. Israeli newspapers captured the sentiment with one word headlines that read "Embarrassment." Biden's week long trip to Israel intended to 'pave the way" for revived Israeli-Palestinian peace talks,...
Prison in a foreign country is no game. It's a place that resembles hell, but possibly slightly worse. The ever present sense of fear that overwhelms your senses never really numbs. Everyone imagines there's some amazing path to breaking out of prison. I think much of this comes from the hit show...
Many countries invest quite heavily in their military. The worldwide average is $311 per capita, but this is by no means evenly distributed. Many countries will spend as many as thrice the amount. This is a list of the countries with the highest military expenditures, as computed as per capita (or,...
The term “to split the baby” is an idiomatic expression for what seems like an unreasonable decision but is actually a ploy to flush out the truth. It is a psychological game: based on people’s reactions to his announcement, the decision-maker will be able to gather the right information. It is...
Sinai peninsula is the target of a terrorist threat per Israel's "urgent" warning issued Tuesday. Israel urgently implored its citizens to leave Egypt immediately after having received "concrete evidence of an expected terrorist attempt to kidnap Israelis in Sinai." The official statement from...
We may be used to a democratic system where political dissent can make a valid contribution to society, but not everyone has been so lucky in their lives. Some of the most famous politicians and thinkers in recent history have been the victim of persecution and imprisonment for their political...
Life has peaks and valleys. Good times generally outweigh the bad times though we all suffer the blues from time to time. If you find yourself down, remember that whatever you're feeling is only temporary. And if you need a boost, here are Ten Songs To Beat The Blues: 1. Somewhere Over The...
