Anat Peled

2 weeks ago | myemail.constantcontact.com | Brian Spegele |Anat Peled |Gerard Baker |Karishma Vaswani

Quotes of the day:“A critic is a man who creates nothing and thereby feels qualified to judge the work of creative men. There is a logic in this; he is unbiased – he hates all creative people equally.”– Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love"There are three things against which the human spirit struggles in vain: stupidity, bureaucracy, and catchwords." – Hans von Seeckt“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read.”– James Baldwin1.

2 months ago | tovima.com | Anat Peled |Shayndi Raice

This weekend, Athens will come alive with melodies that serve as prayers, as the 3rd edition of the Sacred Music Festival kicks off, blending art, tradition, and spirituality. Organized by the Ministry of Culture and the Greek National Opera, the festival spans from April 13 through Holy Wednesday, transforming the city into a stage for profound spiritual experiences.

2 months ago | tovima.com | Anat Peled |Shayndi Raice

Netanyahu becomes the first foreign leader to seek tariff relief under Trump’s new 17% import policyIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected in Washington on Sunday ahead of a high-stakes meeting with former U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, April 7—becoming the first foreign leader to pursue direct negotiations over Trump’s newly announced tariff policy.

2 months ago | tovima.com | Anat Peled |Shayndi Raice

Temperatures in Athens will range from 10°C to 19°C; however, a significant shift is expected to begin late Sunday and intensify on Monday, April 7, with a sharp temperature drop and snowfall forecast for Western MacedoniaUnstable weather conditions are expected to prevail across much of the country today, with local rainfall, sporadic thunderstorms, and snowfall in northern mountainous and semi-mountainous areas.

2 months ago | tovima.com | Anat Peled |Shayndi Raice

After Omer Wenkert was released in February, he found himself thrust into a new role: fighting to stop the war and bring the rest of the hostages homeGEDERA, Israel—Omer Wenkert had nicknames for his Hamas captors. He called one of them Tznon, which means radish in Hebrew, after its bitter taste. About eight months into Wenkert’s captivity, Tznon turned from bitter to violent.