By Julián SchvindlermanThe Times of Israel – 4/4/20 https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/remembering-li-wenliang/ Now that the Coronavirus has crossed the million-infected and fifty thousand-dead mark, now that it has forced over 3.5 billion people to live in quarantine, now that it has seriously damaged the world economy, now that it has the whole world on edge pondering with anguish … Seguir leyendo Remembering Li Wenliang – 04/04/20 →

This month, 45 years ago, the United Nations welcomed Yasser Arafat By Julian SchvindlermanThe Times of Israel – 14/11/19 On October 14, 1974, the UN General Assembly adopted resolution 3210 (XXIX), which invited the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to participate in the discussion on the “Question of Palestine” to be held on November 4 of … Seguir leyendo How the UN Legitimized the Palestinian Cause – 14/11/19 →

By Julián SchvindlermanThe Times of Israel – 22/10/19 https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-shikaki-brothers-a-saga-of-two-palestinians/ On October 26, 1995, Fathi Shikaki awoke to the last day of his life. He was staying at the Diplomat Hotel in the town of Sliema, in Malta. The Mediterranean island was full of tourists, but somehow managed to keep its beauty intact and a had … Seguir leyendo The Shikaki Brothers: A Saga of Two Palestinians – 22/10/19 →

By Julian SchvindlermanThe Times of Israel – 22/07/19 On the eve of July 18, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the attack on the headquarters of the Jewish community of Argentina, AMIA, Argentine President Mauricio Macri issued a decree establishing the legal framework for the designation of individuals and groups as terrorists. It is known … Seguir leyendo Argentina Designates Hezbollah a Terrorist Group – 22/07/19 →

By Julian SchvindlermanThe Times of Israel – 16/05/19 Today, May 16, only back in 1943, the revolt of the Warsaw ghetto ended. After almost thirty days of fierce fighting, the resistant Jews of the ghetto fell, crushed by the German war machine under the command of the Nazi officer Jüergen Stroop. We know the epic … Seguir leyendo Rescuing Pawel Frenkel from oblivion – 16/05/19 →

By Julian Schvindlerman This December, a quarter of a century ago, the Holy See and the State of Israel signed the Fundamental Agreement that paved the way towards the full normalization of bilateral ties, crystallized in the establishment of diplomatic relations a few months later. How did the parties reach this transcendental agreement? The story … Seguir leyendo The Vatican-Israel Secret Negotiations towards the Fundamental Agreement of 1993 – 12/12/18 →

By Julian SchvindlermanThe Times of Israel – 30/10/18 The New York Times Journeys is the international travel program of the eminent New York newspaper. It offers guided tours by experts to various places in the world, ranging from the mundane to the exotic: “Trends and Flavors of Bohemian Budapest;” “Arts, Food and Markets of Mexico … Seguir leyendo The Peculiar World Tours of The New York Times – 30/10/18 →

By Julian SchvindlermanThe Times of Israel – 12/10/18 Marking the Armenian Remembrance Day in 2016, then-President Barack Obama called it the “first mass atrocity of the 20th century.” A prominent personality did not agree with such lukewarm characterization: “Moral leadership is impossible when crimes against humanity are met with euphemisms.” The man who said that … Seguir leyendo Ambassador Henry Morgenthau: A Voice that Cried Out in the Desert – 12/10/18 →

By Julian SchvindlermanThe Times of Israel – 06/09/18 A few days ago, the Public Radio of Israel (KAN) broadcast part of German composer Richard Wagner´s opera Götterdämmerung. As audience protest soon arose, radio authorities had to apologize for what they called was an «error». The work of Richard Wagner has been marred in controversy for … Seguir leyendo The Wagner Controversy – 06/09/18 →

By Julian SchvindlermanThe Times of Israel – 25/07/18 https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/daniel-barenboim-proud-palestinian/ In an article published in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz and republished at least in the British The Guardian, the Spanish El País and the Argentine La Nación, acclaimed conductor Daniel Barenboim expressed feeling ashamed to be an Israeli since the state “passed a law which replaces … Seguir leyendo Daniel Barenboim, Proud Palestinian – 25/07/18 →