Alexey Pajitnov As a child, he was a fan of puzzles and played with pentomino toys. In creating "Tetris," he drew inspiration from these toys. Pajitnov created "Tetris" with the help of Dmitry Pavlovsky and Vadim Gerasimov in 1984. The game, first available in the Soviet Union, appeared in the West in 1986. Pajitnov also created a sequel to "Tetris", entitled "Welltris", which has the same principle but in a three dimensional environment where the player sees the playing area from above. "Tetris" was licensed and managed by Soviet company ELORG, which had a monopoly on the import and export of computer
25th anniversary of Hamas that objected to the new building projects for Jewish homes in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria. President Shimon Peres shared Netanyahu’s views of Hamas but still maintained that Abbas is a “peace partner”. The European Union on Monday, 10 December 2012, denounced as "unacceptable" the statements by Hamas leaders in Gaza "that deny Israel’s right to exist," while also condemning Israel for its plans to link Jerusalem with Ma'ale Adumim. Days earlier, the United Nations passed a resolution, recognizing Palestine as a non-member observer state. 25th anniversary of Hamas The 25th anniversary of the founding of Hamas took place on Saturday,