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Obama meets top aides on Islamic State threat
By REUTERS \
10/1/2014 1:03:00 AM
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French officials: 1,000 citizens involved in jihad in Iraq, Syria
Police investigating Paris man threatening to kill Jews.
By JOSEPH STRICH,JTA,REUTERS \
10/1/2014 1:09:05 AM
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Livni, Lapid mute on prime minister’s speech
Beilin: Livni should question remaining in cabinet.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
10/1/2014 1:56:14 AM
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MKs to Netanyahu: Bring Pollard home
Netanyahu expected to use meeting to focus on Iran, Islamic State, and proposal to involve moderate Arab countries in solving the conflict with the Palestinians.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
10/1/2014 2:42:36 AM
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Obama briefed about US Ebola case
By REUTERS \
10/1/2014 2:54:10 AM
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Petition slams El Al for haredi harassment
Sharon Shapiro of Chicago, who initiated the petition, says she wishes to stop the phenomenon of "bullying and harassing women who refuse to change seats.”
By SHARON UDASIN,JTA \
10/1/2014 3:20:23 AM
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Loyola University Chicago suspends, then reinstates Students for Justice in Palestine
By JTA \
10/1/2014 3:25:00 AM
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Loyola University Chicago suspends, then reinstates Students for Justice in Palestine
Group was banned after anti-Israel protest blocked Birthright event, asked Hillel members, "How does it feel to be guilty of ethnic cleansing?”
By JTA \
10/1/2014 3:30:21 AM
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Kurds seize Iraq/Syria border post; Sunni tribe joins fight against Islamic State
By REUTERS \
10/1/2014 4:04:38 AM
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PM to Ban: Absurd UN Human Rights Council will not investigate Hamas war crimes
Netanyahu complained to Ban that the council was focusing its investigation on Israel, rather than on Hamas which used UN facilities over the summer to attack Israel.
By HERB KEINON \
10/1/2014 4:12:21 AM
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Gutman shakes up blue-and-white squad
Benayoun, Ben-Basat left off Israel roster for Euro qualifying kick off • Tamuz gets call, Harush to ’keep.
By ALLON SINAI \
10/1/2014 4:48:08 AM
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Sinai Says: Barda’s spectacular one-man show puts Beersheba back in spotlight
32-year-old striker essentially took all 10 of his teammates on the pitch and the 9,000 Beersheba fans in the stands.
By ALLON SINAI \
10/1/2014 4:52:10 AM
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Obama-Netanyahu: It’s not personal
Differences about Iran, Islamic State and the Palestinians are real and deep and rooted in vastly different governing philosophies.
By HERB KEINON \
10/1/2014 5:01:00 AM
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Yom Kippur and Id al-Adha to coincide, could lead to clashes, warns professor
Kamaisi: Fringe groups likely to exploit situation.
By JEREMY SHARON \
10/1/2014 7:48:30 AM
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Obstacles loom as Arab parties begin efforts to unite
UAL-Ta’al doesn’t want to close door on Balad, which has problematic relations with Hadash.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
10/1/2014 6:43:39 AM
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Former mayor of Tel Aviv dies at age 86
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/1/2014 7:04:27 AM
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Will he or won't he?
By IRA SHARKANSKY \
10/3/2014 7:17:30 AM
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Israeli cargo ship blocked in Oakland Port docks in L.A.
By JTA \
10/1/2014 7:12:26 AM
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Legendary Tel Aviv mayor Shlomo Lahat dead at 86
He remained in office for 19 years, completely transforming a sleepy city into a vibrant metropolis.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
10/1/2014 8:39:43 AM
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Australia officially joins with US to fight Islamic State
By REUTERS \
10/1/2014 9:11:14 AM
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Car bomb detonates in North; Police say not terror-related
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/1/2014 10:01:24 AM
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Turkey may let foreign armies use bases in fight against ISIS
By REUTERS \
10/1/2014 10:07:56 AM
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Two pedestrians hit by bus in Tel Aviv
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/1/2014 10:40:54 AM
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Abbas: If Security Council bid fails, we may end security cooperation with Israel
PA president says that he will pursue membership at the International Criminal Court if the US vetoes his resolution that would set a timetable for Israeli withdrawal from West Bank.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/1/2014 10:52:27 AM
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Dutch teen claiming to be part of ISIS threatens to behead Jews
The 14-year-old was suspended from school after posting a video saying he wants to cut off Jews' heads.
By JTA \
10/1/2014 11:20:53 AM
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Survey: 24% of Jewish Israeli consumers say they boycott Arab businesses
Geo-cartagraphia poll also finds that 51% of respondents said businesses that refused to fire employees who speak against the IDF should be boycotted.
By GLOBES \
10/1/2014 11:40:10 AM
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Christian Tourism: Jesus in Jaffa
St.Peter's miracles in the seaside town led many Jaffa residents to convert to Christianity.
By ARIEL COHEN \
10/1/2014 12:03:44 PM
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Palestinians report IDF vehicles enter Gaza, open fire
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/1/2014 12:06:33 PM
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Kurdish sources: Coalition jets strike Islamic State near Turkish border
By REUTERS \
10/1/2014 12:33:40 PM
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Hundreds attend joint Jewish-Muslim holiday event in Lod
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/1/2014 12:39:42 PM
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Accessible game app wins first place in Microsoft Israel competition
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
10/1/2014 12:47:41 PM
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Military Police investigating three suicides by soldiers who fought in Gaza
The soldiers, all from the Givati infantry Brigade, apparently took their own lives in the weeks that followed the war.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
10/1/2014 1:09:44 PM
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The war against the Islamic State
As the US takes on ISIS, the implications for Israel and the Middle East range from Iran’s nuclear program to the peace process.
By EYTAN GILBOA \
10/1/2014 1:37:02 PM
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Car hits two pedestrians in Beersheba, causing serious injuries
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/1/2014 1:49:30 PM
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Likud MK Feiglin accuses authorities of covering up murder of Jews by Arabs
In aftermath of revelation that falling death of Nathaniel Roi Arami may have been a nationalistically-motivated murder, Feiglin accuses Public Security Minister Aharonovitch of cover-up.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
10/1/2014 1:52:46 PM
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Jewish self-defense
Jews today should not be choosy about those offering assistance against the new fascism.
By AMIEL UNGAR \
10/1/2014 1:53:21 PM
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Monitor: Islamic State beheads seven men, three women in Syria
By REUTERS \
10/1/2014 1:56:14 PM
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FADC reviews Operation Brother's Keeper
By LAHAV HARKOV \
10/1/2014 2:01:04 PM
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France to ramp up military response against Islamic State
By REUTERS \
10/1/2014 2:31:47 PM
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Monitor: Islamic State beheads seven men, three women in Syria
The head of the Syrian Observatory for Human, Rights Rami Abdulrahman, said five anti-Islamic State Kurdish fighters, including three women, and four Syrian Arab rebels were detained and beheaded.
By REUTERS \
10/1/2014 2:32:03 PM
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Israël au pied du mur
Plus personne ne croit en la crédibilité de la menace militaire israélienne contre l’Iran
By YOSSI MELMAN \
10/1/2014 2:47:28 PM
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L’homme de l’année : un guerrier malgré lui
Benny Gantz, l’antihéros, incarne l’Israélien qui a su traverser les épreuves des événements clés de 5774, lancé dans la bataille presque malgré lui
By AMOTZ ASA-EL \
10/1/2014 2:59:35 PM
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Jerusalem Post News: October 1st 2014
JPost.com brings you all the latest news on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/1/2014 3:03:36 PM
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סִימָנִים עַל הַחוֹל
New album: Marks on the sand
By JPOST IVRIT STAFF \
10/1/2014 3:08:16 PM
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L’incendiaire de la mosquée al-Aqsa
Il y a 45 ans, un tondeur de moutons australien malade mental mettait le feu à la mosquée al-Aqsa, troisième lieu saint de l’islam.1/3
By ABRAHAM RABINOVICH \
10/1/2014 3:12:49 PM
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The Castel
By DOROTHEA SHEFER-VANSON \
10/1/2014 3:25:27 PM
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Et tu choisiras la vie
Miriam Peretz a perdu 2 fils au combat, au Liban et dans la bande de Gaza. Lors de la dernière fête de l’Indépendance, elle a été sélectionnée pour allumer une flamme au mont Herzl
By ASAF FINKELSTEIN,YOAV SCHWARTZ \
10/1/2014 3:31:47 PM
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Raining Knesset seats
Naftali Bennett has broadened his party’s appeal from the national religious settler heartland to the urban secular right and the young.
By LESLIE SUSSER \
10/1/2014 3:48:17 PM
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« J’assiste personnellement à la Résurrection des morts ! »
Rencontre avec Rav Yehouda Ben Ichay, figure de proue du judaïsme francophone à Jérusalem
By ALIA SASSON \
10/1/2014 3:50:39 PM
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Turkey to fight Islamic State, Erdogan says
By REUTERS \
10/1/2014 3:56:42 PM
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Finance C’tee chairman: NIS 15b unaccounted for in budget
Very large gap between expenditures and revenues, says Nissan Slomiansky.
By NIV ELIS \
10/1/2014 3:59:43 PM
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Before discussing Gaza, White House lowers own standard on civilian deaths
White House sets different standard for air campaign on Syria; Netanyahu, Obama set to discuss Gaza plight in Wednesday meeting.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
10/1/2014 4:02:00 PM
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Kenya sentences two Iranians for using fake Israeli passports
By REUTERS \
10/1/2014 4:05:18 PM
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L’aliya de France a son mentor
Edouard Cukierman n’est pas de ceux qui se contentent d’un parcours exemplaire. Il n’a de cesse que de s’investir pour passer le flambeau, aider et stimuler les Français qui veulent réussir en Israël
By KATHIE KRIEGEL \
10/1/2014 4:07:52 PM
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Netanyahu mourns loss of former TA mayor Lahat
By LAHAV HARKOV \
10/1/2014 4:09:06 PM
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The Qatar conundrum
Qatar has lowered its contrary profile for the moment, but it will surely continue to go its own way.
By BRUCE MADDY-WEITZMAN \
10/1/2014 4:10:43 PM
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The Palestine teaching trunk
The pro-Israel community needs to fight back to prevent the hijacking of the high school classroom by BDS activists.
By ROBERT HORENSTEIN \
10/1/2014 4:12:15 PM
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Two Iranians sentenced in Kenya for using fake Israeli passports
Kenyan security agencies have been on high alert after several attacks.
By REUTERS \
10/1/2014 4:18:10 PM
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Gil Shohat : portrait d’un artiste atypique
Après un petit concert privé, déjeuner en terrasse sur la place du vieux Yaffo. Entrevue inattendue avec un artiste hors du commun
By MYRIAM CLAVEAU \
10/1/2014 4:21:46 PM
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A song for TISHREI: 'A good word'
מִילָה טוֹבָה
By JPOST IVRIT STAFF \
10/1/2014 4:35:54 PM
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The cyber battlefield
Israel was among the first nations to realize the significance of cyber warfare.
By YOSSI MELMAN \
10/1/2014 4:45:04 PM
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Revisionist memorial
A Budapest monument erases the distinction between Holocaust murderers and their victims.
By TIBOR KRAUSZ \
10/1/2014 4:45:08 PM
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The Int'l Fellowship of Christians and Jews to provide free dental care to thousands of needy
Pensioner's Union calls on Lapid to remember elderly in Israel, resolve problems of collective nursing care insurance.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
10/1/2014 4:48:02 PM
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Is soccer legend Diego Maradona in line to become coach of Palestinian national team?
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/1/2014 4:58:57 PM
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Is soccer legend Diego Maradona in line to become coach of Palestinian national team?
Some reports in Arab news sources from the Gulf claim that Maradona is in advanced stages of negotiations to take over the Palestinian national team.
By ALLON SINAI \
10/1/2014 5:05:44 PM
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Rambam surgeons save life of preschool Syrian boy hit in his country’s crossfire
Five year old to be discharged, sent home in a few days, doctors say.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
10/1/2014 5:11:56 PM
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“This is said about Christ, whom you, in your parents, led to death”
By DAVID TURNER \
10/1/2014 5:13:29 PM
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The betting game
No local horse racing, but gambling on the horses gets off to a flying start.
By PAUL ALSTER \
10/1/2014 5:13:40 PM
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The battle of the budget
Who will pay for the Gaza war? A three-way conflict between security, social and fiscal. considerations
By SHLOMO MAITAL \
10/1/2014 5:35:12 PM
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Israeli NGO Peace Now condemns building plans in Givat Hamatos
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/1/2014 5:38:48 PM
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Inflatable amusement facilities found unsafe by inspectors
The facilities have never been tested or approved.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
10/1/2014 5:45:53 PM
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Striking a cord
With a new opera to his name and a frantic schedule of some 340 concerts a year, Gil Shohat is spreading his wings.
By SHULA KOPF \
10/1/2014 5:47:00 PM
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MKs at PACE: Europe may not close its eyes to anti-Semitism
Lawmakers called for politicians to publicly reject neo-Nazism, for member states to focus on prevention through education.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
10/1/2014 5:49:09 PM
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A stomach churning novel
Martin Amis’s ‘The Zone of Interest’ is a genuine addition to the literature of the Holocaust.
By MATT NESVISKY \
10/1/2014 5:54:30 PM
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Knesset speaker Edelstein: Israel will defend itself if West makes bad deal with Iran
The Knesset speaker told Austrian President Fischer that a good agreement is possible.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
10/1/2014 5:58:03 PM
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Rabbis and the rain
Rav Yehuda considers the annual return of the rains as significant as the giving of the Torah.
By JULIA WATTS BELSER \
10/1/2014 6:01:20 PM
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Justice ministry, courts hold conference to recruit Arabs, Druse, Circassians
Livni: we want to open the door for you
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
10/1/2014 6:13:12 PM
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Netanyahu arrives at White House for meeting with Obama
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/1/2014 6:27:26 PM
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Netanyahu to Obama: Israel committed to two states, but it will require 'outside-the-box thinking'
The two leaders are expected to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East.
By HERB KEINON \
10/1/2014 6:31:11 PM
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Migrants hope PM will turn over new leaf as Tel Aviv residents file police complaint against them
South Tel Aviv residents say illegal infiltrators can be sent to prison for extended sentences, even after the High Court's decision.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
10/1/2014 6:31:30 PM
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Israel seeks extradition of rabbi suspected of sex crimes
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
10/1/2014 7:07:18 PM
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CBS: Nearly one out of three people feel lonely in Tel Aviv
Report also indicates 30% of people aged 20 and up smoke at least one cigarette per day in Tel Aviv.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
10/1/2014 7:12:59 PM
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Khorasan Group targeted by US in Syria a special unit of al-Qaida
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
10/1/2014 7:17:48 PM
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Khorasan Group targeted by US in Syria a special unit of al-Qaida
Jenan Moussa of Dubai-based Alaan TV gathered exclusive images and documents from the bombed headquarters of the so-called Khorasan Group in Aleppo.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
10/1/2014 7:26:28 PM
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Israeli plans underway to build 2,610 homes in east Jerusalem
Palestinians believe area should be part of their future state.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
10/1/2014 7:31:41 PM
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Report: Netanyahu blocks Lapid’s Birthright cut
By SAM SOKOL \
10/1/2014 7:44:56 PM
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Report: Netanyahu blocks Lapid’s Birthright cut
Lapid and Netanyahu agreed on an outline for the 2015 budget before Rosh Hashanah.
By SAM SOKOL \
10/1/2014 7:52:00 PM
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Jerusalem man recounts Rosh Hashana mob attack
Unprovoked assault occurred as groups walked to Western Wall after observing tashlich.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
10/1/2014 8:07:58 PM
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Ancient Yom Kippur ritual of kapparot conspicuously absent on streets of Jerusalem
A live chicken is taken and ritually lofted over a person’s head before it is slaughtered.
By JEREMY SHARON \
10/1/2014 8:09:35 PM
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France to deploy additional fighter jets to Gulf
By REUTERS \
10/1/2014 8:29:23 PM
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Supporting soldiers
One in six male soldiers does not complete his mandatory army service.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
10/1/2014 8:33:14 PM
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Candidly speaking: Duplicitous Abbas comes out of the closet
PA president accused Israel of engaging in genocide, terrorism, apartheid at UN General Assembly.
By ISI LEIBLER \
10/1/2014 8:42:14 PM
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Netanyahu's right-wing coalition partners slam premier for backing two-state solution
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/1/2014 8:42:35 PM
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Netanyahu's right-wing coalition partners slam premier for backing two-state solution
Economy Minister Naftali Bennett, the Bayit Yehudi chairman, said that “those who are committed to war against Islamic State and Hamas can’t give them a state.”
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
10/1/2014 8:48:41 PM
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Rabbi Teichtal: A hero for our time
The ultra-Orthodox Jewish community must confront the reality that its own leaders challenged basic assumptions still ruling and guiding the haredi world.
By ELI KAVON \
10/1/2014 8:52:16 PM
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Cantor fights subpoena while Shaya still pushes to testify in Bank of China case developments
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
10/1/2014 8:58:06 PM
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October 2: ‘Lancet’ and Israel
Readers weigh in on the latest issues engulfing the Jewish state.
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
10/1/2014 9:14:33 PM
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Ex-president Carter says he would've beaten Reagan if he was 'more manly' against Iran
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/1/2014 9:18:45 PM
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Media comment: The media year that was
Media ethics is an ongoing struggle, and not only in Israel.
By YISRAEL MEDAD AND ELI POLLAK \
10/1/2014 9:21:12 PM
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Ex-president Carter says he would've beaten Reagan if he was 'more manly' against Iran
Carter told CNBC that his administration could have secured another term in office if he had responded more forcefully to the Iran hostage crisis.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/1/2014 9:29:28 PM
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Encountering peace: If it doesn’t get better, it will get worse
Netanyahu has consistently demonstrated that he is no partner to a deal for Israeli-Palestinian peace.
By GERSHON BASKIN \
10/1/2014 9:30:05 PM
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For Zion's sake: Netanyahu’s right, but wrong to think anyone’s listening
No matter how great a speaker our prime minister is...we cannot count on the nations of the world to listen.
By DANIEL TAUBER \
10/1/2014 9:40:30 PM
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The Torah’s doctrine for peace and security
Israel’s demand to demilitarize Gaza long ago became a joke.
By JOSEPH GERLITZKY \
10/1/2014 9:48:17 PM
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Washington watch: Slamming the door to peace
Netanyahu would prefer to hang on to the status quo, Abbas made clear that he wants the world to impose his terms on Israel while making no concessions of his own.
By DOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD \
10/1/2014 9:52:49 PM
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Former US representative Cantor fights subpoena in Bank of China terror-funding case
Twenty-two families of American victims of terror attacks which took place in Israel from 2003-2008 are involved in a long-standing litigation against the Bank of China.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
10/1/2014 9:54:05 PM
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Head: IEC, Dor Chemicals convert diesel-powered turbine to run on cleaner methanol
Transition to cut nitrogen oxide emissions by nearly 80 percent.
By SHARON UDASIN \
10/1/2014 9:58:51 PM
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Iranian proxy behind attacks on Israeli delegations gains influence in Turkey
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
10/1/2014 9:59:42 PM
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In the eastern Mediterranean, energy alone cannot improve security relationships
Recent developments indicate that a new Eastern Mediterranean framework including Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and Egypt is forming.
By ALLISON GOOD \
10/1/2014 10:04:27 PM
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Iranian proxy behind attacks on Israeli delegations gains influence in Turkey
The Tawhid-Salam group is suspected of conducting illegal surveillance in Turkey.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
10/1/2014 10:09:46 PM
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Your investments: Yom Kippur, time for financial soul-searching
Taking the time to review your investment ‘sins’ of the past year and atone for them is a surefire way to get yourself back on the path to financial stability.
By AARON KATSMAN \
10/1/2014 10:34:43 PM
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Secret Service director steps down amid security breaches at White House
By REUTERS \
10/1/2014 10:43:08 PM
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US says east Jerusalem housing plan 'calls into question Israel's commitment to peace'
By REUTERS \
10/1/2014 11:02:24 PM
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US says east Jerusalem housing plan 'calls into question Israel's commitment to peace'
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the step would also send a "troubling message" if the Israeli government proceeded with tenders and construction.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
10/1/2014 11:05:22 PM
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German politician posts anti-Semitic video of 'Rothschilds controlling the world'
German Jewish social democrats slam her for anti-Semitism.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
10/1/2014 11:24:38 PM
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Treasury presents detailed budget draft to cabinet
2% cuts to pay for Protective Edge built in; NIS 2b. marked for 0% VAT.
By NIV ELIS \
10/1/2014 11:40:17 PM