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US dad who named kids after Nazis decries removal
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'Erdogan-led Turkey can't broker talks'
Diplomatic official: Turkey no longer "trustworthy diplomatic partner... Syria negotiations will suffer."
Haviv Rettig Gur \
2/1/2009 12:33:47 AM
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Egypt installs tunnel-detection devices
Cameras, sensors placed along Philadelphi; US reportedly stopped Israel raiding Iranian arms ship.
Yaakov Katz and JPost.com Staff \
2/1/2009 12:35:02 AM
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Synagogue in Venezuela vandalized
Local Jews speak openly of government-sponsored anti-Semitism, unprecedented hate campaign.
Haviv Rettig Gur \
2/1/2009 12:36:34 AM
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Candidates agree: Iran must be stopped
Reps from nine leading political parties can't agree on much else during debate sponsored by 'Post'.
ABE SELIG and TORI CHEIFETZ \
2/1/2009 12:37:42 AM
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'Assad ready to resume indirect talks'
Assad calls for a "positive" dialogue with Washington.
HILARY LEILA KRIEGER, Jpost correspondent, WASHINGTON \
2/1/2009 12:39:38 AM
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Israel Navy eyes advanced US warship
Designed for speed and amphibious operations, LCS was built to face threats from land and sea.
Yaakov Katz \
2/1/2009 12:41:16 AM
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Sharansky: Netanyahu won't clash with Obama
Says Likud boss's ability to stand up to pressure has improved since he was prime minister.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
2/1/2009 12:42:56 AM
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No shock here: Social issues left out of election campaign
Union leader: "Suddenly there is a war," and the focus changes.
Ruth Eglash \
2/1/2009 12:43:57 AM
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Mofaz: Israel has debt to bring Gilad home; we're not giving up
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/1/2009 1:46:41 AM
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Bus crashes in Arizona, killing 7 Chinese tourists
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15 dead, 20 injured in bar fire in southern China
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Choppers land in Colombia to pick up hostages
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Palestinians fire Kassam rocket at western Negev; no casualties reported
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/1/2009 7:00:11 AM
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Local Soccer: Betar still alive in championship race
Things beginning to look remarkably tight at the top following Saturday's games.
JONNY HADI \
2/1/2009 7:14:51 AM
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English Soccer: Ben-Haim moves from Man City to Sunderland
26-year-old Israeli international defender had joined Manchester City on a four-year contract from Chelsea in July.
ALLON SINAI \
2/1/2009 7:16:06 AM
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Local Hoops: Hap Jerusalem wins ninth straight in the BSL
Timmy Bowers made up for Sneed's absence, scoring 30 points and grabbing seven rebounds.
ALLON SINAI \
2/1/2009 7:17:12 AM
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Suicide bomber attacks foreign troops in Kabul
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IAF strikes Gaza as cease-fire deal takes shape in Cairo
PM vows tough response to new rocket attacks; Barak says Livni grabbing headlines by urging severe retaliation; some 15 rockets hit Israel.
YAAKOV KATZ, TOVAH LAZAROFF and BRENDA GAZZAR \
2/1/2009 7:47:24 AM
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Report: Mashaal in Teheran to meet with Ahmadinejad, Khamenei
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/1/2009 8:14:13 AM
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Mashaal meets Ahmadinejad in Teheran
Damascus-based Hamas leader heads delegation in effort to garner support for group in Middle East.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/1/2009 8:20:07 AM
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US reportedly stopped Israel raiding Iranian arms ship
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/1/2009 8:51:08 AM
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Waltz With Bashir awarded Best Documentary by Directors Guild of America
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Livni: We have important ties with Turkey, but also difficult disagreements
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/1/2009 9:31:16 AM
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Iran: Give Erdogan a Nobel Peace Prize
Ayatollah lauds Turkish PM's public stance against Gaza op; Erdogan: I could've mediated to free Schalit.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/1/2009 9:32:26 AM
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Iranian police kill 10 drug smugglers
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Iran marks 30th anniversary of revolution
Pro-democracy reformists complain those running country have failed to bring freedom and justice to Iran.
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Iraqi police dismantle sculpture honoring shoe hurler
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Australian Open: Ram/Dechy lose in mixed doubles final
Pair defeated by India's Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi 6-3, 6-1 at the Rod Laver Arena.
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IDF troops on Gaza border come under fire; no casualties
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/1/2009 9:55:26 AM
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Former National Workers Federation chief jailed in Hirchson case
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/1/2009 10:19:13 AM
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Israel's renewable-energy dreams set to awaken at Eilat parley
By developing a sustainable-energy infrastructure and market, Israel can be freed from the shackles of foreign oil.
WESLEY PINKHAM and MATTHEW KRIEGER \
2/1/2009 10:28:34 AM
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Police beef up Rabbi Ovadia Yosef's security fearing terror attack
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/1/2009 10:31:38 AM
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The Post-war Legal Battle
Israel claims that Gaza's civilian casualties in the IDF offensive were due to the Hamas military machine being totally embedded in the civilian infrastructure
Leslie Susser \
2/1/2009 10:32:29 AM
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Kenya Red Cross: 111 dead in petrol blaze
An overturned petrol tanker exploded as hundreds of people were trying to scoop up free fuel.
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Under Obama, 'war on terror' catchphrase fading
Obama has made it clear in his first days in office that he is courting the Muslim community.
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A Necessary War (Extract)
Calling the Gaza campaign 'an act of brutality,' renowned novelist and peace activist A.B. Yehoshua maintains that it was nevertheless unavoidable
Leora Eren Frucht \
2/1/2009 10:39:12 AM
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Iraqi elections avoid violence but complaints loom
Even before a single ballot was counted, Iraqi officials were basking in the successes.
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Conference Circuit
The center for Strategic Dialogue at Netanya Academic College will host a conference on Hamas terrorism.
Greer Fay Cashman \
2/1/2009 10:46:49 AM
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Defy Conventional Wisdom
U.S. President Barack Obama should tell the Israeli people that ending the occupation serves Israel's own national interests
By JERROLD KESSEL AND PIERRE KLOCHENDLER \
2/1/2009 10:49:54 AM
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Storm Warning for NGOs (Extract)
Israeli NGOs are feeling the crunch in the wake of the U.S. economic recession and the fallout from the Madoff swindle
Ziv Hellman \
2/1/2009 10:56:19 AM
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MI: Hamas upholding truce; others aren't
MI chief: Hamas conducting 'serious soul searching' PM: We'll respond 'disproportionately' to rockets.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/1/2009 10:57:20 AM
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Egypt court overturns 4 journalists' prison terms
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Fatah's al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade takes responsibility for Gaza rocket fire
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/1/2009 11:30:42 AM
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Netanyahu: Israel mustn't return to weakness of Kadima government
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/1/2009 11:43:08 AM
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Kenya Red Cross: 111 dead in gasoline tanker explosion
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Rahat guard fights off two armed bandits who try to steal his gun
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/1/2009 12:26:10 PM
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3 children detained when caught stealing pineapples near Netanya
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/1/2009 12:36:11 PM
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Woman's body found in Jerusalem building site
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/1/2009 12:36:37 PM
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Rambo on his knees
A video exhibition in Herzliya reexamines the 'macho man' so prevalent in the media.
NAOMI FELICE WONNENBERG \
2/1/2009 12:42:08 PM
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Celebrity Grapevine
El Al CEO Haim Romano and Idan Raichel are launching a joint El Al-music campaign.
Greer Fay Cashman \
2/1/2009 12:52:18 PM
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Shai Gabso rejects anti-IDF comments
"I believe the army is an integral part of life in the state of Israel," singer Shai Gabso asserted.
JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
2/1/2009 12:56:20 PM
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Saudi Arabia beheads man convicted of murder
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Report: Hamas accepts Egyptian offer for one-year Gaza cease-fire
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/1/2009 1:17:28 PM
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Water restrictions turn Park Midron Yafo into a sea of soil
The Israel Water Authority's prohibition on planting lawns during the current water crisis is leaving the park a wasteland.
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
2/1/2009 1:37:18 PM
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Police crack down on drunk, speeding drivers
More than 100 policemen and volunteers waited near entertainment venues and pulled over more than 400 drivers to test their breath for alcohol.
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
2/1/2009 1:38:06 PM
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Post offices get the stamp to sell for parking cards
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
2/1/2009 1:38:51 PM
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Netanya bus system gets a breath of fresh air
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
2/1/2009 1:39:53 PM
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Divorces rise in all cities but Ra'anana
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
2/1/2009 1:40:35 PM
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Herzliya religious council begins recovery plan
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
2/1/2009 1:41:30 PM
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City plans salary, staff cuts for employees
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
2/1/2009 1:42:17 PM
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Hamas said to agree to 1-year truce
Al-Arabiya: Group to accept Egyptian proposal; Abbas, Hamas delegation to visit Cairo on Monday.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/1/2009 2:15:30 PM
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Kindergarten enrollment restriction angers parents
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
2/1/2009 2:27:03 PM
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Three million Muslims join mass prayer in Bangladesh
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Poverty on the rise in Haifa, report finds
One in three children and almost one in five families in Haifa is living in poverty.
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
2/1/2009 2:29:07 PM
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Men win discrimination case against nightclub
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
2/1/2009 2:35:37 PM
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Seaweed proves to be more than food for thought
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
2/1/2009 2:36:51 PM
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City decides parents should pay for noisy youths
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
2/1/2009 2:37:52 PM
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Mayors call for modern funding for ancient miness
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
2/1/2009 2:39:00 PM
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Olmert asks Eitan to join team working to secure Schalit's release
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/1/2009 3:25:48 PM
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Rabbi Ovadia Yosef to meet with Noam and Aviva Schalit
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/1/2009 3:52:43 PM
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Infant killed in head-on car crash near Ashkelon
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/1/2009 4:25:15 PM
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Clashes in Pakistan's Swat Valley kill 17
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One person lightly hurt as four mortar shells strike western Negev
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/1/2009 5:30:08 PM
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Wreck of renowned British warship found in Channel
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MI chief Yadlin: Hizbullah deterred, yet motivated to strike at Israel
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/1/2009 6:20:08 PM
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Kassam rocket reportedly hits Sderot area
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/1/2009 6:22:50 PM
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Palestinians throw Molotov cocktails at Israeli bus in Bethlehem area
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/1/2009 6:40:23 PM
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Israel warns of major Hizbullah attack abroad
Counterterrorism Bureau: Kidnapping threat serious and concrete; MI chief: Group doesn't want war.
Haviv Rettig Gur \
2/1/2009 7:19:42 PM
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Israel paying $2 million for death of filmmaker
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'Political solution only way to avoid further Israel-Hamas clashes'
Egyptian intellectual Tarek Heggy tells 'Post' fundamentalist groups must be given 'fewer playgrounds.'
BRENDA GAZZAR, Jerusalem Post correspondent \
2/1/2009 8:40:54 PM
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February 2: While graffiti were sprayed
Fifteen armed men damaged the Caracas Sepharadi synagogue and destroyed its Torah scrolls.
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The Region: Egypt and Turkey
In recent months, Egypt has taken decisive public steps toward being the leader of moderate Arab resistance to the Iran-Syria axis.
BARRY RUBIN \
2/1/2009 9:01:03 PM
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Balancing the bias
Georgetown's Program for Jewish Civilization is an alternative to the university's ME studies centers.
ASAF ROMIROWSKY \
2/1/2009 9:05:08 PM
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'Geeky' is the new cool
Teens today crave engagement, connection, meaning and intelligent conversation.
Elana Maryles Sztokman \
2/1/2009 9:08:32 PM
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A climate of fear
"No Jews allowed, but dogs welcome," reads sign in Istanbul shop window.
ABE SELIG \
2/1/2009 9:31:57 PM
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Anti-Semitism rears head in Iceland, too
Speculation that new gov't may sever Israel ties.
MAX SOCOL \
2/1/2009 9:34:04 PM
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Jews in Cyprus witness spike in anti-Semitic acts
Rabbi cites rising threats, increase in local Muslim population.
TORI CHEIFETZ \
2/1/2009 9:35:46 PM
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Turkey: The longer view
The Turkish premier's outbursts are attributable to his strong sense of personal betrayal by Ehud Olmert.
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Winners and losers in Gaza: A Palestinian perspective
A clear political winner is Omar Suleiman, who delivered the Palestinian factions' truce deal.
DAOUD KUTTAB \
2/1/2009 9:45:50 PM
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ElBaradei mum on Israel as Jewish state
IAEA head "not taking sides" on one-state solution, slams Israel for bombing nuclear site in Syria
jta \
2/1/2009 9:45:53 PM
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No to the reconstruction of Gaza
To rebuild will signal that gullible Westerners will bail Palestinians out of their leaders' mistakes.
Efraim Inbar \
2/1/2009 9:50:07 PM
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Mofaz: If Schalit doesn't see light of day, neither will Hamas leaders
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/1/2009 9:58:55 PM
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Abbas: Hamas must accept my authority
PA president: Group must recognize PLO representation of Palestinians, or no dialogue.
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UN: IDF did not shell UNRWA school
"Clerical error" blamed for false report accusing Israel of hitting building during Operation Cast Lead.
TOVAH LAZAROFF and YAAKOV KATZ \
2/1/2009 11:37:14 PM
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Gazans tell Israeli investigators of Hamas abuses
Reports of whippings, beatings and shootings fill testimony.
Yaakov Katz \
2/1/2009 11:39:28 PM
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Israeli clinic for Gaza civilians closes for lack of patients
Erez crossing facility shuts down after two weeks.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
2/1/2009 11:41:44 PM
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Alaska volcano continues to rumble
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Official: Aliya from Turkey to double
Jewish Agency says rates low despite antisemitism; Venezuela's chief rabbi questions local Jews' future.
Etgar Lefkovits \
2/1/2009 11:46:53 PM
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ICC to look into Israeli 'war crimes'
Hague prosecutor reportedly analyzing jurisdiction over IDF actions; Spain looking to limit int'l cases.
By REBECCA ANNA STOIL, HAVIV RETTIG GUR AND JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/1/2009 11:48:16 PM
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Israel may reject Turkish arms request
Concerns also mount over economic ties, although officials say no deals have been canceled as yet.
YAAKOV KATZ and HAVIV RETTIG GUR \
2/1/2009 11:49:57 PM
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Israel Beiteinu poll: Kadima could finish fourth
Poll predicts Likud will win some 30 seats, Kadima 21-22, Israel Beiteinu 17-18 and Labor 16.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
2/1/2009 11:51:31 PM
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Rabbi Ovadia Yosef's caregiver fired
Shas mentor's family worried after police find woman was romantically involved with a Palestinian.
Matthew Wagner \
2/1/2009 11:52:20 PM
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Former Kadima D-G Yitzhaki returns to Likud
Kadima sources: He left because Livni wouldn't hire him.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
2/1/2009 11:53:20 PM
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Noam Schalit turning to Shas for help in gaining son Gilad's release
TOVAH LAZAROFF \
2/1/2009 11:54:23 PM