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42 African migrants drown off Yemen coast
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/10/2014 1:09:46 AM
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Syria is starving Palestinian refugees in Damascus’s Yarmouk, says Amnesty Int’l report
Situation worse since report finished, says researcher; Rebel fighters have returned to Palestinian refugee camp where access to food, fuel, and medical supplies has been cut off.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
3/10/2014 2:02:06 AM
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Malaysia plane probe narrows on mid-air disintegration
By REUTERS \
3/10/2014 2:26:03 AM
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Why was Olmert’s former top aide rejected as a witness against him?
Zaken, at this stage, was too big a gamble for too little a potential payoff.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
3/10/2014 2:29:33 AM
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Campaigning for new elections in Beit Shemesh reaches climax
MKs and ministers from Labor, Bayit Yehudi and Yesh Atid throw their support behind Cohen.
By JEREMY SHARON \
3/10/2014 2:37:23 AM
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Nuns held by rebels in Syria are freed, arrive at border
By REUTERS \
3/10/2014 3:44:34 AM
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Magnitude 6.0 quake hits in Oaxaca, Mexico
By REUTERS \
3/10/2014 3:08:01 AM
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Ukrainian Jewish Committee: Russian claims of anti-Semitism in Crimea are lies, propaganda
The situation is being manipulated to give the impression Russia is protecting Jews by taking over contested peninsula, says Dolinsky; Feldman: Crimean Jews are divided over secession.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
3/10/2014 3:27:41 AM
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Landver: Russia’s Subbotnik community should make aliya
Minister’s statement met with widespread approval.
By SAM SOKOL \
3/10/2014 3:35:29 AM
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US: Punishing Russia will not affect unity on Iran
Russia played key role in maintaining int'l consensus on Iran concerning suspicions of its nuclear work.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
3/10/2014 3:39:54 AM
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Egyptian politician Moussa: Sisi will run for president
Former foreign minister says army chief does not want to break off ties with the United States.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
3/10/2014 3:42:47 AM
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Vatican advance team expected ahead of Pope’s visit, despite Foreign Ministry sanction
Among the sanctions is a refusal by Foreign Ministry workers to provide logistical support for foreign leaders coming to Israel.
By HERB KEINON \
3/10/2014 3:48:49 AM
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An Israeli hoopster learns to spread his wings abroad
Dallas Mavericks rookie Gal Mekel opens up about his transition from NCAA to Israel and now back to America.
By RAPHAEL GELLAR \
3/10/2014 4:55:48 AM
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Mac Haifa upends Hap J’lem at Malha
Yavzuri’s 36-point performance paces Greens; Herzliya falls to Gilboa/Galil in Katzurin’s debut.
By ALLON SINAI \
3/10/2014 5:00:27 AM
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Greens get lucky draw with late own-goal by Bnei Yehuda
Bnei Yehuda moved into the lead after less than three minutes thanks to Oz Raly’s spectacular free-kick from 20 meters out.
By ALLON SINAI \
3/10/2014 5:03:26 AM
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Merkel and Xi agree Ukraine crisis needs to be solved via dialogue
By REUTERS \
3/10/2014 5:06:07 AM
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PM to ‘shine a light’ on seized Iranian rockets destined for Gaza
Nobody has right to ignore "true, murderous actions of regime in Tehran," says Netanyahu, arguing that the international community should "refer to Iran's true policy, not its propaganda."
By HERB KEINON,YAAKOV LAPPIN \
3/10/2014 5:56:43 AM
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Hijacking not ruled out in missing Malaysian jet
By REUTERS \
3/10/2014 6:34:24 AM
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Study: Blood test can predict Alzheimer's
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/10/2014 7:27:53 AM
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Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes off Northern California
By REUTERS \
3/10/2014 7:45:40 AM
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Enterprise IT in 2014: Follow the Money
By LEVI SHAPIRO \
3/10/2014 8:14:00 AM
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Opposition rejects Edelstein compromise, continues Knesset boycott
Opposition boycotts Knesset debates on major bills: Referendum, electoral threshold and haredi draft.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
3/10/2014 8:18:53 AM
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But of course we're a Jewish state
By YISRAEL MEDAD \
3/10/2014 8:23:00 AM
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No, Canada! Ottawa students group wants to ban Israeli hummus from campus
Sabra hummus is partly owned by the Strauss Group, a foods manufacturer that the students allege financially supports an IDF unit.
By JTA \
3/10/2014 8:51:32 AM
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Supreme Court clears way for Nissankoren to lead Histadrut
By NIV ELIS \
3/10/2014 9:27:03 AM
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Woman run over by taxi in Beersheba dies
By YASSER OKBI \
3/10/2014 9:38:59 AM
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China urges Malaysia to step up plane search efforts
By REUTERS \
3/10/2014 9:48:46 AM
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Urged to remember
We must remember the heinous crimes of Amalek so that we may avoid the danger of repeating those crimes ourselves.
By DAVID GREENSTEIN \
3/10/2014 9:56:33 AM
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Palestinian killed after trying to steal weapon from IDF soldier near Jordan crossing
The man was crossing into the West Bank from Jordan when the incident occurred. Soldiers nearby reacted to his attempt to steal the soldier's rifle and shot him dead.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN,YASSER OKBI \
3/10/2014 10:07:27 AM
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Justice
Justice must be served, even in the locker room.
By HAIM WATZMAN \
3/10/2014 10:25:03 AM
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Palestinian killed after trying to steal weapon from IDF soldier near Jordan crossing
The man was crossing into the West Bank from Jordan when the incident occurred. Soldiers nearby reacted to his attempt to steal the soldier's rifle and shot him dead.
By YASSER OKBI,YAAKOV LAPPIN \
3/10/2014 10:47:08 AM
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Supreme Court clears way for Nissankoren to lead Histadrut
In November, sitting Histadrut chairman Ofer Eini announced that he would resign the position he held for five years.
By NIV ELIS \
3/10/2014 11:35:15 AM
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Kerry calls for return of Jewish-American missing in Iran for 7 years
Robert Levinson, 66, disappeared while reportedly working for the CIA in a rogue operation.
By JTA \
3/10/2014 11:59:44 AM
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Tel Aviv bus bomber sentenced to 25 years in prison
Muhammad Abed al-Jaffer Nasser Mafarja sentenced after signing plea deal in December.
By Yonah Jeremy Bob,JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/10/2014 12:17:36 PM
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Main witness in Bar Noar murders indicted for fabricating evidence, giving false testimony
Witness charged the day after his problematic testimony led state to cancel indictment against main suspect Hagai Felician.
By BEN HARTMAN,JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/10/2014 12:52:40 PM
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Will latest Iran arms ship sink Rouhani like Karine A sunk Arafat?
Did Hassan Rouhani know of this operation? If so, that means that the winds of moderation and reconciliation blowing from Tehran are artificial and hollow.
By BEN CASPIT \
3/10/2014 1:25:32 PM
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IAF official: Israel will face dozens of enemy drones in next conflict
Air defense chief Shohat says Israel likely to face tens of thousands of rockets of all types, and drones, from both Gaza and Lebanon.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
3/10/2014 1:31:44 PM
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Ten countries scour sea for Malaysia jet lost in 'unprecedented mystery'
Dozens of ships and aircraft from 10 countries scoured the seas around Malaysia and south of Vietnam.
By REUTERS \
3/10/2014 2:05:54 PM
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Tel Avivians run for cover as wild weather hits the country
After one of the driest winters on record, isolated showers and flash flooding fell on Monday.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/10/2014 2:06:02 PM
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Israeli tourists on cruise prevented from disembarking in Tunis
Passengers were told quietly by staff aboard Norwegian ship that they were not welcome per the Tunisian government during the stop.
By JTA \
3/10/2014 2:56:03 PM
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Libyan's parliament orders military operation against rebel ports
By REUTERS \
3/10/2014 3:13:11 PM
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Desmond Tutu: Israel guilty of apartheid in treatment of Palestinians
Tutu, the Nobel Peace laureate, criticized Israeli policies toward the Palestinians in the territories as "humiliating."
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/10/2014 3:21:07 PM
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From the Archive: When Jews ‘colonized’ Crimea
In the 1920s and ’30s, the area was dotted with Jewish agricultural colonies and home to approximately 29,000 Jews.
By JTA \
3/10/2014 3:29:52 PM
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Coalition and opposition MKs discuss controversial bills in separate plenums
Edelstein on opposition boycott of electoral reform, haredi enlistment and referendum votes: They prefer staged acts over debate.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
3/10/2014 3:37:05 PM
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Complementary counterparts
The Kontrapunkt series at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art brings
together visual and performance arts.
By ORI J. LENKINSKI \
3/10/2014 3:57:56 PM
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Netanyahu slams world's hypocrisy in not strongly condemning Iran's arms shipment to Gaza
PM: Today Tehran hides its shipments of long-range missiles to
Gaza, tomorrow it will hide its ‘nuclear suitcases’ sent around the world.
By HERB KEINON,YAAKOV LAPPIN \
3/10/2014 5:07:23 PM
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US, Israel sign deal to continue financing Iron Dome
US to commit funds for building of more Iron Dome batteries, Israel will continue to co-produce components with US companies.
By JPOST.COM STAFF,YAAKOV LAPPIN \
3/10/2014 4:08:22 PM
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Rooting for the Delta blues
Terry ‘Harmonica’ Bean brings the original sounds of the Deep South.
By BARRY DAVIS \
3/10/2014 4:14:44 PM
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Tiny theater
The annual Yaron Yerushalmi Festival of the Orna Porat Theater returns with new and exciting performances.
By ORI J. LENKINSKI \
3/10/2014 4:21:53 PM
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Enough with macho talk - Ukraine better off without Crimea
A proper US policy concerning Russia and Ukraine should comprise the toning down of the hostile rhetoric and the macho talk, accept the latest facts on the ground, and only pretend to be upset.
By AVI PERRY \
3/10/2014 4:24:42 PM
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Egyptian laws create National Security Council, sets conditions for war
Laws stipulate that NSC, parliament must give approval before president may declare war.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
3/10/2014 4:45:59 PM
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Film for thought
A week of movies and lectures devoted to the way films illuminate the brain will be presented at the Jerusalem Cinematheque.
By HANNAH BROWN \
3/10/2014 4:54:56 PM
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Lapid assures Peres demand that everyone 'share the burden' not witch hunt against haredim
Finance Minister stresses haredi community must contribute to national security, receive professional training and go into the job market.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
3/10/2014 4:58:20 PM
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The chimerical pursuit of liberal pacifist love
In craving something it can never obtain, Israel endangers both its democracy and its survival.
By EVELYN GORDON \
3/10/2014 5:26:28 PM
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Health minister: Action will have to wait for German Committee makes recommendation
Health system in decline due to severe shortage in funding, ministry heads concede at National Health Council meeting.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
3/10/2014 5:42:04 PM
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Swedish school vandalized with Nazi graffiti
The school in central Stockholm, which is not exclusively Jewish, was spray-painted with swastikas, stoking fears of rise of fascism in Europe.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/10/2014 5:45:16 PM
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L'Chaim! 'Fiddler on the Roof' to return to Broadway
Israeli-born dancer Hofesh Shechter will choreograph the production's fifth revival on the 'Great White Way' of New York City.
By LAUREN IZSO \
3/10/2014 5:50:52 PM
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Vandals trash car belonging to lawyer for former Bar Noar suspect
By BEN HARTMAN \
3/10/2014 5:53:41 PM
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US General proposes Israel defend Jordan, Egypt with anti-missile system
Chief defense attache for US Embassy made suggestion, head of the Israel Missile Defense Organization 'open to the idea.'
By REUTERS \
3/10/2014 9:29:56 PM
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Huge housing deal may signal Gulf investment push into Egypt
By REUTERS \
3/10/2014 6:21:31 PM
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Shots fired in air in Crimea naval base confrontation
By REUTERS \
3/10/2014 6:24:29 PM
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Palestinian statehood and terror: Obligations of int'l law
International law is never subject to any opportunistic or narrowly geopolitical re-interpretations.
By LOUIS RENÉ BERES \
3/10/2014 6:24:38 PM
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Iran warns Austrian embassy over Ashton meeting with rights activists
By REUTERS \
3/10/2014 6:31:06 PM
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Top high school scientists competing for prizes at Knesset
The winners will participate in the international Intel Young Scientists Competition to be held later this year in Arizona.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
3/10/2014 6:37:37 PM
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Caucus launches website for integration of haredim into workforce
MK Rabbi Dov Lipman, who is leading the initiative, calls the new site a "one-stop shop" for the needs of a haredi job-seeker.
By JEREMY SHARON \
3/10/2014 6:48:07 PM
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Haredi MK filibusters bill to increase female representation
According to the legislation, municipal party lists that are at least one-third female will get an additional 15 percent in campaign funding
By LAHAV HARKOV \
3/10/2014 6:58:07 PM
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Foreign Ministry workers ramp up work slowdown
The workers have been engaged in a dispute for better wages and conditions for over a year, relaunching sanctions last week when mediation efforts failed.
By HERB KEINON \
3/10/2014 7:05:01 PM
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Hamas official: Heart of Israel will be the target in future war
Iran and Gaza taking special measures to improve ties, Hamas official Mahmoud Zahar says.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/10/2014 7:05:05 PM
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Ya'alon: Iran has bombs in its embassies in Asia, S. America
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
3/10/2014 7:20:41 PM
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Ministry issues warning to penicillin-sensitive users of Silverol burn cream
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
3/10/2014 7:21:43 PM
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Ben-Eliezer laments West's Mideast policies to foreign press
"Europe, after what happened there decades ago, should be more sensitive,"he says of European boycotts of Judea and Samaria.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
3/10/2014 7:47:06 PM
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Appeal sent to attorney general to halt El-Ad acquisition of J’lem Archeological Park
Activists contend legal precedent prevents private foundations from managing Western Wall Plaza, deal made illegally without legal tender.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
3/10/2014 7:52:25 PM
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Netanyahu commits to appointing new chairman of foreign affairs c’tee by end of month
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will appoint a new Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman by March 31.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
3/10/2014 7:59:11 PM
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Cost of ride in MDA ambulance set to rise
Private ambulances are not included in the regulations, and they charge fees set by competition on the free market.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
3/10/2014 8:14:28 PM
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Tensions high in Amman as protesters gather at Israeli embassy after IDF shooting
Protest follows the shooting of Palestinian-born Jordanian judge by IDF troops near the border after he allegedly tried to snatch the soldier's weapon.
By YASSER OKBI \
3/11/2014 7:25:18 AM
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Police on guard for fraud in repeat Beit Shemesh election today
Leading haredi rabbi calls on anti-Zionist haredi factions to vote; hundreds of police to be deployed around city and voting booths.
By JEREMY SHARON \
3/11/2014 7:03:07 AM
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ALTO 2 real-estate fund makes first purchase
The fund purchased a commercial center in California valued at NIS 165 million.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/10/2014 9:10:30 PM
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Cameron to arrive in Israel this week despite sanctions
Unlike Blair, Cameron to make first visit in four years, stay less than 30 hours, with logistics being handled by PMO rather than Foreign Ministry.
By HERB KEINON \
3/10/2014 9:18:14 PM
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IDF soldier shoots dead Palestinian rock thrower
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
3/10/2014 10:07:47 PM
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Senior Fatah official killed in Lebanon
By REUTERS \
3/10/2014 9:38:08 PM
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Birthright with cameras
For a group of American film students, the focus will be on getting to know Israel – not through sightseeing – but through studying with professional filmmakers in Jerusalem
By HANNAH BROWN \
3/10/2014 9:40:54 PM
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Rushing the vote
In protest against such parliamentary steamrolling, opposition parties on Sunday announced they would boycott the debates and the vote on the three bills.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
3/10/2014 9:50:34 PM
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Our World: Why make light of PLO non-recognition of Israel?
As far as the Obama administration is concerned, making peace between the Arabs and the Jewish state has nothing to do persuading the Arabs to recognize the Jewish state.
By CAROLINE B. GLICK \
3/10/2014 9:53:20 PM
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The electoral threshold: Why the rush?
When the electoral threshold was raised in the past, the adjustment was made carefully and gently, with an increase of half a percent at the most.
By OFER KENIG \
3/10/2014 9:56:57 PM
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Conversion law: The wind of change
Over the past years little has been done by the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbinate concerning the problem of defining and possibly ratifying “who is a Jew.”
BY SHALOM HAMMER \
3/10/2014 10:00:56 PM
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March 11: Time to resign, Bibi
If Netanyahu had an ounce of humility or shame he would resign immediately rather than go ahead with this travesty.
By JERUSALEM POST READERS \
3/10/2014 10:05:14 PM
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The Kurdish women’s revolution
Kurdish history is replete with cases of women assuming leadership roles in the realm of religion, politics and even in the military sphere.
By OFRA BENGIO \
3/10/2014 10:12:41 PM
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Women’s rights in the field
The personal and professional needs of migrant women working in agricultural must be met to better ensure their physical and emotional safety and security.
By JESSE A. BERKOWITZ \
3/10/2014 10:18:12 PM
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‘12 Years a Slave’ – 150 years later
There are millions of slaves in Africa and the Middle East; slavery is not forbidden under many interpretations of Sharia law.
By LELA GILBERT \
3/10/2014 10:22:08 PM
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Malaysia police chief says one of the stolen passport holders is Iranian
The two men who traveled with fake passports are at center of mystery surrounding disappearance of Malaysia Airlines plane.
By JPOST.COM STAFF,REUTERS \
3/11/2014 3:51:38 PM
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Fundamentally Freund: Here come the Subbotnik Jews
After nearly a decade of bureaucratic torment and agony, the remaining Subbotnik Jews of the former Soviet Union will at last be coming home to the Jewish state.
By MICHAEL FREUND \
3/10/2014 10:42:54 PM
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The museum that honors a peacemaker and his nation
The Rabin Center in Ramat Aviv has an innovative way of illustrating each decade of Yitzhak Rabin’s life.
By RUTHIE BLUM \
3/10/2014 10:43:18 PM
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No Holds Barred: Is Europe lost to Israel?
Oxford celebrates those who display courage for their convictions. And when it comes to Israel and Europe, we in the Jewish community display it far too little.
By SHMULEY BOTEACH \
3/10/2014 10:46:43 PM
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World’s oldest masks united for first time at the Israel Museum
9,000-year-old stone masks all originated in the same region in the ancient Land of Israel.
By EVA LINDNER \
3/11/2014 5:44:58 PM
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The Palestinian narrative: The missing link in the ‘peace process’
Is a lasting Israel-Palestinian peace achievable if only one side accepts the legitimacy of the other’s narrative?
ERIC R. MANDEL \
3/10/2014 10:50:53 PM
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Shekel drops to lowest against the dollar since August 2011
The low exchange rate, a sign of the shekel’s strength, has been a persistent problem for the Bank of Israel.
By NIV ELIS \
3/10/2014 10:57:27 PM
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From the ground up: The Holy City – A good investment?
By RAPHI BLOCH \
3/10/2014 11:05:34 PM
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German: Health reforms must wait for recommendations in May or June
National Health Council discusses decline in system due to severe lack of funds.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
3/10/2014 11:13:56 PM
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Celebrating 65 years of child and youth services
Hundreds of child welfare professionals gathered to present and discuss ongoing and new programs, projects, and innovative research toward helping children.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
3/10/2014 11:18:29 PM
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IDF soldier shoots dead Palestinian rock thrower
Saaji Darwish killed by IDF fire as he and one other allegedly hurl rocks at Israeli car and bus on Route 60.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
3/10/2014 11:59:25 PM