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Arab parties battle boycotts, anger, rain for votes
BRENDA GAZZAR \
2/11/2009 12:04:06 AM
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National-religious camp hopes to at least maintain strength despite division of party
Etgar Lefkovits \
2/11/2009 12:05:23 AM
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Rockets, economics and miracles shape voting patterns in South
Rockets, economics and miracles shape patterns in rocket-battered area.
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
2/11/2009 12:06:52 AM
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Pensioners leaders fight until the end despite slim support
Ruth Eglash \
2/11/2009 12:08:00 AM
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Lacking large-party coattails this time, Meimad's Melchior stumps for votes
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
2/11/2009 12:10:11 AM
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Hamas: 'Anyone who thinks that new faces might bring change is mistaken'
AP AND JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/11/2009 12:20:56 AM
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Lieberman: I prefer rightist coalition
Israel Beiteinu leader says his top priority for the next government is to topple Hamas in Gaza.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/11/2009 12:57:12 AM
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Analysis: No doubting failure of electoral system
The next prime minister was again apparently denied the parliamentary support needed to lead Israel.
David Horovitz \
2/11/2009 1:20:09 AM
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With 40.6 of ballots counted, Kadima leading with 22.9 percent
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/11/2009 1:24:33 AM
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Netanyahu declares: I will be next PM
Despite exit polls putting his party 2nd to Kadima, Likud leader says he'll start coalition talks on Wed.
TOVAH LAZAROFF \
2/11/2009 1:46:47 AM
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76% of ballot boxes counted, Kadima edging Likud 29 seats to 28
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/11/2009 1:58:50 AM
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Analysis: Electorate sends another mixed message
The people are leaning rightward, but they don't want that sharp a turn.
HERB KEINON \
2/11/2009 2:01:12 AM
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Livni calls on Bibi to join her gov't
"Honor the Israeli people's decision," Kadima leader tells Likud leader. "The people have chosen us."
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/11/2009 2:20:22 AM
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Inside Kadima's campaign strategy
The campaign was divided into two sections: the organizational and the public relations effort.
amir mizroch \
2/11/2009 3:01:16 AM
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Ahmadinejad welcomes dialogue offer
On 30th anniversary of Iranian Revolution, president insists Iran has been a victim, not an aggressor.
HILARY LEILA KRIEGER and HERB KEINON \
2/11/2009 3:04:52 AM
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Barak concedes defeat, refuses to rule out joining coalition
SHELLY PAZ \
2/11/2009 3:06:29 AM
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Shas, UTJ left weaker, exit polls show
National-religious lose up to third of Knesset seats.
MATTHEW WAGNER and ETGAR LEFKOVITS \
2/11/2009 3:08:54 AM
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Likud: Losing the battle, but claiming victory in the war
The stunning exit polls catch the party off guard.
HERB KEINON \
2/11/2009 3:11:04 AM
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Too early? Kadima throws 'victory party'
Party officials believe largest party should be given a chance to form the new government.
amir mizroch \
2/11/2009 3:13:07 AM
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Interpol issues alert for 85 terror suspects
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At Barak's own polling place, many voters choose someone else
Claims supporters of other parties still want him as defense minister.
SHELLY PAZ \
2/11/2009 3:54:50 AM
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Election overseer calls vote 'boring'
Justice Eliezer Rivlin praises police conduct, particularly in Umm el-Fahm
rebecca anna stoil and yaakov lappin \
2/11/2009 3:57:17 AM
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After voting, Netanyahu talks security to residents in South
"I promise to remove the threat of rockets," Likud candidate says.
TOVAH LAZAROFF \
2/11/2009 3:58:05 AM
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Brazil investigating alleged cannibalism case
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Brazil investigating alleged cannibalism case
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One person killed in traffic accident in Beersheba
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/11/2009 6:45:29 AM
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'Biggest ever' Maccabiah set to defy economic downturn
Over 300 delegates from 64 countries attend three-day plenum in Ramat Gan; 15,000 Israelis to participate in new initiative.
TORI CHEIFETZ \
2/11/2009 6:49:55 AM
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Israel handed tough tie away at Estonia in Federation Cup playoffs
Shahar Pe'er's and Tzipi Obziler's side finds itself fighting against relegation to the Europe/Africa Zone.
ALLON SINAI \
2/11/2009 6:51:31 AM
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Sinai Says: Is Shahar getting back to her best?
This past weekend could prove to be a defining moment in the tennis player's career.
ALLON SINAI \
2/11/2009 6:58:06 AM
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Local Soccer: Betar coach Atar's future in doubt
ALLON SINAI \
2/11/2009 6:59:00 AM
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Int'l Soccer: Squad omissions overshadow friendly
Israel coach Kashtan defends decision not to call Balili up for tonight's Hungary game.
ALLON SINAI and AP \
2/11/2009 7:00:29 AM
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Mexico mass grave may be Aztec resistance fighters
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'Kingmaker' Lieberman's complications
As possibility of strong bloc wanes, Israel Beiteinu looks set to become linchpin for unity government.
Haviv Rettig Gur and Abe Selig \
2/11/2009 8:08:53 AM
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Morris Talansky acquitted of NY dentist assault
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Man dies after Sharon region road accident
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/11/2009 8:29:33 AM
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Talansky acquitted of NY dentist assault
American businessman says he is "grateful to the Almighty and to my defense attorneys."
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Suicide bombers, gunmen kill 17 in Afghan capital
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Glad we came
A double response to David Teich's op-ed 'Why I'm heading back to the US.'
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Election equations
Agenda-driven media outlets claim Israel holds nearly all diplomatic cards.
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The close-knit 'Anglo mafia'
American olim came here to help build this country, and we are doing so more than any other sector.
ze'ev stub \
2/11/2009 9:25:12 AM
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Israel is still rough around the edges
Only Israel is a Jewish place but as appealing as this idea might be to the Zionist mind, there is still the daily reality of living here.
harold berman \
2/11/2009 9:26:16 AM
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Lieberman tending to go with Likud
But eased conversion and civil marriage demands of Israel Beiteinu are anathema to Likud ally Shas.
Gil Stern Stern Hoffman and JPost.com Staff \
2/11/2009 9:41:27 AM
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Reconstructing Jeff Goldblum
Star followed path of self-discovery, visiting Israel and Germany.
TOBY AXELROD \
2/11/2009 10:04:13 AM
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A duty to stand up
TOBY AXELROD \
2/11/2009 10:10:21 AM
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China kills 13,000 fowl after bird flu
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Berlin court: Jewish collector's son owns poster
Court rules Hans Sachs never lost legal ownership to his poster collection when the Gestapo seized it.
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Iran: No weapons for Hamas on Cyprus-docked ship
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US Senate passes stimulus in partisan vote
US Treasury Secretary Geithner puts $2 trillion tag on bank bailout.
WILLIAM BRANIGIN \
2/11/2009 10:57:59 AM
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Huge study boosts disappointment on multivitamins
The eight-year study in 161,808 postmenopausal women echoes recent disappointing vitamin studies in men.
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Pension, insurance agents to provide fuller disclosure
From August this year, pension advisers and insurance agents will be obliged to put explanations for their recommendations in writing.
SHARON WROBEL \
2/11/2009 11:09:17 AM
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'Lieberman not really in rightist bloc'
Kadima official to 'Post': Lieberman "pragmatic," Israel Beiteinu more of a natural partner than Likud.
amir mizroch \
2/11/2009 11:16:27 AM
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Your Taxes: Decisions for olim
Here are some important decisions olim need to make that have significant tax implications.
LEON HARRIS \
2/11/2009 11:24:10 AM
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What's New in the EU: EU Commission seeks to improve investor protection
Member states must ensure that deposits are reimbursed up to the coverage level.
ARI SYRQUIN \
2/11/2009 11:33:40 AM
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Iran: No arms for Hamas on docked ship
FM spokesman says Cypriot authorities inquired about the ship's cargo, denies weapons on board.
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Iran to US: If you want talks, stop accusations
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Teheran denies running out of uranium
Official dismisses report that Islamic republic seeking to buy uranium concentrate from abroad.
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Mugabe swears in longtime rival Tsvangirai as Zimbabwean PM
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Dichter: Public wants a balanced coalition
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/11/2009 12:29:58 PM
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J'lem votes Likud, Tel Aviv - Kadima
A breakdown of voting patterns in various locales illuminates trends in Israel's political preferences.
Haviv Rettig Gur \
2/11/2009 1:08:07 PM
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Analysis: Election arithmetic puts Bibi in the driver's seat
But the Likud leader faces a bumpy road to the prime ministership.
David Horovitz \
2/11/2009 1:44:39 PM
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Ethiopia arrests suspect in US diplomat's death
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Ben-Eliezer: Labor must sit in the coalition
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/11/2009 2:22:36 PM
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Henin hails Hadash as largest left-wing movement
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/11/2009 2:44:55 PM
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UK: House of Lords backs release of BBC report on Middle East
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Egyptian politician jailed for going to Gaza
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Egyptian lawmaker jailed for Gaza trip
Politician convicted of using tunnel to cross into Strip; German-Egyptian pro-Gaza activist freed in Cairo.
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Mortar shell fired from Gaza hits Eshkol region, none hurt
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/11/2009 3:52:54 PM
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Egyptian president in Istanbul for Mideast talks
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Iran to US: If you want talks, stop accusations
Foreign Ministry spokesman says balance of power in Middle East is changing, urges Washington to recognize those changes.
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Netanyahu discusses possible coalition with UTJ leader Litzman
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/11/2009 4:23:13 PM
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Nine people injured in Holon traffic accident
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/11/2009 4:30:29 PM
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40-year-old woman found dead 1 day after giving birth
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/11/2009 4:37:16 PM
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US worried over prospect of right-wing gov't
Obama administration being "very cautious" not to prejudice its relationship with either Livni or Netanyahu.
Hilary Leila Krieger, The Jerusalem Post, WASHINGTON \
2/11/2009 4:53:59 PM
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Talansky innoncent?
L'homme d'affaires innocent? dans l'agression du dentiste de Long Island.
ASSOCIATED PRESS \
2/11/2009 4:56:22 PM
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Israeli car pelted with stones near Hebron; none wounded
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/11/2009 5:12:44 PM
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Iranian official meets Shallah, congratulates Gazans on "great victory"
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/11/2009 5:35:56 PM
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Abbas: PA not worried about 'ascent of Israeli Right'
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/11/2009 6:03:50 PM
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Zuroff urges probe into Heim's escape
Germany to examine how wanted Nazi war criminal was able to hide in Egypt until his death in 1992.
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Fabulously Observant: If not ex-gay, then what?
Those of us who've stopped thinking of ourselves primarily as same-sexers can emphasize the fact that we're 'Deliberately Living Traditionally.'
DAVID BENKOF \
2/11/2009 6:25:43 PM
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US State Department: Obama won't speculate on Israeli election results
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Netanyahu, Lieberman discuss coalition in Jerusalem
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/11/2009 7:07:44 PM
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Two mortar shells land in open areas in Eshkol region; none hurt
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/11/2009 7:17:29 PM
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UN, AU mediator says cease-fire in Darfur close
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21-year-old Jordanian arrested for murdering his sister in an 'honor killing'
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Three mortar shells strike w. Negev
None wounded, no damage in latest Palestinian attacks; no official word on ceasefire progress.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/11/2009 7:55:41 PM
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Madoff indictment deadline delayed for 30 days
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Netanyahu: No rotation with Kadima, they can join a Likud government
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/11/2009 8:25:16 PM
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Indonesia issues tsunami warning after 7.5 magnitude earthquake
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Unity, now
We don't have luxury of wasting precious time on coalition bargaining.
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Going home again, to Jewish Bombay
Sadia Shepard's maternal grandmother grew up in Bombay as Rachel Jacobs.
Allison Hoffman, Jerusalem Post correspondent in NY \
2/11/2009 8:38:57 PM
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February 12: Dubious win
Why are the electronic media proclaiming repeatedly that Kadima won?
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Right-wing gov't would worry Hamas, PA
PA president says next gov't will be "pragmatic" regardless of leader; Arab countries pessimistic.
BRENDA GAZZAR \
2/11/2009 8:45:33 PM
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The Pollard Affair: Was it dual loyalty?
The heavy price of citizenship is that Jews lost their national identity.
ELI KAVON \
2/11/2009 8:46:24 PM
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Center Field: A Yom Kippur for the Left
The rightward shift resulted from the failure of the Left's ideas at home - and the betrayal by liberals from around the world.
Gil Stern Stern Troy \
2/11/2009 8:49:10 PM
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Yishai: The new government will not be very stable
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/11/2009 8:49:36 PM
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An exhilarating and enlightening election experience
The young male Kadima rep and the young female Labor rep both turned out to be Shas voters.
DOV MOSHE LIPMAN \
2/11/2009 8:50:47 PM
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Civil fights: Regardless of who won, Israeli democracy lost
The media's relentless focus on gimmicks rather than issues deprived voters of the information they needed to make intelligent choices.
Evelyn Gordon \
2/11/2009 8:52:02 PM
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Rattling the Cage: Change radically, or die
The Labor Party should start by living up to its name.
LARRY DERFNER \
2/11/2009 8:53:25 PM
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Join Kadima and make history
An open letter to Israel Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman.
MAX SOCOL \
2/11/2009 8:54:47 PM
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Assessing the Obama Mideast team
President creating team of intelligent centrists, writes Steven Rosen.
STEVEN J. ROSEN \
2/11/2009 8:55:58 PM
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Official: Wife pulled $15 million before Madoff arrest
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Mubarak wants greater role for Abbas
In Turkey, Egyptian president says PLO is "the sole legal representative of the Palestinian people."
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Three killed in a land mine explosion in Egypt
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Labor headed to Opposition
Senior party officials: Labor must save its on future rather than try to save Kadima.
SHELLY PAZ \
2/11/2009 10:07:25 PM
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Arab parties have no favorite for PM
Balad chairman: Both sides treat us, the natives of this land, in a racist and discriminatory way.
BRENDA GAZZAR \
2/11/2009 10:08:48 PM
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Good organization and planning helped Kadima
But so did Israel Beiteinu, which seemed to rise at the expense of Likud.
amir mizroch \
2/11/2009 10:11:26 PM
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Divided national-religious camp loses strength
Habayit Hayehudi objects to NU's Ben-Ari, a supporter of Kahane.
Etgar Lefkovits \
2/11/2009 10:12:39 PM
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Greens find themselves out again
The Green Movement-Meimad, led by Rabbi Michael Melchior, got about 0.8% of the vote.
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
2/11/2009 10:13:45 PM
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Smaller parties reckon with the political wilderness
MAX SOCOL \
2/11/2009 10:14:30 PM
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Peres, Obama discuss 'successful' general elections
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/11/2009 10:15:41 PM
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Analysis: The elections and the pan-Arab media
Sympathy with Israel is a charge that both pro- and anti-Western Arab media are loathe to be stuck with.
Jonathan Spyer \
2/11/2009 10:16:26 PM
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Talansky acquitted in NY assault case
Medical records submitted to the court indicated that injuries Barashick claimed were Talansky's fault were actually old wounds.
Allison Hoffman, Jerusalem Post correspondent in NY \
2/11/2009 10:18:17 PM
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British lord joins UK Islamists in praising Erdogan
Lord Nazir Ahmed recently led a delegation to the Turkish Embassy in London to pay tribute to Turkish PM for walking off stage in protest of Gaza op.
Jonny Paul, Jerusalem Post correspondent in London \
2/11/2009 10:20:58 PM
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Group fabricates story of Anglican church divestment
Palestine Solidarity Campaign had said church had removed £2.2 m. from Caterpillar, because equipment was used in West Bank.
Jonny Paul, Jerusalem Post correspondent in London \
2/11/2009 10:22:49 PM
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Eitan: Pensioners' election defeat is the public's loss
Ruth Eglash \
2/11/2009 10:36:09 PM
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Meretz mulls a failed merger and its collapse to three seats
Party leader Oron called on to step down in favor of Gal-On.
SHELLY PAZ \
2/11/2009 10:37:16 PM
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Veteran social rights MKs out of Knesset
University expert: There will always be others to take up social battles.
Ruth Eglash \
2/11/2009 10:38:22 PM
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Israel approves export of 25,000 carnations from Gaza to Europe
Yaakov Katz \
2/11/2009 11:04:52 PM
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Kadima 'victory' came at the expense of Labor, Meretz
Record number of women and fewer religious MKs will appear in next Knesset.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
2/11/2009 11:10:46 PM
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'Right-wingers outnumber leftists 2-1'
Poll shows 30% identify as right-wing, 13% center-right, 24% center, 13% center-left, 6% Left.
TOVAH LAZAROFF \
2/11/2009 11:13:24 PM
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Soldiers' votes do not alter results
Kadima leads with 28 mandates, Likud close behind with 27, Israel Beiteinu gets 15 mandates, Labor 13.
REBECCA ANNA STOIL \
2/11/2009 11:15:11 PM
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Who in the world is Avigdor Lieberman?
International media compare Israel Beiteinu leader to Austria's Haider and France's Le Pen.
TORI CHEIFETZ \
2/11/2009 11:36:41 PM
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Anglo candidates shut out of Knesset
Despite predictions that Detroit-born Uri Bank would win a Knesset seat in, no Anglos made the cut.
TORI CHEIFETZ \
2/11/2009 11:37:40 PM
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Women up, Sephardim down in Knesset's incoming class
Although a quarter of the incoming MKs are newcomers, many are familiar with the spotlight.
REBECCA ANNA STOIL \
2/11/2009 11:38:26 PM
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Analysis: The coalition calculus of saying 'no' to America
Backed by a wide coalition, a prime minister can stand all kinds of pressure from abroad.
HERB KEINON \
2/11/2009 11:45:34 PM
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US Jews want to see progress, regardless of who's PM
Leaders of Jewish groups frustrated with possibility next coalition will be too weak to move toward peace.
Allison Hoffman, Jerusalem Post correspondent in NY \
2/11/2009 11:46:46 PM
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Likud may be facing portfolio shortage
With 27 mandates and not the projected 35, some would-be ministers will remain outside the cabinet.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
2/11/2009 11:47:32 PM
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Israel Beiteinu cheerful but not euphoric
15 MKs look to be king-makers, 'weigh all options'.
ABE SELIG \
2/11/2009 11:48:30 PM
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US man pleads not guilty to lying during terror probe
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Int'l Soccer: Disappointing Israel shows little class
Captain Benayoun scores only goal in 1-0 friendly win over Hungary.
ALLON SINAI \
2/11/2009 11:55:17 PM
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Euroleague Basketball: Real Madrid thrash Maccabi
Tel Aviv's 98:79 loss significantly dents its hopes of advancing to the quarterfinals.
JPost.com staff and Allon Sinai \
2/11/2009 11:56:42 PM
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Tennis: Pe'er has no problems in Pattaya first round
Defeating local wild-card Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 6-1, 6-0 to advance to second round.
ALLON SINAI \
2/11/2009 11:58:18 PM