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Libyan wins post of UN General Assembly president
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US could play Iran in soccer for first time in nine years
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Afghanistan al-Qaida leader says group needs cash
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Likud MKs: Leave 2 states out of speech
Netanyahu to deliver policy speech at BGU on Sunday; Begin warns against 'two-stage solution.'
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
6/11/2009 2:36:17 AM
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Mitchell: Peace includes Syria, Lebanon
Senior official: US envoy first talking to everyone and then he will "try to move the ball down the field."
HERB KEINON \
6/11/2009 2:38:21 AM
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Spanish court to decide on Gaza trial
Complaint lodged by rights group, filed against 7 Israeli leaders, including Ya'alon, Ben-Eliezer.
Amir Mizroch and Dan Izenberg \
6/11/2009 2:42:26 AM
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Ahmadinejad's mayoral successor bans the president's campaign posters
A behind-the-scenes campaign to bolster Mousavi candidacy gathers momentum.
SABINA AMIDI, Special to The Jerusalem Post \
6/11/2009 2:44:37 AM
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Venezuela to expropriate seaport warehouses
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Venezuela calls Coca-Cola Zero harmful, bans sale
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North, South Korea hold rare talks amid nuclear tension
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Levy falls in rematch with Lacko at Halle
Levy (231 in the world) lost 7-6 (6), 6-2, to Lukas Lacko (217).
ALLON SINAI and AP \
6/11/2009 6:11:23 AM
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Sir Bobby to lead British team at Maccabiah
Cricketer Michael Klinger pulls out after being chosen for premier Australian squad.
ALLON SINAI \
6/11/2009 6:14:02 AM
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Late winner nets Israel wild 4-3 victory over Bulgaria
Sahar came to Israel's rescue, beating the local 'keeper with a cool finish in the 90th minute to claim the important win.
ALLON SINAI \
6/11/2009 6:15:45 AM
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Israeli teams fly to Germany for Big Bowl
The trip marks the first foray onto foreign soil in 2009 for the senior teams from the Holy Land.
URIEL STURM \
6/11/2009 6:18:06 AM
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Berkovic decides against Betar J'lem
ALLON SINAI \
6/11/2009 6:19:37 AM
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Matthaeus to coach in Hungary
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Katamon negotiations break down
JEREMY LAST \
6/11/2009 6:21:01 AM
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IDF troops arrest 9 Palestinians during operations in West Bank
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/11/2009 6:34:29 AM
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TV ad against Iranian nuclear program airs in the US
United Against Nuclear Iran launched the 35-second spot, which will run on cable news outlets for about two weeks.
E.B. SOLOMONT, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT \
6/11/2009 6:39:54 AM
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Lebanon cleric praises Obama's speech, but calls for action
Fadlallah also criticized US allies in the region for being undemocratic.
Jerusalem Post staff and AP \
6/11/2009 6:41:42 AM
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German firm signs €825m. deal with Iran
Petrochemical company to provide Iran with technology to build 3 plants to produce synthetics.
BENJAMIN WEINTHAL, Jerusalem Post correspondent \
6/11/2009 6:45:00 AM
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Israel cuts defense sales to Georgia
Georgian minister to 'Post': Move a result of Russian pressure on J'lem not to sell certain items.
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
6/11/2009 6:47:21 AM
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Fischer warns about inflation risks
Fischer says he is confident that his colleagues will demonstrate a willingness to act and raise interest rates as inflation risks increase.
SHARON WROBEL \
6/11/2009 6:47:41 AM
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Has 'guiding model' for global markets gone haywire?
The global financial crisis is shaking the world's financial system to its very foundations - even its theoretical foundations.
PINCHAS LANDAU \
6/11/2009 7:04:27 AM
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What's New in the EU: EU enacts cheaper roaming prices
The new EU Roaming Regulation makes sure that consumers do not pay more than €0.11 for sending a text message while abroad in the EU.
ARI SYRQUIN \
6/11/2009 7:09:41 AM
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Comedy Review: Comedy for Koby
Four American comedians kept the auditorium laughing by giving the audience their perspective on how funny life in Israel can be.
Gil Stern Stern and Netanya Hoffman \
6/11/2009 8:04:21 AM
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Bollani takes on Sasha Argov
World-renowned Italian jazz pianist Stefano Bollani will pay tribute to Israeli songwriter Sasha Argov at Tel Aviv's Opera House.
JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/11/2009 8:11:23 AM
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Gaza gunmen fire at IDF troops near Karni crossing; no casualties
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/11/2009 8:16:43 AM
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Israeli dancers get invite to Croatia
This is the first time an Israeli company has been invited to participate in the International Children's Festival history.
JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/11/2009 8:16:50 AM
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Buy the book
10 million books sold in Israel annually; most local writers can't make a living by their craft alone.
RON FRIEDMAN \
6/11/2009 9:18:42 AM
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Madonna adds second gig in Israel
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/11/2009 9:19:12 AM
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Born into books
RON FRIEDMAN \
6/11/2009 9:20:25 AM
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Found in translation
RON FRIEDMAN \
6/11/2009 9:22:53 AM
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Gentle satire from Tel Aviv to Sheffield
'Jamilti' presents best as an exercise in appreciating the development of Modan's talents.
AKIN AJAYI \
6/11/2009 9:37:05 AM
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Exchanges of fire near Karni crossing
Palestinian gunmen open fire at IDF troops near border, no casualties; soldiers return fire.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/11/2009 9:39:05 AM
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Ruth's babe
Robin Gerber's book chronicles the rise of Ruth Handler as she broke through the boundaries of corporate America with her Barbie doll.
DANIELLE MAX \
6/11/2009 9:44:14 AM
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A leap to forgiving mode
The relationship between the personal and the historical was particularly acute for her generation, says Anne Michaels.
BEN NAPARSTEK \
6/11/2009 9:53:02 AM
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Suspected murder in Jerusalem: Woman found dead in her apartment
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/11/2009 9:59:03 AM
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Carter: No Mideast peace without Hamas
Mashaal complains that Obama is setting Hamas preconditions for dialogue, but not Syria or Iran.
JPOST.COM STAFF AND AP \
6/11/2009 10:12:44 AM
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One on One: Spare the rod
Educator and best-selling author Richard Curwin says kids should be taught how to make better choices, not punished for misbehavior.
RUTHIE BLUM LEIBOWITZ \
6/11/2009 10:14:11 AM
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A creative strategy
Kennedy Center President Michael Kaiser believes that more than enough money is available to support the arts in Israel.
ayelet dekel \
6/11/2009 10:25:16 AM
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Oooh-la-la
Josiane Balasko, star of 'Cliente,' explains why producers were hesitant to take on a project about a woman who hires a lover.
HANNAH BROWN \
6/11/2009 10:37:27 AM
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Yiddish theater's big encore
Montreal's Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theater celebrates its 50th anniversary.
EZRA GLINTER \
6/11/2009 10:51:38 AM
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Iran's reformists warned against revolt
Revolutionary Guard: Any attempt by reformists at "soft revolution" will be "nipped in the bud."
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Glorious garbanzo dips
Tastes in humous differ depending on people's backgrounds and experiences.
FAYE LEVY \
6/11/2009 11:08:25 AM
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Desktop: One Thursday night at the market
MyFax allows users to send PDFs, e-mail and text documents from computers to fax machines.
DAVID SHAMAH \
6/11/2009 11:23:20 AM
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Gaza division commander to be demoted
Tamir also given suspended sentence after letting son drive dune buggy without license, covering it up.
Yaakov Katz \
6/11/2009 11:30:14 AM
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Innovations: Finding familiar faces
New tech by a group of 'Garage Geeks' can do mass-scale facial recognition on low-quality images.
MEREDITH PRICE LEVITT \
6/11/2009 11:32:19 AM
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London subway strike in 2nd day
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Hebrew Hear-Say: Stranger than fiction
'Am hasefer' - the People of the Book - are living proof that even in the age of Kindle, there is a place for the written word.
Liat Collins \
6/11/2009 11:52:40 AM
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Ask the Rabbi: DNA and paternity testing
Does Halacha recognize paternity tests?
SHLOMO BRODY \
6/11/2009 12:01:21 PM
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Corridors of Power: Unhappily ever after
PEGGY CIDOR \
6/11/2009 12:06:36 PM
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The Eda Haredit
PEGGY CIDOR \
6/11/2009 12:08:38 PM
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Parashat Shelah: Moses's greatest gift and saddest tragedy
Moses' greatest asset - his closeness to God and his ability to "divine" the divine will - is also the cause of his remoteness from the masses.
SHLOMO RISKIN \
6/11/2009 12:09:38 PM
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Return of the Shabbat wars
Nir Barkat has been accused of being a novice for his handling of the opening of the Kikar Safra parking lot, but for the haredi community that was just the final straw.
PEGGY CIDOR \
6/11/2009 12:12:23 PM
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World of the Sages: Heavy metal in prayer
The talmudic metal hammer is a metaphor for the foreign thought that comes knocking at a person's head.
LEVI COOPER \
6/11/2009 12:14:22 PM
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Past Perfect: Jews and the Land of Israel
Jews never forfeited the hope of returning to their homeland no matter how improbable that hope seemed to be of actualization.
BEREL WEIN \
6/11/2009 12:16:57 PM
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Pashkevil vs. Pashkevil
Haredi and secular Jerusalemites resort to an old-world means of communication to fight an ever-intensifying battle for the heart and soul of the capital.
ABE SELIG \
6/11/2009 12:21:15 PM
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A kashrut conundrum
Some Jerusalem restaurants say they are kosher but won't hang a rabbinate certificate.
Yael Brygel \
6/11/2009 12:25:28 PM
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Grapevine: Flanks but no thanks
Greer Fay Cashman \
6/11/2009 12:29:21 PM
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High notes and low points
A review of the Israel Festival reveals some magical moments and a few flaws.
PEGGY CIDOR \
6/11/2009 12:32:34 PM
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The principals of pluralism
The TALI Educational Leadership Program brings Jewish heritage to secular schools.
GAIL LICHTMAN \
6/11/2009 12:34:07 PM
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Shooting suspect's history of seething anger
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My Story: Becoming Amir's friend
I laughed at the irony of how we had truly become a real family.
rochelle singer \
6/11/2009 12:40:25 PM
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Veterans: Marcia Lewison: From London to Jerusalem
"I can't leave this country. I have trouble even leaving Jerusalem."
Abigail Klein \
6/11/2009 12:50:47 PM
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Gay ole time
This year's Parade is just one of the myriad festivities celebrating both Tel Aviv's centennial and Gay Pride Month.
ayelet dekel \
6/11/2009 12:54:16 PM
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Post-grunge pipes
Former Soundgarden front man Chris Cornell arrives for one show, Wednesday night.
Ben Jacobson \
6/11/2009 1:01:24 PM
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Movie Review: 18 Kilometers - Not a lucky number
A thoughtful, well-acted film about Sderot and Gaza that suffers from a malady that once afflicted nearly all Israeli films - "group-itis."
HANNAH BROWN \
6/11/2009 1:07:57 PM
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TA Centennial: Ye olde feasting grounds
Art festivals, musical performances and dance shows aside. The time has come for Tel Aviv to celebrate its centennial with food.
ASI GAL \
6/11/2009 1:11:33 PM
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Air France CEO 'not convinced' sensors caused crash
Previous problems with external speed monitors were "not catastrophic" and planes with the old sensors are considered airworthy, Gourgeon says.
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Screen Savors: Not on my block
The pain and headache of renovating your own apartment might just be preferable to watching Channel 10's 'The Block.'
ARYEH DEAN COHEN \
6/11/2009 1:14:06 PM
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NATO to scale down Kosovo force
Germany's defense minister says security situation in newly independent nation is improving.
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Thai in your backyard
Authentic Thai food is conveniently located here in Israel, though that's not to say you shouldn't still plan a trip to Thailand.
Ari Miller \
6/11/2009 1:16:09 PM
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Officials: Clashes in Pakistan tribal area kill 23
Dozens of militants attack three army posts, triggering shootouts that left 20 insurgents and three soldiers dead.
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Palestinian police arrest 36 Hamas supporters
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WHO likely to declare flu pandemic Thursday
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PA police arrest 36 Hamas supporters
15-year-old boy believed to have collaborated with the IDF found hanged in a West Bank barn.
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Summertime, and the cooking's easy
When the tomatoes and basil are this tasty, you've always got a meal standing by.
FAYE LEVY \
6/11/2009 1:44:38 PM
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Tombs, trails and lots of trees
Take a climb up and down Mount Meron, continue on to Nahal Amud and finish with a swim.
JACOB SOLOMON \
6/11/2009 1:47:31 PM
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Turkey ready to resume Israel-Syria mediation
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Palestinian teen hanged, relatives say he was collaborating with Israel
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High court rejects appeal submitted against SSTO head Erez
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/11/2009 2:51:36 PM
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China defends net filtering software amid outcry
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Livni to Solana: We expect world to back Israel's stance in peace talks
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/11/2009 3:18:00 PM
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Mitchell urges Arab 'steps' for peace
US envoy: Arab plan includes "responsibilities"; Egyptian FM: Israel should first take its own steps.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/11/2009 3:25:53 PM
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'PM's speech unlikely to satisfy Obama'
Americans said to doubt he'll make the required commitments; Rivlin: He doesn't believe in 2 states.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/11/2009 3:37:12 PM
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Construction worker killed in fall from ladder in Kfar Sirkin
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/11/2009 3:58:01 PM
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Israeli team dates 18,000-year-old pottery in China
Find of world's oldest know ceramic work shows hunter-gatherers may have also been pottery-makers.
RACHEL GEIZHALS \
6/11/2009 3:59:05 PM
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Turkey ready for Israel-Syria mediation
Ankara says it's waiting for a nod from Damascus and Jerusalem that would allow it resume talks.
JPOST.COM STAFF AND AP \
6/11/2009 4:14:16 PM
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North Korea demands 4-fold raise in wages from South
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Carter: No peace unless Hamas is directly involved
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Hebrew Hear-Say: Stranger than fiction
Liat Collins \
6/11/2009 4:45:52 PM
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The Human Spirit: Waltzing with Shoshie
For extremely religious Jewish women, a dance group provides an opportunity for self-expression and imagination
Barbara Sofer \
6/11/2009 4:49:58 PM
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Think Again: Those primitive haredim - yet again
Rabbis prefer to work behind the scenes due to a considered philosophy about what is best for victims.
Jonathan Rosenblum \
6/11/2009 4:52:19 PM
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In the Diaspora: American Jewry's Green Line
The rigid US stance against 'natural growth' seems a deliberate way to force a choice upon American Jews.
Samuel Freedman \
6/11/2009 4:55:05 PM
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Critical Currents: Speeches and more speeches
If Netanyahu wants to influence more than his domestic constituency, he would do well not to emulate Obama's unquestionably masterful rhetoric, but to address those ingredients that made the Cairo presentation so truly pathbreaking
Naomi Chazan \
6/11/2009 4:57:58 PM
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Another Tack: Nitpickers that we are
Why would vehemence against Israel subside when the leader of the free world validates it?
SARAH HONIG \
6/11/2009 5:00:37 PM
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In Perspective: Obama is right, it's time for honesty
There are questions we never discuss about our future. It's time we did.
Daniel Gordis \
6/11/2009 5:02:59 PM
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Security guard held for molesting pupils at Jerusalem school
Etgar Lefkovits \
6/11/2009 5:27:46 PM
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Seeing-eye dog nabs thief in master's Jerusalem home
Etgar Lefkovits \
6/11/2009 5:30:13 PM
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Officials: PM speech reports 'baseless'
US fears Netanyahu's address won't satisfy Obama; MKs ask Peres to stop talking of Palestinian state.
HERB KEINON \
6/11/2009 5:31:17 PM
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Supreme Court to hear appeal by Katsav's lawyers over their resignation
DAN IZENBERG \
6/11/2009 5:49:55 PM
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Palestinian family kills 15-yr-old son
Boy tortured, hanged by family members after they suspected that he had "collaborated" with Israel.
Khaled Abu Toameh \
6/11/2009 5:54:41 PM
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Safed: 50 people arrive at hospital to be checked for rabies
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/11/2009 5:56:56 PM
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WHO declares swine flu pandemic
Decision is scientific confirmation that new flu virus has emerged and is quickly circling the globe.
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SEC chair says regulators vital to market recovery
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Sources: Iran denies UN nuke agency camera request
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US climate envoy: China seeks top US technology
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'Iran refuses to install Natanz cameras'
Diplomats say Teheran complicating IAEA efforts to keep track of centrifuges number at nuclear site.
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Murder charges for museum gunman
Authorities say hate crime charges also possible against Holocaust denier who killed security guard.
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Channel 10: UNIFIL helping to bust Israeli spy ring in Lebanon
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/11/2009 8:14:04 PM
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June 12: Too hasty on Bush letter
For over 200 years, American presidents have conducted foreign policy by executive agreements.
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Palestinians stone Israeli cars northwest of Ramallah; no wounded
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/11/2009 8:15:54 PM
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Media Matters: The guessing-game genre of journalism
A more respectable replacement for rumor and gossip in the world of reportage is speculation.
RUTHIE BLUM LEIBOWITZ \
6/11/2009 8:18:24 PM
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Diaspora Affairs: Hue and cry
The ordination of the first black female rabbi is as significant an event as it is an emotional one.
By ELEO GIOSUÈBLEO GIOSUÈ SOLOMONT \
6/11/2009 8:20:39 PM
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Palestinian Affairs: Our man in Washington?
The one thing Fatah and Hamas seem to agree on is that Obama is good for the Arab and Muslim world.
Khaled Abu Toameh \
6/11/2009 8:23:47 PM
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Ethics at Work: The paradox of choice and the Jewish problem
Most women lag behind men in translating increased prosperity into increased enjoyment.
ASHER MEIR \
6/11/2009 8:25:40 PM
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'UNIFIL helping to arrest Israeli spies'
Channel 10 airs briefing with Spanish UNIFIL commander, who describes search for "spy ring."
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/11/2009 8:37:13 PM
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Anne Frank museum to display her actual diaries
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Obama rules out socialized medicine in America
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Jerusalemites protest car park closure
"We won't let haredim turn the city into another Bnei Brak," vows Deputy Mayor Allalu, of Meretz.
JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/11/2009 9:36:56 PM
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Report: Hizbullah terrorists caught in Baku with Iranian passports
Yaakov Katz \
6/11/2009 9:37:38 PM
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Does Iran's vote matter?
All candidates concur that Iran's nuclear program must remain inviolate.
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Politics: Between Barack and a hard place
Netanyahu must stop US-Israel relations from crumbling while staying loyal to coalition, Likud, himself.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
6/11/2009 10:11:45 PM
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Chief Rabbinate: New regulation doesn't complicate conversion
Regulation states if non-Jew seeks to convert in order to marry a Jew whose parents were married in Israel, Jewish partner must prove that he or she is Jewish.
DAN IZENBERG \
6/11/2009 10:14:54 PM
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Turning Dahariya into Doha
Netanyahu expected to devote part of upcoming speech to economic role of Arab nations in moving diplomatic process forward.
HERB KEINON \
6/11/2009 10:16:11 PM
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Social Welfare Ministry preparing new 'basket of services'
Ministry director-general to 'Post': Work already under way to rewrite existing aid law, which was passed in 1955.
Ruth Eglash \
6/11/2009 10:18:37 PM
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PM feels he can go left, keep coalition
Kadima expected to refuse Netanyahu's call to join coalition, but bill may let Mofaz return to the Likud.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
6/11/2009 10:19:38 PM
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Washington gunman praised as 'a modern hero of our race!'
Holocaust museum attack triggers ugly posts in cyberspace.
Dov Lieber \
6/11/2009 10:38:53 PM
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Learning Hebrew, the new way
Eavesdrop on cabbies and listen to latest hits in an innovative ulpan approach.
RACHEL GEIZHALS \
6/11/2009 10:40:09 PM
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Post's 'New York Edition' launches on Sunday
48-page tabloid, it will be carried free of charge inside the New York Post every Sunday.
jpost staff \
6/11/2009 10:42:10 PM
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Two Hizbullah men nabbed in Azerbaijan
Police: Operatives carried Iranian passports, had plan to bomb Russian radar, Baku Jewish center.
Yaakov Katz \
6/11/2009 11:05:08 PM
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Tamir to appeal court ruling to demote him
Demotion deicison came after colonel permitted underage son to drive IDF dune buggy, which resulted in an accident.
Yaakov Katz \
6/11/2009 11:08:14 PM
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Can Obama save Israel from itself?
Netanyahu wants Obama to think that Israel will end up in a civil war if the White House stands firm.
Neve Gordon \
6/11/2009 11:13:50 PM
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Column One: Obama's High Commissioner
Israel has nothing to gain, and much to lose from an open and prolonged confrontation with Washington.
Caroline Glick \
6/11/2009 11:16:35 PM
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Editor's Notes: It's like this, Mr. President
A partial draft of the prime minister's Sunday speech... maybe.
David Horovitz \
6/11/2009 11:18:48 PM
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When truth was buried alive
We would like to see the ISA require simpler, transparent and conservative reports.
NITZAN COHEN \
6/11/2009 11:24:29 PM
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iPride brings homosexuals together in time for parade
MK Nitzan Horowitz: Gay rights should be legislated, not won by lawsuits.
STEPHANIE RUBENSTEIN \
6/11/2009 11:30:34 PM
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Half of Israelis don't know their blood type
59% of women said they knew their blood type, compared to only 35% of the men.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
6/11/2009 11:31:37 PM
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Group demands Mastercard/Isracard stop discount for City of David
Jerusalem archeological site, part-funded by right-wing group, is major tourist draw.
Etgar Lefkovits \
6/11/2009 11:32:49 PM
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Bill would make it harder for women to avoid draft
Hasson's bill would require draft exemptees study for at least two of the last three years in a religious educational establishment.
REBECCA ANNA STOIL \
6/11/2009 11:35:01 PM
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US lawmakers reach a war-funding deal
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Interpol issues warrant for Herzliya cab driver's murderer
String of errors led to freedom for Moshe Ben-Ivgi.
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
6/11/2009 11:38:02 PM
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London subway strike ends; but disruption goes on