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Consensus forming on Likud-led unity gov't with Kadima
Netanyahu ready to give Livni 2 of top 4 ministries and equal cabinet representation; Kadima privately admits Bibi will be asked to form coalition.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
2/12/2009 12:16:45 AM
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Can Neeman bridge the ideological gulf between Lieberman and Shas?
Netanyahu looks to savvy ex-justice minister to help him build a coalition.
Matthew Wagner \
2/12/2009 12:27:44 AM
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70-year-old man killed in traffic accident in Tel Shahar
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/12/2009 1:11:26 AM
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Wall Street optimistic after agreement on stimulus bill
NEW YORK \
2/12/2009 2:08:24 AM
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Congress agrees on $789 billion stimulus
Senate, House of Representatives to vote on bill; Obama: Package essential to prevent "catastrophe."
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Facebook appraisal pegs company's value at $3.7B
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IAF strikes Hamas facility in Khan Yunis
Palestinians: Facility damaged, but none wounded; IDF: Strike a response to mortar shells fired earlier.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/12/2009 4:10:49 AM
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2 big satellites collide 800 kilometers over Siberia
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2 big satellites collide 800 kilometers over Siberia
Collision is only fifth recorded in history and most significant of its kind between 560 Iridium Holdings LLC satellite and non-functioning 1-ton Russian satellite.
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Indonesia hit by powerful earthquake
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Australian police detain 2 about wildfires
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Investment houses size up the election
Some analysts concerned right-wing coalition could deter investors.
SHARON WROBEL \
2/12/2009 7:00:49 AM
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Election Committee to count soldiers' votes by Thursday evening
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/12/2009 7:08:14 AM
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Bankers vow to work for financial-system reform
Eight top bankers appearing before panel conceded they have work to do to win over a bitter public.
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BMI adds daily flight to Tel Aviv
The additional nonstop service includes connections from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Manchester, Belfast and Dublin.
SHARON WROBEL \
2/12/2009 7:23:09 AM
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Market Wise
For the second consecutive year, Strauss has received recognition for its innovative products.
Greer Fay Cashman \
2/12/2009 7:36:32 AM
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US backs Cairo conference to assist Palestinians
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/12/2009 7:41:43 AM
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A treasure trove of tracts
One of the most important private collections of Judaica goes up for sale at Sotheby's.
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IDF troops arrest 20 wanted Palestinians during ops in West Bank
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/12/2009 7:57:21 AM
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Concert Review: Balkan Beat Box
When it comes to moving your body and elevating your spirit, no one beats Balkan Beat Box.
ASI GAL \
2/12/2009 7:57:27 AM
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Documentary on reserve duty to air
The eight-part series follows one reserve unit from the moment it gets its call-up orders until its return home.
HANNAH BROWN \
2/12/2009 8:04:09 AM
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Tumarkin retrospective to open
The sculptor will show about 80 pieces of his work, some which have not been put on display before.
JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
2/12/2009 8:06:40 AM
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Blue Man Group postpones visit
During the fighting in Gaza, the production company bringing in the blue-painted group expressed its discomfort with staging such a joyful show.
JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
2/12/2009 8:08:02 AM
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Two masked men rob elderly woman in Tiberias of thousand of shekels
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/12/2009 8:35:39 AM
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Eilat restaurant damaged in fire; nobody wounded
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/12/2009 8:44:08 AM
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Lieberman 'knows exactly' who he'll recommend for prime minister
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/12/2009 8:53:47 AM
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17 injured as Indonesia hit by powerful earthquake
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Jesus for Jews
An estimated 7,000 Israeli Jews have accepted Jesus as their savior, much to the dismay of the state's Jewish establishment.
LARRY DERFNER \
2/12/2009 9:28:36 AM
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Leaving the fold
LARRY DERFNER \
2/12/2009 9:30:16 AM
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Lieberman: Election result 'failure of leftist media'
Israel Beiteinu head says party's "red lines" include changing electoral system, civil marriage reforms; expresses respect for Friedmann.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/12/2009 9:30:43 AM
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A Messianic moshav
LARRY DERFNER \
2/12/2009 9:31:54 AM
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The battle for peace
Ruthlessly pursuing stability, the Clinton peace team in the 1990s was anything but innocent.
JONATHAN SCHANZER \
2/12/2009 9:41:09 AM
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Shattering the silence
Azar Nafisi tackles demons far more punishing than those she encountered when writing 'Reading Lolita.'
BEN NAPARSTEK \
2/12/2009 9:47:20 AM
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The shtetl takes center stage
Shalem Aleichem's 'Wandering Stars' overlooks the politics that casts a shadow over 'Fiddler on the Roof.'
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A trip away from memory lane
How have so many false memoirs been passed off as the real thing?
AKIN AJAYI \
2/12/2009 9:58:21 AM
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Itamar Ben-Gvir heading to the Knesset
Dr. Ben Ari, number 4 on National Union party list, wants far-Right activist as media, legal adviser.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/12/2009 10:03:47 AM
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Lady of the Round Table
Dorothy Parker helped found the Screenwriters Guild and the Hollywood branch of the Anti-Nazi League.
AKIN AJAYI \
2/12/2009 10:08:37 AM
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The Kimberley connection
A plan for European Jewish refugees in the 1930s envisioned them building farms and creating a thriving economy out of an 'empty land.' In Israel? No, Australia.
PHOENIX ARRIEN \
2/12/2009 10:19:45 AM
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Man vs pig
Wild boars - known crop destroyers - should watch out. Nearly 3,000 hunters are licensed to kill.
MAURICE PICOW \
2/12/2009 10:32:22 AM
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'Help, don't hunt'
MAURICE PICOW \
2/12/2009 10:35:47 AM
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Counting of double-envelope election ballots begins in Knesset
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/12/2009 10:40:38 AM
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Pakistan acknowledges Mumbai massacre was partly planned on its soil
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2 big satellites collide over Siberia
First-ever crash of its kind in orbit poses slight risk to the international space station.
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Piece of cake
Uga's latest collection, inspired by the 1940s and '50s, seeks to empower professional women.
MEREDITH PRICE LEVITT \
2/12/2009 11:03:15 AM
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Chocolate for your sweetie-pie
A perfect chocolate sweet for this season, when the cool weather makes baking a pleasure, is a tartlet.
FAYE LEVY \
2/12/2009 11:12:39 AM
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Shas, UTJ join forces for coalition negotiations
Housing shortage makes building portfolio particularly attractive for haredi parties.
Matthew Wagner \
2/12/2009 11:15:08 AM
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Real draughtsmanship
Competitors from 30 countries recently competed in the World Draughtmaster Championship, held in Leuven, Belgium.
BOB ECKER \
2/12/2009 11:17:10 AM
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Rx for Readers
I would like to know whether wearing a very tight hat changes his brain function or ability to think clearly?
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
2/12/2009 11:31:00 AM
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Man falls to death from 5th floor of Netanya building
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/12/2009 11:34:35 AM
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Psychologically Speaking: Two people, two planets
While women can go through many themes in a conversation and still follow, men get lost.
DR. BATYA L. LUDMAN \
2/12/2009 11:35:15 AM
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Glamour of Grammar: More building blocks
I asked readers to find passive and active forms of a verb that mean almost the same thing. We'll now get a hint.
DR. JOEL M. HOFFMAN \
2/12/2009 11:46:44 AM
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Iranian presidential candidate slams Ahmadinejad over int'l isolation
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Parashat Yitro: Humility is golden
The gods of gold and silver must not push aside the God of modesty and morality.
SHLOMO RISKIN \
2/12/2009 11:52:11 AM
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Iranian candidate slams Ahmadinejad
Khatami says Iran needs an active diplomacy to decrease "international pressures and isolation."
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35-year-old man seriously hurt in traffic accident in South
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/12/2009 11:58:38 AM
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World of the Sages: Salty hands
The danger of Sodomite salt led the sages to rule that a soldier at the front was released from the obligation to wash his hands before eating bread.
LEVI COOPER \
2/12/2009 11:58:41 AM
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Past Perfect: Clean campaigns?
Is the rule of the majority, when that majority decides for principles diametrically opposed to Torah law and Jewish tradition, to be accepted?
BEREL WEIN \
2/12/2009 12:02:12 PM
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Streetwise: Plumer Square, Haifa
Why was a Haifa square named after a British high commissioner who spent most of his time in Jerusalem?
Wendy Blumfield \
2/12/2009 12:07:43 PM
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'Israel to distribute dozens more VIP cards to Palestinians'
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/12/2009 12:12:42 PM
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Reports: Prince Harry to attend 'equality and diversity' course
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Arrivals: From Brisbane to Tivon: Uri and Geraldine Themal
Uri: "We asked ourselves, are we going to sit here for 20 years or get up and do something different?"
GLORIA DEUTSCH \
2/12/2009 12:17:45 PM
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US Jewish leaders to meet with Pope over Holocaust-denying bishop
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KeepMClose so your kids don't get lost
Have you ever lost a wandering child at an amusement park or airport? A new Israeli company says it has found a solution.
KARIN KLOOSTERMAN \
2/12/2009 12:38:24 PM
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Police: Car bomb kills 4 in northern Iraq
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Finding true chocolate love
'Artisan chocolatier' Elie Tarrab says there are very few like him.
Ilana Epstein \
2/12/2009 12:45:43 PM
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Step away from the computer!
Does your online information gathering on potential dates verge on cyber stalking?
Tamar Caspi \
2/12/2009 12:56:26 PM
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Tattoo crazy Israelis
As the country's tattoo culture grows more sophisticated, questions of safety, ethics and Jewish law come into play.
AIMEE NEISTAT \
2/12/2009 1:08:22 PM
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Several cars damaged in Hebron stone-throwing
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/12/2009 1:09:14 PM
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Beyond skulls and butterflies
AIMEE NEISTAT \
2/12/2009 1:09:16 PM
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Regrets?
AIMEE NEISTAT \
2/12/2009 1:11:43 PM
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Just the classics
The Keren Sahar Classic Car Museum at Kibbutz Eyal offers automobile lovers the chance to see the rare models of yesteryear.
JERRIN K. ZUMBERG \
2/12/2009 1:24:20 PM
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Israel Beiteinu negotiating head: Lieberman may recommend himself for PM
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/12/2009 1:29:11 PM
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Egypt arrests 40 smugglers on border
Security official: Goods worth some $1 million also seized near Gaza; crackdown began last weekend.
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Pope Benedict XVI says Holocaust denial unacceptable
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Noam Schalit to meet Quartet Mideast envoy Tony Blair in J'lem
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/12/2009 1:52:08 PM
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Experimental Cuisine
Patrons of Jerusalem's Canela restaurant are in for an experience - molecular cooking.
TORI CHEIFETZ \
2/12/2009 2:09:50 PM
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IDF soldier charged with killing his comrade
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/12/2009 2:11:40 PM
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Artists unite!
Israeli, Palestinian, Iraqi, Turkish, and Iranian artists search for balance between East, West, culture and self-identity in Forbidden Junctions.
NADIA BEIDAS \
2/12/2009 2:15:23 PM
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Veggie goes to Shaked, or Veggie watches other people eat fish
For vegetarians, Shaked has a variety of salads but not much more. For all the pescetarians out there, Shaked is a great place to visit.
ASI GAL \
2/12/2009 2:30:11 PM
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Check and mate
Celebrated teacher and choreographer Nadine Bommer's ensemble troupe performs two pieces at Suzanne Dellal.
ORI J. LENKINSKI \
2/12/2009 2:34:22 PM
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Pope: Holocaust denial unacceptable
Benedict XVI meets with 60 US Jewish leaders at Vatican; confirms plans to visit Israel in Spring.
Haviv Rettig Gur and AP \
2/12/2009 2:39:42 PM
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The flavor of the month is… Italy
Cinematheque goers can enjoy a three-part event replete with a chamber music, classic film and brunch, designed to introduce its participants to Italian incarnations on all three of these fronts.
DIANA GERSHMAN \
2/12/2009 2:41:59 PM
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Deep in the heart of Texas
What's star-studded, off-kilter and gay? Why, it's 'Sordid Lives,' a new show on Yes imported from the Logo channel.
ARYEH DEAN COHEN \
2/12/2009 2:45:54 PM
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Dozens of soldiers 'vote' for Gilad Schalit in elections
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/12/2009 2:57:14 PM
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Love is nigh
Still looking for what to do this Valentine's Day? Not to fret, many places have special deals for the holiday that celebrates love and greeting cards.
Rafael Levi \
2/12/2009 2:58:18 PM
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2 Druze given jail time for passing info to Syrians during 2nd Lebanon War
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/12/2009 3:12:35 PM
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The Human Spirit: Night driving
Riding out a January 2009 terror attack
Barbara Sofer \
2/12/2009 3:24:54 PM
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Washington Watch: Dr. Strangelove is free
Pakistani nuclear scientist A. Q. Khan, father of the Islamic Bomb, may return to selling nuclear technology to rogue regimes and terror groups
douglas bloomfield \
2/12/2009 3:26:49 PM
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Another Tack: Justifying the feeding frenzy
Next time we carp about demonization abroad, we might look into our own backyard.
SARAH HONIG \
2/12/2009 3:28:32 PM
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In Perspective: The election we all lost
The major candidates were utterly silent about what the Jewish people is trying to build in the last state it will ever have
Daniel Gordis \
2/12/2009 3:31:37 PM
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Counterpoint: The war in retrospect
Should we have waited until a missile struck a kindergarten so our reaction would then be proportionate?
David Forman \
2/12/2009 3:33:31 PM
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Essay: Genocide by any international standard
Israel has a moral obligation to call the Turkish massacre of the Armenians by its name.
Sean Gannon \
2/12/2009 3:35:30 PM
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UK sends home unwelcome Dutch lawmaker
Anti-Koran filmmaker defies travel ban; British Embassy says he poses threat to public security.
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Kadima MK Plesner says party must not join 'haredi right-wing gov't'
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/12/2009 4:16:36 PM
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Back on the rails
A new exhibition in Tel Aviv offers a look at the Hejaz Railway, which was meant to enable Muslims to reach their holy cities.
SYBIL EHRLICH \
2/12/2009 4:18:21 PM
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Hamas officials hold cease-fire talks with Egyptian mediators in Cairo
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'2 Druse provided information to Syria'
Golan residents get jail time for telling Syrian officers about IDF maneuvers during Second Lebanon War.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/12/2009 4:52:12 PM
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Bomb attack kills 5 Shi'ite pilgrims in Iraq
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Olmert to be interrogated on Friday for 4 hours
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
2/12/2009 5:10:15 PM
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Muslim teacher in Vienna suspended over anti-Semitic pamphlet
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Go nuts with the holiday theme
Nothing says Tu Bishvat like a blossoming almond tree.
Sybil Kaplan \
2/12/2009 5:31:08 PM
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A formula for change
Edna Friedman never expected to be a city councillor, but she takes her new role seriously nonetheless.
PEGGY CIDOR \
2/12/2009 5:35:33 PM
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Free tours - at a price
New company offers tip-only Old City walks, but veteran guides claim result is they're losing business.
michael green \
2/12/2009 5:43:58 PM
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Caf? culture
Tsila Hayun brings together famous and lesser-known authors for the Literary Caf? events at the Jerusalem International Book Fair.
ESTI KELLER \
2/12/2009 5:47:18 PM
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Acts of law
JEST's latest production has an unusual twist: An actor's grandfather wrote his own version of the story more than 30 years ago.
RUTH BELOFF \
2/12/2009 5:52:17 PM
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Grapevine: Babes in arms
TU BISHVAT provided an excuse for prime ministerial hopefuls to dig dirt - not about each other but to make room for a sapling.
Greer Fay Cashman \
2/12/2009 5:56:15 PM
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Food for thought: Words to live by
When I started writing, I used words like 'infallible,' 'absolutely' and 'flawless.' Today I know that nothing in this world can be described in such terms.
Ilana Epstein \
2/12/2009 5:58:31 PM
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Barak: Coordinate foreign policy on Iran with US
Defense minister tells Blair talks must be limited in time; Schalit asks ME envoy to pressure Hamas.
jpost.com staff, yaakov katz and ap \
2/12/2009 6:02:04 PM
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Washington: Iran still pursuing nuclear bomb
Obama says Iran "developing nuclear weapon"; US official tells 'LA Times' NIE report was inaccurate.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/12/2009 6:16:02 PM
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Surfer severely injured in second Sydney shark attack
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Army creates new 'safe zone' in Sri Lankan war
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Sold out for Israel: The 'danger' OF Christian Zionism
Evangelicals who endorse Israel as biblically documented, according to the NCC are the real troublemakers.
ELWOOD McQUAID \
2/12/2009 7:13:28 PM
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Police: 6 killed, 10 wounded in Colombian rebel attack
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Column One: Enter the Netanyahu gov't
Binyamin Netanyahu will be Israel's next PM, but what sort of governing coalition will he form?
Caroline Glick \
2/12/2009 8:27:24 PM
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Editor's Notes: Out of deadlock, momentum
If Kadima supporters had taken even a few moments to look further down the exit polls' party rankings, they might have begun to wonder...
David Horovitz \
2/12/2009 8:29:08 PM
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College denies divesting over IDF ties
Student group: Hampshire College divested from companies whose products benefited the army.
Haviv Rettig Gur \
2/12/2009 8:31:40 PM
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Politics: Risky business
'The Post' presents the top five good gambles and bungled bets that the politicians and strategists will be talking about this weekend.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
2/12/2009 8:31:49 PM
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Benedict's plea
The Church has come a long way, but there has been some backsliding.
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Venezuelan foreign minister visits synagogue after antisemitic attack
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Venezuelan official visits synagogue after attack
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Canada: Man who attacked Jewish institutions gets 7 year in jail
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Security and Defense: Triggering a tough choice
Though Israel appreciates the work of PA security forces, it fears giving too much overt praise.
Yaakov Katz \
2/12/2009 9:15:16 PM
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One on One: 'I was the resident skeptic'
Elliott Abrams provides view of US administration considered the friendliest Israel has ever had.
RUTHIE BLUM LEIBOWITZ \
2/12/2009 9:20:34 PM
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Media Matters: Three, two, one...exit polls!
Fireworks at the end of the countdown would have been less of a surprise than Kadima's lead over Likud.
RUTHIE BLUM LEIBOWITZ \
2/12/2009 9:22:42 PM
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Kadima: Netanyahu's campaign to 'steal' the government must end
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/12/2009 9:23:01 PM
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February 13: Avid interest
We believe the nation that does not support Israel has no future.
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Anti-Semitism in Britain skyrocketed after Gaza op
Report published by nonprofit organization says 2008 drop in anti-Semitic incidents overshadowed by unprecedented rise.
JONNY PAUL, Jerusalem Post correspondent, london \
2/12/2009 9:35:35 PM
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Is Avigdor Lieberman a racist? No, but...
Debate deepens as Israel Beiteinu confirmed as third-largest party.
ABE SELIG \
2/12/2009 9:36:40 PM
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His Beduin bodyguard
ABE SELIG \
2/12/2009 9:37:09 PM
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Green group slams big parties for being the biggest litterers
Despite repeated calls to authorities, attempts to draw attention to the election pollution ignored.
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
2/12/2009 9:37:42 PM
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Alternative solutions for civil unions
New advice hot line for civil marriages plans Valentine's Day launch.
Ruth Eglash \
2/12/2009 9:38:21 PM
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Abbas urges Israel's incoming leaders to press ahead with peace efforts
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Hamas: Truce won't include Schalit
Abu Marzouk says cease-fire to be announced in 2/3 days, "God willing;" Egypt: Talks "very successful."
brenda gazzar and herb keinon \
2/12/2009 10:24:19 PM
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Now much reduced, Labor and Meretz look to pick up the pieces
"Our decisions have no influence on how the coalition will look. We are getting ready to sit in the opposition," Labor source says.
SHELLY PAZ \
2/12/2009 10:46:19 PM
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Kadima: We won't be fig leaf for a right-wing gov't
Sheetrit tells 'Post' if Netanyahu leads the government, his party his "not afraid to be in the opposition."
TOVAH LAZAROFF \
2/12/2009 10:49:16 PM
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Analysis: Why Tzipi keeps running
It would be foolish for her to fold up her tent and concede that she can't put together a coalition.
HERB KEINON \
2/12/2009 10:50:44 PM
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Ethics@Work: Campaign promises: Who keeps them? Who breaks them?
Israeli politicians are structurally likely to have a low level of promise-keeping.
ASHER MEIR \
2/12/2009 10:55:32 PM
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IDF to ease movement for Palestinians in W. Bank
Barak tells ME envoy 2 roadblocks will be lifted as goodwill gesture to strengthen PA security forces.
Yaakov Katz \
2/12/2009 11:21:39 PM
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Israeli lightly wounded by Palestinian rock-throwers in West Bank
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/12/2009 11:22:59 PM
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Jerusalem man indicted for sexually abusing nephews
The children's mother, who is pregnant with her fourth child, heard her kids wailing when they were sexually abused at home, but did nothing to stop the attack.
Etgar Lefkovits \
2/12/2009 11:23:04 PM
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Egyptian FM: Clinton to attend Gaza conference in Cairo
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Global Agenda: The next leg down
The much-hyped bailout plan for the banking system, as unveiled by Geithner proved to be the dampest of damp squibs.
PINCHAS LANDAU \
2/12/2009 11:52:07 PM
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Interest rates expected to drop 0.5%
Fischer indicates if rates drop toward zero, central bank might resort to quantitative easing, purchasing bonds or intervention in credit markets.
SHARON WROBEL \
2/12/2009 11:54:07 PM
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Local Soccer: Ramat Gan looking to upset Haifa again
Maccabi Haifa will have revenge on its mind when it visits National League club Hapoel Ramat Gan in the ninth round of the State Cup.
ALLON SINAI \
2/12/2009 11:56:34 PM
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Pe'er breezes into Pattaya quarters
The 21-year-old Israeli, ranked number 48 in the world is seeded seventh in Thailand.
ALLON SINAI and AP \
2/12/2009 11:57:53 PM
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The Last Word: From champion to failure...
How long can the Betar Jerusalem saga continue?
JEREMY LAST \
2/12/2009 11:59:07 PM