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Analysis: Netanyahu escapes legal heat at home by going abroad
Does the timing of the prime minister's trip to Latin America work a little too well in his favor?
By HERB KEINON \
9/12/2017 8:38:35 AM
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Jewish groups: Fire German official who called pro-Israelis ‘traitors’
Stefan Grönebaum, an official in Germany's Social Democratic Party, attacked pro-Israel activists in July.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
9/12/2017 3:52:00 AM
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Saudi Arabia says it foils suicide attack plot on defense HQ
By REUTERS \
9/12/2017 12:52:33 AM
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Peru says expelling North Korean ambassador over nuclear program
By REUTERS \
9/12/2017 12:54:05 AM
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Israeli minister: Trump must freeze, change or cancel Iran nuke deal
Liberman, UK, French officials address terrorism at international conference in Herzliya.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
9/12/2017 1:01:22 AM
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MK protests weapon sales to Myanmar government massacring Rohingya
In 2015, the head of Myanmar’s army visited Israel, and the military bought a Dvora-class fast patrol boat.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
9/12/2017 1:13:15 AM
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UN Security Council unanimously steps up sanctions against N.Korea
By REUTERS \
9/12/2017 1:19:49 AM
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Hamas announces readiness to meet with Fatah for reconciliation talks
By ADAM RASGON \
9/12/2017 1:24:24 AM
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US envoy Haley says N.Korea has not passed 'point of no return'
By REUTERS \
9/12/2017 1:35:04 AM
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Netanyahu in Buenos Aires: Iran remains source of world terror
Despite changes in the world since the 1990s attacks in Buenos Aires, Iran has stayed loyal to its theme of terror, Benjamin Netanyahu stated at the site of Argentinian terror attacks.
By HERB KEINON \
9/12/2017 1:56:10 AM
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Israel's Interior Minister questioned a fifth time in graft probe
Interior Minister Arye Deri was questioned regarding three separate incidents.
By UDI SHAHAM \
9/12/2017 2:11:00 AM
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China urges N.Korea to 'take seriously' bid to halt nuclear program
By REUTERS \
9/12/2017 2:17:10 AM
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Petition to allow public transportation on Saturday retracted
Supreme Court Justice Melcer told the petitioners that they might have good argument if they had a transportation operator,
By UDI SHAHAM \
9/12/2017 2:29:15 AM
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UK lawmakers vote against Labour attempt to block EU withdrawal bill
By REUTERS \
9/12/2017 2:33:18 AM
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UK lawmakers back EU withdrawal bill at second reading
By REUTERS \
9/12/2017 2:36:21 AM
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Israel signs pact for responsible advertising to youth
The agreement addresses a number of problems designated by the co-signers as damaging to Israeli youth, including exposing children to excessive violence, physical and verbal abuse, and encouraging anti-social behavior.
By SARAH LEVI \
9/12/2017 2:50:27 AM
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University of Haifa program lets degree-holders become nurses in less time
There is a significant shortage of nurses in Israel.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
9/12/2017 2:59:36 AM
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Health Minister to present bill pushing medical tourism in all hospitals
A lot of Israeli doctors work abroad due to low wages in Israeli hospitals.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
9/12/2017 3:18:13 AM
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IFCJ donates NIS 8 million in holiday gift vouchers
By SARAH LEVI \
9/12/2017 3:20:10 AM
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Japan PM says it's important to change N.Korea's policy through stronger pressure
By REUTERS \
9/12/2017 3:33:28 AM
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Israelis' chance to work at NASA
Who wants to be an astronaut?
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
9/12/2017 3:37:39 AM
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Jerusalem tech firm launches studio and incubator
The expansion by 200 Apps is another sign of how Jerusalem continues to expand as an innovative start-up city and a rising competitor to Tel Aviv as Israel’s central hi-tech hub.
By MAX SCHINDLER \
9/12/2017 3:41:50 AM
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Double silver for Israel at Flag Football Euros
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
9/12/2017 3:50:26 AM
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UN Security Council unanimously steps up sanctions on North Korea
There was new political language in the resolution urging "further work to reduce tensions so as to advance the prospects for a comprehensive settlement."
By REUTERS \
9/12/2017 4:05:23 AM
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'Israel to occupy parts of south Lebanon in next conflict with Hezbollah'
Israeli withdrawal of its troops in 2000, after 22 years in south Lebanon, is still considered a victory for the Lebanese Shi'ite terror army.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
9/12/2017 6:00:02 AM
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Beitar makes it three straight victories
Despite playing with 10 men for much of the match, Jerusalem prevails with Heister winner.
By ALLON SINAI \
9/12/2017 4:43:21 AM
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S.Korea says N.Korea must stop challenging peace, end nuclear program
By REUTERS \
9/12/2017 5:09:03 AM
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Bennett: Iran is Israel's number one existential threat
Bayit Yehudi leader Naftali Bennett charged that "modern Zionism has created a safe haven for the Jewish people, and Iran threatens this," at counter-terror conference.
By SHOSHANA KRANISH \
9/12/2017 5:28:53 AM
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Irma weakens into tropical depression
By REUTERS \
9/12/2017 5:52:18 AM
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#2 Gal Gadot - A global sensation and she’s one of ours
While Gadot never seems to get political and steers clear of controversy, she certainly doesn’t try to hide her Israeli and Jewish heritage.
By AMY SPIRO \
9/20/2017 1:34:27 PM
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#30 Jerry Silverman - Fighting the diaspora’s uphill battle
Silverman was among leading US Jewish figures who expressed their anger and disappointment in June after the Israeli government indefinitely froze an agreement for an egalitarian prayer.
By TAMARA ZIEVE \
9/20/2017 1:38:52 PM
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Anat Hoffman: Advancing values of equality in the Jewish state
#8 on The Jerusalem Post's 50 Influential Jews Of 2017.
By JEREMY SHARON \
9/22/2017 5:01:59 PM
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Human Rights Watch says Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen are war crimes
By REUTERS \
9/12/2017 8:20:50 AM
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German authorities say multiple synagogue attacks are not antisemitism
On August 26, a man demolished the facade of the synagogue wall with a metal post.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
9/12/2017 8:22:05 AM
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#32 Danny Danon and Ron Dermer - Israel’s defenders in the global arena
Since the Trump administration settled in the White House, Dermer has proven particularly useful for his ties with the new administration.
By DANIELLE ZIRI \
9/20/2017 1:38:50 PM
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15-year-old Palestinian carrying knife stopped at Cave of Patriarchs
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/12/2017 8:54:15 AM
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Shaked: Replace migrant workers with Palestinians
Justice Minister would like to see a legal program that will enable Palestinians to work in Israel, replacing the migrant workers who come to the country illegally.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
9/12/2017 8:57:47 AM
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#10 Avichai Mandelblit - The man who will decide Israel’s fate
There is even a side fight being fought in the courts about whether and for how long protesters can demonstrate near his house, with a pending High Court decision on the issue.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
9/20/2017 1:42:51 PM
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#37 Jake Tapper and Ilana Dayan - Speaking truth to power
Jake Tapper is one of the 10 journalists targeted with the most online antisemitic harassment, according to the Anti-Defamation League.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
9/20/2017 1:42:09 PM
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Admin. sources: Trump is weighing a more aggressive Iran strategy
Mattis, McMaster and Tillerson present POTUS with new plan to curb the Islamic Republic's expanding reach.
By REUTERS \
9/12/2017 9:38:52 AM
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#12 David Friedman - Israel’s direct line to Trump
David Friedman has a direct line to Trump, and when something seems important to him or he feels is “off” in the Israeli-US relationship, he can pick up the phone to the Oval Office.
By HERB KEINON \
9/20/2017 1:34:01 PM
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Air Berlin cancels flights as pilots call in sick
By REUTERS \
9/12/2017 9:52:40 AM
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#15 Ayelet Shaked - Justice with a hammer
One of the only times Ayelet Shaked backed down from a confrontation was over appointing Esther Hayut to be the next chief justice when Miriam Naor steps down in October.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
9/20/2017 1:38:35 PM
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#20 Yair Lapid and Avi Gabbay - Netanyahu’s alternatives
Yair Lapid boosted himself by fighting the left-wing newspaper that the Right loves to hate, writing that Gush Etzion was legally built on state land.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
9/20/2017 1:42:15 PM
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IN PHOTOS: In the wake of Irma - A flooded world
As hurricane Irma lays waste to whole islands, cities and blocks of flats - the world media venture to the eye of the storm to bring back cutting edge photographs.
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
9/12/2017 10:27:08 AM
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Now Israel has its own version of the ‘alt-right’
Inspired by the so-called alt-right abroad, the online community makes liberal use of antisemitic and Nazi imagery to mock and malign what it sees as the real threat: Israeli and Jewish leftists.
By ANDREW TOBIN / JTA \
9/12/2017 10:31:08 AM
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Deborah Lipstadt: A historian’s real-life drama unfolds on the big screen
#21 on The Jerusalem Post's 50 Influential Jews Of 2017.
By NOA AMOUYAL \
9/22/2017 6:51:26 AM
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Turkish police detain 25 suspected Islamic State militants in Istanbul
By REUTERS \
9/12/2017 10:56:10 AM
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#26 Lea Goldin - A mother’s struggle
Lea Goldin insists that there is a lot that the government can do and is not doing in order to bring Hadar and Shaul’s bodies back to Israel for a proper burial.
By RHONA BURNS \
9/20/2017 1:36:29 PM
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German prosecutor demands life for neo-Nazi suspect Zschaepe
By REUTERS \
9/12/2017 11:23:34 AM
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#24 Stephen Miller and Rod Rosenstein - All the president's men
One of the few nativists left in the West Wing, Stephen Miller is said to be one of Trump's favorite advisers.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
9/20/2017 1:35:05 PM
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Hurricane Jose likely to weaken into tropical storm
By REUTERS \
9/12/2017 12:01:44 PM
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UN: Number of Rohingya fleeing from Myanmar to Bangladesh at 370,000
By REUTERS \
9/12/2017 12:06:30 PM
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#28 Howard Kohr - Rebuilding AIPAC's bipartisan reputation
Kohr's mission has been to rebuild AIPAC's ties with the Democratic Party and its reputation as a bipartisan force – the very foundation of support on which the lobby is based.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
9/20/2017 1:37:27 PM
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Israel warns of Europe terror threat in holiday travel advisory
"At this time, terror organizations, especially the Islamic State, are highly motivated to carry out terrorist attacks all over the world."
By EYTAN HALON \
9/12/2017 12:25:02 PM
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Israeli hospital brings the joy of the wild to children
It's not easy to be a sick adult, it's a lot harder being a sick child.
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
9/12/2017 12:29:38 PM
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The Nagorno Karabakh War
By Vanessa Tomassini \
9/13/2017 11:05:26 AM
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#48 Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein - A builder of bridges
In addition to these charitable efforts, the Fellowship of Christians and Jews is responsible for bringing needy Diaspora Jews to Israel.
By RACHEL COHEN \
9/20/2017 1:38:10 PM
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North Korea rejects UN sanctions resolution, warns US
By REUTERS \
9/12/2017 12:54:02 PM
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Observatory: air strikes kill 69 in Syrian east since Sunday
By REUTERS \
9/12/2017 1:03:39 PM
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#45 Dr. Kira Radinsky - Hi-tech’s young pioneer
One such activity is Kira Radinsky position at the Technion, where she uses artificial intelligence technology with a special focus on the medical field.
By RHONA BURNS \
9/20/2017 1:36:41 PM
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Conference on Innovation to mark first anniversary of Peres’s death
Israel and the world to mark the first anniversary since the passing of Shimon Peres.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
9/12/2017 1:07:52 PM
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Iraqi parliament rejects Iraqi Kurdish referendum
Turkey worried Kurdish question will spill over to their own country, Kurdish-Iraqi lawmaker Majid Shingali said the Kurds would not accept the rejection.
By REUTERS \
9/12/2017 2:03:26 PM
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Hamas announces readiness to meet with Fatah for reconciliation talks
By ADAM RASGON \
9/12/2017 2:09:02 PM
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#46 Irina Nevzlin - Altering traditional paradigms of Jewish life
The daughter of billionaire Leonid Nevzlin who saved the Jewish People's museum from collapse, now charged with its evolution.
By TAMARA ZIEVE \
9/20/2017 1:37:21 PM
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#43 Agnes Buzyn - Stepping into Simone Veil’s shoes
Agnes Buzyn is well equipped to confront the challenges of reforming the French health system.
By RINA BASSIST \
9/20/2017 1:34:34 PM
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The Start Up Nation Leads the Blockchain Industry
The rise of the Israeli Crypto Industry.
By BOB MASON/FXEMPIRE \
9/12/2017 2:40:40 PM
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#49 Micah Goodman - A philosopher for all
Micah Goodman says he “does not want to be a provocateur” but rather wants to phrase the ideas of what he sees as mainstream Israelis.
By RHONA BURNS \
9/20/2017 1:39:26 PM
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US officials say about 5-6 million customers without power after Irma
By REUTERS \
9/12/2017 2:47:50 PM
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Dutch Red Cross: One-third of buildings on Dutch St. Martin destroyed
By REUTERS \
9/12/2017 3:23:27 PM
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German court drops case against Auschwitz medic over dementia diagnosis
Hubert Zafke was found unfit to stand trial for his role in the murder of more than 3,600 people in Auschwitz.
By JTA \
9/12/2017 3:30:55 PM
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As Latin America’s ties with US cool, so do its ties with Israel
Inside Israel's relationship with Latin America.
By HERB KEINON \
9/12/2017 3:34:16 PM
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'The international community is failing to deal with Iran'
"Lebanon was kidnapped by a terror organization operated by another country," charges Israel's former defense minister Moshe Ya'alon," and the world has become accustomed to it."
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
9/12/2017 3:50:58 PM
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US Treasury's Mnuchin: China may face new sanctions on N. Korea
By REUTERS \
9/12/2017 4:27:22 PM
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Iran remains central focus at Counter-Terrorism Conference
The Herzliya conference, attended by more than 1000 participants, didn’t feature Israeli speakers alone.
By SHOSHANA KRANISH \
9/12/2017 5:03:09 PM
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Hezbollah leader boasts: We defeated ISIS in Syria
Hezbollah leader Nasrallah made a momentous public appearance to announce that the battle against ISIS has been won, stating clearly that he is receiving full backing from Tehran.
By YASSER OKBI/ MAARIV HASHAVUA,JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/12/2017 5:15:51 PM
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Germany's Merkel rejects total ban on arms exports to Turkey
By REUTERS \
9/12/2017 5:20:34 PM
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Culture minister disinvited from 'Israeli oscars'
After Culture Minister Miri Regev's repeated outbursts lately concerning the internationally acclaimed Israeli film 'Foxtrot,' Israel Film Academy says politicians not welcome at ceremony.
By AMY SPIRO \
9/12/2017 5:43:10 PM
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Russia: Moscow does not want to escalate situation around US diplomats
By REUTERS \
9/12/2017 6:00:47 PM
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Two years on, Europe’s refugee and migration crises simmer
Hungarian FM: "Politics has raped European law and values."
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
9/13/2017 3:14:46 AM
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Court orders gov't to pass new law or draft all haredim
The High Court strikes down Israel's new policy on haredi recruitment, deeming it to be discriminatory and presenting the gov't with a tight deadline to replace it.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
9/12/2017 6:26:03 PM
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Despite Israel's new settlement plans, construction plummets
"We are building the land and settling it," Netanyahu said.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
9/12/2017 6:49:12 PM
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Rabbinical conference raises awareness of suicide
There are some 500 suicides a year, more than road deaths and between 6,000 to 10,000 attempted suicides.
By JEREMY SHARON \
9/12/2017 7:00:04 PM
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Gaza official: Most of the Strip receiving 4 hours of electricity
Since Eid al-Adha celebrations in August 2017, electricity available to Gaza's residents dropped.
By ADAM RASGON \
9/12/2017 7:10:55 PM
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Haredi extremists defy court orders, put up controversial modesty signs
Haredi extremists put the signs in question back up after the court ordered their removal, to the outrage of many female activists who deem the signs to be demeaning and wrong.
By JEREMY SHARON \
9/12/2017 7:13:56 PM
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Too Jewish
By KJ Hannah Greenberg \
9/12/2017 7:16:23 PM
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Haredi, religious MKs up in arms over court's conscription order
Health Minister Yaakov Litzman described the ruling as “the worst and most wretched decision in the history of terrible decisions in the Jewish world.”
By JEREMY SHARON \
9/12/2017 7:41:47 PM
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US Ambassador Friedman welcomes tech giant Oracle’s expansion in Israel
The ambassador joked that had the biblical Moses turned right instead of left when leaving Egypt, the Jewish people would have held some 60% of the world’s energy reserves.
By MAX SCHINDLER \
9/12/2017 8:02:07 PM
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Netanyahu's former chief of staff released to house arrest
The police are proceeding to investigate key suspects in several corruption probes involving the prime minister and other prominent government members.
By UDI SHAHAM \
9/12/2017 8:02:51 PM
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Brexit talks postponed to hand negotiators more flexibility
By REUTERS \
9/12/2017 8:14:57 PM
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High Court strikes blow to Chief Rabbinate's kashrut-licensing monopoly
The ruling gives succor to the Hashgacha Pratit independent kashrut licensing authority.
By JEREMY SHARON \
9/12/2017 8:17:13 PM
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Haredi conscription order won't change anything, because PM has chosen sides
Netanyahu has been on the haredim's side all along, so why does everyone think that the new High Court ruling would suddenly cause the government to collapse?
By GIL HOFFMAN \
9/12/2017 8:28:58 PM
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US politicians, European technicians stream toward Israeli-run water technology
“We are bringing together the heartland of America with the Holy Land, we are bringing both the Mideast and the Midwest together."
By MAX SCHINDLER \
9/12/2017 8:32:26 PM
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Bayit Yehudi activists: Split in party is near
Uri Ariel calls for unity among religious Zionists.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
9/12/2017 8:44:48 PM
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Holocaust entitlement: Unclaimed millions available to Israel’s survivors
Average NIS 56,000 available per eligible recipient of which many are not aware.
By SARAH LEVI \
9/12/2017 9:03:06 PM
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Science may discover how God guides us but not the image of God
By Vladimir Minkov \
9/12/2017 9:14:05 PM
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A socioeconomic problem, not a religious one
The divide between people who enjoy their free time on weekends and those who feel imprisoned is not a matter of religion but a problem of socioeconomic injustice.
By LAURA WHARTON \
9/12/2017 9:16:57 PM
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How the Soviet Union helped terrorism go global
Soviet aid to terrorist organizations was a staple of Moscow’s strategy against the West and its allies during the Cold War.
By SEAN DURNS \
9/12/2017 9:19:30 PM
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'Disobedience' premieres at Toronto Film Festival
Film starring Rachel Weisz features a furtive lesbian romance in London’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish community.
By AMY SPIRO \
9/12/2017 9:22:15 PM
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Uber and Shabbat
We are sympathetic to taxi drivers’ concerns, but 44,000 people must not be allowed to prevent millions from enjoying cheaper transportation, additional income and Shabbat transportation.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
9/12/2017 9:22:40 PM
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Why a Jewish education matters
Studies confirm that a Jewish day school education can be the most effective and impactful way to increase Jewish identity.
By JIMMY BITTON \
9/12/2017 9:25:30 PM
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Netanyahu amid reports US won't pull out from 'bad' nuke deal: Either fix or cancel this
The prime minister reiterated his stance on the deal with Iran during his visit to Argentina, saying that he wanted to be "straightforward" and that the US had to either "fix or cancel this."
By HERB KEINON \
9/12/2017 9:29:27 PM
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Sense of longevity
Reading “Reflections on 9/11 – 5,840 days later” (September 11) gives me more reflection of the longevity of this horrific act. It was a day of infamy equal to Pearl Harbor.
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
9/12/2017 9:29:36 PM
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Dangers on the Internet
There are eight universities’ technology transfer companies and five companies affiliated with research institutes and academic colleges, plus five attached to hospitals.
By ARIEL SHAPIRA \
9/12/2017 9:48:26 PM
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Sabra, Shatila, and the rise of the Jewish Voice for Israeli Suicide
Survivalists frozen in Munich’s pain believe Israel can do no wrong; scolds obsessed with Sabra and Shatila’s injustices believe Israel can do no right.
By GIL TROY \
9/12/2017 9:49:24 PM
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US Senate leader opposes resolution against Myanmar leader
By REUTERS \
9/12/2017 9:52:03 PM
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North Korea challenges the West on multiple fronts
North Korea’s recent opening of an embassy in Tehran, accompanied with a statement of friendship and cooperation between the two countries, demonstrates the need for vigilance and proactivity.
By AARON CRIMMINS \
9/12/2017 9:53:21 PM
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Israeli identity and the anti-‘freier’
If an American Jew strives to be a mensch, then an Israeli Jew seeks to be an “anti-freier.”
By IDO LEVY \
9/12/2017 9:58:32 PM
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Grapevine: Le'Chaim!
"If you’re not going to be a rabbi, the best thing you can do is to be an officer in the Israeli army."
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
9/12/2017 10:01:39 PM
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Command and conquer: Start-up law essentials
The purpose of this piece is to familiarize you with the essentials, to demystify complex legal terms and clarify key issues usually encountered when starting your own company.
By IDAN BAR-DOV AND OMER GOLDBERG \
9/12/2017 10:05:01 PM
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Israeli ZAKA volunteers aid Miami hurricane victims
"We are working in an area without power helping families with sick children and elderly people who were unable to evacuate."
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
9/12/2017 10:06:19 PM
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Bomb squad to check van parked by Barcelona's Sagrada Familia
By REUTERS \
9/12/2017 10:10:01 PM
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State Department says US diplomatic tiff with Russia should not be escalated
By REUTERS \
9/12/2017 11:01:47 PM
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Italian parliament votes to toughen laws against fascist propaganda
By REUTERS \
9/12/2017 11:29:09 PM