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Hundreds protest against racism in Jerusalem
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/14/2014 1:22:59 AM
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Far-right Jewish Strength party to run for Knesset
Running together with breakoffs from Bayit Yehudi or Shas are being considered.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/14/2014 1:44:23 AM
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Zahavi nets another brace in Mac TA win
Zahavi scored in his 16th straight league match, netting a brace to take his overall tally over that stretch to 24 goals, 15 of them this season.
By ALLON SINAI \
12/14/2014 1:51:17 AM
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Jerusalem hoping to regain winning touch vs Nahariya
Coach Danny Franco insisted that the club still believes it can reach the Euroleague.
By ALLON SINAI \
12/14/2014 1:58:38 AM
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The Panama Canal: More than a wonder of the world
In the past, cruise ships sailed all the way through the canal but lately, on 10- and-11-night Caribbean itineraries, partial transits have become increasingly popular.
BEN G. FRANK \
12/14/2014 2:13:43 AM
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Survey investigates why elderly parents often reject help from their kids
It is estimated that in Israel there are 832,000 people over the age of 65.
By MOSHE ARENSTEIN \
12/14/2014 2:24:02 AM
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Health scan: Short course to make medical students more empathetic
The one-week introductory clinical oncology course at BGU for second-year medical students presented a holistic approach to caring for patients with cancer.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
12/14/2014 2:28:59 AM
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Three prisoners, two accused of murder, escape from Alabama jail
By REUTERS \
12/14/2014 2:45:57 AM
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Marchers in Washington, New York, Boston protest police killings
By REUTERS \
12/14/2014 4:06:24 AM
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German Jewish intellectual Ralph Giordano dies at 91
Born in Hamburg in 1923 to a German Jewish piano teacher mother and a Sicilian father, Giordano survived the Holocaust by hiding with his family in a cellar.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
12/14/2014 4:41:00 AM
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Move over Elf on the Shelf, make room for Mensch on a Bench
A Jewish version of the wildly popular Christmas Elf on the Shelf toy, the doll and book set retells the Hanukka story and explains what it means to be a 'mensch.'
By REUTERS \
12/14/2014 5:03:34 AM
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Kerry: US seeks unified path to resuming peace process
Secretary of State to meet Netanyahu, Erekat in Rome on Monday.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF,KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
12/14/2014 5:15:12 AM
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UN Security Council condemns gun-attack on Israel's embassy in Athens
Greek police have said a far-left group was likely responsible for the attack.
By JPOST.COM STAFF,REUTERS \
12/14/2014 6:34:39 AM
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Lynching effigies hung at California university amid US protests
By REUTERS \
12/14/2014 6:41:58 AM
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Liberman: Likud criticism of me 'hysterical, much akin to Bayit Yehudi'
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/14/2014 7:23:37 AM
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Turkish authorities raid newspaper, arrest journalists
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/14/2014 7:29:27 AM
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Turkish authorities raid newspaper, arrest journalists
Since the rise of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, human rights activists have criticized the government for its treatment of dissent in the press.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/14/2014 7:33:28 AM
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Two dead, 7 injured in road accident on Route 90 in Jordan Valley
Police on Sunday sealed off a section of Route 90 in the Jordan Valley following a road accident that left two people dead and seven people injured.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/14/2014 7:50:57 AM
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Liberman: Likud criticism of me 'hysterical, much akin to Bayit Yehudi'
Liberman fires back after Likud's statement Saturday that voting for him would help the left wing win election.
By GIL STERN STERN HOFFMAN,JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/14/2014 7:59:41 AM
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Report: Michael Oren running with Kahlon's Kulanu party
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/14/2014 8:10:04 AM
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Report: Michael Oren running with Kahlon's Kulanu party
Speculation about the former ambassador's political career continues days after Kahlon registers Kulanu party.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/14/2014 9:11:15 AM
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Which side?
By R.P. Nettelhorst \
12/14/2014 9:34:04 AM
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OPEC's Badri says oil price drop beyond market fundamentals
By REUTERS \
12/14/2014 10:15:18 AM
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Bereaved kin slam decision to decline prosecuting director who alleged Jenin massacre
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/14/2014 10:34:27 AM
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Bereaved kin slam decision to decline prosecuting director who alleged Jenin massacre
Mohammed Bakri's controversial Jenin, Jenin ignited a firestorm upon its release 12 years ago due to the depiction of a massacre allegedly carried out by IDF troops during Operation Defensive Shield.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/14/2014 10:43:03 AM
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Bennett: Former settler leader Dani Dayan joining Bayit Yehudi
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/14/2014 10:45:41 AM
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Cabinet approves Eisenkot as next IDF chief of staff
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/14/2014 10:59:16 AM
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Cabinet approves Eisenkot as next IDF chief of staff
Netanyahu says that Eisenkot, who will replace outgoing Gantz in February, is the right man to lead the IDF at a time of great challenges.
By HERB KEINON,YAAKOV LAPPIN \
12/14/2014 11:18:35 AM
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Dani Dayan running for Knesset with Bayit Yehudi
Dayan leaves Likud- a party he says is too firm in its opposition to a Palestinian state- to join Bennett.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/14/2014 11:33:05 AM
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Livni skewers Netanyahu on popular satirical show, prompting harsh rebuke from Likud deputies
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/14/2014 11:36:46 AM
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Livni skewers Netanyahu on satirical show, prompting harsh rebuke from Likud
Former justice minister delivered witty one-liners and jokes at the expense of Netanyahu on "State of the Nation."
By ARIEL ZILBER \
12/14/2014 11:45:42 AM
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Labor Party praises appointment of 'brave, smart and professional' Eisenkot
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/14/2014 11:46:52 AM
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A holiday full of light
By Michael Laitman \
12/14/2014 11:57:57 AM
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Frank Times: Goodbye to the 'New Yorker'
By STEVE FRANK \
12/14/2014 11:58:39 AM
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Police uncover stolen car with ammunition in West Bank
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/14/2014 12:29:17 PM
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War-torn Syria celebrates as countryman wins Arab Idol contest
Celebrations in Damascus, Aleppo after Hazim Sharif wins popular singing contest.
By REUTERS \
12/14/2014 12:39:11 PM
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Analysis: Is Israel ready for a Prime Minister Liberman?
The next coalition could be cobbled together by Herzog, Liberman, Kahlon, or Lapid. Anything's possible.
By BEN CASPIT \
12/14/2014 12:56:21 PM
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Ya'alon: Eisenkot is most suitable to succeed Benny Gantz
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/14/2014 1:11:37 PM
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Identity of border police officer arrested for killing of Palestinian in Nakba Day riot revealed
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/14/2014 1:39:22 PM
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IN PICTURES: Hamas shows off its weapons in military parade marking anniversary
Rally in Gaza marks 27 years since the founding of Hamas.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/14/2014 2:02:55 PM
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Fight over ad in haredi paper highlights deep divisions
Yaffed, an organization with a mission to change the state of Orthodox Jewish chinuch, runs in ultra-orthodox weekly, stirring controversy.
By SAM SOKOL \
12/14/2014 2:28:00 PM
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Border policeman indicted for manslaughter of Palestinian teen named as Ben Deri
The charge is one of the most serious in recent memory against a soldier or border policeman for the killing of a Palestinian while acting in the line of duty, and could lead to serious jail time.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/14/2014 2:39:24 PM
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Turkey and the Islamic State
From the point of view of the West, Turkey’s antagonism towards Syria’s President Bashar Assad outweighs any opposition it may have to IS.
By NEVILLE TELLER \
12/14/2014 3:01:12 PM
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Woman killed, 12-year-old seriously hurt in car crash in Eshkol
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/14/2014 3:06:29 PM
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Stones thrown at Jerusalem bus, infant lightly injured
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/14/2014 3:09:10 PM
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JPost News: December 14th
JPost.com brings you all the latest news on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/14/2014 3:14:47 PM
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On eve of meeting with Kerry, Netanyahu says efforts to impose solution on Israel will fail
PM Netanyahu says withdrawing to pre-1967 lines within two years is not in the cards.
By HERB KEINON \
12/14/2014 3:27:15 PM
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IDF court fines one of Asher Palmer’s murderers NIS 3.5 m. in 'legal price tag'
Palmer and his baby son were killed when Palestinian terrorists threw rocks at their car, causing them to crash.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/14/2014 3:41:41 PM
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Fighting their way up from -4
A dedicated trainer and a talented boxer battle dismal conditions as they set their
sights on the Olympics.
By PAUL ALSTER \
12/14/2014 3:48:15 PM
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Fighting for his father’s legacy
Author Israel Zamir (1929-2014) took on the mission of disseminating the unpublished works of his father, Isaac Bashevis Singer.
By DAVID STROMBERG \
12/14/2014 4:02:01 PM
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Three killed in deadly day on Israel's roads
Deadly collisions occur on Highway 90 in the West Bank and Highway 232 in the Eshkol region.
By BEN HARTMAN \
12/14/2014 4:08:09 PM
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The election gamble
Will Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to dissolve his coalition boomerang and usher in a new prime minister?
By LESLIE SUSSER \
12/14/2014 4:14:53 PM
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Deri to hold pres conference with Adina Bar-Shalom, daughter of late Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/14/2014 4:15:39 PM
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WATCH: IDF scrambles jets to Gaza border after Hamas flies drone
The drone, which Hamas claims to have built, never crossed into Israeli territory.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN,KHALED ABU TOAMEH,JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/14/2014 4:21:26 PM
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Connecting the unconnected
An Israeli company enables Africans to utilize Internet connections including email and chat on their old-fashioned cell phones.
By BERNARD DICHEK \
12/14/2014 4:36:52 PM
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Mrs. Rogen: Kim Jong-un, leave my son alone!
North Korean officials described Rogen's "The Interview" as "a most wanton act of terror and act of war," due to a Kim Jong-un death scene, and vowed international retaliation.
By LAUREN IZSO \
12/14/2014 4:49:08 PM
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Dozens of trekkers cut off by snowfall near Mount Everest
By REUTERS \
12/14/2014 4:58:40 PM
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Syrian army recaptures territory north of Aleppo
By REUTERS \
12/14/2014 5:16:41 PM
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Hundreds gather at Kibbutz Ginosar for Limmud FSU Kinneret
The festival celebrated the Zionist poet Rachel Bluwstein, known as Rachel the Poetess Rachel who was born in Russia.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/14/2014 5:17:52 PM
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Youth who terrorized Jewish children on school bus to visit Jewish museum
Offender was part of group in Sydney who threatened to slit throats of Jewish children and chanted “Kill the Jews,” and “Heil Hitler.”
By JTA \
12/14/2014 5:27:47 PM
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Researchers find link between irregular sleep and back pain
The researchers said they couldn’t be sure how one problem causes the other, but “it may be that the connection comes from a third biological factor that we still can’t point our finger to."
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
12/14/2014 6:07:42 PM
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Leading center of Sunni learning criticizes but does not accuse Islamic State of apostasy
The Sinai-based Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, which is behind many attacks, swore allegiance to Islamic State last month.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
12/14/2014 6:15:46 PM
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Exclusive: American billionaire pledges to purchase Israeli companies to strengthen Jewish state
Explaining reasons for seeking ways to contribute to Israeli society, Mandel recalled growing up with anti-Semitism in pre-World War Two America and the Israeli victory in the 1967 Six Day War.
By SAM SOKOL \
12/14/2014 6:26:03 PM
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On CIA interrogation report, Cheney says ends justified the means
There is "no moral equivalence," Cheney asserted, in comparing CIA tactics after 9/11 to what "nineteen guys armed with airline tickets" inflicted on Washington and New York that day.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
12/14/2014 6:41:59 PM
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Women of the Wall request to light hanukkia at Western Wall is rejected
Rabbi of holy site says established ceremony in the men’s section brings people closer to Judaism and unites the Jewish people in Israel.
By JEREMY SHARON \
12/14/2014 6:44:06 PM
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Police: Evidence head of construction firm laundered money for the mob
By BEN HARTMAN \
12/14/2014 7:02:13 PM
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Abbas opposes cancelling security coordination with Israel, Palestinian sources say
A confidant of Abbas said that the Palestinians will maintain the security cooperation with Israel as long as it serves the Palestinians interests.
By YASSER OKBI/ MAARIV HASHAVUA \
12/14/2014 7:03:15 PM
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Stones thrown at bus in east Jerusalem, no injuries
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/14/2014 7:23:13 PM
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Labor approves Herzog's decision to unite with Livni's party for upcoming election
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/14/2014 7:37:40 PM
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At meeting where Labor approves Livni union, Herzog says election will bring revolution
Labor secretary-general Hilik Bar: Israel needs a nerd. The nerd will send Netanyahu home and become prime minister.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/14/2014 8:14:55 PM
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Family of Har Nof massacre terrorist stripped of medical benefits
Interior Ministry to deport wife and three children of Arab killer, destroy east Jerusalem home
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
12/14/2014 8:31:28 PM
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Report: Michael Oren running with Kahlon's Kulanu party
A source close to Oren said in response that the former ambassador is examining several options in the public sphere and a decision will be made soon.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/14/2014 8:49:40 PM
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Shas MKs fall in line behind Deri giving him full support
Adina Bar-Shalom, daughter of late Shas spiritual guide Rabbi Ovadia Yosef to head new Shas women’s council.
By JEREMY SHARON \
12/14/2014 8:57:21 PM
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Pathological findings
PA President Mahmoud Abbas reacted to Abu Ein’s death as the enemy of Israel he is. He promptly accused Israel of “barbaric” murder.
By RUTHIE BLUM \
12/14/2014 8:59:37 PM
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Think about it: The Likud’s shift to the extreme Right
I expect that most moderate right-wingers will opt for Kahlon’s new party, Kulanu, and Yisrael Beytenu, both of which may be considered Center parties with right-wing leanings.
By SUSAN HATTIS ROLEF \
12/14/2014 9:05:41 PM
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TAU’s intolerance
We hope the management of Tel Aviv University’s central library has the decency to stand up to pressure from radicals attempting to stifle freedom of artistic expression.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
12/14/2014 9:12:29 PM
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TERRA INCOGNITA: Our big fat Zionist civil war
When the central debating point is “they are not real patriots” is all that is left in the quiver, the archer should start to run for higher ground.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
12/14/2014 9:18:03 PM
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Ya'alon: Hamas in Gaza and Turkey seeking to create terrorism in West Bank
Defense Minister held an evaluation meeting with Central Command senior officers
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
12/14/2014 9:25:01 PM
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Can the duke become king?
Herzog is the German word for “duke.” Isaac Herzog, commonly called “Buji” (that’s what his mother called him when he was small), is indeed of aristocratic origin.
By URI AVNERY \
12/14/2014 9:28:34 PM
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Judicial Evaluation 2014 – an essential tool to strengthen the judiciary and restore public trust
Raising the level of public trust in the judiciary is greatly needed in order to strengthen the judicial system and preserve its stature.
By DORON BARZILAY \
12/14/2014 9:33:57 PM
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US urges Turkey to protect democratic values after media raid
By REUTERS \
12/14/2014 9:36:45 PM
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Akunis: Threat of oil contamination to Gulf of Eilat eliminated
Earlier this month, some 5 million liters of crude oil spilled out of the Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Co
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
12/14/2014 9:41:08 PM
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Gov't approves national plan for promotion of gender equality
Plans for the implementation of "gender thinking" in the government will be put into effect in 2015.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
12/14/2014 9:44:59 PM
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Palestinian leadership meeting now to discuss response to minister's death
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/14/2014 9:45:19 PM
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Surprises, snubs and shoe-ins round out the list of 2015 Golden Globe nominees
Even in a season of sure things, there are plenty of surprises.
By NOA AMOUYAL \
12/14/2014 9:59:14 PM
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Irish back down in face of anger over decision not to mention Israel at Holocaust ceremony
Yad Vashem criticized "attempts to politicize Holocaust commemoration," says it "does a great disservice both to the victims and to education about the Holocaust.”
By SAM SOKOL \
12/14/2014 10:08:58 PM
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Keeping the ball ‘in touch’: South Africa’s contribution to Israeli rugby
Whoever would have thought that Israeli rugby would make it to the 3rd round of the World Rugby Cup.
By DAVID E. KAPLAN AND LES GLASSMAN \
12/14/2014 10:11:40 PM
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ORIGINAL THINKING: George Lansbury – a European politician in today’s mold
This is the advice I would give to European parliamentarians who are rushing to welcome a Palestinian state, for altruistic reasons, without first checking the reality.
By BARRY SHAW \
12/14/2014 10:19:21 PM
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Treasury will give financially bleeding state hospitals another NIS 150 million
In the week since health minister Yael German of Yesh Atid resigned, government hospital directors have claimed they have no money to buy necessary equipment and to perform elective surgery.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
12/14/2014 10:31:05 PM
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Letters to the editor: December 14
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
12/14/2014 10:36:43 PM
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Bayit Yehudi staying together - for now
Liberman becomes fourth candidate for PM
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/14/2014 10:48:27 PM
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Bayit Yehudi staying together - for now
Liberman becomes fourth candidate for PM
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/14/2014 10:49:49 PM
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HOT launches free film library
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/14/2014 10:55:24 PM
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Apply sovereignty to West Bank, Feiglin says in speech to open his leadership campaign
Likud MK, vying to oust Netanyahu was speaking at Bar Ilan University.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/14/2014 11:08:28 PM
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Palestinian leadership decides to continue security coordination with Israel
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
12/14/2014 11:18:34 PM
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Palestinian leadership in Ramallah decides to continue security coordination with Israel
Abbas’s advisor on religious affairs also said that the Palestinian leaders also decided to support and activate “popular resistance” against Israel.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
12/14/2014 11:26:27 PM
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My ordeal in a Moroccan jail
By CLASH OF CULTURES \
12/15/2014 12:03:27 PM
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MK Yoni Chetboun to leave Bayit Yehudi party
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/14/2014 11:57:04 PM