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Social justice protesters block Ayalon Freeway in Tel Aviv
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/14/2013 12:13:31 AM
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Yosef endorses son Yitzhak in Sephardi chief rabbi race
Ovadia Yosef announces his decision, following older son Avraham's withdrawal from candidacy due to a police investigation.
By JEREMY SHARON \
7/14/2013 12:16:36 AM
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Casspi raring to get going for ‘first choice’ Rockets
Omri Casspi has yet to be introduced as a Houston Rocket, but he confirmed what everybody already knew when he tweeted last week: “New beginnings. New adventure. Rockets!”
By ALLON SINAI \
7/14/2013 12:37:34 AM
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Sela into Istanbul Challenger final
Dudi Sela will be hoping to claim his second title of the year on the Challenger circuit on Sunday when he faces German Benjamin Becker in the final of the Istanbul Cup.
By ALLON SINAI \
7/14/2013 12:47:33 AM
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Bomb attacks on Sunni mosques in Iraq kill 23
By REUTERS \
7/14/2013 12:49:53 AM
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Cohen to miss Games for Team USA: Interview with Coach Greenberg
Maccabiah announced today that Jake Cohen, arguably the biggest name in Team USA’s Baskteball roster, will not participate in the games.
By ALLON SINAI \
7/14/2013 1:04:42 AM
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24-year-old man shot sitting in his car in Petah Tikva
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/14/2013 1:29:50 AM
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Haifa car accident leaves one dead, two injured
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/14/2013 3:00:21 AM
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Northern Ireland violence flares for second day
By REUTERS \
7/14/2013 2:13:53 AM
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Middle East: Back to the old regional equilibrium?
Analysis: Egypt likely to rejoin the Gulf front against Iran.
By Zvi Mazel \
7/14/2013 3:21:40 AM
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Zimmerman acquitted of all charges for killing Martin
By REUTERS \
7/14/2013 5:46:36 AM
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Egypt crisis brings Fatah, Hamas tensions to new high
Aggravated tensions between Palestinian groups has dashed hopes that reconciliation agreement can be completed.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
7/14/2013 7:11:08 AM
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Egyptian forces discover illegal tunnels network near Gaza
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/14/2013 7:45:23 AM
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Peres to meet with haredi soldiers
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/14/2013 7:48:00 AM
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Bennett: Stop campaign against religious Zionists
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/14/2013 8:42:27 AM
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Israeli hospital admits man wounded in Syrian civil war
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/14/2013 8:59:55 AM
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Report: Israeli submarine strike hit Syrian arms depot
Sunday Times contradicts a CNN report claiming that the Israeli air force bombed the depot; attack said to be coordinated with the US.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/14/2013 9:20:20 AM
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Bus full of passengers catches fire in J'lem, no injuries
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/14/2013 10:02:56 AM
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US drone strike kills 2 suspected militants in Pakistan
By REUTERS \
7/14/2013 10:14:06 AM
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Bennett: I would not free one murderer for the right to sit with Abbas
Bayit Yehudi leader convinced PM won't free prisoners as gesture.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/14/2013 10:31:30 AM
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Yacimovich announces push for early November 14 Labor primary
Labor leader to seek approval of date at convention; early primary would likely freeze out new candidates such as Ashkenazi.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
7/14/2013 10:58:02 AM
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Alleged Tel Aviv bus bomber pleads guilty to placing bomb, but says he didn't intend to kill anyone
Taibe resident says he only wanted to hurt people in order to raise awareness and end Operation Pillar of Defense in Gaza.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB AND JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/14/2013 11:41:49 AM
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Ex-Supply Minister says he declined post in Egypt's cabinet
By REUTERS \
7/14/2013 11:49:49 AM
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Netanyahu: Iran 'weeks away' from crossing red line
Prime Minister tells CBS Iran "won't be allowed to cross" uranium threshold, though warns that Iran is closer than ever.
By HERB KEINON \
7/14/2013 12:02:48 PM
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Senior Shas rabbi says religious Zionism should be abolished
Naftali Bennett condemns remarks made by Rabbi Shalom Cohen questioning Jewishness of religious Zionists.
By JEREMY SHARON \
7/14/2013 12:13:39 PM
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Imagining a two-state solution in the Mideast - Syria as 'Palestine'
In essence, the current situation in Syria is a premonition, a reliably portentous omen of what might still await in “Palestine.”
By LOUIS RENÉ BERES \
7/14/2013 12:43:10 PM
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Pakistani Taliban set up camps in Syria, join rebels
By REUTERS \
7/14/2013 1:01:35 PM
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Rahat man gets 5 years for killing 5 in 2010 car accident
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/14/2013 1:12:32 PM
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Pakistani Taliban says sent hundreds to fight alongside Syrian rebels
As part of strategy to cement ties with al-Qaida leadership, Taliban leaders say joining cause alongside "Mujahedeen friends".
By REUTERS \
7/14/2013 1:17:41 PM
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Former Egyptian ambassador to US to be named interim FM
By REUTERS \
7/14/2013 1:24:33 PM
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Palestine-Jordan/W.Bank bi-national state under discussion
A good settlement is one which leaves both sides bemoaning what they have gained.
By DAVID SINGER \
7/14/2013 1:46:11 PM
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Palestinian-American football player denies accusations he's an anti-Semitic radical
NY Jets' Oday Aboushi says article claiming he is a "fundamentalist Muslim" is nothing but "smears and lies."
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/14/2013 1:48:47 PM
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6 years in jail for HIV-carrying man who raped wife
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/14/2013 2:15:31 PM
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Bennett: No Palestinian murderers should be freed
Almagor robo-message impersonates PA minister thanking PM; Bennett: Freeing prisoners not a gesture but a disgrace.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
7/14/2013 2:19:45 PM
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Histadrut to declare port labor dispute Monday
Amid negotiations with gov't over port reform, Labor Federation set to announce dispute Monday, opening path for possible strike.
By NIV ELIS \
7/14/2013 2:37:51 PM
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US lawmakers call for penalizing Argentina over Iran ties
By JTA \
7/14/2013 2:47:42 PM
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State comptroller to probe Ethiopian birth control shot
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/14/2013 4:01:59 PM
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Report: ElBaradei sworn in as Egypt's vice president
By REUTERS \
7/14/2013 3:23:02 PM
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Egypt assembles cabinet as Muslim Brotherhood protest looms
Egypt's army chief says no movement will be barred from politics; former ambassador to the US accepts the post of foreign minister.
By REUTERS \
7/14/2013 3:53:51 PM
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State Comptroller to probe Ethiopian 'birth control shots'
Decision to investigate comes after several MKs lobbied Shapira.
By JPOST.COM STAFF, REUTERS \
7/14/2013 3:56:31 PM
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Comptroller to investigate claims of ‘forced contraception implants’ given to Ethiopian immigrants
Women reportedly told birth control shot was "vaccination," MK Orly Levy-Abecassis calls the reports "worrisome and shocking."
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH AND YONAH JEREMY BOB \
7/14/2013 4:08:28 PM
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Who’s afraid of the big bad….
By DAVID WILDER \
7/14/2013 5:05:00 PM
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Getting away from it all
Kfar Giladi Hotel is a great place to relax as well as enjoy an array of different activities on offer.
By YONI COHEN \
7/14/2013 5:06:29 PM
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Baby dies after being left in car near Jerusalem
By BEN HARTMAN \
7/15/2013 8:14:48 PM
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Kuwait sends $200 million worth of oil to Egypt - newspaper
By REUTERS \
7/14/2013 5:08:47 PM
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Ministers approve day honoring Jewish refugees of Arab states
Knesset committee passes bill proclaiming February 17 "national day of commemoration for Jewish refugees of Arab countries."
By LAHAV HARKOV \
7/14/2013 5:17:11 PM
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Israel offers incentives to post-Maccabiah olim
Ministry of Immigrant Absorption anticipates the Maccabiah games will offer Jews from abroad opportunity to be introduced to Israel.
By DANIELLE ZIRI \
7/14/2013 5:36:01 PM
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Israel launches information war against Hezbollah
New website uses scare tactics and graphics.
By LINDA GRADSTEIN/THE MEDIA LINE \
7/14/2013 5:38:44 PM
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Wizz Air announces new routes from Tel Aviv to Poland and Lithuania
Low cost airline director of communications says one way starting fare to Vilnius not much more than taxi fare from Ben Gurion Airport to center of Tel Aviv.
By NATHAN WISE \
7/14/2013 5:40:42 PM
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The sky’s the limit for capital’s latest tourist attraction
J’lem municipality approves ‘Earth observation balloon’ to provide spectacular views of city.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
7/14/2013 5:51:05 PM
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Yad Vashem fourth best museum worldwide
By SAM SOKOL \
7/14/2013 5:54:39 PM
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Liberal economist says accepts Egypt finance minister post
By REUTERS \
7/14/2013 5:58:31 PM
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Haredim attack third religious soldier in a week
Two haredi men spit on national-religious soldier, punch him; Peres calls on ultra-Orthodox leaders for support.
By JEREMY SHARON AND JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/14/2013 6:00:37 PM
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Syrian mortar falls in Golan Heights; no injuries reported
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/14/2013 6:03:23 PM
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Palestinians threaten to bring issue of settlements to ‘available int’l forums’
Chief PLO negotiator says US secretary of state to return to the region this week, though it is unclear if new proposals are forthcoming.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
7/14/2013 6:19:47 PM
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Peres calls on haredi leaders to support haredi soldiers
President stresses that Israel consists of "one nation, not two."
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/14/2013 6:30:07 PM
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Municipality to launch residential ‘digital portfolio’
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
7/14/2013 6:35:18 PM
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McCain, Graham renew call for halt to Egypt aid
Republican lawmakers cite law requiring a suspension of aid to any nation that overthrows democratically elected government.
By MICHAEL WILNER, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT \
7/14/2013 6:36:19 PM
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Egypt to freeze assets of 14 Brotherhood, Islamist leaders
By REUTERS \
7/14/2013 6:38:34 PM
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Egyptian army chief says no group barred from politics
By REUTERS \
7/14/2013 6:39:15 PM
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Senior US diplomat Burns to visit Egypt this week
By REUTERS \
7/14/2013 6:40:09 PM
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FICC:Courts impose most red tape on businesses
Israel's court system is the most bureaucratic government institution businesses have to deal with, according to study.
By NIV ELIS \
7/14/2013 6:49:53 PM
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Edelstein: Polish shechita ban 'unthinkable' restriction of religious freedom
Knesset speaker Yuli Edelstein sends astounded letter to Polish counterpart, says decision denies basic minority rights.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
7/14/2013 6:59:04 PM
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Polish leader egged during visit to Ukraine massacre site
By REUTERS \
7/14/2013 7:06:05 PM
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Fighting in South Sudan forces thousands to flee and hide
By REUTERS \
7/14/2013 7:15:24 PM
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Hamas MPs caught hiding with e. J’lem Red Cross sentenced to 30 months in prison
Men had been staying in the Sheikh Jarrah compound to avoid arrest after their e. J'lem residency was revoked.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
7/14/2013 7:20:45 PM
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Ramat Gan mayor drops out of reelection campaign
Decision comes following veiled threat from the High Court of Justice to fire and ban him from reelection attempt.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
7/14/2013 7:35:26 PM
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US drone, Pakistan air force strikes kill 19 militants
By REUTERS \
7/14/2013 7:44:25 PM
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MKs meet Arab women’s rights activists in Nazareth
Glass ceilings in the workplace, domestic violence, and advocacy were on the agenda of this rare meeting.
By JOSHUA LIPSON \
7/14/2013 7:45:32 PM
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Report: 15 Eritreans set to return to country from Saharonim detention facility
Sabine Haddad of the Population, Immigration, and Borders Authority says "anyone who desires to return can do so.”
By BEN HARTMAN \
7/14/2013 7:52:11 PM
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IDF tribunal convicts Palestinian in death of settler
Salam al-Zaghal stabbed Evyatar Borovsky at Tapuah Junction; Borovsky's wife: Death is only fitting punishment for this act.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
7/14/2013 8:49:20 PM
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Israel public radio begins broadcasting Ramadan fast times
Co-executive director of the Abraham Fund Initiatives says “there are 1.5 million Arab Israelis who need to know the fast times."
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
7/14/2013 8:50:10 PM
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Bombs in Iraqi Shi'ite provinces kill 15, police and medics
By REUTERS \
7/14/2013 8:54:45 PM
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‘Large amounts of liquid gas condensate, natural gas present in Karish reservoir’
New analysis reveals a newly promising natural gas reservoir likely contains approximately 13 million barrels of liquid natural gas condensate.
By SHARON UDASIN \
7/14/2013 9:04:11 PM
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Before Shabbos
Director Richard Linklater explains why he added another chapter to his much-loved ‘Before’ series on the lives of a French-American couple.
By HANNAH BROWN \
7/14/2013 9:22:56 PM
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New Egypt cabinet begins to take shape
Morsi held incommunicado by army at an undisclosed location; army chief al-Sisi insists political process open to all groups.
By REUTERS \
7/14/2013 9:36:51 PM
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How to exit Afghanistan?
Without a substantial NATO security force, the Karzai administration doesn’t stand a chance against the hardened Taliban.
By TIMON DIAS \
7/14/2013 9:46:30 PM
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Sinai gunfire raises tensions along Egyptian-Israeli border
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/14/2013 9:55:27 PM
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The fate of Israel's print media
NEWSPAPERS THE world over are facing an uncertain future as news becomes commodified.
By JEFF BARAK \
7/14/2013 9:58:36 PM
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Claims Conference elections held in 'unheard of' manner, asserts board member
Several Claims Conference board members express discontent at the way senior official elections have been conducted.
By SAM SOKOL \
7/14/2013 10:04:36 PM
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The Battle of Gettysburg refought, 150 years later
You will never understand American history as well as when you have re-enacted it and had to deal with its customs, costumes and tools.
By BARRY RUBIN \
7/14/2013 10:12:03 PM
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Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef's certification to be reviewed
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/14/2013 10:14:00 PM
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The Ninth of Av: Business as usual?
Should Jews commemorate the Holocaust on the Ninth of Av? The Israeli Knesset mandates a memorial day for the Nazi genocide of the Jews – Yom Hashoah.
By ELI KAVON \
7/14/2013 10:24:42 PM
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Israel to host 9,000 athletes at record Maccabiah Games
Several thousand police units to monitor largest Maccabiah Games in history; Thursday’s opening ceremony in capital to host some 30,000 spectators.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
7/14/2013 10:26:22 PM
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July 15: Spare a thought
By JERUSALEM POST READERS \
7/14/2013 10:30:55 PM
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Congress examines Argentina's facilitation of Iran
Members of congress call on Secretary of State John Kerry and US attorney general Eric Holder to sanction Argentina for Iran ties.
By MICHAEL WILNER, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT \
7/14/2013 10:31:34 PM
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Israel ‘celebrates’ Tax Freedom Day
Israel on Sunday passed its annual Tax Freedom Day, which indicates how much of the year is devoted to earning income that goes toward paying that national tax bill.
By NIV ELIS \
7/14/2013 10:36:13 PM
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Obama urges calm in wake of Zimmerman verdict
By REUTERS \
7/14/2013 10:37:55 PM
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Katz, Hotovely agree to mend fences
The feuding Transportation Minister Katz and his deputy MK Hotovely say they have resolved transportation policies dispute.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
7/14/2013 10:48:30 PM
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Some banks aren't just greedy, they're criminals
The public little trusts used-car salesmen, thinks less of bankers and is dumbstruck that bankers don’t go to jail despite repeatedly breaking laws.
By HAROLD GOLDMEIER \
7/14/2013 10:53:19 PM
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Mavs’ rookie Mekel turning heads early on
Gal Mekel makes impressive start to life as a Dallas Maverick on Saturday night, starting at point guard and finishing with 14 points.
By ALLON SINAI \
7/14/2013 10:59:17 PM
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'Euromoney' names Hapoalim 'best bank in Israel'
Bank Hapoalim has in recent years led the banking market in Israel, posting net profits in 2012 of NIS 2.5 billion.
By MIRIAM SOKOLOW \
7/14/2013 11:00:05 PM
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TA-25 advances 0.53%
Partner had the biggest gain among Tel Aviv 25 shares, while Delek and its gas exploration units rose strongly on the discovery of condensates at Karish.
By AVIV LEVY \
7/14/2013 11:06:16 PM
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Barkat welcomes Team USA
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat welcomes an elite group of USA Maccabiah athletes to the Israeli capital on Sunday.
By MATTHEW MATILSKY \
7/14/2013 11:10:25 PM
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Prosperity not shared
The 2011 protest movement was probably the single most significant development that has taken place within Israeli society in recent history.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
7/14/2013 11:13:39 PM
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Should skin color affect adoption?
Ethiopian Jewish mothers’ rights were grossly violated when their children were removed from their care.
By PNINA TAMANO-SHATA \
7/14/2013 11:19:33 PM
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Europe’s secret NGO wars: Who is anti-democratic?
When is an NGO actually an arm of state power and interest, masquerading as a non-political do-good civil society group?
By Gerald Steinberg \
7/14/2013 11:29:07 PM
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Netanyahu calls Abbas for Ramadan, urges peace
PM tells PA president he hopes US Secretary of State Kerry's efforts to renew negotiations will show results.
By REUTERS, JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/14/2013 11:30:21 PM
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Dudi drops out of final with injury
Sela, ranked No. 94 in the world, was hoping to collect some much-needed ranking points and confidence ahead of next month’s US Open.
By ALLON SINAI \
7/14/2013 11:40:35 PM
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Technion patents laser device for identifying explosives, narcotics
The technique uses a laser beam, projected at a specific wavelength on the suspicious substance that emits electrons to identify its composition.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
7/14/2013 11:57:50 PM