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IAF retaliates to Gaza rocket attacks despite claims of cease-fire extension
Head of Palestinian delegation says additional 5-day cease-fire agreed upon by both sides; Hamas accuses Israel of breaking truce as IDF strikes targets in retaliation for rocket attacks on the country's South.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/14/2014 12:46:02 AM
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US mulls military options for Iraqi mountaintop rescue of thousands
Obama promises to prevent genocide of Iraqi Yazidi minority on Mt. Sinjar despite denying any possible combat role for US troops in Iraq.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
8/14/2014 1:43:58 AM
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Hamas official accuses Israel of violating truce
By REUTERS \
8/14/2014 1:50:23 AM
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Analysis: Why the Gaza blockade cannot be fully lifted
If a final-status agreement were in place with a Palestinian government free of terrorist groups, many of the other restrictions on Gaza could be lifted.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
8/14/2014 1:56:42 AM
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US evacuation of Yazidis from Iraq's Mount Sinjar unlikely
By REUTERS \
8/14/2014 2:55:40 AM
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Finance panel stalls Lapid’s 0-VAT housing proposal again
Yesh Atid: We won’t allow "political blackmail at the expense of young couples who work and serve in the IDF."
By NIV ELIS \
8/14/2014 3:29:13 AM
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Police arrest 57 Arabs for rioting in massive east Jerusalem sweep
Spokesman: We will continue to detain people to prevent disturbances; assaults in July against Jews in area doubled from 2013
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
8/14/2014 3:45:26 AM
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Hamas helping thousands leave Strip via Rafah
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry has said the border with Gaza at Rafah remains open, despite media reports claiming it is closed.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
8/14/2014 4:06:07 AM
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Finance Ministry rejects budget critique
The comptroller’s report, which came out Tuesday afternoon, offered several major recommendations for handling the budget.
By NIV ELIS \
8/14/2014 5:07:42 AM
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Trajtenberg not ruling out entering politics
Several parties expected to try to draft respected academic who led the committee to address concerns of 2011 socioeconomic protests.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
8/14/2014 5:29:12 AM
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Blue-and-white toughs out win in Netherlands
Israel claims first qualifying victory, holding the Dutch to 16 points in the second half.
By ALLON SINAI \
8/14/2014 5:44:49 AM
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Sisi receives offer of fighter jets, helicopters, weapons on Russia visit
Egyptian leader and Putin agree to cooperate against terrorism, discuss free trade zone.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
8/14/2014 6:07:16 AM
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5-day truce appears to hold despite shaky start after rocket attacks and IAF strikes
IDF hits launch sites and terror base overnight in Gaza responding to rocket fire; IDF says Code Red siren in Eshkol at 10 a.m. was false alarm.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/14/2014 10:28:23 AM
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Sizzling Sanford reaches final with national record
Two years ago, Sanford came a mere nine hundredths of a second from winning an historic medal for Israel.
By ALLON SINAI \
8/14/2014 7:31:17 AM
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New York Times, Gaza Edition
By IRA SHARKANSKY \
8/14/2014 9:38:00 AM
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Report: US halted weapons transfer to Israel during Gaza offensive
Amid tensions between Netanyahu and Obama, the US halted transfer of 'Hellfire' air-to-surface missiles, 'Wall Street Journal' reports.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/14/2014 9:42:20 AM
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Moshe Feiglin - Israel's lonely libertarian
BY Dennis Mitzner \
8/14/2014 10:07:00 AM
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Rocket alert siren sounds in Eshkol Regional Council
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/14/2014 10:09:18 AM
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IDF says rocket alert siren in Eshkol was false alarm
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/14/2014 10:34:02 AM
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Du Goush Katif à Gaza : pire ou mieux ?
Le retrait des troupes israéliennes de Gaza, 9 ans jour pour jour après le désengagement de 2005, avait tout l’air d’un triste remake...
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
8/14/2014 10:25:10 AM
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Rebuilding lives, one bereaved girlfriend at a time
How a local nonprofit takes care of the fiancées and girlfriends of fallen IDF soldiers.
By ANAV SILVERMAN \
8/14/2014 10:30:00 AM
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Motivated to serve
The ‘Magazine’ sits down with volunteers from the Palestine Red Crescent Society, an organization which has long been at the forefront of caring for Palestinians wounded in protests.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
8/14/2014 10:58:30 AM
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Security cabinet set to meet at 5 p.m. to discuss Gaza cease-fire efforts
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/14/2014 11:07:51 AM
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Gaza : les lendemains qui déchantent
Pour Israël et le Hamas, c’est maintenant l’heure des comptes. La disproportion qui caractérise les combats se déplace désormais sur le plan économique et politique.
By AMOTZ ASA-EL \
8/14/2014 11:09:25 AM
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Ya'alon speaks with Hagel, thanks him for added Iron Dome funding
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/14/2014 11:17:07 AM
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‘Tulip will continue to be a premium brand’
An interview with Tulip CEO Roy Itzhaki, on his decision to sell 50% of the winery and go into partnership with powerful businessman Dudi Weissman.
By GALI VOLOTZKY \
8/14/2014 11:22:21 AM
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Email as it was in ancient times
The tale of a bottle’s nautical voyage around the globe, and the message inside.
By ARIEH O’SULLIVAN \
8/14/2014 11:40:13 AM
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L’héritage du soldat isolé
La mort de trois soldats sans famille en Israël durant l’opération Bordure protectrice a conduit le public à prendre conscience des difficultés rencontrées par ces combattants.
By ANAV SILVERMAN \
8/14/2014 11:48:17 AM
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Ein Mata, one of the Eila Valley's best-kept secrets
What could be better than chilling out at a refreshingly cool spring on a hot summer day?
By MEITAL SHARABI \
8/14/2014 11:51:04 AM
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GALLERY: MDA helps evacuate 18 wounded Turkey-bound Gazans
Magen David Adom cooperated with the Foreign Ministry and the Turkish Red Crescent to transfer wounded to a hospital in Ankara.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/14/2014 12:02:31 PM
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The home as inspiration
Kaila Shabat says her Ganei Tikva home was what inspired her to become an author.
By GLORIA DEUTSCH \
8/14/2014 12:04:19 PM
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Redécouvrir l’Hexagone sous tous les angles
Laurent Roumani, directeur de l’antenne Atout France en Israël, dresse un portrait de la France à l’usage des Israéliens.
By LAURE BELMONT \
8/14/2014 12:08:00 PM
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US customers complain post offices refusing mail delivery to Israel
ADL urges US postmaster general to ensure that post is delivered to Israel after receiving complaints in Massachusetts, Michigan and New Jersey.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/14/2014 6:05:14 PM
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¿Por qué?
Spanish columnists question anti-Israel sentiment
By ANDREAS BERGGREN \
8/14/2014 12:45:01 PM
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Tel Aviv Court rules against closing Shabbat violators - for now
Court finds that city did its duty by bringing the 21 stores to court, but balked at the idea that they should be forced to close.
By NIV ELIS \
8/14/2014 12:51:16 PM
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Islamic State militants mass near another town north of Baghdad
By REUTERS \
8/14/2014 12:56:27 PM
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GRUMPY OLD MAN: What remains unreported
It’s not easy or even possible for today’s journalists to tell the whole story, which means news consumers should be forewarned.
By LAWRENCE RIFKIN \
8/14/2014 12:59:28 PM
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Will our boys fight again?
The world has not yet forgiven the Jews for the Holocaust. Yet Israel can survive – and this is the paradox of its reality – as long as it insists on its vocation of uniqueness.
By NATHAN LOPES CARDOZO \
8/14/2014 1:08:35 PM
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Fundamentally Freund: Sanctified through sacrifice: The holiness of the IDF uniform
Seventy years ago, Jews were being gassed at Auschwitz and worked to death at Majdanek. Now, they put on the IDF uniform and proudly bear arms, fighting back against those who seek our destruction.
By MICHAEL FREUND \
8/14/2014 1:16:42 PM
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Report: Israeli source says Hamas's Mashaal torpedoing long-term truce
Internal Hamas discord reportedly slowing efforts to reach long-term truce; Palestinian delegation members say more talks scheduled for Sunday.
By JPOST.COM STAFF,REUTERS \
8/14/2014 1:23:27 PM
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Here and there: Manipulating the truth
The power of the TV screen.
By BRENDA KATTEN \
8/14/2014 1:23:29 PM
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Mixed legacy
Hillary Clinton details her years as secretary of state in a dispassionate, long-winded account that overshadows her presidential ambitions.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
8/14/2014 1:29:24 PM
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Post-modern biography
With apparently only a passing interest in the ‘facts’ of Freud’s life story, Adam Phillips focuses much more on what can be ascertained from the father of psychoanalysis’s own writing and interests.
By MATI WAGNER \
8/14/2014 1:40:20 PM
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The accidental Zionist
Richard Isralowitz, 66 From Cleveland, Ohio, to Beersheba, 1982.
By ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN \
8/14/2014 1:48:11 PM
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Gal-On: US decision to halt arms shipment to Israel is 'warning sign'
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/14/2014 2:11:00 PM
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THIS WEEK IN JERUSALEM 371103
Peggy Cidor’s round-up of city affairs.
By PEGGY CIDOR \
8/14/2014 2:14:30 PM
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O Jerusalem
Politicians are angry at those ignoring the government directive to relocate all ministries to the capital.
By PEGGY CIDOR \
8/14/2014 2:22:52 PM
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ACRI, Adalah: Knesset violating Zoabi's right to free expression
By LAHAV HARKOV \
8/14/2014 2:27:58 PM
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All his world’s a stage
Efim Rinenberg’s life as a ‘minority within a minority’ led him to seek refuge in the theater.
By PEGGY CIDOR \
8/14/2014 2:33:45 PM
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Grapevine: Bridging the generation gap
Described by his cousin and former longtime partner Yoram Globus as the backbone of Israel’s film industry, Menahem Golan was memorialized in Tel Aviv and was buried in Kfar Saba.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
8/14/2014 2:52:55 PM
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Lapid: Crisis in US-Israel relations is a very concerning trend that can't continue
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/14/2014 2:53:00 PM
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A divine route to the bridal path
The story of a Kuwaiti-Finnish marriage – with guests from Sweden, Abu Dhabi and Bnei Brak.
By Gil Stern Stern ZOHAR \
8/14/2014 3:00:36 PM
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Ensnared by the lure of street art
There is a new force to be reckoned with in the underground world of graffiti.
By ARIEL HENDELMAN \
8/14/2014 3:09:48 PM
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Haredi protesters clash with police, say Jerusalem archaeological dig upsets Jewish graves
Demonstrators threw stones at the Jerusalem Light Rail and scuffled with police; No injuries reported in incident.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
8/14/2014 3:16:18 PM
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Have you seen the muffin man?
A new downtown cafe offers a tantalizing array that includes blueberry streusel and pumpkin-cream cheese.
By RUTH BELOFF \
8/14/2014 3:17:45 PM
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Politicians weigh in on 'crisis in US-Israel relations'
Right-wing politicians express dismay at reported US decision to halt weapons' shipment.
By GIL STERN STERN HOFFMAN,JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/14/2014 3:53:04 PM
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CAPITAL CALENDAR
Here's a look at some of the events taking place August 15th - August 22 in the capital.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/14/2014 3:55:33 PM
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Sharansky predicts 'beginning of the end of Jewish history in Europe'
Jewish Agency chairman responds in part to the rising wave of anti-Semitism crashing over the continent since the start of Israel’s military operation in Gaza.
By SAM SOKOL \
8/14/2014 3:56:04 PM
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Herzog: There is a complete lack of trust between Netanyahu and Obama
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/14/2014 4:01:19 PM
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B'Tselem banned from National-Civilian Service
Sar-Shalom Djerbi: B'Tselem helps Israel's enemies and spreads lies about Israel and the IDF around the world.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
8/14/2014 4:15:28 PM
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Parshat Ekev: Blessing and sharing bread
‘And you shall eat and be satisfied, and bless the Lord your God for the good land which he has given you' (Deut. 8:10).
By SHLOMO RISKIN \
8/14/2014 4:26:56 PM
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An outstanding athlete
In 1920s and ’30s Chicago, Anne Goldstein made her Eastern European immigrant parents proud via her basketball and softball achievements.
By RENÉE LEVINE MELAMMED \
8/14/2014 4:36:41 PM
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WATCH: Hamas gives a glimpse into home-grown rocket production in Gaza
Izz a-Din al-Kassam Brigades claims projectile production continued during the IDF's op against terrorists in Gaza.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/14/2014 4:54:27 PM
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Frontlines Podcast: Gaza, the UN, and the ‘haredi street’
This week, Deputy Managing Editor Tovah Lazaroff and Religious Affairs reporter Jeremy Sharon join the podcast.
By NIV ELIS \
8/14/2014 7:10:33 PM
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Peppers add pizzazz to summertime sandwiches
When choosing chili peppers, produce maven Robert Schueller says it’s useful to know that they get hotter as they get old.
By FAYE LEVY AND YAKIR LEVY \
8/14/2014 5:02:39 PM
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Two Egyptians killed on anniversary of bloody day
By REUTERS \
8/14/2014 5:25:35 PM
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Another Tack: Groundhog Day in Gaza
Tzipi Livni, Isaac Herzog and Zehava Gal-On all confidently cheer: Have no fear, Abbas is here.
By SARAH HONIG \
8/14/2014 5:28:00 PM
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MK Ayelet Shaked to Defense Minister: List ISIS as a terrorist organization
By LAHAV HARKOV \
8/14/2014 7:11:47 PM
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Deputy FM sees no difference between Hamas and ISIS
Tzachi Hanegbi disappointed, not surprised, at allies’ criticism of Israeli battle tactics.
By FELICE FRIEDSON/THE MEDIA LINE \
8/14/2014 5:41:30 PM
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Involuntary eye movement a foolproof indication for ADHD diagnosis, say Israeli researchers
Until this discovery, there had been no reliable physiological markers to diagnose ADHD.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
8/14/2014 5:46:30 PM
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Jewish Quarter of Old City to become wheelchair accessible
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
8/14/2014 5:55:46 PM
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Court intervention postpones closure of Jerusalem youth rehabilitation center
Health Ministry and Jerusalem Municipality agree to keep Lifta Detoxification Center open until end of year, as ministry searches for new operator.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
8/14/2014 7:01:23 PM
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Hamas official: Cairo cease-fire deal remains possible
Upon return from Egypt, Khalil al-Hayya says truce possible if Israel stops "playing with terminologies and hiding behind them in a ruse that renders our demands void."
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
8/14/2014 7:02:57 PM
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Senior Hamas leader: Cease-fire deal with Israel still possible
By REUTERS \
8/14/2014 7:13:37 PM
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Obama to make statement on Iraq
By REUTERS \
8/14/2014 7:18:16 PM
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Lebanon charges 43 Syrians with belonging to terrorist groups
By REUTERS \
8/14/2014 7:32:30 PM
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‘Dramatic surge’ in anti-Semitism during Operation Protective Edge, says ADL
Report says violence against Jews, Jewish institutions “metastasized” during Israel's military operation in Gaza.
By JEREMY SHARON \
8/14/2014 7:44:55 PM
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Crowds gather in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square for rally in support of southern Israelis
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/14/2014 7:56:21 PM
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Obama says Islamist siege at Iraq's Mount Sinjar broken
By REUTERS \
8/14/2014 8:14:05 PM
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Parshat Ekev: God’s profile
In a speech spoken thousands of years ago, Moshe answers the most important question that a believer can ask: Who is God?
By RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ \
8/14/2014 8:24:29 PM
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Tel Aviv U. to open institute on transportation innovation
The world recognizes "the need to find alternative solutions to oil," says PMO official.
By SHARON UDASIN \
8/14/2014 8:29:53 PM
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Grapevine: VIP visitors
Members of both the Knesset and the entertainment industry have been abundantly generous in volunteering their time and talents to wounded soldiers.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
8/14/2014 8:44:41 PM
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Arab League head dismisses Liberman's partial embrace of Saudi initiative
Nabil el-Araby says no Israeli government took initiative seriously, therefore there's no reason to take FM seriously.
By HERB KEINON \
8/14/2014 8:51:37 PM
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Schabas probe
The UN probe is being led by Canadian international law expert William Schabas, who is well-known for his harsh criticism of Israel.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
8/14/2014 8:55:30 PM
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Diplomacy: An operation full of surprises
Certain elements of Operation Protective Edge did not go according to script: Hamas could not be read; European governments lent support, even as their publics protested viciously.
By HERB KEINON \
8/16/2014 12:01:45 AM
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Where will the ‘tough questions’ about Protective Edge be asked?
Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman Ze’ev Elkin says his panel is the best place to investigate the operation, but other MKs remain skeptical of its ability to handle such a task.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
8/16/2014 11:06:23 AM
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Arab World: Failing to see the broader picture
The West seems intent on venting its frustrations on Israel while a jihadi Islamic caliphate is strengthening its hold in the Mideast while Israel, Egypt are the only 2 countries in region which can stop radical Islam.
By Zvi Mazel \
8/16/2014 6:54:45 AM
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Spiritual trials, strategic rewards
Jewish tradition suggests that our military might and diplomatic power is greatly a function of our spiritual and moral strength.
By DAVID M. WEINBERG \
8/14/2014 9:24:56 PM
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Thousands rally in Tel Aviv in support for rocket-beaten South
"We will not tolerate the continued murder attempts from Gaza," Sderot mayor says to crowds.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
8/14/2014 9:34:44 PM
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On the edge of darkness
What is going on today in the Middle East and the world is no less than part of a strategic change that is threatening the balance of power in the international arena.
By LIOR AKERMAN \
8/14/2014 9:37:29 PM
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Arab Bank called Hamas 'paymaster' as trial opens in New York
By REUTERS \
8/14/2014 9:42:34 PM
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No change in policy on weapons deliveries to Israel, US says
Administration officials say reports that missile transfer was delayed were a mischaracterization of inter-agency procedure, unchanged policy.
By MICHAEL WILNER,HERB KEINON \
8/14/2014 9:46:27 PM
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Britain’s Ed Miliband should know better
Miliband flayed British Prime Minister David Cameron ‘for not condemning Israel’s unacceptable and unjustified killing of civilians in Gaza.’
By DAVID ESSING \
8/14/2014 9:52:50 PM
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The US Congress must examine the United Nations Human Rights Council
I realize more clearly than ever that Israel’s situation, like that of the United States, is too important to be left to the tender mercies of the UN.
By RICHARD A. HELLMAN \
8/14/2014 10:03:38 PM
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Gazan farmer to ‘Post’: We hope to work together with Israelis 'as one family'
“We are neighbors,” says Palestinian farmer, unnamed for security reasons; “We don’t like the war, we like peace.”
By SHARON UDASIN \
8/14/2014 10:20:54 PM
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In South Africa, far from the maddening conflict
If a Jew is not solidly Zionist, he takes on enemy colors. So much the worse if he dons a keffiyeh.
By STEVE APFEL \
8/14/2014 10:21:41 PM
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UN Security Council to target Islamic State militants on Friday
By REUTERS \
8/14/2014 10:27:12 PM
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My Word: Laughing or crying?
The world’s reaction to Operation Protective Edge is turning into a sick joke.
By LIAT COLLINS \
8/14/2014 10:31:25 PM
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South African Jewish group presses charges against union head
SA trade union leader Tony Ehrenreich published statement accusing the SAJBD of being “complicit in the murder of the people in Gaza.”
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/14/2014 10:38:47 PM
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Egypt: Gaza and the lost compassion
BY Ahmed Meligy \
8/14/2014 10:46:00 PM
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Into the Fray: Have we all gone completely mad???!!!!
When all you seek is calm, while your adversary is committed to your total annihilation, what is a reasonable compromise? That he only annihilate half of you?
By MARTIN SHERMAN \
8/14/2014 10:48:44 PM
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Tennis: Israel hopes to ‘host’ Argentina in Florida
Israel Tennis Association nominates Sunrise, Florida and Nicosia, Cyprus as possible alternatives for playoff match.
By ALLON SINAI \
8/14/2014 10:52:14 PM
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Column One: Anti-Semitism and its limitations
The power of anti-Semitism is beginning to have a significant impact on Israel’s relations with other democracies.
By CAROLINE B. GLICK \
8/14/2014 10:58:27 PM
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Supporting Hamas is anti-Semitic
Indeed, many Israelis are critical of some of their nation’s policies. But support for Hamas is anti-Semitic, because Hamas’s policies and actions are based, at their core, on Jew-hatred.
By ALAN M. DERSHOWITZ \
8/15/2014 4:50:44 PM
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No Holds Barred: ‘We want Israel to be safe’
Standing in front of Gil-Ad Shaer’s parents, I know that I was in the company of heroes; Moral giants who wanted peace to follow their son’s death.
By SHMULEY BOTEACH \
8/14/2014 11:11:33 PM
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PA official: Hamas agrees to delay Gaza port demand in return for salary funds
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH,JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/14/2014 11:13:36 PM
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Iraqi TV: PM Maliki drops bid for third term in post
By REUTERS \
8/14/2014 11:14:51 PM
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Global Agenda: Hollow capitalism
The main share indices were rising thanks to big companies taking on debt and wasting that money buying their own overpriced shares.
By PINCHAS LANDAU \
8/14/2014 11:24:12 PM
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Savir's Corner: People with whom I’d like to have a cup of coffee
To drink a cup of coffee with someone often implies a moment of relaxation, of intimacy; Outside one’s country, it is an occasion to observe people in a different cultural environment.
By URI SAVIR \
8/14/2014 11:39:58 PM