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Bayit Yehudi bids farewell to departing MK Chetboun
Bayit Yehudi wishes departing MK Chetboun 'well on future path'
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/15/2014 12:46:23 AM
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Washington undecided about UN path to resolve conflict
By REUTERS \
12/15/2014 1:42:06 AM
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Hostages held in Sydney cafe in possible jihadist attack
By REUTERS \
12/15/2014 2:00:48 AM
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Australian Police storm Sydney cafe ending 16-hour hostage crisis; 3 reportedly killed
Medics moved in and took away five injured people on stretchers; hostage-taker was among those killed.
By REUTERS,JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/15/2014 5:51:51 PM
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Suspicious package at Australia's iconic Opera House leads to evacuation
By REUTERS \
12/15/2014 2:35:43 AM
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Australian government convenes National Security Committee after hostages taken
By REUTERS \
12/15/2014 3:03:35 AM
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Washington undecided whether UN resolution on Palestinian state is 'right way to go'
US official says Palestinian draft might "not [be] the way we would look at handling a very complicated security negotiation."
By REUTERS \
12/15/2014 3:16:45 AM
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Israeli embassy in Australia closely following hostage crisis at Sydney cafe
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/15/2014 4:29:50 AM
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Watch: Love in the Air in Tel Aviv
Australian rock duo Air Supply belt out their power ballads to adoring Israeli fans.
By AMY SPIRO \
12/15/2014 5:31:46 AM
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Australian police: One armed assailant involved in ongoing hostage crisis
By REUTERS \
12/15/2014 6:01:24 AM
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IDF takes sledgehammer to Hamas’s ‘grandma’ terrorism financing scheme
All future terrorist funding cases could face ballooning fines.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/15/2014 6:35:04 AM
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Hostages held in Sydney seen running out of cafe as police make contact with gunman
By REUTERS \
12/15/2014 7:03:34 AM
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Israel and the Diaspora
By IRA SHARKANSKY \
12/15/2014 7:03:36 AM
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Israel lags in Internet usage, OECD says
Country below average in online banking, online government services.
By NIV ELIS \
12/15/2014 7:09:46 AM
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‘Jordan playing with fire by backing extremists opposed to Islamic State’
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
12/15/2014 7:25:49 AM
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Australian police say contact made with Sydney siege gunman
By REUTERS \
12/15/2014 7:40:52 AM
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Australian Muslim clerical group condemns Sydney cafe siege
By REUTERS \
12/15/2014 7:53:31 AM
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Netanyahu says Israel to 'stand firm' against Palestinian 'efforts to dictate terms'
By HERB KEINON \
12/15/2014 8:12:25 AM
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Two more hostages run out of Sydney siege cafe
By REUTERS \
12/15/2014 8:20:05 AM
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Report: Suspected Islamist gunman demands to speak with Australian PM Abbott, wants ISIS flags
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/15/2014 9:09:48 AM
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Report: Gunman wants ISIS flags, demands to speak with Australian PM Abbott
Sky News reported on Monday that there are fears the assailant has planted four bombs on the premises.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/15/2014 9:29:30 AM
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Jerks
By R.P. Nettelhorst \
12/15/2014 10:04:31 AM
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Netanyahu says Israel to 'stand firm' against Palestinian 'efforts to dictate terms'
The premier said that Israel would not accept "unilateral acts that are time-dependent."
By HERB KEINON \
12/15/2014 10:08:27 AM
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Soldier among ten arrested for stealing and selling weapons stolen from the IDF
By BEN HARTMAN \
12/15/2014 10:14:15 AM
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Australian police monitoring social media reports of gunman demands
By REUTERS \
12/15/2014 10:17:09 AM
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The Indian response to @shamiwitness and the abuse of social media
By ANDRE OBOLER \
12/15/2014 3:17:18 PM
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Police grill Ramat Gan municipal officials over alleged corruption, ties to mob
By BEN HARTMAN \
12/15/2014 10:28:01 AM
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Australian Jewish institutions under lock-down in response to Sydney hostage stand-off
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/15/2014 10:35:56 AM
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Australian Jewish institutions under lockdown in response to Sydney hostage stand-off
Community leaders don't believe the hostage situation is directed at Australia's Jews, precautions have been taken.
By SAM SOKOL,CAROLINE FRANK \
12/15/2014 10:47:17 AM
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8 Arabs arrested in east Jerusalem for using Facebook to incite terrorism
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
12/15/2014 10:53:32 AM
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8 Arabs arrested in east Jerusalem for using Facebook to incite terrorism
Shin Bet, Border Police and Jerusalem officers seize suspects’ computers and mobile devices.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
12/15/2014 11:04:11 AM
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Netanyahu commiserates with persecuted Christians
“I promise we will support you and we will act harshly against anyone who will harass you, and that Israel is a nation of laws,” Netanyahu said to the Christian audience in Nazareth.
By ARIEL COHEN \
12/15/2014 11:41:36 AM
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Israel: No reason to believe US will reverse policy on supporting imposed Palestinian state
By HERB KEINON \
12/15/2014 11:50:36 AM
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Labor MK Avishay Braverman announces he won't run in March elections
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/15/2014 11:59:17 AM
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Netanyahu tells Kerry: Imposed Palestinian state deal will endanger Israel
Unclear whether US will use veto to stymie Palestinian statehood bid.
By HERB KEINON \
12/16/2014 12:36:45 AM
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Hundreds of Chinese said fighting alongside Islamic State in Middle East
China has expressed concern about the rise of Islamic State in the Middle East, nervous about the effect it could have on its Xinjiang region.
By REUTERS \
12/15/2014 12:04:08 PM
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Steinitz calls on Netanyahu to halt tax transfers to Palestinians as punishment for UN steps
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/15/2014 12:11:56 PM
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State indicts 3 in arson of bilingual Hebrew-Arabic school in Jerusalem
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/15/2014 12:15:32 PM
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Livni: Palestinian bid for UN-imposed state will fail
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/15/2014 12:21:37 PM
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State indicts 3 in arson of bilingual Hebrew-Arabic school in Jerusalem
The three, Yitzhak Gabai, 22 of Jerusalem, Shlomo Rachamim Twitto, 20 of Beitar Illit, and Nachman Twitto, 18 of Beitar Illit, were charged with arson, breaking an entering and destroying property.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/15/2014 12:24:11 PM
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Meretz chief Gal-On calls on Netanyahu to back Palestinian statehood bid at UN
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/15/2014 12:24:51 PM
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Caesarea edges Ga’ash in annual golf duel
A victory in each match meant a point for the winning club. A draw was worth a half point for each side.
By JERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF \
12/15/2014 12:32:47 PM
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Basketball: Hapoel Jerusalem in crisis mode after Nahariya loss
Hapoel stunned by Northerners in the capital, suffering 3rd straight setback overall.
By ALLON SINAI \
12/15/2014 12:36:18 PM
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Soccer: Benayoun strike leads Greens to big derby win in Haifa
Maccabi Haifa rediscovered its winning ways with a sweet 4-0 victory over Hapoel Haifa in the derby at Sammy Ofer Stadium.
By ALLON SINAI \
12/15/2014 12:39:46 PM
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Four gunmen take hostage in Ghent, Belgium
By REUTERS \
12/15/2014 12:40:23 PM
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Likud court disqualifies vote to allow Netanyahu reserve spots on party's Knesset list
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/15/2014 12:45:05 PM
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Likud court hands Netanyahu defeat
PM appeals decision, expanded panel of judges to renew discussion on the issue.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN,DANIEL CLINTON \
12/15/2014 12:54:55 PM
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Shin Bet thwarts terror cell planning Tel Aviv suicide bombing
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
12/15/2014 12:58:49 PM
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Shin Bet thwarts terror cell planning Tel Aviv suicide bombing
Palestinian woman planned to use disguise of pregnant Jewish woman to set off explosives belt.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
12/15/2014 1:05:32 PM
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UN: Around 1,300 killed in Ukraine since cease-fire
By REUTERS \
12/15/2014 1:10:20 PM
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Brief: Paris mayor to light Hanukka candle
By SAM SOKOL \
12/15/2014 1:49:43 PM
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Labor MK Avishay Braverman announces he won't run in March elections
Braverman said that he felt he had done all he could as an MK, adding that he believes there is a genuine opportunity to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming election.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN,DANIEL CLINTON \
12/15/2014 2:13:11 PM
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French police arrest 10 people in suspected jihadist network
By REUTERS \
12/15/2014 2:24:28 PM
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Two almost simultaneous events related to Operation Protective Edge
A wedding and a memorial ceremony, both connected to Summer's Gaza conflict coincide.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
12/15/2014 2:46:49 PM
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Ramat Gan mayor, city officials arrested in major corruption, election fraud scandal
Police say the city officials created a system of favors and incentives to reward people from both within and outside the municipality.
By BEN HARTMAN \
12/15/2014 2:49:17 PM
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Jewish celebs Johansson, Hill take stage at 'Vice Media' party
The stars' unlikely performances included Johansson singing "Bizarre Love Triangle," and "Superbad"'s Hill performing a cover of Jewish rapper Drake's "Marvin's Room."
By LAUREN IZSO \
12/15/2014 3:33:55 PM
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District Court orders lower court do-over on decision to convict MK Barakei
Barakei was convicted of tussle with right-wing activist, but court did not explain why his acts were not covered by his parliamentary immunity.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/15/2014 3:21:58 PM
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A View from Down Under: Terror has come to Sydney
As the lights in the Lindt café turned off, the rest of us also found ourselves in the dark; as Hanukka approaches, a bit of light is exactly what we need.
By JUSTIN AMLER \
12/15/2014 3:23:18 PM
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Nu York, New York: An old school Brooklyn shul turns 90
By ELLEN LEVITT \
12/15/2014 3:35:05 PM
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Egyptian court weighs labeling Hamas military wing as terror organization
A group of Islamist scholars criticized Egypt on Monday for seeking an Interpol arrest warrant for their leader, Qatar-based cleric Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi
By Ariel Ben Solomon,REUTERS \
12/15/2014 3:45:39 PM
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JPost News: December 15th
JPost.com brings you all the latest news on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/15/2014 3:49:33 PM
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Claims Conference to increase aid for Holocaust survivors
In May the Claims Conference reached an agreement with Germany securing $1 billion in funding through 2017.
By SAM SOKOL \
12/15/2014 3:56:42 PM
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Rabid female wolf sparks alert in Lake Kinneret area
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
12/15/2014 4:00:13 PM
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Meeting between Netanyahu and Kerry begins in Rome
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/15/2014 4:09:34 PM
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Australian hostage taker named as Iranian refugee with criminal past
By REUTERS \
12/15/2014 4:11:03 PM
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Israeli Judoka set to switch flags and represent Great Britain
Alice Schlesinger fell out with the Israel Judo Association following the London 2012 Olympics, with both sides failing to agree on her training regime.
By ALLON SINAI \
12/15/2014 4:12:54 PM
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Tensions surface as Australian Muslims fear Sydney siege backlash
Siege at Sydney cafe by gunman leads to rise in communal tension.
By REUTERS \
12/15/2014 4:16:03 PM
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Australian hostage taker named as Iranian refugee charged with assault
Man Haron Monis was charged last year with being an accessory to the murder of his ex-wife who was stabbed and set alight in a Sydney apartment block.
By REUTERS \
12/15/2014 4:20:01 PM
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Austria to close Saudi school with alleged anti-Semetic inclinations
Austrian government sets to toughen regulation on funding by Muslim organizations, hopes to keep schools free of jihadi influence and recruitment.
By REUTERS \
12/15/2014 4:31:58 PM
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Antiquities Authority unearths well-preserved 2,800-year-old farm house in Rosh HaAyin
Eighth century BCE site built during Assyrian conquest has 23 rooms, wine presses.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
12/15/2014 4:43:08 PM
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Germany says it will help finance four new Israeli warships
The mass-circulation Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported on Sunday that Berlin had earmarked up to 115 million euros for the warships -- which would cost around 1 billion euros in total.
By REUTERS \
12/15/2014 4:46:40 PM
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Iranian parliamentary delegation plans Britain visit
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
12/15/2014 4:54:25 PM
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Campaign jockeying reveals growing cracks in haredi walls
For a Shas politico to consider teaming up with religious Zionists would have been inconceivable not long ago.
By EVELYN GORDON \
12/15/2014 4:57:48 PM
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Iran's Rouhani says will try to clinch nuclear deal as talks with US resume
By REUTERS \
12/15/2014 5:00:21 PM
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Report: At least five more hostages get free in Sydney
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/15/2014 5:14:05 PM
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In US spending bill, a warning to Palestinians on UN actions
Congress omnibus includes new Iran oversight, increased defense spending on Israel.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
12/16/2014 2:56:53 AM
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JPost Holy Land: Finding the synagogue of Sussita
The Zinman Institute of Archaeology's search-and-dig mission discovers early 7th century church.
By MICHAEL EISENBERG \
12/17/2014 6:02:37 PM
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Report: Police move in on Sydney cafe and rescue nine hostages
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/15/2014 5:38:57 PM
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First Jew to represent US for international religious freedom
Rabbi David Saperstein appointed as US ambassador for international religious freedom.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
12/15/2014 5:43:29 PM
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New South Wales police confirm Sydney cafe siege is over
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/15/2014 5:50:15 PM
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Moody's: Israel's gov't collapse is 'credit negative'
Political turmoil will dampen economic growth and hinder fiscal planning, says credit agency Moody's.
By NIV ELIS \
12/15/2014 6:09:25 PM
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WATCH: The dramatic final moments of the Sydney hostage standoff
Heavy gunfire and loud bangs rang out shortly after 2 a.m. local time and moments earlier at least six people believed to have been held captive had managed to flee the scene.
By REUTERS \
12/15/2014 6:26:34 PM
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For one day a year teachers are shown appreciation
Students give thanks to their educators, show appreciation for second year in a row.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
12/15/2014 6:45:26 PM
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Egypt to try 40 civilians in military courts over protests
By REUTERS \
12/15/2014 6:46:07 PM
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Maj.-Gen. Yair Golan takes up post as deputy IDF chief of staff
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
12/15/2014 7:04:41 PM
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Construction training program draws haredi men
New Economy Ministry-led program draws men from haredi sector into construction work.
By NIV ELIS \
12/15/2014 7:31:16 PM
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Abramowitz: I would run for Knesset if election led to me being energy minister
By NIV ELIS \
12/15/2014 7:33:25 PM
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Israel's Energiya to build solar field in Georgia
Former presidential candidate Abramowitz eyeing Energy Ministry
By NIV ELIS \
12/15/2014 7:39:56 PM
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Report: Hostage-taker amongst two killed in Sydney cafe siege
By REUTERS \
12/15/2014 7:46:53 PM
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Women's organizations demand gender equality in lists running for Knesset
MK Lavie: Notice to voters must be written in feminine and masculine, not just in masculine.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
12/15/2014 7:58:32 PM
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US seeks to use letters from bin Laden raid at terror trial
By REUTERS \
12/15/2014 8:30:05 PM
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Team Israel wins double bridge gold at World Mind Games
Israelis take top the lead at international bridge tournament.
By JERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF \
12/15/2014 8:49:22 PM
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Update: Australian police say three are dead, including hostage-taker, in Sydney cafe siege
By REUTERS \
12/15/2014 8:54:05 PM
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Netanyahu on Australia cafe siege: International Islamic terror does not know borders
PM says Israel reserved “freedom of action” to repel both the Palestinian and French proposals expected to be brought to the United Nations Security Council.
By HERB KEINON \
12/15/2014 9:01:49 PM
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Kuwaiti ship, Egyptian fishing boat, collide in Red Sea, killing 13
By REUTERS \
12/15/2014 9:34:23 PM
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Kerry to meet today with Arab League delegates over Palestinian UN statehood bid
With upcoming UN vote on a resolution which would set final deadline for Israeli withdrawal to the pre-1967 lines, Palestinians embark on campaign, seeking support.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
12/16/2014 8:31:33 AM
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Life, love and lox
"The Sturgeon Queens" - Detailing the 100-year history of iconic Lower East Side eatery Russ and Daughters – is coming this week to the Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival
By AMY SPIRO \
12/15/2014 9:51:21 PM
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German court to try a 93-year-old former Auschwitz guard for murder
The charges relate to a two-month period between May and July 1944, when an estimated 137 trains arrived at the camp carrying 425,000 people, mostly from Hungary.
By REUTERS \
12/15/2014 9:53:49 PM
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Commentary: Warning - Stocks will collapse by 50%
"There are specific sectors of the market that are all but guaranteed to perform well during the next few months. Getting out of stocks now could be costly."
By JOSEPH MORGENSTERN \
12/15/2014 9:58:54 PM
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In support of climate change
Do we choose to be forces of discord, unpleasantness and negativity? Or, preferably, do we choose to be forces of light, bringing illumination, grace, blessing and optimism to our environs?
By JONATHAN PEARL \
12/15/2014 10:07:48 PM
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Sisi and Gaza: A new solution to Hamas’s terrorist enclave
As things stand, Egypt and Israel can help each other.
By JOSHUA GELERNTER \
12/15/2014 10:10:16 PM
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No Holds Barred: Women want to be chosen
Women are in love with love, which makes them more humanly responsive.
By SHMULEY BOTEACH \
12/15/2014 10:17:36 PM
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Genocide by General Assembly: The UN’s latest resolution to disarm Israel
Nuclear weapons and strategy have become indispensable to Israel’s physical survival.
By LOUIS RENÉ BERES \
12/15/2014 10:22:06 PM
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Yishai declares his split from Shas and establishment of new party
Deri activists force press conference to be cut short, calling Yishai "traitor"
By JEREMY SHARON \
12/15/2014 10:24:54 PM
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Obama administration says no decision yet on Russia sanctions bill
By REUTERS \
12/15/2014 10:29:39 PM
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Fundamentally Freund: So you think you know Hanukka...
The Hellenists tried to destroy Judaism, we won, now pass me a jelly doughnut.
By MICHAEL FREUND \
12/15/2014 10:32:38 PM
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Borderline Views: Working towards political change
Why should Israel not demonstrate its real democracy by having a Center-Left coalition government which will also enjoy the direct support of both the haredi and the Arab parties?
By DAVID NEWMAN \
12/15/2014 10:35:44 PM
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Anti-IS policy on the run
The strategic picture remains unclear.
By OWEN KIRBY \
12/15/2014 10:38:28 PM
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Electoral reform that works
An increasingly large number of Israelis realize that the current political system is broken, a formula for gridlock and dysfunction.
By AIDAN FISHMAN \
12/15/2014 10:41:40 PM
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December 16th: Fatal Error
The Israel-Palestine conflict is is the very spearhead of what is threatening global stability and Western civilization.
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
12/15/2014 10:47:58 PM
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Terror in Sydney
While it is essential not to fall into the trap of generalizing and issuing sweeping indictments, there is also a feeling that moderate Muslims should distance themselves from the violence.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
12/15/2014 10:53:17 PM
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Hanukka – the culmination of Jewish historical miracles
The spectacular miracles of Jewish history testify that there are times when the Creator reveals His providence.
By DOVID GOTTLIEB \
12/15/2014 10:58:54 PM
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Obama vows no safe haven for Islamic State
By REUTERS \
12/15/2014 11:22:45 PM