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EU leaders agree to stick to climate change plan despite economic crisis
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Vilna'i to 'Post': Schalit rally harmful
Deputy defense minister says demonstration shows weakness; organizers say rallies can only help.
yaakov katz and tovah lazaroff \
10/16/2008 12:19:43 AM
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In the eye of the storm
Jewish student volunteers seek to boost image of Acre's Old City.
Haviv Rettig Gur \
10/16/2008 12:24:12 AM
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NGO petitions against state funding for haredi schools
Movement for Quality Government protests subsidizing of schools that are not recognized by the state and are not under its supervision.
DAN IZENBERG \
10/16/2008 12:35:33 AM
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Wall St. plunges again: Dow down 733
Economy lurches deeper in worst day since 1987 crash; european leaders recommend G-8 meeting.
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Left-wingers arrested for vandalism at Samaria outpost
Police suspect the four set fire that damaged stone hut and vandalized a nearby makeshift structure.
TOVAH LAZAROFF and YAAKOV LAPPIN \
10/16/2008 12:37:03 AM
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Gas mask handout delayed to late 2009
Budget disputes between Defense Ministry and Treasury postponement of distribution.
Yaakov Katz \
10/16/2008 12:38:15 AM
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Acre Yeshiva head warns of larger Arab problem
Matthew Wagner \
10/16/2008 12:39:13 AM
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Israel leads ME in approved arms purchases
Israel leads region with $20b. in approved arms purchases for 2008.
Yaakov Katz \
10/16/2008 1:03:05 AM
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Abbas rejects request by Egypt for talks with Hamas
PA president draws sharp criticism from Hamas, saying Fatah not really interested in ending faction power struggle.
Khaled Abu Toameh \
10/16/2008 1:06:19 AM
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US murder case unravels, man freed after 21 years
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Obituary: Leslie Hardman dies at 95
The Jewish chaplain at the liberation of Belsen took on the arduous task of officiating in the burial of the camp's masses of Jewish victims.
JONNY PAUL, JPost correspondent in LONDON \
10/16/2008 1:28:53 AM
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UN General Assembly head to 'Post:' I love Israel
UN General Assembly head claims he was slandered by suggestions that he hates Israel.
Allison Hoffman, Jpost correspondent in New york \
10/16/2008 1:31:00 AM
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Azerbaijan's president set for winning 2nd term
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South Korea's main stock index falls sharply in early trading
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McCain and Obama face off over economy in 3rd presidential debate
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Obama hints at foreign policy appointments
McCain distances himself from Bush in third and final presidential debate in New York.
Hilary Leila Krieger \
10/16/2008 3:50:34 AM
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Japanese Nikkei index down more than 10% in early trade
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Suicide attack kills 2 at Pakistani police station
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Two die in car accident near Rosh Ha'ayin as vehicles catch fire
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/16/2008 5:55:40 AM
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Local Hoops: Nahariya, J'lem advance to Cup Final
Both teams win their respective semifinal games at Malha; Harlem Globetrotters perform at center court.
LOUIE LAZAR \
10/16/2008 6:24:46 AM
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Int'l Soccer: Late equalizer dents Israel's away record
Kashtan's side held 1-1 by Latvia in Riga after wins in Moldova and Luxembourg.
JEREMY LAST \
10/16/2008 6:25:48 AM
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Under-21 Soccer: Heartbreak for Israel's youngsters
Two stunners from Balotelli give Italy's Under-21s a 3-1 playoff win.
ALLON SINAI \
10/16/2008 6:26:45 AM
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Police, firefighters control blaze in Acre apartment building
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/16/2008 6:55:29 AM
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Police: 15 protesters arrested outside presidential debate
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IDF arrests 3 Palestinians during night ops in West Bank
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/16/2008 7:26:10 AM
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2 drivers killed in collision near Elad
Cars burst into flames as a result of the crash; fatalities identified as 44-year-old man, IDF soldier.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/16/2008 8:05:12 AM
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J'lem Municipality mulls naming street after Oslo critic Adir Zil
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/16/2008 8:18:43 AM
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Body of badly beaten Beduin found in Ofakim
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/16/2008 8:47:07 AM
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Tel Aviv Stock Exchange closes lower again
TA-25 3.3% down 2.9%, TA-100 falls 3.1%, Real Estate Index sinks by nearly 6%, dollar up to NIS 3.7.
JPOST.COM STAFF AND AP \
10/16/2008 9:01:23 AM
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Man suspected of smuggling opium inside Persian lemons from Iran
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/16/2008 9:15:13 AM
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Spanish police make arrests in terrorism raids
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Missile strike hits NW Pakistan
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Where were Obama the dreamer and McCain the war hero?
This campaign, more than most, requires candidates offering vision and reassurance.
Gil Stern Stern Troy \
10/16/2008 10:17:23 AM
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An articulate faker
Deep down, maybe not even far down, Jackson wants to destroy Obama.
MARTY PERETZ \
10/16/2008 10:28:24 AM
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Interest rate may fall after CPI surprisingly unchanged in September
Record high inflation is behind us, says economist
David Rosenberg \
10/16/2008 10:33:24 AM
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'Saudi paper: Israel to release all Hamas prisoners for Schalit'
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/16/2008 10:40:17 AM
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Temple time?
Temple Institute staff have been called zealots, but they maintain preparing for Third Temple is natural.
DAVID SMITH \
10/16/2008 10:41:58 AM
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Hapoalim won't meet 2008 profit forecast
Hapoalim, the country's biggest lender by assets, posted a 1.6 billion shekel loss in the first quarter after it sold mortgage-backed securities and wrote down other assets.
David Rosenberg \
10/16/2008 10:44:16 AM
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Local manufacturing PMI signals sharp slowdown of economy
Israeli manufacturing failed to grow for a sixth month in September, led by weaker demand from domestic customers and prices for raw materials, a survey indicated.
David Rosenberg \
10/16/2008 10:47:47 AM
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Gal-On: Oron sees Meretz as coalition partner if peace process demands met
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/16/2008 10:56:04 AM
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Ravitz: More than 50% chance of UTJ joining coalition
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/16/2008 10:57:05 AM
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Oil dips below $75 as OPEC cuts demand forecast
Oil prices have now plummeted 49 percent since peaking at $147.27 on July 11.
AP \
10/16/2008 11:00:24 AM
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It's about hope
Reggae band Hatikva 6 maintains a strong connection with its fan base even as it works on a new album.
ASI GAL \
10/16/2008 11:28:56 AM
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French ISP takes incitive Hamas website offline
'Post' report prompts demise of AqsaTube, which was most popular in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Germany.
amir mizroch \
10/16/2008 11:34:16 AM
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Meretz, Kadima discuss diplomatic, socioeconomic, law in 'positive' meeting
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
10/16/2008 12:07:03 PM
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Pro-Israel, pro-Africa
Charmaine Hedding is doing all she can for the thousands who fled across the Egyptian border.
LARRY DERFNER \
10/16/2008 12:11:57 PM
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Christian Zionism with a difference
LARRY DERFNER \
10/16/2008 12:13:01 PM
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The Likud's anti-Olmert?
Thought it was a nice try, Oslo still hasn't worked out, says Uzi Dayan.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
10/16/2008 12:15:21 PM
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Administrative detention: For the good of many?
A focal point in the tenuous balance between human rights and protecting national security.
Josh Scheinert \
10/16/2008 12:18:09 PM
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Protecting the homeland
Josh Scheinert \
10/16/2008 12:19:07 PM
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Livni to ask Peres for 2 week extension
Sources close to Kadima leader say she was encouraged by negotiations with Shas, UTJ and Meretz.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
10/16/2008 12:19:10 PM
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Through orange-colored glasses
A book about Gush Katif evacuees looks beyond politics to those whose lives were forever changed.
Abigail Klein \
10/16/2008 12:21:18 PM
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A living war history
Dexter Filkins is one of war writing's modern marvels.
HENRY C. JACKSON / AP \
10/16/2008 12:23:40 PM
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Sweet and sour
David Grossman's essays serve a cocktail of sweet literary rumination and sour political cri de coeur.
BENJAMIN BALINT \
10/16/2008 12:25:56 PM
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What's so Jewish about Jewish art?
Newly opened San Francisco Contemporary Jewish Museum is shaking it all up.
LAUREN GELFOND FELDINGER \
10/16/2008 12:29:00 PM
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Innovations: Regaining your gait
The ReWalk robotic suit's advanced motion sensors and on-board computers allow people previously confined to wheelchairs to walk upright.
MEREDITH PRICE LEVITT \
10/16/2008 12:31:05 PM
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A sweet Succot finale
To present fruit as a 'real' dessert instead of eating it plain, a fruit pastry is ideal.
FAYE LEVY \
10/16/2008 12:33:45 PM
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Ask the Rabbi: Where is it written?
A history of the evolution and expansion of Simhat Torah into a major celebration.
SHLOMO BRODY \
10/16/2008 12:36:58 PM
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Egyptian FM: Hamas using Schalit as bargaining chip to open Rafah crossing
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/16/2008 12:39:00 PM
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World of the Sages: A taste of the world to come
As we step into a reality laden with physicality, we pray that the divine encounter in the beit midrash will accompany us on our journey.
LEVI COOPER \
10/16/2008 12:39:01 PM
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Past Perfect: Majority rules
Public approval of leaders' policies and personalities was always engrained within the Jewish psyche.
BEREL WEIN \
10/16/2008 12:40:03 PM
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Parashat Hol Hamoed Succot: Let us not be shut out, or shut in
Is it any wonder that we conclude this universal festival period with Shmini Atzeret - our praise to the God of universal life?
SHLOMO RISKIN \
10/16/2008 12:42:47 PM
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'Man raped girl in shul on Yom Kippur'
J'lem man has record of sex crimes; another resident of capital suspected of raping daughters.
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
10/16/2008 12:43:34 PM
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Palestinian man in Jordan kills daughter to cleanse family honor
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Schalit rally to proceed despite calls that it may harm negotiations
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/16/2008 2:23:42 PM
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Spanish police arrest 13 suspects in terror raids
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Spanish police arrest 13 suspects in terror raids
Men suspected of giving shelter to Islamic extremists, including at least five suspects in 2004 train bombings, and helping them to flee the country.
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Get the green light
Take advantage of the country's many gardens and parks that you may not even realize exist.
SHIRA TEGER \
10/16/2008 2:54:20 PM
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Indonesian protesters call for Papua independence
Riot police watch over demonstration in Jayapura as demonstrators denounce 1969 referendum that gave Indonesia control over the former Dutch colony.
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Center opens in NYC to fight global hunger
The Action Center to End World Hunger, a project of international aid organization Mercy Corps offers a variety of ways to get involved.
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Critical Currents: Borders
Without demarcation of physical boundaries, it's impossible to impose constraints in other areas.
Naomi Chazan \
10/16/2008 3:00:31 PM
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Think Again: Succot and the Great Meltdown
A moral component of the crisis - the severing of the tie between productive activity and wealth.
Jonathan Rosenblum \
10/16/2008 3:02:11 PM
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In The Diaspora: Aunt Fannie's refrigerator
Waiting for the luster to forever fall off the gospel of the free market.
Samuel Freedman \
10/16/2008 3:03:59 PM
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Middle Israel: The '08 crash - early conclusions
America's effort to mend the world will be suspended until it mends itself.
Amotz Asa-El \
10/16/2008 3:06:06 PM
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Rattling the Cage: To the dustbin of history
The Republicans will be rejected overwhelmingly - not for their style, but because of their ideology.
LARRY DERFNER \
10/16/2008 3:07:53 PM
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Smart cookies
One of the nice parts of Succot is lazing around the succa with friends - and a platter of no-hassle, ready-to-serve treats makes you the perfect host.
Noam levy \
10/16/2008 3:09:46 PM
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Produce results
Practical, tasty and filling, an all-in-one stew filled with veggies and some meat is perfect for serving in the succa.
FAYE LEVY \
10/16/2008 3:12:27 PM
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Iran's army air force begins military exercise
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Musical hills
The festival venues boast some of the best acoustics in Israel, as well as enchanting surroundings.
Jonathan Goldstein \
10/16/2008 3:22:12 PM
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Musical ambassador for peace
If musicians of different backgrounds, cultures and styles can put their differences aside to play in peace and harmony, why should this not extend to politicians.
Jonathan Goldstein \
10/16/2008 3:25:32 PM
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A different breed of folk arrives
Listening to the band's albums is a rewarding experience and one may be surprised to discover new sounds nestled somewhere in a song.
Orna Dickman \
10/16/2008 3:29:48 PM
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Hot dance for cold evenings
The coming of fall means great Tel Aviv Dance Festival performances.
ORI J. LENKINSKI \
10/16/2008 3:34:33 PM
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Culturefile: The South shall rise again
"I wanted that sense of a Shakespearian theater - with the audience close enough to the stage as to experience everything that happens on it."
INBAR BERCOVITZ-EFRAIM \
10/16/2008 3:42:18 PM
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Another Tack: Long live MAPAI
Local braggarts now crow that the Americans are following in our footsteps, albeit more clumsily.
SARAH HONIG \
10/16/2008 3:42:43 PM
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Screen Savors: Hot under the collar
Each time you want to see an episode, you'll have to pay twice - once for your monthly VOD subscription and once for that particular episode.
ARYEH DEAN COHEN \
10/16/2008 3:45:28 PM
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Dining Review: Italian style, Arab reality
It was immediately clear that our dinner that our dining party would be leaving stuffed and satiated.
Ari Miller \
10/16/2008 3:53:10 PM
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Thousands take part in Birkat ha'Cohanim at the Kotel
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Dig it!
Rishon is rolling out a groundbreaking new water conservation initiative, and hopes to become virtually self-sufficient water-wise in the next four to five years.
michael green \
10/16/2008 4:35:58 PM
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Behind the walls
A look inside Shikma Prison, home to 650 maximum-security criminals.
Maxine Liptzen-Dorot \
10/16/2008 4:39:29 PM
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Last Israelis freed by Chinese laborers
12 hostages released on Thursday; construction company works unpaid because of bank mix-up.
HERB KEINON and AP \
10/16/2008 4:47:21 PM
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22 Asian sailors freed by Somali pirates
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Red Cross: Iran, Iraq agree to cooperate to trace missing from 80s
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Halevy, Dayan removed from pro-Obama video
jta \
10/16/2008 7:04:31 PM
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Thousands attend priestly blessing
Jews gather once a year at the Western Wall to hear a blessing only the priestly caste can give.
JPOST.COM STAFF AND AP \
10/16/2008 7:10:41 PM
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German parliament extends Afghan mission
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Bush team pushes hard for US-Iraq security deal
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Diplomacy: Dollars and sense - the good news about torpedoing Teheran
Ironically, the world financial crisis might assist in US-EU efforts to step up sanctions against Iran.
HERB KEINON \
10/16/2008 8:32:37 PM
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Palestinian Affairs: And the strife goes on
Even if Abbas is reconciled with Hamas, he'll still be in a precarious position within Fatah.
Khaled Abu Toameh \
10/16/2008 8:34:32 PM
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Media Matters: Peripheral vision - one Acre and half a dunam
All it takes to push an otherwise ignored area of the country into the public eye is casualties; and all it takes to rekindle our rage at the prime minister is to publish pieces about his wife's house-hunting ventures.
RUTHIE BLUM LEIBOWITZ \
10/16/2008 8:37:03 PM
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In praise of Joe the plumber
America has had 230 years to perfect its electoral system. Israel doesn't have that kind of time.
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Security & Defense: 'We're in the midst of preparing the home front for war'
Deputy Defense Minister: While Iran can't wipe Israel off the map, it could wreak severe havoc.
Yaakov Katz \
10/16/2008 8:42:53 PM
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Column One: The disappearance of law
The Arab pogrom in Acre on Yom Kippur was yet another wake-up call - they don't like Jews.
Caroline Glick \
10/16/2008 8:46:04 PM
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Editor's Notes: Hardman's humanity
Leslie Hardman's life, to this respectful former congregant, was lived in the spirit of Hillel's summary of Jewish principles.
David Horovitz \
10/16/2008 8:47:50 PM
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A time for healing
We mustn't continue to sweep Arab problems under the carpet and allow their resentment to fester or we'll have more unrest and more rioting.
DAVID KIMCHE \
10/16/2008 8:50:26 PM
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Dollar gains momentum amid global market havoc
Greenback gains momentum as world's central banks, including Bank of Israel, cut interest rates to calm tumbling stock markets.
SHARON WROBEL \
10/16/2008 8:51:57 PM
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IDF may buy fewer F-35 jets due to economic crisis
Cracks appearing in the coalition producing the plane could push up the price of the jet.
Yaakov Katz \
10/16/2008 8:53:11 PM
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Green Movement hopes to get members into key city hall posts
There are five elements that must characterize any green party: Transparency, democratic norms, professionalism, a broad agenda, rather than a niche one, and leaders with proven records.
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
10/16/2008 8:55:49 PM
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Big Tel Aviv looks to little Rishon for lesson in water conservation
7 companies compete to build a groundbreaking desalination plant which will make saline water from 4 new wells drinkable.
JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
10/16/2008 8:57:51 PM
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An African homecoming
Admiring ex-Harvard prof. captures Ethiopians' oral history.
Ruth Eglash \
10/16/2008 8:59:14 PM
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India invokes new code of business for deals with Israel
Moves comes in light of unresolved bribery allegations against two of Israel's leading defense industries.
Yaakov Katz \
10/16/2008 9:08:25 PM
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US military: 2 American soldiers die in Iraq
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German engineer guilty of helping Libya with nukes
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German guilty of aiding Libya with nukes
Engineer sentenced to prison term for supplying Libya with "highly exclusive" nuclear technology.
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Frankfurt Book Fair urged to ban Muslim countries' anti-Semitic tracts
Texts expressing hostility to Jews seen in Muslim exhibits in Frankfurt.
Haviv Rettig Gur \
10/16/2008 9:58:41 PM
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New program teaches kung fu with a twist of Jew
MASA partners with self-defense experts to attract potential olim.
Lianne Merkur \
10/16/2008 10:01:50 PM
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ICEJ unveils Christian-Jewish campaign to indict Ahmadinejad
Effort aims to "hold Ahmadinejad accountable for his radioactive rhetoric against the Jewish State."
ABE SELIG \
10/16/2008 10:04:20 PM
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Suspect arrested in Abuotbul mob hit
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
10/16/2008 10:10:23 PM
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Republicans depict Obama with stereotyped foods
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Strong earthquake hits southern Mexico
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Suspect arrested in Abutbul mob hit
Police say man was directly involved in attempt on Netanya mob kingpin that wounded two innocents.
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
10/16/2008 10:25:34 PM
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Six injured, two seriously, in car accident near Ashkelon
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/16/2008 10:37:28 PM
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20 evacuated Acre Arab families set to return after Succot
Municipality is temporarily housing them in hotel rooms.
DAN IZENBERG \
10/16/2008 10:58:51 PM
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Background: The rights and wrongs of Shas's bid to restore child allowances
Did Likud leader Netanyahu's cutbacks have the intended effect?
Ruth Eglash \
10/16/2008 11:01:04 PM
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Gunshots fired near US Consulate in Mexico
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Venezuela to buy Russian tanks
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Wall Street stocks shoot higher
Volatility continues as Dow Jones up 400 points, after falling 380 in opening minutes of session.
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Kadima, Shas meeting ends without 'meaningful breakthrough'
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/16/2008 11:42:36 PM
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3,600 job losses feared by year's end
Further wave of dismissals may follow in 2009; global financial crisis to increase unemployment.
SHARON WROBEL \
10/16/2008 11:50:29 PM
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Israel applauds UNSC's refusal of Iran
US, UK satisfied as Teheran loses bid for Asian seat to Japan; Livni: UN saved itself from disgrace.
ALLISON HOFFMAN, Jpost correspondent, NEW YORK \
10/16/2008 11:52:23 PM
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Hebron tunnel was loaded with arms
Jerusalem Post learns Palestinian security forces confiscated cache before IDF was called in.
Yaakov Katz \
10/16/2008 11:54:03 PM