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Austria shifts to right as conservative star seals election win
Sebastian Kurz is on track to become Austria's next leader.
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 12:16:35 AM
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Will a Jewish head of UNESCO change its anti-Israel bias?
Many UN member states hold anti-Israel stances, could the new head of UNESCO change their minds?
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
10/16/2017 12:40:28 AM
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Ken Loach 'clarifies' comments on Holocaust denial
UK film director tries to walk back BBC interview from last month.
By AMY SPIRO \
10/16/2017 1:17:53 AM
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Police say PM’s allegations of leaks are ‘baseless’ and ‘undermine law’
Netanyahu’s attack seen as preemptive strike.
By GIL HOFFMAN,DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
10/16/2017 1:30:12 AM
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Police have evidence, lean toward indicting Deri
Deri was questioned five times by the Lahav 433 National Fraud Unit. He is suspected of tax offenses, money laundering and breach of trust.
By UDI SHAHAM \
10/16/2017 1:44:03 AM
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Iraqi forces start advancing toward Kurdish-held Kirkuk
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 2:09:53 AM
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Who is the Jewish woman now in charge of UNESCO?
Audrey Azoulay was born in Paris to a Jewish-Moroccan family from Essaouira.
By RINA BASSIST \
10/17/2017 5:03:21 AM
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Netanyahu launches spirited defense of Trump’s Iran policy
PM says he doesn’t care whether deal is ‘fixed or nixed,’ as long as Iran’s path to bomb is blocked.
By HERB KEINON \
10/16/2017 2:41:30 AM
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Report, ‘Fatah, Hamas agree to make joint decisions on violence, peace’
Will Hamas stop trying to ignite conflict in the West Bank?
By ADAM RASGON \
10/16/2017 3:15:41 AM
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Could Kirkuk crisis change US views on Iranian-backed militias in Iraq?
The Kirkuk crisis is not strictly a conflict between Baghdad and Erbil’s autonomous KRG. Nor is it just about the Kurdistan referendum in September.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
10/16/2017 6:36:31 AM
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Trump's Suez Moment
By DANIEL S. SMITH \
10/16/2017 3:21:15 AM
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Iraqi forces take control of 'vast areas' in Kirkuk region
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 3:24:46 AM
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Iraqi forces launch operation to take parts of Kirkuk from Kurds
Overnight Iraqi forces and Shia militias sought to penetrate Kurdish frontline, but conflicting reports indicate their advance was stopped.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
10/16/2017 8:23:42 AM
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Jewish-Arab coexistence group in Barcelona celebrate new years together
“Islamophobia and antisemitism have created this situation over time, and it is a vicious circle."
By TAMARA ZIEVE \
10/16/2017 8:34:56 AM
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Education Ministry denies plan to close Midreshet Sde Boker
School inspired by Ben-Gurion, who was born 131 years ago today.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
10/16/2017 4:31:01 AM
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Heroism recognized after 11 years
Rivlin paid tribute to the late Uri Orbach who first pushed to recognize the eight men who kept the trains running despite the dangers they faced working in wartime.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
10/16/2017 4:40:03 AM
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First group of paramedic physician assistants to graduate course today
The immigrant PAs do not have to take a Hebrew-language test, which immigrant nurses have to do, but their Hebrew should be adequate to communicate with patients and colleagues.
By JUDY SIEGEL \
10/16/2017 5:03:56 AM
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Israeli doctors save Mongolian baby of Buddhist refugees
The couple, who arrived in Israel with language difficulties and without financial means, gave birth to their daughter at the Red Crescent Hospital in east Jerusalem.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
10/16/2017 5:12:55 AM
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Cabinet approves political appointment of deputy directors-general
Opposition: Move to cost millions of shekels in unnecessary jobs for political cronies.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
10/16/2017 5:29:43 AM
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More Jewish, less religious
By IRA SHARKANSKY \
10/16/2017 5:52:53 AM
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Mac TA alone in 2nd place with conquest
Yellow-and-blue beats Bnei Yehuda 2-0.
By ALLON SINAI \
10/16/2017 5:59:01 AM
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Yellow-and-blue, Hapoel Eilat earn BSL victories
A perfect start of the season for Maccabi Tel Aviv.
By ALLON SINAI \
10/16/2017 6:02:13 AM
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Israeli wins NASCAR Euro championship
History was made in the field of Israeli motor sport.
By ALLON SINAI \
10/16/2017 6:04:54 AM
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Philippine army says unconfirmed reports two key rebel leaders dead
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 6:18:42 AM
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Defense Minister: Pro-Islamic State leaders killed by Philippine troops
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 7:27:34 AM
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Opposition challenges Venezuelan socialists' vote win, urges protests
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 7:54:21 AM
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Woody Allen ‘sad’ about Harvey Weinstein, worried about a ‘witch hunt’
Harvey Weinstein helped to revive Woody Allen’s career after alleged sex crimes against Allen came to light.
By JTA \
10/16/2017 8:08:40 AM
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Twelve wanted suspects arrested overnight in West Bank
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/16/2017 8:15:16 AM
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Death toll in Somalia bombing jumps to 263
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 8:57:29 AM
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Catalan leader fails to clarify independence stance to Spanish PM
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 9:35:58 AM
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Jewish coach leads Colombia national soccer team into World Cup
The Jewish coach lived in the Buenos Aires Jewish neighborhood of Villa Crespo.
By JTA \
10/16/2017 9:55:39 AM
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MKs take Israel-Palestinian conflict off international assembly's agenda
One MK that attended the 137th assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union got a photo-op with the Russian President.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
10/16/2017 11:23:32 AM
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Ireland’s Jewish population rose by nearly 29 percent in five years
The population of Jews in Ireland had been steadily falling since the 1940s.
By JTA \
10/16/2017 10:29:23 AM
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Israeli police detain 12 in alleged IDF fraud scheme
By Yocheved Lauren Laufer \
10/16/2017 10:38:56 AM
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Bombs kill Pakistani soldiers hunting US-Canadian family's kidnappers
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 11:04:24 AM
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Death toll from Somalia bombings jumps to over 300
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 11:06:59 AM
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Report: France hopes US Congress won't jeopardize Iran deal
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 11:17:35 AM
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US-led air strikes continue in Islamic State-held Raqqa
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 11:21:14 AM
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Israeli police detain 12 in alleged IDF fraud scheme
The arrests come as a result of a covert police operation lasting over a year.
By Yocheved Lauren Laufer \
10/16/2017 11:23:29 AM
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IDF soldier moderatley injured by military vehicle
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/16/2017 11:35:24 AM
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WATCH: Putin tells a joke about the IDF
The Russian president cracks a joke about the Israeli army to deflect the panel.
By AMY SPIRO \
10/16/2017 11:40:56 AM
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Iraqi forces capture North Oil Co. from Kurdish forces
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 11:42:04 AM
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Philippines vows to crush pro-Islamic State groups after 2 leaders killed
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 11:55:19 AM
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Uruguayan Holocaust memorial vandalized with antisemitic slurs
Vandals used black paint to write slurs including “The Holocaust of the Jewish people is the biggest lie in history,” “Only 300,000 Jews died from typhus” and “Gas chambers were a fraud.”
By JTA \
10/16/2017 11:56:42 AM
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'Jerusalem’s lost theater’ and 8 ancient stone courses discovered under Western Wall
“From a research perspective, this is a sensational find... We did not imagine that a window would open for us onto the mystery of Jerusalem’s lost theater."
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
10/16/2017 12:07:25 PM
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Report: Russia condemns North Korea nuclear tests
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 12:12:15 PM
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Israeli air force destroys Syrian anti-aircraft battery in retaliatory strike
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
10/16/2017 12:30:08 PM
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Israeli air force destroys Syrian anti-aircraft battery in retaliatory strike
The SA-5 missile battery, which was stationed some 50 kilometers east of the Syrian capital, fired at Israeli jets that were on a routine aerial reconnaissance flight in Lebanese airspace.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
10/16/2017 12:35:43 PM
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Make-believe Friends
By KJ Hannah Greenberg \
10/16/2017 12:38:00 PM
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Palestinian Authority PM meets with US Envoy Greenblatt in Ramallah
By ADAM RASGON \
10/16/2017 12:48:35 PM
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Report: Turkey ready to cooperate with Iraq against Kurdish militants
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 12:56:03 PM
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Islamic State group in Sinai claims rockets fired on southern Israel
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
10/16/2017 1:06:16 PM
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Field commander in US-backed Syrian forces expects Raqqa fight to end Monday
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 1:08:48 PM
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EU vows to save Iran deal, fears for North Korea mediation
The European Union already has members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps under sanctions, which Trump on Friday singled out as he detailed a more aggressive approach to Tehran.
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 1:32:00 PM
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Report: Militants kill six in attack in Egypt's Sinai
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 1:33:40 PM
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Alleged North Korean Anti-Trump leaflets float into Seoul
"Death to old lunatic Trump!" reads one poster, with a North Korean soldier with rifle in hand, crushing what looks to be Trump's head with his tongue dangling out of his mouth.
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 1:40:41 PM
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Coalition renews push to ban investigating sitting Israeli Prime Minister
Coalition chairman David Bitan said that he is "willing to consider" term limits for prime minister.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
10/16/2017 2:09:45 PM
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Lebanon president calls for return of Syrian refugees from Lebanon
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 2:11:03 PM
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Israeli judokas barred from competing under country's flag in Abu Dhabi
The national anthem will also not be played, should an Israeli win a gold medal.
By ALLON SINAI \
10/16/2017 2:35:23 PM
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Iraqi Kurds say Baghdad will pay heavy price for assault
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 2:49:38 PM
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Policeman killed, five injured in Jerusalem crash
St.-Sgt.-Maj. Yousef Halabi is survived by his parents and three siblings.
By UDI SHAHAM \
10/16/2017 3:20:46 PM
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Lebanese president: Syrian refugees should return home to safe areas
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 3:30:18 PM
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US-led anti-IS coalition says Iraqi-Kurdish clash in Kirkuk is misunderstanding
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 3:37:52 PM
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Rocket attacks on Israel fuel fears of ISIS pivot from Syria to Egypt
The Egyptian military has been at war with the Islamic State affiliate in the Sinai peninsula
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
10/16/2017 3:57:24 PM
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WATCH: WWE signs first Arab woman wrestler
Shadia Bseiso, a Jordanian versed in jiu-jitsu, dreams of encouraging more Arab women to take up sports - and of one day maybe even crashing a metal chair over WWE mega-star John Cena.
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 4:17:00 PM
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Iran's Larijani says Tehran has a plan if US withdraws from nuclear pact
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 4:25:35 PM
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Lending a helping hand to the poor of Israel
As the world observes the International Day of Poverty on Tuesday, IFCJ is doing what it can for impoverished citizens of Israel.
By RACHEL COHEN \
10/16/2017 4:28:53 PM
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New construction begins in east Jerusalem neighborhood
1600 new housing units will be built in east Jerusalem's Givat HaMatos neighborhood.
By UDI SHAHAM \
10/16/2017 4:33:13 PM
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Trump blasts Chuck Schumer on twitter for Iran Deal waffling
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (NY) has expressed a range of opinions on the controversial nuclear deal.
By ARIANE MANDELL \
10/16/2017 4:49:10 PM
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Iraqi forces remove Kurdish flag from Kirkuk governorate building
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 4:59:24 PM
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Turkey detained more than 1,200 people in last week
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 5:02:14 PM
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Diaspora Ministry freezes plan for database of US Jewish students
After an objection by Hillel International, the ministry froze the plan for the database.
By TAMARA ZIEVE \
10/16/2017 5:08:33 PM
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Israel targets fashion industry over underweight models
Israeli fashion industry ignoring "photo-shop" law claims study, critics say five-year-old law lacks teeth.
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 5:27:01 PM
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Syria warns of 'serious repercussions' following Israeli airstrike
Israeli jets destroyed Assad regime SA-5 anti-aircraft battery after it fired on Israeli reconnaissance planes.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
10/16/2017 5:39:42 PM
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Turkish cabinet agrees to close air space to N.Iraq
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 5:52:29 PM
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Israel approves new Jewish apartment complex in Hebron despite US pressure
The complex will consist of 31 units.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
10/16/2017 5:53:09 PM
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Revolutionizing the legal job market for olim
Has Jackie Donner finally found the Goldilocks “just right” balance for employing oleh lawyers to do outsourcing legal work?
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
10/16/2017 6:00:54 PM
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Netanyahu on Syria: 'Anyone who tries to harm us will be hit'
By HERB KEINON \
10/16/2017 6:04:58 PM
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Ivanka Trump bowls with Jewish children with cancer at White House
The first daughter and husband Jared Kushner welcomed children visiting the White House with Chai Lifeline to a surprise bowling experience.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/16/2017 6:16:11 PM
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WATCH: IDF orphans celebrate Bar Mitzva at the Western Wall
On the threshold of adulthood Bar and bat Mitzva event for IDF orphans demonstrates bright future ahead, despite suffering great loss.
By NOA AMOUYAL \
10/16/2017 6:18:19 PM
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Pro-Israel caucus formed in Guatemalan parliament
Guatemalan parliament to open a new pro-Israeli caucus.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
10/16/2017 7:18:25 PM
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3 terrorists convicted of murdering 4 Israelis in 2016 Tel Aviv shooting
The four victims were killed during last year’s terrorist attack.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
10/16/2017 6:52:57 PM
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Hamas blasts Abbas for not lifting sanctions placed on Gaza
Despite the recently signed agreement between Hamas and Fatah, tensions are still high.
By ADAM RASGON \
10/16/2017 8:37:28 PM
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Israeli scientists publish articles on Nobel-winning research
Scientists from three institutions published articles on gravitational wave discoveries that won the Nobel Prize for physics.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
10/16/2017 7:29:53 PM
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US military urges Iraqis, Kurds to avoid violent escalation
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 7:33:40 PM
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Israeli doctor elected head of World Medical Association
Dr. Leonid Edelman is the head of the anesthesiology department at the Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
10/16/2017 7:36:30 PM
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Harvey Weinstein is a persona non grata... for now
While Hollywood is turning its back on Harvey Weinstein, will he see the same rebound as Mel Gibson and Roman Polanski?
By AMY SPIRO \
10/16/2017 7:42:49 PM
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Finance Ministry to Hebrew U: Cut wages, lay off staff to qualify for bailout
Hebrew University — and other institutions of higher education nationwide — face stark budgetary prospects.
By MAX SCHINDLER \
10/16/2017 7:43:34 PM
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A Very Bad Deal Named JCPOA, The World Cannot Let Go Off
By NURIT GREENGER \
10/16/2017 8:35:12 PM
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Is Bayit Yehudi being quiet on settlements?
Bayit Yehudi - normally a force for the settlements - has been replaced by Likud in the latest round of pushes for settlements.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
10/16/2017 8:51:18 PM
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Iraqi forces seize oil city Kirkuk from Kurds in bold advance
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 8:52:36 PM
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The Lounge
This week's social news and more.
By MICHAL GALANTI \
10/16/2017 9:00:10 PM
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Politics and civil service
Democracy is a difficult game to play.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
10/16/2017 9:11:24 PM
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What Congress now needs to do after decertification
The real question is whether congressional Republicans can act in concert for the national good, and avoid internal bickering.
ERIC R. MANDEL \
10/16/2017 9:19:59 PM
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Our world: The opportunities and risks of Trump's Iran initiative
By placing the nuclear deal in the context of Iran’s hostility and aggression, Trump made it self-evident that no US interest is served in continuing to give Iran a free pass.
By CAROLINE B. GLICK \
10/16/2017 9:21:02 PM
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NO HOLDS BARRED: Stab the Iran deal in the heart
Amazingly, in the Jewish community barely a word has been uttered by leaders and activists alike about the need for Congress to kill the deal.
By SHMULEY BOTEACH \
10/16/2017 9:33:58 PM
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October 16, 2017: Charisma and abuse
Our readers weigh in.
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
10/16/2017 9:39:25 PM
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At home in a storm's wake
The scenes of recovery after Irma, still unfolding, have a fraught grace, and memories of the storm are raw.
By TAL ABBADY \
10/16/2017 9:40:30 PM
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UN probe into human-rights abuses in Yemen offers glimmer of hope
Disease has spread, born of the dire conditions in which 80% of the country’s population languishes.
By KRISTINA STOCKWOOD \
10/16/2017 9:51:19 PM
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A Frenchman in love with Jerusalem
JSO’s Frederic Chaslin reflects on five years at the helm and his dream of a symphony hall in the capital.
By MAXIM REIDER \
10/16/2017 9:54:58 PM
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Mayim Bialik defends controversial NY Times column on Weinstein
The Jewish actress says her words about modesty were twisted.
By AMY SPIRO \
10/16/2017 10:00:29 PM
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To the bone
Tel Aviv rockers Bones Garage spills on their upcoming album before the In-Dnegev festival.
By JENNIFER GREENBERG \
10/16/2017 10:08:35 PM
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Security cabinet issues no operative decisions on Fatah-Hamas deal
Israel watches closely how the latest reconciliation effort progresses.
By HERB KEINON \
10/16/2017 10:29:42 PM
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Will Obama abandoning the Syrians be repeated by Trump and the Kurds? What might that mean for the region?
By DAVID TURNER \
10/17/2017 12:46:26 AM
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Woman accusing Trump of misconduct subpoenas presidential campaign
By REUTERS \
10/16/2017 11:37:45 PM