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Bayit Yehudi ups offer to Tekuma to avoid religious-Zionist split
Polling data suggest united list would draw more seats; rebel MK Yoni Chetboun announces he’ll run with ex-Shas leader Eli Yishai.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
12/16/2014 12:05:26 AM
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First Person: Time to wake up
Regardless of what emerges from the hostage-taking, Sydneysiders have become abundantly aware that any one of us, at any time, could be the victim of terrorists.
By JEREMY JONES \
12/16/2014 12:23:42 AM
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Anti-immigration protests grow in Germany amid fears of Islamization
By REUTERS \
12/16/2014 1:09:20 AM
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Analysis: ‘One-handed economist’ needed to end Iran’s nuclear weapons program
The key takeaway for the P5 plus 1, based on the new economic data, is to internalize the plummeting oil price as a lever of pressure to secure massive concessions from Iran.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
12/16/2014 1:12:52 AM
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Iran condemns Sydney hostage siege
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/16/2014 2:13:33 AM
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Iran condemns deadly Sydney hostage siege
Islamic Republic's Foreign Ministry issues condemnation of "inhumane methods and creating terror and panic in the name of the divine religion of Islam."
By JPOST.COM STAFF,REUTERS \
12/16/2014 2:38:23 AM
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German ministry, Berlin senate in hot water over ‘Cafe Jew hatred’ at event
Three-day conference involved group that hosted a speaker calling for the end of Jewry and claimed that “Zionists are racists.”
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
12/16/2014 2:52:32 AM
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Sydney siege prompts 'I'll ride with you' campaign for worried Muslims
By REUTERS \
12/16/2014 3:04:35 AM
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Analysis: ‘Misobibi’ or ‘anti-Bibi-ism’?
By making the race about himself and not his largely well-received policies, the prime minister may be playing into the hands of the “misobibi- ists.”
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/16/2014 3:22:31 AM
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Ministry axes costly safe-sex video clip
Health Ministry chief has permanently removed video clip produced for NIS 450,000 for World AIDS Day from website and Facebook page.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
12/16/2014 3:42:28 AM
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Health funds took in 9% more from supplementary health insurance in 2013
Health funds made a total profit of NIS 31 million in 2013, a decrease from NIS 68m. during the previous year.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
12/16/2014 6:23:25 AM
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'Gam zu l'tova' and the knesset
By MAURICE OSTROFF \
12/16/2014 3:54:32 AM
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Rampant Mac TA steamrolls Ness Ziona
Yellow-and-blue improves to 10-2 in BSL after dominant 119-89 showing at home.
By ALLON SINAI \
12/16/2014 4:46:41 AM
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Toothless Beitar held to goalless deadlock by Ra’anana
Jerusalem could have moved up to fifth place with a win on Monday, but its toothless attack never really came close to scoring.
By ALLON SINAI \
12/16/2014 4:53:01 AM
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Ex-IDF officer: Israel should hold West Bank but refrain from undermining future Palestinian state
Former intelligence and special ops officer Ron Tira: "Israel needs a policy that is based on what is achievable, not one dictated by any particular ideology."
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
12/16/2014 6:15:19 AM
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Some 15,000 anti-Islam demonstrators march in Dresden
Counter demonstrations also takes place in German city numbering some 5,500 participants.
By REUTERS \
12/16/2014 6:11:52 AM
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Australian foreign affairs dept evacuated over suspicious package, after Sydney siege
By REUTERS \
12/16/2014 6:25:35 AM
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Armed Palestinians fire at IDF forces in West Bank, prompting return fire
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/16/2014 6:50:47 AM
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Palestinian hurls explosive at IDF, shot dead by soldiers
Duvdevan undercover elite unit had entered Kalandiya to arrest a wanted security suspect.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
12/16/2014 7:03:41 AM
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Two Streams: Altruistic vs. Self-Centered
By Michael Laitman \
12/16/2014 7:33:13 AM
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Police arrest 10 activists from Jewish extremist group suspected of incitement
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/16/2014 7:31:58 AM
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Report: Syria deadliest place for journalists
By REUTERS \
12/16/2014 7:58:49 AM
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Kerry to meet today with PA, Arab League delegates over Palestinian UN statehood bid
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
12/16/2014 8:25:15 AM
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Perspective
By R.P. Nettelhorst \
12/16/2014 8:47:11 AM
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Lets talk about clothes
We love online shopping: it’s fast, easy, fun, and most of all
By CASTRO \
12/16/2014 9:12:51 AM
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Candidly Speaking: The crass self-promotion behind the ‘Anyone but Bibi’ campaign
The “Anyone but Bibi” frenzy highlights the absence of genuine discourse or debate over issues confronting the nation.
By ISI LEIBLER \
12/16/2014 9:16:47 AM
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Correcting the rise of political anti-Semtisim
By BARRY SHAW \
12/16/2014 9:25:22 AM
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Head of Jewish extremist group Lehava arrested with 9 others
Chairman Bentzi Gupstein and nine other activists from the group were arrested following a 10-month-long police investigation.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
12/16/2014 9:46:38 AM
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Australian PM Tony Abbott: Sydney attacker was a sick and disturbed individual
"Even a country as free, as open, as generous and as safe as ours is vulnerable to acts of politically-motivated violence."
By REUTERS,JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/16/2014 10:45:57 AM
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Liberman hits EU support for unilateral PA moves then jabs Netanyahu for not presenting initiative
Livni: US will veto Palestinian resolution in current form.
By HERB KEINON \
12/16/2014 11:07:33 AM
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Taliban take hundreds hostage at Pakistani military school, 84 children dead
By REUTERS \
12/16/2014 11:19:40 AM
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Monitor: Around 100 Syrian soldiers, 80 jihadists killed in battle for Wadi al-Deif base
By REUTERS \
12/16/2014 11:22:56 AM
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Pakistan Taliban say targeted school in revenge for military attacks
By REUTERS \
12/16/2014 11:49:29 AM
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Palestinian and Israeli kids play soccer match to mark 100th anniversary of 'Christmas truce'
A hundred years ago troops from both sides laid down their arms in an unofficial Christmas Truce. Legend grew that the opposing troops played football in no-man's zone.
By REUTERS \
12/16/2014 12:00:52 PM
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Kadima MK Hasson officially resigns from Knesset
By LAHAV HARKOV \
12/16/2014 12:04:12 PM
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Transmuer la terreur en lumière
Yaron Bod est de ces juifs qui transforment l’obscurité en lumière. Dans ses mains, ce qui détruit devient source de chaleur, de beauté et de lumière
By KATHIE KRIEGEL \
12/16/2014 12:14:13 PM
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Light and Legacy: A Hanukka message about the pitfalls of remembrance
If we choose to tell stories of our heroes instead of the stories of our captors, it frees us from the legacy they tried to bestow upon us and helps connect to our own.
By ANNIKA HERNROTH-ROTHSTEIN \
12/16/2014 12:19:39 PM
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Taliban assault on Pakistani school ends, 130 dead, mostly children
Taliban says they targeted the school because "the Pakistani army targets our families and we want them to feel our pain."
By REUTERS \
12/16/2014 4:58:24 PM
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Hijabs, kippot and Santa hats: The Haifa Festival of Festivals
"Historically Christians, Jews and Muslims live together here and respect each other. This only happens in Haifa,” Haifa resident Roni Suid says.
By ARIEL COHEN \
12/16/2014 12:24:03 PM
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Security forces arrest 3 Palestinians on suspicion of fatally injuring Israeli during car theft
Avraham Ben Tzion, a farmer from the Jordan Valley community of Nativ Hagdud, was found dead near Ma'aleh Efraim.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
12/16/2014 12:28:37 PM
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Les bougies de Safed
Nichée au sommet des vertes collines de Galilée, Tsfat la pittoresque abrite une insolite galerie de bougies, célèbre pour le talent et la créativité de ses artisans
By SIMCHA CHAIRSKY \
12/16/2014 12:30:05 PM
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Iran says nuclear talks with US proceed in good atmosphere
By REUTERS \
12/16/2014 12:35:26 PM
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Women sold as sex slaves in Islamic State markets, says UN official
UN's Valerie Amos says the number of women in Syria facing sexual slavery and forced marriage is on the rise.
By MICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN \
12/16/2014 12:36:31 PM
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La cuisine juive dans l'espace et le temps
« Dis-moi ce que tu manges, je te dirai d’où tu viens » : tour d’horizon des différentes cuisines juives à travers le monde.
By FELIX PEREZ \
12/16/2014 12:43:21 PM
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Pakistan official: 126 people dead, 122 injured in attack on school
By REUTERS \
12/16/2014 12:55:30 PM
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Pakistani military: four Taliban killed at school, search continues
By REUTERS \
12/16/2014 1:01:18 PM
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L'Andalousie séfarade, sur le chemin du retour
Carnets de voyage d’une région d’Espagne qui cultive jalousement son patrimoine juif
By HÉLÈNE SCHOUMANN \
12/16/2014 1:03:55 PM
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Autopsie d'une fuite de pétrole
« Véritable récif de corail terrestre », la réserve naturelle d’Evrona est menacée par cinq millions de litres de pétrole brut, qui se sont déversés dans son sol
By ALON TAL \
12/16/2014 1:16:44 PM
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Spain arrests 7 accused of recruiting women for Islamic State
By REUTERS \
12/16/2014 1:21:06 PM
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Le drame aurait-il pu être évité ?
5 millions de litres de pétrole brut ont recouvert les paysages féeriques de la Arava en même temps qu’ils levaient le voile sur un secret bien gardé : l’entreprise Katzaa
By SYLVIE BERGER \
12/16/2014 1:31:16 PM
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La conférence du JPost
300 ambassadeurs, 100 médias locaux et internationaux et les principaux leaders de la scène israélienne se sont réunis le 11 décembre pour la conférence annuelle du Jerusalem Post
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
12/16/2014 1:43:28 PM
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Jerusalem and Tel Aviv among 14 cities to receive Bloomberg grants
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/16/2014 1:51:29 PM
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Defense Ministry: Successful test launch of Arrow missile interceptor
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/16/2014 1:54:56 PM
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Hanin Zoabi persiste et signe
Cette fois, la Cour suprême n’a pas pris sa défense. Les juges ont été choqués par la haine de ses propos et ont confirmé son exclusion de la Knesset pour 6 mois.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN,SYLVIE BERGER \
12/16/2014 1:56:33 PM
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Comment Abbas tire avantage de la mort d’Abou Ein
Lors d’une altercation entre des manifestants palestiniens et la police des frontières israélienne, Ziad Abou Ein, dirigeant de l'OLP, a succombé à une crise cardiaque
By RUTHIE BLUM \
12/16/2014 2:06:12 PM
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L'union fait la force
Le mariage est consommé. Itzhak Herzog et Tzipi Livni se présentent sur une liste commune et tentent de former un bloc de centre gauche pour détrôner Netanyahou
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN,SYLVIE BERGER \
12/16/2014 2:18:33 PM
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La droite s'effrite
La campagne électorale est lancée depuis une semaine à peine. Le bloc de centre droit apparaît divisé et de nouvelles alliances se profilent
By BEN CASPIT \
12/16/2014 2:32:52 PM
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Defense Ministry: Arrow 3 trial 'was not a success or a failure'
Target missile tracked successfully, but second stage of trial cancelled by defense officials.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
12/16/2014 4:24:36 PM
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Report: Hezbollah catches Mossad spy working as key official in its ranks
Agent allegedly foiled many Hezbollah operations that were meant to avenge the assassination of commander Imad Mughniyeh.
By YASSER OKBI/ MAARIV HASHAVUA,ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
12/16/2014 3:08:17 PM
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Pakistan military says operations 'closing up' at school attacked by Taliban
By REUTERS \
12/16/2014 3:15:59 PM
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Jerusalem and Tel Aviv among 14 cities to receive Bloomberg grants
Jerusalem will receive $850,000 and Tel Aviv $650,000 in order to innovate the cities through government programs.
By NIV ELIS \
12/16/2014 3:36:47 PM
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Cooking with JPost: Sweet butternut squash and halva strudel
Chef Yochanan shows you how easy it is to make traditional Persian squash.
By YOCHANAN LAMBIASE \
12/23/2014 4:39:00 PM
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Ancient rock adds evidence of King David’s existence
House of David inscription, part of the “Assyria to Iberia at the Dawn of the Classical Age” exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
By JTA \
12/16/2014 3:55:32 PM
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Australia: A shattered, but determined country
We may never be the same again. But we are not ready to give up on our oasis yet.
By JOSHUA LEVI \
12/16/2014 3:59:01 PM
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Israeli democracy under threat
The nation state bill offers a distorted vision that would turn Israel into a dark, illiberal country that persecutes its minorities.
By MORDECHAI KREMNITZER,AMIR FUCHS \
12/16/2014 4:15:07 PM
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Securing Israel’s Jewish and democratic future
Anchoring in law Israel’s character as a Jewish and democratic nation state, with both parts equal, is the correct thing to do.
By YOAZ HENDEL \
12/16/2014 4:24:14 PM
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Pakistani operation to rescue students at Peshawar school is over
By REUTERS \
12/16/2014 4:34:28 PM
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Sipping the poisoned chalice
With the ball firmly in Tehran’s court, after the extension of nuclear talks, the question is whether Iran’s supreme leader will give his negotiators the flexibility needed to conclude a deal.
By YOSSI MELMAN,Ilan Evyatar \
12/16/2014 4:49:33 PM
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A few good men
Among Israeli Arabs and Palestinians few are willing to speak out against terrorism, but some are outspoken.
By ANDREW FRIEDMAN \
12/16/2014 4:55:44 PM
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Kerry: A solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict cannot be imposed from the outside
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/16/2014 5:08:01 PM
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In poverty report, Arab sector sees improvement, while haredi sector gets poorer
The NII report further found that couples with two children whereby one parent works full time and the other works part time, both earning minimum wage, will not be able to escape poverty.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
12/16/2014 5:14:48 PM
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Palestinian-American model Gigi Hadid is the newest Victoria's Secret angel
Hadid will also be featured in the exclusive Pirelli calendar for 2015.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/16/2014 5:18:36 PM
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Pressure remains on Israel as Kerry declines veto guarantee at UN
The Palestinian Authority has said it plans to submit its UN resolution, possibly as early as this week.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
12/16/2014 5:25:39 PM
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JPost News: December 16, 2014
JPost.com brings you all the latest news on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/16/2014 5:26:45 PM
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State indicts man for kidnap, sexual assault of 7-year-old
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/16/2014 5:32:40 PM
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Jewish influence on Christmas music
A new exhibit in the National Museum of American Jewish History showcases the relationship between Christian and Jewish holiday tunes.
By HILLEL KUTTLER \
12/16/2014 5:39:53 PM
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Jeb Bush to explore possible US presidential bid
By REUTERS \
12/16/2014 5:41:35 PM
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Jerusalem Municipality to add 250 solar bus info signs
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
12/16/2014 5:50:15 PM
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Bennett-Ariel meeting yields no results
Talks on merger expected to end by weekend.
By JEREMY SHARON,LAHAV HARKOV \
12/16/2014 6:04:25 PM
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Watch out! You are being followed in the supermarket
Technion engineers Omri Elmalech and Ohad Rusnak build obedient robotic cart.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
12/16/2014 6:08:48 PM
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Netanyahu sends condolence letter to Australian PM after Sydney cafe siege
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/16/2014 6:18:33 PM
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Rivlin to children with cancer: The heroes of today are like the Maccabees of yesteryear
President Reuven Rivlin and his wife Nechama hosted a Hanukka party for some 130 cancer stricken children who were brought to the residence.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
12/16/2014 6:20:42 PM
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Parties use poverty report to slam PM
Yesh Atid MKs, who were ministers until two weeks ago, say Netanyahu blocked reforms that could have curbed poverty.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
12/16/2014 6:26:06 PM
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Palestinian teen arrested at West Bank hitchhiking stop with large knife
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/16/2014 6:28:43 PM
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Pakistan military says militants made no demands, started killing
By REUTERS \
12/16/2014 6:32:22 PM
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Mayor Nir Barkat and Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef usher in Hanukka at Western Wall
“In Hanukka this year, we still must defend ourselves from our enemies, who seek to kill and expel us from this land,” said the mayor.
By JEREMY SHARON \
12/16/2014 7:00:13 PM
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Central Election Committee sets budget
By LAHAV HARKOV \
12/16/2014 7:03:55 PM
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Russia "optimistic" on Syria peace talks early next year
By REUTERS \
12/16/2014 7:11:47 PM
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Glick files police complaint against ‘al-Aqsa Mosque Preacher’
"I say to the Jews clearly: It’s time to slaughter you," said Omar Abu Sara in Temple Mount sermon posted on YouTube last week
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
12/16/2014 7:27:46 PM
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Netanyahu: Palestinians want to take us to the ICC? That's Chutzpah
PM makes remarks at Hanukka candlelighting ceremony with IDF forces.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/16/2014 7:43:43 PM
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A Thin, Blue, Oleh line – police volunteer enlistment drive for Olim launched in Tel Aviv
Most people present were relatively new immigrants who were already too old to serve in the army and were looking to give back to the community.
By BEN HARTMAN \
12/16/2014 7:54:40 PM
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Iran sounds optimistic tone as nuclear talks resume
By MICHAEL WILNER \
12/16/2014 8:39:21 PM
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Jerusalem requests special Israel mention at Irish memorial ceremony
British Jews condemn Holocaust Education Trust Ireland
By SAM SOKOL \
12/16/2014 8:43:47 PM
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Kerry says Russia has made 'constructive moves' on Ukraine in recent days
By REUTERS \
12/16/2014 8:57:00 PM
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PM Cameron: Britain faces threat of Sydney-style attack at any moment
"People who are self-radicalised on the Internet who then suddenly do appalling things, that is much more difficult to prevent," said Cameron
By REUTERS \
12/16/2014 9:02:12 PM
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Afghan Taliban condemns school attack by Pakistani Taliban
By REUTERS \
12/16/2014 9:11:22 PM
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NY-born Tel Aviv mayor's adviser aims for Knesset
Eytan Schwartz, 40, spoke to The Jerusalem Post from the US.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/16/2014 9:18:14 PM
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Hanukka’s message
The holiday is about a celebration of the liberty one feels when visible acts of religious expression are made possible.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
12/16/2014 9:34:04 PM
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In Israel, who cares for the migrant caregivers?
Based on the hours they work, caregivers are making NIS 5.8 ($1.50) per hour, which is 25 percent of the legal minimum wage in Israel.
By ABIGAIL F. KOLKER \
12/16/2014 9:48:49 PM
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Palestinian UN envoy: Palestinians will soon seek justice for Israeli war crimes at ICC
Riyad Mansour's short speech before the Assembly of State Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court marked the first time that a Palestinian envoy has addressed the ICC.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/16/2014 9:51:04 PM
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What are our leaders really saying?
Hanukka is a holiday which is meant to remind us of the value of quality as opposed to quantity.
BY SHALOM HAMMER \
12/16/2014 9:53:24 PM
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In my own write: Face to face with fear
It’s a clever and treacherous adversary that must be fought.
By JUDY MONTAGU \
12/16/2014 9:57:38 PM
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December 17: CIA play book
Perhaps we should be looking to the CIA as to how to protect the Jewish homeland.
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
12/16/2014 10:01:53 PM
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Grapevine: Being careful of what we wish for
THERE WERE few signs of an academic boycott at last week’s international conference on “Geopolitics and Borders,” held at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
12/16/2014 10:04:43 PM
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Lapid denies offering top slot to Kahlon
"The reports are baseless," Yesh Atid said in an official response. "They are rumors that are far from the truth. The issue was not even raised between the two of them."
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/16/2014 10:06:25 PM
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Three cheers for Hanukka
The Talmud did not seem to know of the Second Book of Maccabees, which was written in Egypt.
By STEPHEN GABRIEL ROSENBERG \
12/16/2014 10:07:12 PM
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Hanukka and the Bar Kochba Revolt
Should we accept at face value the account of Akiva’s 24,000 students dying of plague as punishment for some esoteric moral failing?
By ELIYAHU SIDIKMAN \
12/16/2014 10:09:48 PM
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Did Mars have life? NASA rover finds methane, organic chemicals
By REUTERS \
12/16/2014 10:22:47 PM
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UN Mideast envoy: One state reality is on the parties doorstep if dead lock not broken
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/16/2014 10:35:48 PM
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UN Mideast envoy: One-state reality is on the parties' doorstep if deadlock not broken
“I feel 2014 changed the course of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and that the future is more uncertain than ever,” Serry said.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/16/2014 10:48:09 PM
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NY Times reporter ordered to answer questions in CIA leak case
By REUTERS \
12/16/2014 11:05:24 PM
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Tech Talk: Haredim in hi-tech
The hi-tech and start-up sector is in a constant frenzy. Haredi men and women are taking advantage of this.
By ARIEL SHAPIRA \
12/16/2014 11:12:34 PM
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Fire in Tel Aviv, boys ages 3 and 5 injured.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/16/2014 11:19:43 PM
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Republicans overwhelmingly support post-9/11 interrogation tactics
Largest demographics opposed are women, those with college education, Pew Research Center finds.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
12/16/2014 11:49:58 PM