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Analysis: Israel opts for restraint in face of Lebanese provocation
In today’s increasingly volatile region, incidents like shooting death of an IDF soldier have the potential to spark a wider escalation.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
12/17/2013 12:22:44 AM
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China's top diplomat due in Israel for rare high-level visit
Foreign Minister Wang Yi is expected to focus his talks on Iran and the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
By HERB KEINON \
12/17/2013 12:36:46 AM
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As Lador steps down, will state appeal Liberman's acquittal?
It's important to understand how the corruption case against Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman was born if one hopes to understand whether or not the state will challenge his acquittal.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/17/2013 1:01:18 AM
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Council of Europe assails Israel for lax efforts in fighting money-laundering
Criticism comes at a time when government faces criticism for blocking former agent from testifying in a US terror-financing case.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/17/2013 1:30:10 AM
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Jerusalem Municipality continues to operate in emergency mode
While Barkat noted that the worst of the storm has passed, he emphasized that much work remains to be done in the coming days.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
12/17/2013 1:37:45 AM
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Israel's wealthiest lawmaker deals with having no power during snowstorm
Erel Margalit (Labor) lost power at his home in the capital’s Ein Kerem neighborhood Thursday, and did not regain electricity for 48 hours.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/17/2013 1:47:43 AM
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IAF copter delivers electric generators to West Bank settlements
The air force on Monday delivered much-needed generators to the West Bank settlements of Shiloh and Itamar.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/17/2013 2:02:43 AM
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Philosopher, lover of science Zvi Yanai dies at 78
By JUDY SIEGEL \
12/17/2013 2:07:53 AM
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Derby delight once more for Maccabi Tel Aviv
Yet another Eran Zahavi winner gave Maccabi Tel Aviv a 1-0 victory over Hapoel Tel Aviv at Bloomfield Stadium on Monday night.
By ALLON SINAI \
12/17/2013 2:24:25 AM
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Sofo saves Maccabi Tel Aviv with late surge in Netanya
Maccabi held a 10-point lead (26-16) after 10 minutes, but the hosts never lost touch, trailing by just six points (46-40) at the break.
By ALLON SINAI \
12/17/2013 2:27:36 AM
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Former basketball star Dennis Rodman to return to North Korea for visit
By REUTERS \
12/17/2013 2:34:33 AM
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Russia says US ignored appeals for Syria chemical arms proof
By REUTERS \
12/17/2013 3:25:35 AM
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Ya'alon, Hagel consult by telephone over Iran, Syria
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/17/2013 3:28:31 AM
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US Senate confirms ambassador to Egypt for State Department post
By REUTERS \
12/17/2013 3:31:38 AM
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UN Security Council condemns shooting death of IDF soldier near Lebanon border
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/17/2013 3:37:21 AM
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New York congressman Engel criticizes ASA boycott of Israel
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/17/2013 4:49:37 AM
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Jacob Ostreicher released after more than two years in Bolivia
By JTA \
12/17/2013 5:01:23 AM
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Jerusalem opens some schools, while classes in Safed still suspended
Public transportation is gradually being restored, while thousands are still without electricity.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/17/2013 6:52:38 AM
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Nirvana, KISS among 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees
By REUTERS \
12/17/2013 7:26:52 AM
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Report: Suicide bomber targets Hezbollah operatives in eastern Lebanon
Lebanese media reports explosives-laden vehicle slams into vans carrying Hezbollah members in Baalbek region.
By JPOST.COM STAFF, REUTERS \
12/17/2013 5:41:57 PM
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Syria region where polio found excluded from 2012 vaccination drive
By REUTERS \
12/17/2013 9:05:57 AM
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Immigration authorities expected to arrest migrants on march to Jerusalem
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/17/2013 9:14:33 AM
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Syrian government left rebel-held site of polio outbreak out of 2012 vaccination campaign
Public health researchers say missing out the Syrian province of Deir al-Zor contributed to the reemergence there of polio.
By REUTERS \
12/17/2013 9:31:09 AM
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Shalva's True Superheroes: Episode 22
In which our heroes find a new way to charge their phones.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/17/2013 9:52:19 AM
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Police arrest 20 Tel Aviv water corporation workers in embezzlement probe
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/17/2013 10:20:50 AM
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Police arrest 20 Tel Aviv water corporation workers in bribery probe
Mei Avivim employees allegedly colluded with contractors to falsely charge water corporation for infrastructure, repair work.
By ALON HACHMON, JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/17/2013 11:01:11 AM
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Last man to see missing 'CIA rogue operative' claims he saw Iranians arrest him
Dawud Salahuddin, an American fugitive in Iran, says he and Robert Levinson were detained together in March 2007.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/17/2013 11:04:20 AM
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To my daughter, upon joining the IDF
By Gil Stern Stern TROY \
12/17/2013 11:30:00 AM
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Dozens of migrants protest in Jerusalem against detention policies
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/17/2013 11:40:54 AM
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Annual report shows 1.7 million Israelis living below poverty line
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/17/2013 12:04:31 PM
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African migrants sent back to prison after protest walk to Jerusalem
Netanyahu says migrants moved to "Holot" detention center can "either stay there, or return to their countries."
By BEN HARTMAN \
12/17/2013 4:17:59 PM
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Annual report shows 1.7 million Israelis living below poverty line
Report shows 3% rise in elderly Israelis in 2012; Opposition leader Herzog: Government has no plan for fighting poverty.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI, GREER FAY CASHMAN \
12/17/2013 12:26:14 PM
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Protesters against migrant detention marching towards Knesset
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/17/2013 1:00:58 PM
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Children from Canadian Jewish cult taken into protective custody
Two children from extremist Jewish sect Lev Tahor taken by child-protection authorities in Ontario.
By JTA \
12/17/2013 1:29:00 PM
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Court ruling wrests control of IDB from Nochi Dankner
By NIV ELIS \
12/17/2013 1:47:11 PM
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Court ruling wrests control of IDB from Nochi Dankner
Judge's decision will transfer ownership to Eduardo Elsztain and Motti Ben-Moshe; Dankner: "The last word hasn't been spoken."
By NIV ELIS, YONAH JEREMY BOB AND DANIEL CLINTON \
12/17/2013 1:51:08 PM
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Two Saudis back from Guantanamo face 'rehab' for militants
By REUTERS \
12/17/2013 2:16:26 PM
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IEC fires engineering heads after employees flocked to Eilat conference over stormy weekend
Chairman Yiftach Ron-Tal reports to Knesset c'tee on power failures; most of Israel once again connected to the electricity grid.
By SHARON UDASIN \
12/17/2013 2:30:18 PM
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Report: Hamas and the Palestinian Authority in talks to form unity government
Abbas in talks with Hamas heads Mashaal and Haniyeh to form unity government ahead of elections, reports Palestinian news agency Ma'an.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/17/2013 2:45:45 PM
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'Netanyahu broke personal promise to let gov't agent testify against Bank of China'
Official in PM's office promised terror victim's family that Netanyahu would let gov't agent testify, family's lawyers tell court.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/17/2013 5:45:12 PM
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Two good books and an academic dunce
By IRA SHARKANSKY \
12/17/2013 3:18:00 PM
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Kerry says meeting with Syrian rebel group possible
By REUTERS \
12/17/2013 3:23:05 PM
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Research group: Thousands of foreigners have fought in Syria
By REUTERS \
12/17/2013 3:56:55 PM
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European court: Denying Armenian 'genocide' is no crime
European Court of Justice rules Swiss law against genocide denial violates freedom of speech.
By REUTERS \
12/17/2013 4:03:05 PM
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Six NATO soldiers killed in plane crash in southern Afghanistan
By REUTERS \
12/17/2013 4:06:09 PM
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Immigration officers forcibly remove hundreds of African migrants from Knesset protest
By BEN HARTMAN \
12/17/2013 4:14:26 PM
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Boy suffers second-degree burns as result of dangerous game
Internet "game" includes setting steel wool alight to make sparks; doctors say boy was lucky vital organs weren't hurt.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
12/17/2013 4:39:43 PM
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Nationalist leader drops candidacy for Romanian high court amid anti-Semitism concerns
Jewish groups had expressed outrage that Lucian Bolcas, former VP of Greater Romania party, had been candidate for top judicial spot.
By SAM SOKOL \
12/17/2013 4:42:51 PM
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4 missiles from Syria fired into Lebanon, wounding 2 Lebanese soldiers
By REUTERS \
12/17/2013 5:35:35 PM
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Ambassador Dermer: Academic boycott of Israel 'a travesty'
Israeli envoy to US implies anti-Semitism behind move by American Studies Association to boycott Israeli universities.
By HERB KEINON \
12/17/2013 5:45:35 PM
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Ethics Committee warns Regev over Gafsou-centered meeting
C'tee says meeting on mayor-bureaucrat relations should not have focused solely on Upper Nazareth mayor.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
12/17/2013 5:59:18 PM
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South Sudan arrests 10 people over 'failed coup'
By REUTERS \
12/17/2013 6:11:06 PM
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US Holocaust museum gets long lost diary from top Hitler aide
400-page diary of Alfred Rosenberg disappeared after the Nuremberg trials and was found by US customs earlier this year.
By REUTERS \
12/17/2013 6:32:46 PM
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Acclaimed Jerusalem Post conference returns for third year
Top Israeli decision makers including Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman and Justice Minister Tzipi Livni will tackle the issues facing Israel today.
By JPOST \
3/12/2014 6:28:10 PM
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Ya'alon: Lebanese army to put on trial rogue soldier who killed IDF officer
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/18/2013 8:32:13 AM
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Ya'alon: Where Jews don't live, there's no security
Defense minister addresses possible security arrangements regarding Jordan Valley in future peace accord.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/17/2013 7:31:37 PM
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MSF: Aleppo death toll from Syrian bombing tops 100
By REUTERS \
12/17/2013 7:35:21 PM
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Dans le bus, tu te sépareras ?
Hommes et femmes s’assoient séparément dans les lignes de bus réservées aux ultraorthodoxes. Une tendance qui ne plaît pas à tout le monde.
By SARAH LALOU \
12/17/2013 7:50:42 PM
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Comment la France sabote sa propre politique au Proche-Orient
L’Hexagone finance de nombreuses ONG biaisées à l’égard d’Israël. Une pratique dévoilée par l’association NGO-Monitor, qui appelle à de nouvelles réglementations.
By LORIN MAUGERY \
12/17/2013 7:57:14 PM
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Négociations : le tournant du concret ?
Révision des objectifs et plans sécuritaires détaillés ont fait surface cette semaine dans les pourparlers israélo-palestiniens. Une bonne nouvelle.
By HERB KEINON \
12/17/2013 8:04:55 PM
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Une journée avec les pisteurs bédouins de Tsahal
Des hommes de terrain risquent leur vie pour sécuriser la frontière sud d’Israël et lutter contre toutes les menaces.
By YAACOV LAPIN \
12/17/2013 8:10:04 PM
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Response by Baroness Ashton to letter re Horizon 2020
By MAURICE OSTROFF \
12/17/2013 8:17:00 PM
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Khamenei tweets: Zionists are just like the Nazis
Account believed to be run by Ayatollah's office posts image quoting a 1998 comment from meeting with Holocaust denier.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
12/17/2013 8:30:17 PM
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Netanyahu-Lapid fight leads to coalition crisis
PM, finance minister unable to agree on c'tee chairman; Edelstein to head Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN AND LAHAV HARKOV \
12/17/2013 8:37:02 PM
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Haredi Councils of Torah Sages: No-one has right to draft yeshiva students into the army
Degel HaTorah, Agudat Yisrael says removing students learning Torah from yeshiva poses spiritual danger to them.
By JEREMY SHARON \
12/17/2013 9:05:10 PM
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Knesset motion to reverse PACE ritual circumcision ban clears hurdle
MKs collect 102 signatures from Council of Europe MPs; Rivlin: Intervention in matters of Judaism is not legitimate.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
12/17/2013 9:20:16 PM
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West signals to Syrian opposition Assad may stay
Western nations fear Assad ceding power will lead to Islamist militants taking over Syria.
By REUTERS \
12/17/2013 9:48:43 PM
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Iran unveils new defense radar system
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/17/2013 10:06:50 PM
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Report: Jordan closes its doors to Hamas leaders in solidarity with Egypt
Palestinian sources tell 'Al-Quds Al-Arabi' Hamas leaders are not welcomed in most Arab capitals.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/17/2013 10:30:57 PM
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Grapevine: The best and the worst of times
Israel Broadcasting Authority staff members live in areas that experienced electrical outages, and gave firsthand reports from home, in addition to interviewing local council heads.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
12/17/2013 10:54:07 PM
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Terra Incognita: Syria’s rattlesnakes commit suicide
It is the natural tendency of radical movements to be outflanked by radicalism.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
12/17/2013 11:00:57 PM
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Center Field: To my daughter, upon joining the IDF
Dear L.,
You did it. This morning, you marched off to the army.
By Gil Stern Stern TROY \
12/17/2013 11:06:50 PM
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Arm thyself!
Moving forward Israel’s choices are narrowing, its options diminishing, time is quickening toward decision. Adversity demands action, and here lies the silver lining.
By ARIEL HARKHAM \
12/17/2013 11:09:11 PM
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In My Own Write: Power for good and bad
Fire, water, love, sex, money, religion and the Internet: What do they share?
By JUDY MONTAGU \
12/17/2013 11:19:31 PM
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December 18: Snow job
It is wrong to blame local authorities for not being adequately prepared for an event that occurs once in a lifetime.
By JERUSALEM POST READERS \
12/17/2013 11:26:39 PM
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Lies about ‘infiltrators’
We cannot allow ourselves to have the situation in which tens of thousands of people live here without a clear solution, without health, without welfare, without work.
By MICHAL ROZIN \
12/17/2013 11:59:59 PM