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Rash of Palestinian stabbing attempts continues over weekend
In one of the incidents, a terrorist shot dead trying to knife border policemen in Jerusalem.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD,YAAKOV LAPPIN \
10/18/2015 12:26:08 AM
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Fireworks aimed at cars driving in Jerusalem; Damage caused to vehicles
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/18/2015 12:36:15 AM
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Pioneering scientific-technological kindergarten opens in Beersheba
“Introducing kindergarten children to fascinating science fields will open the door to a whole world of experiences and challenges."
By JOSH DELL \
10/18/2015 12:47:58 AM
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Show time for President Sisi
"Stakes are high for the Egyptian president who hopes that the House of Representatives will not hinder his efforts to put the country on the road to progress."
By Zvi Mazel \
10/18/2015 1:00:04 AM
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An advocate for the Diaspora in Jerusalem
“It is our job to connect the Diaspora to Israel.”
By SAM SOKOL \
10/18/2015 1:24:47 AM
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Nonstop Zionist
WZO’s Avraham Duvdevani talks to ‘Post’ ahead of 37th World Zionist Congress.
By STEVE LINDE \
10/18/2015 1:39:40 AM
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Books returned to Portland library 52 years late
By REUTERS \
10/18/2015 1:46:46 AM
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Lack of gender balance in new judicial appointments
Only five of 16 judges sworn in are women.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
10/18/2015 2:40:01 AM
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Whose fault was it that an asteroid hit a spider?
International Court of Justice president comes to Israel to decide theoretical scenario.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
10/18/2015 2:47:12 AM
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Meet the Ambassador: Cameroon's Henri Etoundi Essomba
Henri Etoundi Essomba, ambassador of Cameroon and dean of the Diplomatic Corps, says Israelis ‘absolutely continue to fascinate’ him as he marks his 17th anniversary in the country.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
10/18/2015 3:02:09 AM
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Cuba denies sending troops to Syria
By REUTERS \
10/18/2015 3:54:08 AM
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Visiting US Reps: ‘We must address Palestinian denial that Israel is a Jewish state’
Rep. Mark Meadows (NC) says people who support Israel have a responsibility to do a better job on Twitter and Facebook.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
10/18/2015 4:20:34 AM
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Maccabi Tel Aviv strengthens hold on first place
Zahavi penalty gives 10-man yellow-and-blue victory over Mac PT; Sakhnin thrashes Hap TA 4-0.
By ALLON SINAI \
10/18/2015 4:03:43 AM
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Basketball: Jerusalem moves to 2-0 with easy BSL win over Holon
The club’s first ever championship banner was raised to the rafters ahead of the start of Saturday’s game and the hosts had little trouble registering the win.
By ALLON SINAI \
10/18/2015 4:16:17 AM
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Israeli sailors punch Olympic ticket
By ALLON SINAI \
10/18/2015 4:19:59 AM
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Typhoon Koppu hits the Philippines
By REUTERS \
10/18/2015 4:49:20 AM
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A God of Random Acts of Kindness
By R.P. Nettelhorst \
10/18/2015 4:59:28 AM
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UK pledges $7.7 million to fight extremism
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/18/2015 5:33:41 AM
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Kidnapped German aid worker in Afghanistan released
By REUTERS \
10/18/2015 5:48:27 AM
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Lech L’cha: Are you Bored?
By RABBI LAZER GURKOW \
10/18/2015 6:25:23 AM
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Lauryn Hill appears in video equating treatment of US blacks and Palestinians
In May, the singer cancelled her show in Israel after succumbing to BDS threats.
By JTA \
10/18/2015 6:29:32 AM
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Images and reality
By IRA SHARKANSKY \
10/18/2015 7:03:37 AM
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New York Mayor de Blasio expresses solidarity with Jerusalem
"When you suffer, we suffer too," de Blasio said; "When you are attacked, we are also attacked."
By REUTERS \
10/18/2015 7:07:03 AM
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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio stands in solidarity with Jerusalem during Israel visit
The mayor came to the capital to participate in the Annual Conference of Mayors, despite the rising violence.
By REUTERS \
10/18/2015 7:13:15 AM
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Around 30 Israelis attacked by Palestinians while visiting Joseph's Tomb
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/18/2015 7:19:34 AM
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Jewish leaders endorse Shai for KKL head
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
10/18/2015 8:14:00 AM
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Israel, US resume defense aid talks halted over Iran deal
Netanyahu froze negotiations ahead of the July deal reached between Iran and world powers.
By REUTERS \
10/18/2015 8:25:05 AM
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IDF forces arrest 17 suspected terrorists in West Bank
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/18/2015 9:37:32 AM
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3 injured in crime-related stabbing in Kiryat Malachi
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/18/2015 9:47:00 AM
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Thirty Israeli students attacked during unauthorized visit to Joseph's tomb, 5 arrested
The students did not coordinate their visit with the IDF and were subsequently attacked by Palestinian Authority forces and local Palestinians. Five of the students were later arrested.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF,KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
10/18/2015 9:56:40 AM
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Cheating the audience: global finance and global media
By IRINA OVCHINNIKOVA \
10/18/2015 10:18:55 AM
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New worlds: Big data and the social character of genes
The new study used “big-data” analytical methods to reveal the “social character” of genes – a phenomenon in certain diseases whereby genes operate jointly rather than independently.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
10/18/2015 10:19:35 AM
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Health scan: Patients accuse a tenth of doctors of sexual harassment
Complaints have increased either because it is occurring more frequently, or because there is more awareness of it and willingness to complain.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
10/18/2015 10:24:36 AM
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Egypt begins long-awaited parliamentary election
By REUTERS \
10/18/2015 10:28:46 AM
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South African Jewry: A personal account seen through the prism of Limmud FSU
"Limmud is doing in South Africa what it is doing across the world today in 40 countries. It is providing an answer to the question of what an open positive modern [Jewish] identity looks like.”
By CHAIM CHESLER \
10/18/2015 11:01:25 AM
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3 minors arrested for allegedly threatening bus driver at knife point
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/18/2015 11:03:07 AM
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1 injured in Tiberias grocery store brawl
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/18/2015 11:14:22 AM
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The Hashtag war
Thousands of young activists are transforming their social media accounts into weapons to fight a massive propaganda war for their global viewers to watch.
By MIRANDA LEVINGSTON \
10/18/2015 11:47:04 AM
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Netanyahu calls for stricter measures against terror incitement
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/18/2015 12:00:23 PM
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Netanyahu rejects French proposal, says Israel not the problem at Temple Mount
“We are preserving the status quo,” he said. “We are the only ones doing that, and will continue to do this responsibly and seriously.”
By HERB KEINON \
10/18/2015 12:18:28 PM
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Nasrallah: 'Hezbollah committed to fighting Zionist entity alongside Palestinians'
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/18/2015 1:40:26 PM
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Russian planes make 39 sorties, hit 51 targets in Syria
By REUTERS \
10/18/2015 1:51:40 PM
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Government approves expanded stop-and-frisk law in wake of terror
If the bill passes 3 votes in the Knesset, police officers will be able to search anyone in a place prone to violence if they think there is reason to think he or she may use a weapon.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
10/18/2015 1:58:20 PM
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New York City Mayor visits hospitalized terror victims in Jerusalem
"When you are attacked, we also feel attacked," says de Blasio.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
10/18/2015 2:15:52 PM
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Security forces arrest Jaffa man, 2 minors for firebombing police
Shin Bet: Security tensions could undermine fabric of life in Jaffa
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
10/18/2015 2:38:16 PM
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Kerry confirms he'll meet Netanyahu, Abbas on Palestinian-Israeli unrest this week
By REUTERS \
10/18/2015 2:47:26 PM
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Enrique Iglesias set to return to Tel Aviv
His Sex and Love tour will take place at Tel Aviv's Menorah Mivtachim Arena.
By NOA AMOUYAL \
10/18/2015 3:02:36 PM
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Ya'alon to visiting US military chief: Israel will defeat wave of terrorism
Iran financing West Bank terrorism, defense minister tells visiting US Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff; Dermer: Talks on new defense package with US to resume.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
10/18/2015 3:15:29 PM
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Will democracies call a spade a spade
By JAGDISH N SINGH \
10/18/2015 3:18:48 PM
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Miley Cyrus celebrates in a giant star of David at James Franco's bar mitzva
Franco's star-studded celebration was part of the Hilarity for Charity organization's bid to raise money toward Alzheimer's research.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/18/2015 3:33:19 PM
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Palestinians violently clash with IDF; 2 rioters shot
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
10/18/2015 3:34:46 PM
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US, allies conduct 18 air strikes in Iraq, five in Syria
By REUTERS \
10/18/2015 3:51:32 PM
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Bill seeks to recognize sexual abuse in the office as a workplace accident
Gal-On: Proposed law could make it easier for victims to realize their rights.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
10/18/2015 3:52:17 PM
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Pope to Israelis and Palestinians: Say 'No' to hate and vendetta
By REUTERS \
10/18/2015 4:23:07 PM
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NGO asks comptroller to probe Hotovely for abuse of office
Hotovely: Go ahead, there’s nothing to find.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
10/18/2015 4:36:22 PM
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Analysis: A shooting in Bat Yam amid the wave of terror
A killing of a young man by police will likely be of limited interest to those outside of his immediate circle.
By BEN HARTMAN \
10/18/2015 5:14:48 PM
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Analysis: Neither Israeli nor Palestinian leadership has an exit strategy
Both Israeli and Palestinian leaders are captive to their respective narratives and trapped by political forces that won't allow them to break the impasse.
By YOSSI MELMAN \
10/18/2015 11:23:45 PM
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Pope calls on Israeli, Palestinian leaders to decrease tension
"There is need for great courage and great fortitude in order to say 'No' to hatred and vengeance," says Francis.
By REUTERS \
10/18/2015 5:52:59 PM
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Turkey's Erdogan says has asked European allies for help on EU bid
By REUTERS \
10/18/2015 5:56:01 PM
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MSNBC slammed for error-riddled map in segment on Israel's borders
The 24-hour news network used a map commonly used by Palestinian propaganda groups.
By MIRANDA LEVINGSTON \
10/18/2015 6:06:44 PM
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Tel Aviv man vandalizes Facebook building to protest incitement, Jew hatred on social network
Bloody hand prints, "blood on your hands" slogan adorn HQ.
By BEN HARTMAN \
10/18/2015 6:09:25 PM
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New York, Nu York: An Ode to Parshat Noach
By ELLEN LEVITT \
10/18/2015 6:37:43 PM
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Palestinian Authority demands end to Israel's 'terrorism, incitement and summary executions'
The PA's foreign ministry gave the example of a Palestinian terrorist shot after stabbing an Israeli as one of the 'summary executions.'
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
10/18/2015 6:39:32 PM
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Barghouti given warning for opinion piece published in 'The Guardian'
“There will be no peace until Israel’s occupation of Palestine ends,” writes imprisoned Fatah leader.
By BEN HARTMAN \
10/18/2015 6:40:41 PM
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Jew appointed to official position in Iraqi Kurdistan
“We are Kurds and we are Jews," says Sherzad Omar Mamsani.
By SAM SOKOL \
10/18/2015 6:56:15 PM
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Police install security walls between Jerusalem's Armon Hanatziv and Jebl Mukaber neighborhoods
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/18/2015 7:03:26 PM
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New program looks to reinvent the Holocaust memorial tour
Project to incorporate a service component excavating Jewish tombstones in Poland.
By SAM SOKOL \
10/18/2015 7:15:18 PM
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Temporary wall erected between flashpoint Jewish and Arab neighborhoods in Jerusalem
Police: 5-meter-high Jabel Mukaber concrete barrier intended to prevent ongoing terror wave against Armon Hanatziv residents.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
10/18/2015 7:28:28 PM
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Suspected terror attack near central bus station in Beersheba
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/18/2015 7:51:25 PM
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Terrorist kills soldier, wounds several others in attack at Beersheba bus station
An Eritrean man mistaken for an attacker and shot in lower body by security personnel and then beaten severely by a mob; He is listed in serious condition.
By BEN HARTMAN,YAAKOV LAPPIN \
10/18/2015 7:52:48 PM
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Ben-Dahan: Stop the PA's incitement to terrorism
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/18/2015 8:19:03 PM
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Sitting in the hot seat
Chicago-based Israeli artist Lilach Schrag explores the biblical story of Elijah’s ascent to heaven in her latest work, currently on display as part of the Jerusalem Biennale.
By BARRY DAVIS \
10/18/2015 8:47:19 PM
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InDnegev 2015: From outer space to the middle of the desert
What keeps the festival unique is the music and the people who come to hear it.
By MAYA PELLEG \
10/18/2015 8:57:57 PM
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WATCH: Larry David is spot-on as Bernie Sanders on ‘SNL’
When Sanders, another Jewish curmudgeon, decided to run for president, it was clearly the role David was born to play.
By JTA \
10/18/2015 9:16:35 PM
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Jerusalem Post Editorial: French folly
Apparently, the lessons of history have not been learned.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
10/18/2015 9:17:21 PM
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The political process for peace is a matter between the Palestinians and their Arab brothers
We must now consider something groundbreaking to release us from this tangled situation.
By NIMROD NOY \
10/18/2015 9:26:51 PM
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The secret recipe for Arab-Israeli peace? Build libraries!
When we access culture, we can begin to de-stigmatize the other.
By ABBASS ABBASS AND KATE MORAN \
10/18/2015 9:38:32 PM
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Heroism and the upside of social media
Never before has there been such graphically detailed accounts of shocking events so readily available for all to see.
By RUTHIE BLUM \
10/18/2015 9:46:51 PM
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Iran, US begin preparations for Iran deal implementation
"Adoption Day" ushers in the first phase of the deal, which was formally codified 90 days ago.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
10/18/2015 9:58:05 PM
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Monitoring group: At least 40 Islamic State fighters killed in air strike in Syria
By REUTERS \
10/18/2015 9:58:18 PM
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October 19: Readers have their say about IBA English news
With the demise of IBA TV news in English, anglophones here are deprived of an understandable information service that is essential in the current situation.
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
10/18/2015 10:01:59 PM
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Rabin memorial into ‘Israeli Democracy Day’
National thinking is necessary in order to move Rabin’s memory from the realm of controversy to consensus and turn it into a constructive force.
By Yedidia Z. Stern \
10/18/2015 10:11:45 PM
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Blessings and curses of Judeo-Arabic
By CLASH OF CULTURES \
10/19/2015 10:56:32 PM
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Think about it: The divided city
It isn’t only the Palestinians who do not recognize united Jerusalem. The world at large does not recognize the lingering fiction.
By SUSAN HATTIS ROLEF \
10/18/2015 10:23:01 PM
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Yesh Atid shuns WZO coalition deal
"What is happening behind the scenes of the Zionist organizations is the worst culture of political deals and corruption."
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
10/18/2015 10:33:12 PM
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Audacity to save Jerusalem from its new, insane geography
What the stabbing attacks have shown is how quickly a few incidents can put the walls up and divide the city.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
10/18/2015 10:36:35 PM
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Terrorist, 13, in Pisgat Ze'ev attack released from hospital
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/18/2015 10:47:41 PM
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‘Israel running out of geeks,’ global hi-tech firms fret
If Israel wants its children to be ready to tackle the kinds of jobs that will be around in the future, it will need to boost its education and invest in diversity measures.
By NIV ELIS \
10/18/2015 10:56:43 PM
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Litzman urges citizens to receive flu vaccines
‘I was vaccinated against influenza to serve as a personal example and to stress its importance.’
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
10/18/2015 11:07:45 PM
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A/C could endanger health, food security, ecosystems
“We pay less attention to the seasonal ticking – partly because we live in an artificial environment of ‘constant summers’ with steady temperatures and available lighting.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
10/18/2015 11:18:29 PM
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Housing cabinet approves land rehabilitation plan at ex-IMI site
“Land contamination by hazardous substances has become in recent years one of the most severe environmental hazards in Israel," says green NGO.
By SHARON UDASIN \
10/18/2015 11:22:02 PM
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Kerry lobbies for US to remain on UNESCO board despite funding arrears
By REUTERS \
10/18/2015 11:57:50 PM