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The Jerusalem Arbitration Center
A breakthrough for Israelis and Palestinians.
By NADIA DARWAZEH \
12/18/2013 12:03:17 AM
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Worrisome boycott
Grass roots activism must go to work to repeal this motion, and to keep track of upcoming attempts to delegitimize Israel and pass discriminatory hypocritical boycotts like this.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
12/18/2013 12:06:00 AM
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Scientists from Tel Aviv University take part in international space project
Space vehicle 'Gaia' will launch on Thursday to explore Milky Way galaxy over five-year period.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
12/18/2013 12:24:24 AM
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Germany will not return war-era paintings to Emdens
Family asked for paintings back in 2005; Germany claims art doesn't qualify as Nazi loot.
By HENRY ROME \
12/18/2013 12:32:00 AM
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State proposes legal framework for complete alteration of national policy on coastal waters
New bill aims to address state's position on conflicts with Lebanon over sea-based resources.
By SHARON UDASIN AND YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/18/2013 12:56:35 AM
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Netanyahu may face jeers at today’s Likud convention
PM was booed at a Likud convention in May 2012 and has faced jeers at such events over the past 15 years.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/18/2013 1:16:20 AM
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Israeli protester disrupts Wagner symposium in Jerusalem
By REUTERS \
12/18/2013 1:24:45 AM
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Zionists from country’s minority communities speak out for Israel
Zionist Conference for Human Rights was held in front of a packed room at the Zionist Organization of America House in Tel Aviv.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
12/18/2013 1:35:20 AM
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TA water officials arrested in scam involving bribery, money laundering
The scam allegedly involves senior employees of Mei Avivim; police say workers falsified, inflated maintenance bills for small-time jobs.
By BEN HARTMAN \
12/18/2013 1:44:21 AM
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IDF to begin move away from Center
Once army relocates most of its bases to sites around the country, 100,000 housing units can be built on vacated land, says army source.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
12/18/2013 2:08:35 AM
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UN says up to 500 killed in South Sudan clashes
By REUTERS \
12/18/2013 2:19:27 AM
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In Amona petition, Palestinians claim purchase document a forgery
42 families currently live on hilltop near Ofra settlement; High Court asks for information on earlier court cases regarding outpost.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/18/2013 2:33:49 AM
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Jerusalemites express anger, understanding over municipality handling of storm recovery
‘I heard when John Kerry came here on Friday they had more than 40 plows to take care of him, but for the rest of us it was very bad,’ says resident.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
12/18/2013 2:46:15 AM
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Lawmakers begin probe of government response to snowstorm
Home Front Preparedness chairman Eli Yishai says "system did not work properly"; committees to investigate failures, including of Electric Company.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
12/18/2013 2:52:33 AM
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Chapter Twenty-six: Israel as solution?, Part Two
By DAVID TURNER \
12/18/2013 2:57:00 AM
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Assad drops heavy bomb on Aleppo elementary school
Russian envoy to UN says Washington withheld information from international body about Syrian chemical weapons for months.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
12/18/2013 3:11:47 AM
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Goalless deadlock boosts battered Beitar
Jerusalem draws 0-0 at Sakhnin in dreary contest; Bnei Yehuda loses again at Kiryat Shmona.
By ALLON SINAI \
12/18/2013 5:15:23 AM
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J'lem, Haifa aim to end regular season on a high
Jerusalem’s 77-69 win at CSU Ploiesti of Romania last week saw it improve to a 5-4 record and secure a berth in the second group stage.
By ALLON SINAI \
12/18/2013 5:21:02 AM
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Sinai Says: Zahavi making few friends in quest for Israeli soccer greatness
You either love him or hate him. But however you might feel towards him, you simply cannot ignore Eran Zahavi.
By ALLON SINAI \
12/18/2013 5:25:19 AM
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Iran nuclear talks expected to resume this week
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/18/2013 6:06:41 AM
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Woman in China dies from new strain of bird flu
By REUTERS \
12/18/2013 6:44:50 AM
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The Dead Daisies gather no moss
An Australian-based supergroup consisting of members of The Rolling Stones,
Guns & Rose and INXS touches down in Tel Aviv.
By DAVID BRINN \
12/18/2013 7:46:13 AM
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Take a walk (and talk) on the wild side
Austrian choreographer Phillipp Gehmacher has developed a new form
of lecture-performance in which choreographers talk about movement while moving.
By ORI J. LENKINSKI \
12/18/2013 8:04:29 AM
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Dance Review: Kolben Contemporary Dance
Charlie Mandelbaum at Suzanne Dellal December 16.
By ORA BRAFMAN \
12/18/2013 8:14:13 AM
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Rabbi Moti Elon faces possible prison time as sentence for sexual crime against minor to be decided
Leading national religious figure was dean of renowned HaKotel Yeshiva and a fixture on television, radio before allegations of sexual misconduct toward students went public; state attorney seeks 8-18 month prison term.
By JPOST.COM STAFF AND JEREMY SHARON \
12/18/2013 8:26:57 AM
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78-year-old man killed in car accident in Jerusalem
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/18/2013 8:53:57 AM
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Russia offers security as Syria destroys chemical arms
By REUTERS \
12/18/2013 9:04:48 AM
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US to evacuate some citizens from South Sudan after clashes
By REUTERS \
12/18/2013 9:21:45 AM
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NRA official invokes Holocaust in NJ gun safety debate
ADL's Foxman: "Invoking the Holocaust to score political points is offensive and has no place in civil discourse."
By JTA \
12/18/2013 9:40:49 AM
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Israel Storms Ahead
By MICHAEL ORDMAN \
12/18/2013 9:52:00 AM
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Rabbi Moti Elon won't serve prison time for sexual crime against minor, court rules
Leading national religious figure convicted of sexual misconduct toward student gets sentence of 6 months community service, 3 years probation.
By JPOST.COM STAFF AND JEREMY SHARON \
12/18/2013 10:16:31 AM
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Teva to start selling generic Viagra in US in 2017 after agreement with Pfizer
By GLOBES CORRESPONDENT \
12/18/2013 11:10:50 AM
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Senior Saudi diplomat slams Iran nuclear deal, says it may be forced to act alone
Saudi envoy to UK claims in 'NY Times' op-ed that Western policies are threatening stability of Middle East.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON AND JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/18/2013 11:21:07 AM
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Storm causes millions of shekels of damage in Upper Galilee
Hundreds of people visited Mount Hermon at the beginning of this week, as the ski season opened earlier than usual.
By TAMARA ZIEVE \
12/18/2013 11:27:38 AM
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Stepping up the‘Start-up Nation’
Karin Mayer Rubinstein, one of the most influential ladies in Israel’s life sciences and technology industries speaks about innovation and women in hi-tech.
By DEBORAH DANAN \
12/18/2013 11:40:46 AM
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Get your lemon on
On my regular market run, strawberries, romaine, green beans… I was elated to find a bright, fragrant and beautiful package of lemons.
By GOURMETKOSHERCOOKING.COM \
12/18/2013 11:50:17 AM
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‘Not my fault, not my responsibility’
"There were countless announcements before the storm came, is it so different preparing for a military siege than a natural disaster?"
By LAURA KELLY \
12/18/2013 11:55:25 AM
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Yesh Atid agrees to delay bringing gay parents tax benefits bill to vote
By JPOST.COM STAFF AND Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/18/2013 12:00:08 PM
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Georgia on her mind
Chef Irma Kazar’s Georgian-inspired foods waft you away to the Caucasus.
By MIRIAM KRESH \
12/18/2013 12:02:39 PM
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Yesh Atid agrees to delay bringing gay parents tax bill to vote at Netanyahu's urging
Coalition crisis temporarily averted as Yesh Atid shelves for a week bill granting tax benefits to gay parents.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN AND LAHAV HARKOV \
12/18/2013 12:19:41 PM
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Documenting a dying language
A collection of Jewish-Kurdish folktales in Aramaic showcases the lost art of storytelling.
By BARBARA BAMBERGER \
12/18/2013 12:24:32 PM
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Associates of alleged mobster Amir Mulner arrested on charges of extortion, money laundering
By BEN HARTMAN, JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/18/2013 12:25:53 PM
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Iranian linked to Setad wanted by US for attempted arms smuggling
By REUTERS \
12/18/2013 12:33:41 PM
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Secular yeshiva: A workshop for nation's soul
BINA’s students discover that they can be committed secular Jews.
By BROOKE WEINBAUM \
12/18/2013 12:36:42 PM
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Comptroller to probe storm preparedness: Consequences of storm 'not white, but black'
Shapira highlights the disproportionate negative impact that the storm had on the poorer sectors of society.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/18/2013 12:38:29 PM
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Routes of Spain: Rediscovering a lost Jewish kingdom
It is not surprising that five hundred years after the Jewish expulsion and systematic anti-Semitism, little remains of a glorious Jewish past.
By GISELA DÉS \
12/18/2013 12:41:59 PM
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Gray is the new palette
Beverly Barkat, wife of Jerusalem’s mayor, exhibits in Tel Aviv this week.
By BARRY DAVIS \
12/18/2013 12:45:58 PM
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3 Iranian Revolutionary Guard members killed by roadside bomb
Killings in southeast Iran come at time of heightened tension in the region as separatist Sunni Islamist militants step up attacks on Shi'ite Iran.
By REUTERS \
12/18/2013 12:49:35 PM
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And the Jewish Golden Globe nominees are…
This years nominees include Lena Dunham, Julianna Margulies, Liev Schreiber, and SNL's favourite Jew, Andy Samberg.
By JTA \
12/18/2013 12:50:34 PM
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A man of our word
Ronny Someck shares his poetry with the man on the street.
By BARRY DAVIS \
12/18/2013 12:54:47 PM
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Freedom of Speech and Hate Speech in Australia
By ANDRE OBOLER \
12/18/2013 1:17:00 PM
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A-G Weinstein announces he won't appeal Liberman acquittal in fraud trial
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/18/2013 1:44:39 PM
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A-G Weinstein announces he won't appeal Liberman acquittal on fraud charges
Attorney-general emphasizes that despite decision, he still believes Liberman's behavior in case unfitting for a public official.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/18/2013 1:55:19 PM
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Eyal Golan, Yesh Atid, Bar Refaeli most searched on Google in Israel in 2013
The Google Zeitgeist 2013 report reveals world's biggest issues and interests.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/18/2013 2:26:35 PM
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Man storms stage interrupting symposium on composer associated with Nazis
Discussion marking 200th anniversary of the birth of Wagner interrupted by man hurling insults at the audience.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD AND REUTERS \
12/18/2013 2:45:56 PM
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Untangling synergies: Israel's order of battle
A serious and predictable threat posed by Palestine would involve the new state's virulent collaboration with Iran.
By LOUIS RENÉ BERES \
12/18/2013 2:52:01 PM
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Egypt to send Morsi to trial for conspiring with foreigners
By REUTERS \
12/18/2013 3:24:07 PM
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Iran says nuclear talks with world powers to resume Thursday
Islamic republic agrees to resume negotiations on implementing Geneva deal after technical talks halted last week.
By REUTERS \
12/18/2013 3:29:22 PM
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Native American Studies association joins academic boycott of Israel
North American academic group latest to declare support for boycott of Israeli institutions.
By HERB KEINON \
12/18/2013 3:48:30 PM
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Egypt orders deposed President Morsi to trial for conspiring with Hamas, Hezbollah
Prosecutor says ousted Islamist president, Muslim Brotherhood committed acts of violence, terrorism in Egypt.
By REUTERS \
12/18/2013 4:14:13 PM
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Israel to resume regular flight to Turkey after 5 year hiatus
By GLOBES/KOBY YESHAYAHOU \
12/18/2013 4:30:23 PM
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Israeli airlines to resume flights to Turkey after six-year hiatus
Transportation Minister Israel Katz announces move following years of disputes over security arrangements.
By GLOBES/KOBY YESHAYAHOU \
12/18/2013 4:52:00 PM
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Syria's Islamic Front rebuffs talks with US
By REUTERS \
12/18/2013 5:03:01 PM
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Likud Beytenu, Bayit Yehudi skip out on vote to keep Jerusalem whole
The proposal would require 80 MKs to vote for negotiations to divide Jerusalem; most right-wing lawmakers were no shows.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
12/18/2013 5:05:55 PM
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Israel’s national security interests under ObamaCare
Israel is having its national security interests managed and adjusted by US President Barack Obama and US Secretary of State John Kerry in both the Iranian and Palestinian issues
By BARRY SHAW \
12/18/2013 5:22:24 PM
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All Jerusalem schools to resume regular schedule Thursday
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/18/2013 5:34:53 PM
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UN heads, EU call for 'humanitarian ceasefire' in Syria
By REUTERS \
12/18/2013 5:36:59 PM
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Tender to open for Syrian chemical weapons destruction
By REUTERS \
12/18/2013 6:08:04 PM
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Ex-hi-tech man who sexually abused minors gets 14 years
Defendant, former deputy head of a hi-tech company, sentenced to 14 years in prison and 10,000 shekel fine to be paid to each one of the victims.
By BEN HARTMAN \
12/18/2013 6:17:15 PM
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Syria's Islamic Front rebuffs talks with US
Syrian government says it is "reprehensible" that Washington is prepared to enter dialogue with umbrella organization of Islamist rebel.
By REUTERS \
12/18/2013 7:33:52 PM
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Likud court delays vote on merger with Yisrael Beytenu
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/18/2013 7:40:56 PM
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Report: Dozens of Gazans fighting with jihadi groups in Syria
Tel Aviv-based Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center says number of Palestinians in Syria is growing; warns their return to Gaza is liable to create hotbed for terrorism, subversion against Israel.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
12/18/2013 8:12:26 PM
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Finance Ministry nixes rezoning of Atlit, Eilat salt ponds
Decision comes decade after petitions submitted to High Court of Justice against idea of rezoning ponds to tourism, residential land.
By SHARON UDASIN \
12/18/2013 8:25:30 PM
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TAU Israeli-Palestinian film wins Amnesty International Award
Project ‘Water’ includes several short fiction and documentary films revolving around the theme of water.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
12/18/2013 8:39:00 PM
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Mayors indicted for corruption to be suspended
Interior Ministry-submitted bill calls for the formation of a committee that can decide to suspend mayors following their indictment.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
12/18/2013 8:50:06 PM
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Knesset approves Edelstein as chairman of foreign affairs, defense panel
Coalition crisis averted as Yesh Atid postpones gay parents tax break bill on condition of PM's support.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
12/18/2013 8:53:05 PM
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Netanyahu to Chinese FM: Iran must be denied nuclear weapons capabilities
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/18/2013 9:07:48 PM
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Latin Patriarch calls for immediate ceasefire in Syria
In Christmas message, Patriach also says the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is blocking regional stability.
By JEREMY SHARON \
12/18/2013 9:14:27 PM
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UN agency says nearly 1 million Gazans to need food aid in 2014
By REUTERS \
12/18/2013 9:18:10 PM
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My homeland is within my soul
A new exhibit at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow pays tribute to the contribution of Jewish artists to Russian culture.
By ORIT SIBONI \
12/18/2013 9:32:31 PM
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PM: I can't guarantee an agreement with the Palestinians will be reached
By JPOST.COM STAFF AND Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/18/2013 9:41:31 PM
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Your taxes: Israeli business and tax-planning starter kit
By LEON HARRIS \
12/18/2013 9:44:33 PM
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Delayed decision on Likud-Yisrael Beytenu split boosts Netanyahu
PM's representatives persuade Likud court to prevent central committee from voting to end partnership.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/18/2013 9:50:56 PM
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Tips for innovative success from the creator of the MP3
In Germany, where the population tends to be more risk averse than in Israel, innovation tends to happen under the umbrella of big industry or government-funded research centers.
By NIV ELIS \
12/18/2013 9:53:22 PM
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Snow, freedom and your retirement
In Israel, government pensions were created with the purpose of preventing elderly retirees from being thrown out in the streets.
By AARON KATSMAN \
12/18/2013 9:59:56 PM
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An overlooked obstacle to peace
In a small Palestinian village near Bethlehem, there are people who do not just want peace, but have created a peace of their own, albeit on a small scale.
By MARISSA YOUNG \
12/18/2013 10:07:31 PM
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US official: Syrian rebel claims West will accommodate Assad 'patently false'
State Department spokeswoman rejects Reuters report claiming Western officials told Syrian opposition "Assad may stay".
By MICHAEL WILNER, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT \
12/18/2013 10:07:41 PM
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Encountering peace: A close neighbor
It is possible to resolve all disputes under the formula of two states for two peoples and not use violence against each other.
By GERSHON BASKIN \
12/18/2013 10:15:27 PM
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Washington watch: Did Boehner find his backbone?
Tea Party Patriots called Boehner another “tax-and-spend liberal” who has “declared war on the Tea Party” with his “smug and pretentious rant.”
By DOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD \
12/18/2013 10:19:33 PM
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Report: IDF forces clash with Palestinians in Jenin leaving 2 injured
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/18/2013 10:20:50 PM
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Explaining Iran to a five-year old
I’m biased, but trust me when I say that my grandson has an amazing memory for a five-year old.
By BOB FEFERMAN \
12/18/2013 10:23:04 PM
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Abbas guards intervene in confrontation between senior Palestinians
By REUTERS \
12/18/2013 10:23:48 PM
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Will Tehran step up its covert war?
With the eyes of the world watching following the interim nuclear agreement with the P5+1, the restraint of the Quds Force is already being tested.
By DANIEL NISMAN AND MATHEW MARKMAN \
12/18/2013 10:26:05 PM
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Fatah lawmaker assaults senior Palestinian official in Ramallah
Fatah officials say dispute between the two ruling faction representatives in West Bank was “personally motivated.”
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
12/18/2013 10:30:34 PM
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The world’s growing nuclear waste stockpile must be addressed
Despite the intensification of debate over pros and cons of nuclear energy, it is overwhelmingly likely that more plants will continue to be built world-wide.
By BEHNAM TAEBI \
12/18/2013 10:32:04 PM
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Head of Qaida's Syria branch says does not seek rule
By REUTERS \
12/18/2013 10:35:37 PM
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One Palestinian killed, 8 injured in Jenin clashes with IDF
IDF forces come under fire during operation at Palestinian refugee camp; no soldiers injured.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN AND TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/19/2013 12:19:47 AM
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Netanyahu to Chinese FM: World must deprive Iran of nuclear capabilities
PM comes under pressure not to announce new settlement plans in midst of upcoming Palestinian prisoner release.
By HERB KEINON \
12/18/2013 10:55:01 PM
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What does Geneva truly tell us?
For Iran’s Middle East neighbors, though talks are still in the early stages, the promised payout from Geneva cannot be underestimated: a reduction in the regional proliferation of WMD.
By OWEN KIRBY \
12/18/2013 11:27:51 PM