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Maccabi Netanya upsets leader Hapoel Beersheba
Hapoel Ra’anana blanks K8 • Beitar Jerusalem hosts Maccabi Tel Aviv with chance to leap into 1st
By ALLON SINAI \
12/18/2017 12:04:47 AM
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Israeli swimmer Toumarkin misses medal at Euros
He did, however, register his third top-five finish at the European Short- Course Swimming Championships.
By ALLON SINAI \
12/18/2017 12:14:33 AM
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UN Security Council may vote on Monday to void Trump’s J'lem declaration
Such a measure is likely to garner the support of 14 of the 15 Security Council members, but is unlikely to pass because the US is one of five countries having veto power in the council.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/18/2017 12:27:29 AM
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Source: Four dead in ambush of World Food Program convoy in Nigeria
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 1:00:41 AM
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UN's Zeid toughens warning of 'genocide' in Myanmar, fears jihadi groups in refugee camps
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 2:05:57 AM
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Israel weighs how to deal with Austrian party founded by ex-Nazis
Israel’s formal policy has been to avoid contact with those parties and not to engage with them or their members at a diplomatic level.
By HERB KEINON \
12/18/2017 2:25:58 AM
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Government says it will push Jewish nation-state bill for first vote soon
Likud MK Amir Ohana, who heads the legislative committee working on the bill, told a meeting of coalition heads that the first reading is expected to take place in the next few weeks.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
12/18/2017 2:30:43 AM
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BREAKING: Red Alert sirens heard in Hof Ashkkelon Regional Council
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/18/2017 2:58:59 AM
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Corruption probe costs Netanyahu support from the Right, pundits say
The first right-wing figure to come out against Netanyahu was publicist and attorney Nadav Haetzni, who wrote a column in Ma’ariv three weeks ago in which he said that Netanyahu had to leave office.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
12/18/2017 8:40:00 AM
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Israel strikes 40 Hamas targets over two weeks in response to rocket fire
Two rockets launched from the Gaza Strip Sunday slammed into the community of Netiv HaAsara in the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council area, with shrapnel from the impact slightly damaging a home.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
12/18/2017 8:07:09 PM
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Toronto homicide police take lead in probe of billionaires' deaths
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 3:52:57 AM
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IDF confirms rocket fell in Gaza Strip
By MAARIV ONLINE \
12/18/2017 3:56:48 AM
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Where's the Embassy?
By IRA SHARKANSKY \
12/18/2017 5:13:07 AM
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US citizen recaptured after Bali jail break
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 5:28:32 AM
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Palestinians seek new policy after Jerusalem ‘game changer’
“You cannot just keep an open ended thing where Israel can expand at will on our land” PLO Executive Committee member Hanan Ashrawi said on Sunday.
By BEN LYNFIELD \
12/18/2017 6:11:19 AM
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Report: Israel has a long way to go to reduce health-reducing environmental factors
Environmental health directly affects human health, with almost a quarter of all diseases attributed to environmental factors, killing an estimated 12.6 million people around the world annually.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
12/18/2017 6:27:47 AM
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Senior Palestinian politician blasts Saudis over billionaire’s detention
“Our central cause is Palestine and we won’t be part of a coalition against anyone,” said Hasan Khreisheh, deputy speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council.
By BEN LYNFIELD \
12/18/2017 12:30:15 PM
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Histadrut calls for additional day of strikes
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/18/2017 7:24:00 AM
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Meretz’s open primaries plan advances
Gal-On has vowed to quit politics if her plan for open primaries does not pass.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
12/18/2017 8:10:56 AM
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Moscow says US and North Korea should open dialogue
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 9:24:16 AM
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8 Days of olim shining their light on Israel: Dvora Corn
Corn's organization Life's Door has helped give medical treatment to over 10,000 people in Israel.
By Nefesh B Nefesh \
12/18/2017 9:51:44 AM
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Gunmen seize building in Kabul, attack security forces
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 9:55:32 AM
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Arab states worry over India's lackluster response to Trump's Jerusalem move
The Indian Foreign Ministry's bland statement made no reference to Jerusalem and prompted criticism at home that it was insufficient, vague and anti-Palestinian.
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 11:19:54 AM
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Workers make explosive threats as massive Teva layoff strikes continue
Monday is the second day of strikes called by The Histadrut, which is Israel's largest labor organization.
By MAX SCHINDLER \
12/18/2017 10:32:57 AM
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Alleged Iranian Mossad spy confesses to providing intel on nuclear scientists
Ahmad Reza Jalali was sentenced to death in October 2017 for working with Israel's foreign intelligence agency.
By JTA \
12/18/2017 11:11:43 AM
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Lebanon detains suspect in murder of British embassy worker
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 11:16:55 AM
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Yemen air strike kills 8 women, 2 children, say residents
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 11:35:38 AM
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Kremlin says US tip-off about planned attack 'saved many lives'
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 12:08:47 PM
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Iran economy's recovery strengthening but bank reform is urgent, IMF says
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 12:17:17 PM
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Women who sued to remove Israeli city’s modesty signs get death threats
The women said they received calls on Thursday and Friday threatening them with a kabbalistic ritual calling for their deaths.
By JTA \
12/18/2017 12:25:36 PM
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Police: Terrorist used foreign press as cover to get to troops
“This is not the first time Palestinian terrorists used the media as cover to carry out attacks."
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
12/18/2017 4:58:53 PM
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Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner slapped with lawsuit over financial disclosures
The couple is being sued by Washington lawyer Jeffrey Lovitky, who alleges they failed to disclose investments in two law firms.
By SHOSHANA KRANISH \
12/18/2017 12:31:08 PM
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Conversion crisis recommendations won't be made on time, says coordinator
“I'm meeting with lots of people, and I need to hear from everyone, and you cant write a document in such a short amount of time.”
By JEREMY SHARON \
12/18/2017 12:45:53 PM
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Russia's Lavrov and Iran's Zarif discuss nuclear issue by phone
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 12:52:04 PM
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Government asks High Court to redo ruling against holding terrorist bodies
The debate over the application of international law continues.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/18/2017 1:16:29 PM
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Church of England appoints first female Bishop of London
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 1:25:43 PM
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Report: Turkish court releases German journalist
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 1:33:12 PM
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Feeling 'Royal' in Tel Aviv
New Zealand native Lorde to perform in Israel in June.
By AMY SPIRO \
12/18/2017 1:37:32 PM
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Rush for free food packets kills 10 at Bangladesh prayer meeting
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 1:48:42 PM
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Is Teva’s downfall pharma’s Lavi moment?
If done right, Israel could turn the Teva crisis from a misfortune into an opportunity.
By YAAKOV KATZ \
12/18/2017 2:08:29 PM
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Saudi academic calls on Arabs to recognize Jewish connection to Jerusalem
President Trump's announcement recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel set off protests across the Arab and Muslim world.
By BEN LYNFIELD \
12/18/2017 2:12:42 PM
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WATCH: Lighting of the seventh candle in Hamburg, Germany
The German port city is now home to roughly 3,000 Jews.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/18/2017 7:10:27 PM
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Syria's Assad calls US-backed militias 'traitors'
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 2:39:11 PM
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Death penalty push populist, bad for security, opposition says
The death penalty has not been invoked in Israel since Nazi commander Adolf Eichmann was hanged in 1962.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
12/18/2017 2:56:00 PM
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Erdogan and Jerusalem
By NEVILLE TELLER \
12/22/2017 11:28:00 PM
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Lebanon detains Uber driver suspected of murdering British embassy worker
"The whole embassy is deeply shocked, saddened by this news."
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 3:18:27 PM
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Kurdish protesters set fire to KDP office in northern Iraq
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 3:27:57 PM
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Knesset speaker to MKs: Don’t embarrass Israel, show up for Pence speech
Three days ahead of the US vice president's address to the Knesset, Edelstein tells MKs it is vital they attend.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
12/18/2017 3:40:06 PM
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How reliable is your brain, really?
Most people assume that their brains are a stable and reliable tool that works consistently. But amazingly, our brain responses are very different from those of other people.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
12/18/2017 3:40:34 PM
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Powdered soup, yellow cheese: healthy or harmful?
The committee will vote to decide the issue on Wednesday.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
12/18/2017 3:56:16 PM
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Mayor of Modi'in calls for extra security for local authorities
In a letter to the Prime Minister, the Interior and Security Ministers - Haim Bibas argues in favor of more seucrity services being extended to local authorities.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
12/18/2017 4:03:28 PM
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Palestinians may circumvent US on Jerusalem at UN Security Council
Is there a way around the US's veto power?
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/18/2017 4:03:54 PM
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Likud official provided intel for Hungarian anti-Soros campaign
Hazan claimed that Soros supported V15, an organization that sought to topple Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the 2015 election.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
12/18/2017 4:17:05 PM
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Twitter to put warnings before swastikas, other hate images
The step is one of several that Twitter said it would take to crack down on white nationalists and other violent or hateful groups.
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 4:20:50 PM
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Syria's Assad calls US-backed militias traitors
Assad said he also welcomed a United Nations role in Syrian elections as long as it was linked with Syria's sovereignty.
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 4:31:58 PM
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IFCJ, Social Affairs Ministry to renovate dilapidated boarding schools
“These young children are not responsible for the difficult circumstances they endure, and they deserve the best possible homes that we can provide,” said Eckstein.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/18/2017 4:35:28 PM
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US appeals judge steps down amid harassment inquiry
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 4:39:27 PM
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British police arrest man trying to force entry into US military base
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 4:44:33 PM
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Exposure to environmental chemicals, even in the womb, can cause diabetes
Regulation of phthalates in plastics and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the air is more strict in the European Union than in the US, and in many cases, even more so than it is in Israel.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
12/18/2017 4:56:01 PM
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UK police: shots fired in incident at US military base, no staff injured
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 5:21:14 PM
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In broad new doctrine, Trump asserts Israel not cause of regional problems
Trump notes that instead of being a primary irritant in the region, Israel has proven itself an asset to moderate Arab governments seeking prosperity and reform.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
12/18/2017 5:21:21 PM
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Menorah in Kiev desecrated twice during Hanukka
A swastika was drawn on the menorah and a substance that looks like blood was splattered over it.
By TAMARA ZIEVE \
12/18/2017 5:22:38 PM
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Former Canadian Minister of Justice to help bring Goldin to Israel
By MAARIV ONLINE \
12/18/2017 5:42:11 PM
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WATCH LIVE: UN Security Council debates Trump's Jerusalem declaration
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/18/2017 5:45:31 PM
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Toronto billionaire Barry Sherman and wife strangled to death
The investigation into the deaths of Barry Sherman, 75, the founder and chairman of the generic drug maker Apotex, and his wife, 70, has been turned over to Toronto homicide detectives.
By JTA \
12/18/2017 5:47:53 PM
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Danon: Jerusalem is, has been, and always will be the capital of Israel
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/18/2017 6:05:35 PM
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Jewish groups ‘deeply concerned' by Nazi roots of party in Austrian gov't
“The FPÖ is a far-right party whose members have in the past expressed xenophobic and antisemitic sentiments."
By TAMARA ZIEVE \
12/18/2017 6:08:33 PM
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IAI in talks to upgrade Sri Lankan Kfir fighter jets
Israeli company also just completed upgrades to Kfirs used by Colombian air force.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
12/18/2017 6:15:11 PM
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Majority of Israelis want coexistence, few willing to live next to Arabs
‘Study shows there is still not enough maturity and understanding among the Jewish public for practical steps for living together,’ says Givat Haviva.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
12/18/2017 6:29:40 PM
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Egypt security forces kill five suspected militants
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 6:36:20 PM
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3 children, mother die in New York fire possibly started by Hanukka menorah
A teenager survived the blaze by jumping out of a window.
By JTA \
12/18/2017 6:42:10 PM
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US vetoes UNSC resolution calling on Trump to withdraw J'lem recognition
Haley: No one will tell the US where it can put its embassy
By HERB KEINON \
12/18/2017 6:54:24 PM
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WATCH: IDF soldiers' restrained response to Palestinian provocation
The video shows two IDF soldiers restraining their response to a physical altercation with Palestinians in the village of Nabil Salih.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/18/2017 7:14:36 PM
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Kurdish authorities say Iraq forces preparing fresh attack; Iraq denies
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 7:16:12 PM
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Facebook gives into Israeli court, restores popular Hebrew page
One of Israel’s most popular and humorous Facebook pages, “Tweeting Statuses” counts some 660,00 followers and it's now in business.
By MAX SCHINDLER \
12/18/2017 7:28:37 PM
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Amtrak train derails on highway bridge in Washington state, several killed
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 7:39:39 PM
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US vetoes UN call for withdrawal of Trump Jerusalem decision
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 7:42:36 PM
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LA Film Festival brings Israeli productions to Hollywood
Israeli films have received 10 nominations for best foreign-language film Oscars – more than movies from far bigger countries like China and Russia.
By LAURI DONAHUE \
12/18/2017 7:44:34 PM
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US vetoes UN call for withdrawal of Trump Jerusalem decision
The draft resolution had also called upon all countries to refrain from establishing diplomatic missions in Jerusalem.
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 7:49:54 PM
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THE LOUNGE
By MICHAL GALANTI \
12/18/2017 7:55:11 PM
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Meeting Trump’s moral and strategic challenge
What to do when a bully favors you?
By EZRA ZUCKERMAN SIVAN \
12/18/2017 8:03:19 PM
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The reaction to Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem in the non-Western world
A few Indian writers who protested against India’s “deafening silence” or called India and Israel “two Islamophobic regimes” saw it right: India moved one step further away from Palestine.
By SHALOM SALOMON WALD \
12/18/2017 8:08:29 PM
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Netanyahu announces boycott of Austria's far-right Freedom Party
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/18/2017 8:23:32 PM
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Pence requests press conference at Western Wall, denied by Rabbi
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/18/2017 8:26:24 PM
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Hanukka in Jewish Thessaloniki with light and miracles
Although Jewish life in Thessaloniki flourished, the community was often faced with the threat of destruction throughout history, and survived.
By ELIAS MESSINAS \
12/18/2017 8:27:27 PM
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Second Lady Pence’s artistic perspective on terrorism, trauma and Trump
I hope Mrs. Pence will visit the biblical heartland and see the work we are doing while she is here in the holy land.
By DAVID RUBIN \
12/18/2017 8:36:34 PM
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Teva’s lessons
Teva’s fall is tragic. But we should not learn the wrong lessons.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
12/18/2017 8:41:12 PM
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NO HOLDS BARRED: Aaron Sorkin’s powerful bar mitzva speech
As the master wordsmith behind the The West Wing and The Social Network, Sorkin has, like Ben Hecht before him, become arguably the greatest Hollywood screenwriter of his generation.
By SHMULEY BOTEACH \
12/18/2017 8:47:37 PM
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Recipe for failure: A divided Jerusalem
If Palestinians realized that real states require statesmanship, they would have had their state long ago.
By EARL COX \
12/18/2017 8:51:42 PM
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December 19, 2017: How we can transform Israel
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
12/18/2017 8:52:32 PM
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YOUR TAXES: New amnesty program
What’s in the new VDP Program? A taxpayer can disclose assets and income thereon, pay the resulting Israeli tax and avoid investigation and criminal proceedings if certain conditions are met.
By LEON HARRIS \
12/18/2017 8:57:51 PM
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On My Mind: Antisemitism data
As antisemitism has evolved and expanded from vandalism of synagogues to the Internet and social media, it is imperative to figure out how to collect the most accurate and detailed data.
By KENNETH BANDLER \
12/18/2017 9:00:39 PM
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Palestinians to call for emergency meeting of UN General Assembly
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 9:06:18 PM
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Turkey says shocked by veto of UN resolution on Jerusalem
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 9:23:13 PM
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Sources: Erdogan, May say international community should be active in solving J'lem issue
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 9:41:28 PM
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Lawrence of Arabia's century-old sandals to be auctioned for over $4,000
Former Israeli diplomat Jacob Rosen-Koenigsbuch believes these really are the sandals worn by T.E. Lawrence.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
12/18/2017 9:49:16 PM
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ISIS claims attack on spy agency center in Afghan capital
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 10:01:41 PM
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United States calls for delivery of UN aid shipments to Yemen
By REUTERS \
12/18/2017 10:22:22 PM
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Lapid: If Obama protected Hezbollah over Iran deal, he should give back Nobel
“Obama must return his Nobel Peace Prize,” if the Politico story about Hezbollah is correct, Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid said.
By LAHAV HARKOV,TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/18/2017 10:40:04 PM