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Doing Jewish at the Sochi Olympics
Kosher food, including gefilte fish, available for order online, and extra rabbis on call for visiting Jews, athletes.
By REUTERS \
2/18/2014 12:24:15 AM
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Yellow-and-blue makes it 10 straight in Eilat
Mac TA beats Southerners in State Cup final repeat to close back within a game of Hapoel Jerusalem.
By ALLON SINAI \
2/18/2014 12:36:01 AM
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Barda heads Beersheba back to winning ways
Beersheba was in complete control, but Sakhnin equalized against the run of play in the 73rd minute.
By ALLON SINAI \
2/18/2014 12:47:59 AM
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Bread companies gradually reducing salt content in products
Target is to change gradually to help consumers, who might reject food with significantly less salt than they are used to.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
2/18/2014 1:08:03 AM
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Lithuania to hold referendum on banning land sales to foreigners
By REUTERS \
2/18/2014 1:14:38 AM
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Police arrest 20 over illegal sand mining operation in Yavne dunes
Practice can cause serious damage to nature areas and brings illicit money to the black market.
By BEN HARTMAN \
2/18/2014 1:21:47 AM
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Shaare Zedek inaugurates new premature baby facility
The hospital delivers a total of 20,000 infants annually, more than any other medical center in the world.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
2/18/2014 1:31:33 AM
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Jewish ice dancer wins gold medal at Sochi Olympics
Team of Meryl Davis and Charlie White win the first Olympics ice dancing gold medal ever for the US.
By JTA \
2/18/2014 2:00:08 AM
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Building collapse at South Korean resort kills 10
By REUTERS \
2/18/2014 2:04:57 AM
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Public complaints against IBA doubled last year, mostly dealing with licensing fees
The authority has failed to implement much-vaunted reforms that its management agreed to.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
2/18/2014 2:47:55 AM
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Haredi parties threaten to quit Knesset panel on IDF enlistment
Vote on whether to impose a legal obligation on haredim to perform national service set to take place Tuesday in Knessest c'tee.
By JEREMY SHARON \
2/18/2014 2:55:09 AM
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Sinai-based salafi jihadi group claims responsibility for tourist bus blast in Egypt
Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis says fatal bombing was a suicide attack that was part of its "economic war against regime of traitors."
By Ariel Ben Solomon,REUTERS \
2/18/2014 3:49:29 AM
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Sinai-based militants claim responsibility for tourist bus blast in Egypt
By REUTERS \
2/18/2014 4:09:23 AM
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Hoenlein calls for tough action against European Right
Jewish leader says organizing a mass boycott of Israel, as civilians are massacred next door in Syria, is explicit anti-Semitism.
By SAM SOKOL \
2/18/2014 4:22:36 AM
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Explosion in Acre collapses building, killing five
8-year-old's body found hours after collapse; gas leak is suspected cause of explosion, but police probing possibility of foul play.
By BEN HARTMAN \
2/18/2014 4:39:20 AM
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Thai riot police, protesters, face each other at government HQ
By REUTERS \
2/18/2014 4:47:20 AM
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Bennett to US Jewish leaders: ‘Change in religious status quo in Israel will take time,’
At Jerusalem confab Religious Services Minister calls Reform and Conservative Jews his "brothers and sisters."
By SAM SOKOL \
2/18/2014 4:59:55 AM
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Paratroopers drill response to Hezbollah threat in North
Enlisted units now undertake lengthier border security activities, due to the temporary absence of reserve forces.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
2/18/2014 5:23:49 AM
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PM: Iran talks must aim to prevent nuclear capability
"The goal isn't to prevent Iran from having nuclear weapons, but to deny it the capability to manufacture nuclear weapons," PM tells Conference of Presidents.
By HERB KEINON \
2/18/2014 5:47:47 AM
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Earth marks close encounter with enormous asteroid
By REUTERS \
2/18/2014 5:58:20 AM
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Expectations muted as core talks over nuclear Iran begin today in Vienna
Senior US official in Vienna says the "devil is truly in the details"; Iran enters the talks vowing never to dismantle or shut down its expansive nuclear facilities.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
2/18/2014 7:12:57 AM
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Steinitz: Iran will be like North Korea
By TOVAH LAZAROFF,JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/18/2014 8:51:56 AM
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Steinitz: Iran will be like North Korea
Speaking at Conference of Presidents in Jerusalem, intelligence minister says Iran could pose existential threat to Israel, US if Geneva deal goes bad.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF,JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/18/2014 9:01:00 AM
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Cantor presses for greater US engagement, cites US's shortfalls during WWII
US House majority leader calls on Obama to prepare additional sanctions against Iran in case talks fail, worries US will be too late like in WWII.
By JTA \
2/18/2014 10:15:56 AM
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2,300-year-old village discovered on road leading to Jerusalem
Dig reveals small rural settlement with stone houses; each building housed a single nuclear family, consisted of several rooms and an open courtyard.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/18/2014 10:43:09 AM
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China rejects UN criticism in N.Korea report, no comment on veto
By REUTERS \
2/18/2014 10:49:25 AM
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Analysis: New policy could improve human rights, save resources, avoid ICC
While IDF hopes program will improve safety, Palestinian rights, its hard to imagine that military institutionally believes program will work.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
2/18/2014 11:41:56 AM
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EXCLUSIVE: IDF pilot program to end long-standing night arrests of Palestinians
Chief West Bank prosecutor tells 'Post' that IDF will summon Palestinians for questioning, rather than apprehend them in overnight raids.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
2/18/2014 11:46:45 AM
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Egypt militants warn tourists to leave country or face attack
By REUTERS \
2/18/2014 11:49:15 AM
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Government retakes Alawite village in central Syria
By REUTERS \
2/18/2014 12:05:37 PM
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Getting a get - women in chains
Live, Love and Learn: For Gital.
By MARGAUX CHETRIT \
2/18/2014 12:25:20 PM
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Egyptian militants warn tourists to leave country or face attack
Islamist militant group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, responsible for Taba bus attack, Eilat rockets, threatens tourists to leave Egypt before Feb. 20.
By REUTERS \
2/18/2014 12:27:14 PM
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World powers, Iran start talks on lasting nuclear settlement
By REUTERS \
2/18/2014 12:31:54 PM
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Cut the Palestinian Authority off
For far too long, Palestinian leaders have acted with impunity, poisoning their people with a deep hatred for Israel and the Jewish people.
By JOSEPH RASKAS \
2/18/2014 12:45:29 PM
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Rouhani: Zionist regime benefits most from upheaval in Muslim world
In meeting with Arab MPs, Iranian president calls on Muslim countries to show unity with Iran against Western threats.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/18/2014 12:46:43 PM
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Car bombs kill at least 23 in Baghdad and Iraqi city of Hilla
By REUTERS \
2/18/2014 1:16:21 PM
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Netanyahu visits IDF field hospital for Syrians
PM and Ya'alon speak with IDF personnel, Syrian victims; Netanyahu: The world must not forget the true face of Iran.
By HERB KEINON \
2/18/2014 4:11:18 PM
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Lebanon looks to Kuwait for Saudi-Iranian rapprochement
By REUTERS \
2/18/2014 1:55:17 PM
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BUSTED! Jerusalem will now check DNA of dog droppings left on street and fine owners
Woof! Jerusalemite canines will now have to remind their owners to put their extra plastic bags to use or risk being fined based on a unique scientific system.
By SHULY WASSERSTROM \
2/18/2014 2:22:29 PM
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Peres first recipient of award for fostering Israeli-German dialogue and friendship
The president was one of the few Israelis who called for a dialogue between post-Nazi Germany and Israel 50 years ago.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
2/18/2014 2:37:16 PM
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Egypt charges 2 "Israeli agents", 2 Egyptians with spying
By REUTERS \
2/18/2014 2:46:39 PM
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Liberman calls on state to contribute $365m. for Diaspora education
FM tells Conference of Presidents that Jews of America are facing "nothing less than a demographic catastrophe.”
By HERB KEINON,SAM SOKOL \
2/18/2014 3:04:01 PM
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Nebraska – Not Only a Movie
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson \
2/18/2014 3:07:00 PM
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Rabbi Meir Mazuz and the battle for Orthodox Judaism
When see through Sephardic lenses, the fight over ownership of Orthodox Judaism, is largely between different Ashkenazi factions.
By DAVID SHASHA \
2/18/2014 3:26:31 PM
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Eddie and the white smoke
By BRIAN BLUM \
2/18/2014 3:29:00 PM
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Egypt charges 2 'Israeli Mossad agents,' 2 Egyptians with spying
Egyptians accused of providing intel to Israeli officers with "intent of damaging national interests in exchange for money, gifts and sex."
By REUTERS \
2/18/2014 3:36:54 PM
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Peres meets with Congressional Black Caucus delegation
President commends Obama and Kerry for their "incredible" commitment to Israel, moral reasons for being involved in Middle East today.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
2/18/2014 4:02:12 PM
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Herzog: Not all criticism of Israel is anti-Semitic
Opposition leader tells Conference of Presidents that boycott movement is a threat that can only be averted by peace.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
2/18/2014 4:02:53 PM
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Egypt's PM says militants threaten tourists, aim to undermine political roadmap
By REUTERS \
2/18/2014 4:20:38 PM
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800 Eritrean migrants begin marching from Negev to Tel Aviv
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/18/2014 4:21:44 PM
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Gastronomie
Exquise Semaine de la gastronomie
La France et Israël ne s’aiment jamais autant qu’à travers la cuisine
By MYRIAM SHERMER \
2/18/2014 4:33:29 PM
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Yoni Saada, le plus israélien des chefs français
By MYRIAM SHERMER \
2/18/2014 4:37:47 PM
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Europe
Israël/Union européenne : je t’aime, moi non plus ?
Martin Schulz, président du Parlement européen s’est rendu les 11 et 12 février à Jérusalem. L’occasion de faire le point sur les relations israélo-européennes qui s’avèrent, plus que jamais, tendues
By MILKA KAHN \
2/18/2014 4:43:34 PM
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Two mortar shells from war in Syria explode in Golan Heights
Shells land near border fence between Israel and Syria; no injury or damage caused.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
2/18/2014 4:45:07 PM
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Monde arabe
Le crépuscule des Frères
La chute du mouvement islamiste en Egypte a des conséquences pour l’ensemble de la Confrérie
By Zvi Mazel \
2/18/2014 4:50:10 PM
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IDF uncovers powerful bomb on Gaza border
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
2/18/2014 4:52:43 PM
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Monde arabe
Tunisie : nouvelle Constitution pour nouvelle ère ?
Après deux ans de tergiversations, le pays meneur du Printemps arabe se dote d’une nouvelle Constitution. Entre avancées et paradoxes
By SARAH BLUM \
2/18/2014 4:55:41 PM
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Défense
La cyberguerre est déclarée
La plus grande menace qui pèse sur le monde serait cybernétique. Réunis à Tel Aviv pour le salon Cybertech 2014, les acteurs de l’industrie ont lancé un appel à la solidarité : pour échapper au pire,
la confiance entre Etats est de mise
By KATHIE KRIEGEL \
2/18/2014 5:01:42 PM
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Juifs d’Espagne
L’année prochaine à Tolède ?
Le gouvernement espagnol est en passe d’adopter une loi permettant aux Séfarades de revenir sur leur terre ancestrale. Décryptage d’une annonce pour le moins surprenante
By Nathan Cahn \
2/18/2014 5:06:53 PM
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BGU to receive $13 million gift from Mandel Foundation
$10 million of gift from Ohio fund will go towards construction of a new building, an 'Institute for Social Leadership.'
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
2/18/2014 5:07:31 PM
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Turkey's Gul seen approving tighter control of Internet, courts
By REUTERS \
2/18/2014 5:09:13 PM
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Juifs d’Espagne
Zamora renoue avec son histoire
Une ville du nord de l’Espagne célèbre la première Journée internationale du ladino. Récit à la première personne
By MARION FISCHEL \
2/18/2014 5:12:16 PM
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Piron: More assistant caregivers from national, civil service to be assigned to pre-schools
Education minister announces that an additional caregiver will be assigned to pre-schools with more than 20 children aged three.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
2/18/2014 5:12:29 PM
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Culture
Danser contre l’oubli
Fondée sur les idéaux du kibboutz, une compagnie de danse porte en elle l’histoire de l’Holocauste. Voyage aux origines
By BARRY DAVIS \
2/18/2014 5:18:33 PM
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Livni: Disengagement from Gaza should not be reason for no more compromise
Justice minister tells Conference of Presidents compromise and balance are essential in peace process.
By HERB KEINON \
2/18/2014 5:18:49 PM
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Une aventure israélienne
Les carnets de voyage d’une journaliste, imprégnés de ses rencontres, de la culture melting-pot, et des moments d’Histoire d’Israël
By SARAH LALOU \
2/18/2014 5:22:34 PM
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Un impératif d’élévation
Lurçat parle au cœur et fait mouche. C’est l’amour du peuple juif qui le porte, et il est contagieux
By KATHIE KRIEGEL \
2/18/2014 5:27:16 PM
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Judaïsme
L’espace et le temps
Dans la théorie d’Einstein, l’espace et le temps sont deux concepts intimement liés ; l’un ne va pas sans l’autre, l’un dépend de l’autre
By RABBIN CLAUDE BRAHAMI \
2/18/2014 5:35:48 PM
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Monde Juif
Ilan Halimi, huit ans déjà
Ilan Halimi est mort le 13 février 2006. Cette semaine, les Juifs français commémorent son assassinat, perpétré par le gang des barbares, dans un climat délétère
By SARAH LALOU \
2/18/2014 5:40:20 PM
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MKs: ERAN’s national crisis phone, web hotline must be saved from going bankrupt
Hundreds of thousands of troubled people contact ERAN each year, but due to the shortage of funds, over NIS 100,000 were not answered.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
2/18/2014 5:46:52 PM
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Knesset demands re-nationalization of School Health Service
Knesset committee: Treasury’s failed privatization eight years ago has cost even more and offered less.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
2/18/2014 6:06:51 PM
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Budget cuts endanger disease prevention program, says Health Ministry
Senior Health Ministry officials say budget cuts put health promotion program "Efsharibari" at risk.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
2/18/2014 6:16:15 PM
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Israel Railways, ILA to develop commercial centers at country’s train stations
Train stations across country have been grouped according to their potential development size.
By SHARON UDASIN \
2/18/2014 6:24:46 PM
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1,500 migrants to voluntarily leave Israel by end of month
Over 700 African migrants have taken the $3,500 stipend and returned to their home countries in February so far, says Interior Minister Gideon Sa'ar.
By BEN HARTMAN,Ariel Ben Solomon \
2/18/2014 6:27:33 PM
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Could Jimmy replace Moshe?
Mahmoud Abbas’s proposal to revive the NATO option, if Israel withdraws from the West Bank, looks to be a non-starter.
By TOMMY STEINER \
2/18/2014 6:35:23 PM
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Sharon sons inaugurate new site at Ariel Sharon Park
The news visitors center at the former site of the former Hiriya garbage dump is in the middle of the TA metro area.
By SHARON UDASIN \
2/18/2014 6:53:20 PM
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Experts say planning smart cities require comprehensive, all-inclusive outlook
The Energy, Water and National Infrastructures Ministry wants to promote holistic approach to urban planning.
By SHARON UDASIN \
2/18/2014 6:57:25 PM
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Top UN rights boss urges prosecution of North Korean crimes
By REUTERS \
2/18/2014 7:02:31 PM
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SEC Chairman: Anti-concentration law should spread corporate ownership among public
Aharon Fogel, the new IDB Chairman calls on PM to freeze law to preserve freedom for investors.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
2/18/2014 7:08:09 PM
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Hadassah employees camp out overnight, continue protest
HMO staff will sleep outside Ein Kerem medical center in Jerusalem, continuing 19-day bid to receive full January salaries.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
2/18/2014 7:10:01 PM
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Danino lashes out at media for 'creating panic'
Amid mob war and public criticism, Police Chief Danino says “I stopped listening to the radio.”
By BEN HARTMAN \
2/18/2014 7:15:47 PM
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9 dead amid clashes in Ukraine
By REUTERS \
2/18/2014 7:22:15 PM
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Hungarian rabbi finds 103 stolen Torah scrolls, probably taken during Holocaust
Torahs stashed in Russian library for 70 years; rabbi plans to restore scrolls, and take them on world tour.
By REUTERS \
2/18/2014 7:22:28 PM
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Police: Still unclear what caused deadly Acre building collapse
Gas leak is suspected cause of explosion, but police probing possibility of foul play in building collapse that killed five people and injured eleven.
By BEN HARTMAN \
2/18/2014 7:34:41 PM
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Jerusalem Municipality to expand city’s development budget by NIS 405 million
With government aid to city, development budget in 2014 to increase 34% from 2013 to NIS 1.6 billion.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
2/18/2014 7:39:57 PM
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Lapid, Bennett start export aid plan
The state will increase its foreign trade guarantees from NIS 7.5 billion to NIS 13.3 billion over three years, bringing them in line with the OECD average.
By NIV ELIS \
2/18/2014 7:47:28 PM
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The Goals of the Jewish State
By MICHAEL ORDMAN \
2/18/2014 8:06:00 PM
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AKIM in ‘deep state of shock’ over hostel shooting
On Monday shots were fired at an AKIM residence for intellectually disabled adults in the Northern Tel Aviv suburb of Tzahala.
By Lidar Gravé-Lazi,BEN HARTMAN,GREER FAY CASHMAN \
2/18/2014 8:19:37 PM
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Political shenanigans prevent vote on central IDF enlistment bill clauses
Political sources claim Netanyahu intervened in Knesset c'tee over concerns coalition was in danger.
By JEREMY SHARON \
2/18/2014 8:21:20 PM
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New HMO board member optimistic that crisis can be brought to an end
Avi Balashnikov: Staffers and management know they all have to lend a hand, there will be a recovery and an agreement.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
2/18/2014 8:28:52 PM
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Palestinian official claims peace talks in 'crisis' as Abbas heads to meet Kerry in Paris
Official says US considering extending talks for an additional year;
PA cabinet accuses Netanyahu of "inciting" against Palestinians.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
2/18/2014 8:44:15 PM
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The rabbi, the actor and the story behind ‘Operation Sunflower’
For Baruch Brenner, it was a challenge playing the lead role in a movie that shines a light on Israel’s nuclear history.
By HANNAH BROWN \
2/18/2014 8:54:38 PM
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Report: Journalist on assignment deaths total 134 in 2013
By REUTERS \
2/18/2014 8:56:05 PM
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Dancing with Dido
Queen Dido of Carthage is in love with the Trojan Aeneas. Aeneas is lured away from Dido, who takes her own life in despair.
By EVA LINDNER \
2/18/2014 9:02:16 PM
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"AIPACing" AIPAC: the new anti-Zionist, annihilationist dog-whistle
By Gil Stern Stern TROY \
2/18/2014 9:04:00 PM
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IDF uncovers powerful bomb on Gaza border
Bomb was designed to detonate as IDF army patrol passed by; military source bomb would have caused loss of life.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
2/18/2014 9:05:24 PM
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Grapevine: Will female MKs vote for a woman presidential candidate?
Of the 10 actual and potential candidates, two are women; one is a former Knesset speaker and the other a former Supreme Court judge.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
2/18/2014 9:08:19 PM
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Egypt plans on deporting 7 Africans trying to cross into Israel
May be sign of increasing Egyptian vigilance regarding Africans traveling to Israel amidst heightened Sinai security presence.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
2/18/2014 9:18:19 PM
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Challenge: Jewish unity
Israel needs to revamp itself as nation-state of the entire Jewish people, not just a strictly Orthodox stream represented by the Chief Rabbinate.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
2/18/2014 9:21:37 PM
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Fresh water and old assumptions
Contrary to what Schulz was advised by his friend in Ramallah, Israeli and Palestinians per capita consume equal volumes of fresh water.
By JOEL H. GOLOVENSKY \
2/18/2014 9:27:47 PM
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Improving Lithuania’s understanding of the Holocaust
What is missing is any mention of the extensive and extremely important complicity of Lithuanians in Shoa crimes.
By EFRAIM ZUROFF \
2/18/2014 9:32:12 PM
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Center Field: ‘AIPACing’ AIPAC: The new anti-Zionist, annihilationist dog-whistle
The ground is shifting. The peer pressure is growing. The elites are wavering.
By Gil Stern Stern TROY \
2/18/2014 9:39:23 PM
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February 19: Stench of anti-Semitism
But for the fact that Jonathan Pollard is Jewish, I believe he would have been freed long ago.
By JERUSALEM POST READERS \
2/18/2014 9:44:31 PM
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Denmark 2, giraffes (and Jews) 0
Days after Denmark passed a racist law banning Kosher meat slaughtering as “cruel to animals,” it showed everyone what real cruelty to animals is.
By MICHAEL WIDLANSKI \
2/18/2014 9:49:06 PM
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Israel's Sela breezes through first round of Delray tennis tournament
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/18/2014 10:08:11 PM
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Anti-religious bias in Danish slaughter ban
A growing number of countries have restricted ritual slaughter under the guise of animal welfare.
By ELIYAHU FEDERMAN \
2/18/2014 9:53:05 PM
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How writers question the legitimacy of Israel
Those worried that a new campaign is emerging to get Americans to question whether it's right to support to Israel should be concerned about the new spate of anti-Israel books and arguments.
By RONALD RADOSH \
2/18/2014 10:01:50 PM
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Shmita 5775 – Restoring the soul of an ancient tradition
Shmita has become mired in legal, political and economic issues that obscure its historical and ethical origins.
By EINAT KRAMER \
2/18/2014 10:05:47 PM
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Egyptian PM says terrorists aim to undermine the political roadmap
Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis says fatal bombing was a suicide attack that was part of its "economic war against regime of traitors."
By Ariel Ben Solomon,REUTERS \
2/18/2014 10:17:07 PM
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Greek food bank to study Israel's Leket gleaning program
Leket sends volunteers and paid pickers into fields and orchards to gather produce donated, or left unpicked, by farmers.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
2/18/2014 10:29:17 PM
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Six policemen die in Kiev riots, more than 100 injured
By REUTERS \
2/18/2014 10:52:55 PM
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Israel's envoy at UN Prosor elected to chair elections of rights c'tee
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/18/2014 10:55:45 PM
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Ukraine riot police move in on Kiev protesters after 18 die
Eleven civilians, seven policemen died in what was Ukraine's bloodiest day since it gained independence in 1991.
By REUTERS \
2/19/2014 1:52:33 AM
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Your Taxes: OECD proposals for (or against) multinationals
Multinationals everywhere should check their situation urgently, as they will soon come under the tax microscope.
By LEON HARRIS \
2/18/2014 11:23:16 PM
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Iran enters final-deal nuclear talks refusing to shut down 'any facilities'
Iranian officials reveal their opening position to Western counterparts on the first day of talks in Vienna.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
2/18/2014 11:27:34 PM