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Several dead after Texas restaurant shooting
By REUTERS \
5/18/2015 12:12:46 AM
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Mideast experts blast European group's call to punish Israeli government
“Far from being a peace proposal, this is a re-statement of standard European mythology..."
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
5/18/2015 12:27:25 AM
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Egypt: For Sisi, executing Morsi has its benefits and drawbacks
Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi's death sentence could add fuel to an already raging Islamist insurgency.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
5/18/2015 12:53:05 AM
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IDF Tank brigade’s recon company switches gears
Unit completes maneuvers simulating conflict with Hezbollah; "On modern battlefields, we have to maneuver faster," officers tell ‘Post.'
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
5/18/2015 3:42:32 AM
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‘Post’ names Fraenkel one of year’s ‘top 50’ Jews
Rachelle Sprecher Fraenkel suffered a huge loss when her teen son Naftali was kidnapped and murdered by Hamas in June 2014.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/18/2015 1:32:52 AM
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Humanitarian truce in Yemen extended
By REUTERS \
5/18/2015 1:47:01 AM
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Strong correlation found between Israel experiences, marriage within the fold
The survey was based on the responses of several hundred alumni of a four-week Israel program run by the National Council of Synagogue Youth.
By SAM SOKOL \
5/18/2015 2:12:49 AM
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Saudi-led coalition breaks Yemen truce and resumes air strikes
By REUTERS \
5/18/2015 2:38:35 AM
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Queen Elizabeth II to visit Bergen-Belsen
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2015 2:55:47 AM
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Queen Elizabeth II to visit Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
During the Holocaust, more than 50,000 prisoners, mainly Jews, died at Bergen-Belsen of starvation, overwork, disease or following gruesome medical experiments before it was liberated.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2015 3:16:08 AM
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Nu York, New York: Update on the East Village
By ELLEN LEVITT \
5/18/2015 3:25:05 AM
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As ISIS overtakes Iraqi city, US tries to plays down the impact
The US Defense Department, while not confirming the fall of Ramadi, sought to play down the impact on the broader Iraq military campaign of an Islamic State seizure of the city.
By REUTERS \
5/18/2015 4:27:34 AM
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US Marine killed in Hawaii plane crash
By REUTERS \
5/18/2015 4:59:38 AM
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Memorial Hall unveiled at Ammunition Hill on Jerusalem Day
Display includes photographs, stories of all 182 IDF soldiers who fell in the capital during 1967 Six Day War.
By HAYAH GOLDLIST-EICHLER \
5/18/2015 5:04:33 AM
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Sephardi philanthropist worries about students falling between the cracks
Nina Weiner’s work encourages academic excellence, dedication to communities in country’s periphery
By HAYAH GOLDLIST-EICHLER \
5/18/2015 5:52:06 AM
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Analysis: Deri an unknown quantity as new economy minister
Deri’s economic agenda to date has consisted largely in securing welfare benefits for his constituents, who are among Israel’s poorest.
By NIV ELIS \
5/18/2015 6:07:14 AM
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Maccabi TA clinches third straight league championship
Yellow-and-blue opens unassailable lead by beating Kiryat Shmona 2-1 at Bloomfield Stadium
By ALLON SINAI \
5/18/2015 6:21:55 AM
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Jerusalem outlasts Hap TA to take Game 1 of quarters
Jerusalem ended the regular season with 15 victories from its final 17 games, but was made to dig deep by a gritty opponent on Sunday, only ultimately clinching the win in the final minute.
By ALLON SINAI \
5/18/2015 6:28:47 AM
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Iran eyeing full-force return to oil exporting after nuclear deal passes
By REUTERS \
5/18/2015 6:38:30 AM
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Iran eyeing full-force return to oil market once nuclear deal passes
"We hope we can come back to the export levels that we had before the sanctions," Iran's deputy oil minister says.
By REUTERS \
5/18/2015 6:50:54 AM
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Police arrest 40 for dealing drugs in Ashdod
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2015 7:23:52 AM
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Proof that anyone can benefit from Israeli innovation
By Caleb Galaraga \
5/18/2015 8:28:19 AM
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Kerry: North Korea 'not even close' to talks with US due to nuclear program
By REUTERS \
5/18/2015 8:30:23 AM
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Israel braces for extremely hot weather; emergency services on high alert
Fire ban in effect for most of the country.
By ALON HOCHMON,JPOST.COM STAFF,JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH,KARINE ROZKOVSKY \
5/18/2015 12:30:57 PM
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Space legends
By R.P. Nettelhorst \
5/18/2015 8:48:00 AM
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Egypt executes six Islamist militants for killing of soldiers
Human rights groups had tried to appeal for a stay of execution, saying two of the defendants had been in custody at the time of the attack.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2015 9:51:44 AM
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Herzog slams Netanyahu for dismissal of Communications Ministry official
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2015 9:53:48 AM
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Top Turkish cleric in Gaza: Israel must be prosecuted for rights violations
Mehmet Görmez visits coastal enclave for first time; Haniyeh calls bond between Palestinians and Turkey, "reliable and sacred."
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2015 10:32:58 AM
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US Ambassador Shapiro: Peace is necessary, just and possible
US shares same goal with Israel that Iran never get a nuclear weapon, Shapiro says at legal conference
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
5/18/2015 11:15:12 AM
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Report: Saudi Arabia in talks to purchase Pakistani nuclear weapons
Tensions in the region have escalated in light of the framework agreement the US, world powers have made with Iran.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2015 11:17:54 AM
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Around 500 killed in fighting over Iraq's Ramadi
By REUTERS \
5/18/2015 11:56:45 AM
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Israel intercepts 40 diving suits en route to Gaza
Customs, Shin Bet: Package was part of Hamas attempt to build up naval attack force.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
5/18/2015 12:12:05 PM
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Natalie Portman: My 'Hebrew is good,' but could be better
Israeli-born actress discusses the challenges of directing, acting in new film based on Amos Oz novel.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2015 12:18:32 PM
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Health Ministry issues heat wave advisories
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
5/18/2015 12:26:28 PM
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Police reveal major organized crime case, 'one of the biggest ever'
A major organized crime case run by police abroad and in Israel broke on Monday as officers detained around 50 suspects.
By BEN HARTMAN \
5/18/2015 1:05:03 PM
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Senior Iranian adviser says Saudis should not host Yemen talks
By REUTERS \
5/18/2015 1:12:34 PM
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In a world of fast evolving education, one school network stays ahead of the curve
AMIT schools celebrate 90 years of education.
By HAYAH GOLDLIST-EICHLER \
5/18/2015 1:30:38 PM
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Middle East turmoil if Egypt's Morsi executed: Turkish presidency
By REUTERS \
5/18/2015 1:42:53 PM
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Judge gives go ahead to Midburn, Israel’s version of 'Burning Man'
Beersheba Court rules that nudity must be limited to sequestered areas, that glass bottles are prohibited inside festival bounds and that CCTV cameras be posted.
By BEN HARTMAN \
5/18/2015 1:49:57 PM
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IDF official: If our war crimes probes no good, all of the West's are no good
first major statement by a high ranking IDF official since ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
5/18/2015 1:52:34 PM
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Iranian warships begin escorting Yemen-bound cargo vessel
By REUTERS \
5/18/2015 1:53:51 PM
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MK Silvan Shalom appointed to be Israeli representative to peace process
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2015 2:04:53 PM
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German neonatalogist to receive PhD denied by Nazis at age 102
Ingeborg Syllm-Rapoport fled the Nazis for the US in 1938.
By JTA \
5/18/2015 2:13:40 PM
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Sir Nicholas Winton – A remarkable living legend
Despite the breathtaking progress in medicine, the chances a person living to the age of 106 are remote. Particularly so for men.
By BARUCH TENEMBAUM AND EDUARDO EURNEKIAN \
5/18/2015 2:22:39 PM
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Senior Tehran official: Iran ready to help Iraq confront Islamic State
By REUTERS \
5/18/2015 2:39:38 PM
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Assad, under pressure, may need his friends more than ever
Hezbollah fights in new areas of Syria; rebels plan new offensive to take gov't-held Aleppo.
By REUTERS \
5/18/2015 2:51:51 PM
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Madonna post of Jewish, Muslim men mid-kiss sparks Internet controversy
Wide array of reactions ensue after pop singer uploads photo to Instagram.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2015 3:28:07 PM
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JPost News: May 18, 2015
JPost.com brings you all the latest news on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2015 3:49:29 PM
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Republican Senator Graham to announce 2016 White House plans on June 1
By REUTERS \
5/18/2015 3:54:39 PM
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Man suffers serious injuries, woman moderately hurt, after traffic collision in Lachish
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2015 4:11:09 PM
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Fourteen-story bulletproof cross gives hope to Pakistani Christians
The project aims to give hope to the country's often persecuted Christian minority.
By ARIEL COHEN \
5/18/2015 4:12:00 PM
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Islamic State advances east from Iraq's Ramadi towards army base
By REUTERS \
5/18/2015 4:12:32 PM
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To promote integration, IDF shuts down Druse battalion
IDF source: "Our wish is to fulfill the wants of Druse youths, who clearly want to integrate into the wider IDF, and not be in their own battalion,"
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
5/18/2015 4:23:44 PM
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Opposition leader Herzog: Netanyahu learning Erdogan's 'tricks'
Zionist Union leader takes jab at PM for "waging a war on the media," after firing of Communications Ministry director.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2015 4:26:51 PM
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Who is Jimmy Carter but a thorn in Israel’s side?
By EARL COX \
5/18/2015 4:42:36 PM
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Belgium convicts seven women for supporting Islamic State
By REUTERS \
5/18/2015 4:50:21 PM
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At 65, hassidic woman from Bnei Brak becomes oldest in Israel to give birth
Meir Medical Center doctor who performed C-section advises against "dangers" of late, illegal IVF.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
5/18/2015 4:53:32 PM
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Syrian insurgents battle army around military base in Idlib
By REUTERS \
5/18/2015 5:03:30 PM
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Eli Cohen remembered on 50th anniversary of execution
President Rivlin: “Israel will always remember him as a true hero who risked his life to safeguard Israel’s security and freedom,”
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
5/18/2015 5:25:33 PM
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Parents angry over new Israeli matriculation guidelines
By HAYAH GOLDLIST-EICHLER \
5/18/2015 5:30:12 PM
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Report: US embassy in Jordan to weigh Kingdom's drone request after move toward China alternative
Jordan has reportedly requested to buy the unarmed MQ-1 Predators to find Islamic State targets in neighboring Iraq and Syria.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
5/18/2015 6:08:40 PM
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Iran uses maritime confrontations to project power in Gulf
By REUTERS \
5/18/2015 6:13:20 PM
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Iraq must own difficult fight to reclaim Ramadi
By REUTERS \
5/18/2015 6:15:07 PM
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After protest, Greek town backtracks on cancellation of Holocaust memorial
Last week, Kavala mayor expressed her objection to the inclusion of a star of David on local monument.
By SAM SOKOL \
5/18/2015 6:26:47 PM
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Palestinian Authority advances bid to file lawsuits against Israel at ICC
PA foreign minister says Palestinians submitted request to set date for filing cases about settlements, alleged war crimes.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH,TOVAH LAZAROFF,YONAH JEREMY BOB \
5/18/2015 6:39:15 PM
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US-led coalition conducts 25 air strikes in Iraq, Syria
By REUTERS \
5/18/2015 6:46:39 PM
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At least 40 dead in Colombian landslide
By REUTERS \
5/18/2015 6:51:46 PM
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Chief Rabbi Lau calls for gov't to consult with chief rabbinate over all legislation
“Israel is both a Jewish and democratic state, and these expressions do not contradict each other but combine together,” says chief rabbi.
By JEREMY SHARON \
5/18/2015 7:10:00 PM
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Hillel CEO Fingerhut worried about rise in hatred of Jews, BDS support on campuses
Eric Fingerhut spotlights as one of Post’s 50 most influential Jews in the world.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
5/18/2015 7:26:59 PM
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US appeals court rules in favor of Google in anti-Islamic film case
By REUTERS \
5/18/2015 7:30:49 PM
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Don't read too much into Ramadi "setback," Pentagon says
By REUTERS \
5/18/2015 7:31:22 PM
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Obama gets his own account on Twitter: 'It's Barack. Really!'
By REUTERS \
5/18/2015 7:39:47 PM
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Shas MK Azoulai takes office as Religious Services Minister
Both Shas and Bayit Yehudi sought control of the ministry during the recent coalition negotiations.
By JEREMY SHARON \
5/18/2015 7:54:31 PM
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Johanna Arbib named president of the Jerusalem Foundation
Internationally recognized business leader unanimously selected by foundation’s executive board.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
5/18/2015 8:08:00 PM
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Israeli-Ethiopians rally in Tel Aviv against racism, police violence
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2015 8:33:52 PM
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Farewell, Don Draper
The ‘Mad Men’ finale, like the series, was the real thing
By HANNAH BROWN \
5/18/2015 8:36:30 PM
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Israeli-Ethiopian protesters return to Tel Aviv to rally against police brutality, racism
A couple hundred demonstrators participant in relatively calm protest compared to violent outburst seen weeks earlier at Rabin Square.
By BEN HARTMAN \
5/18/2015 8:36:40 PM
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Building with sticks and stones
For Israeli painter Dafna Alon, there is no substitute for life experience,
as is evidenced in her new work on exhibit in Tel Aviv
By BARRY DAVIS \
5/18/2015 8:44:58 PM
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Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tsar’s Bride
Moscow Kolobov Novayara's performence to appear at the Israeli Opera House on May 11
By URY EPPSTEIN \
5/18/2015 8:50:22 PM
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While US scales back Mideast peace goals, Europeans talk of re-launching diplomacy
On eve of regional visit, EU foreign policy chief says coming with message that European Union is ready to support a restart of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
By HERB KEINON \
5/18/2015 8:53:20 PM
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The Jerusalem syndrome
By DOROTHEA SHEFER-VANSON \
5/18/2015 8:55:29 PM
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US calls death sentence for former Egyptian president Morsi's 'unjust'
By REUTERS \
5/18/2015 9:05:36 PM
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Kahlon: Economy will improve if just 15% of reforms pass
New finance minister spends first days in post preparing list of reforms.
By NIV ELIS \
5/18/2015 9:10:41 PM
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US to question ISIS leader's wife on hostages, officials say
By REUTERS \
5/18/2015 9:14:36 PM
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Shlomo Yehuda Rechnitz: A different type of philanthropist
The breadth of his philanthropy and the diversity of those he helps are astounding.
By JOSH NASS \
5/18/2015 9:22:13 PM
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Government survives its first no-confidence vote
Motion, proposed by Yesh Atid, falls by a 59-56 vote.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
5/18/2015 9:29:38 PM
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My friend Volodya
Of all the many refuseniks who came to our attention, Volodya was one of the most memorable and probably the most famous
By CHAIM CHESLER \
5/18/2015 9:34:16 PM
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A name game of geography
By Dovid Ben-Meir \
5/19/2015 2:41:13 PM
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Israel needs to reshape its relations with Sweden
Israel’s new government must take a firm stand in its relations with Sweden
following Sweden’s acknowledgment of Palestine – otherwise it risks losing Europe
By MARTIN BLECHER \
5/18/2015 9:43:17 PM
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Source: Israel detained Palestinian crossing from Jordan with alleged Hamas ties
By REUTERS \
5/18/2015 9:52:47 PM
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PM to meet FIFA head as Palestinians try to kick Israel out of world soccer association
Netanyahu is expected to call on FIFA President Sepp Blatter to persuade Palestinian FA to drop bid to suspend Israel.
By ALLON SINAI,HERB KEINON \
5/18/2015 9:53:00 PM
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A call to the new government: There is more than one way to be Jewish!
Orthodoxy was once the model for Judaism in Israel; that’s no longer true.
By DAVID GOLINKIN \
5/18/2015 10:03:10 PM
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Pope Francis is aligning himself against Israel
Israel and the Jewish people should protest this measure in the strongest possible terms and make sure that Pope Francis realizes the damage he has done.
By MICHAEL FREUND \
5/18/2015 10:06:23 PM
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Elkin replaces Landver after six years as Absorption Minister
Likud lawmaker takes over from Yisrael Beytenu MK, who held position for six years.
By SAM SOKOL \
5/18/2015 10:15:03 PM
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The Vatican, Palestinian statehood and international law
Much as the government of Israel, seeking to challenge a manifestly contrived PA declaration, will cite correctly relevant Oslo Agreement violations, the PA will then counter-argue, by fiat, that its own authority to declare an independent state is “peremptory.”
By LOUIS RENÉ BERES \
5/18/2015 10:19:46 PM
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Pope Francis whitewashes a terrorist
Abbas’s career as a merchant of death rather than an angel of peace stretches all the way back to the early 1970s
By SHMULEY BOTEACH \
5/18/2015 10:26:22 PM
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Video blog: A love letter to Tel Aviv
By Ryan Fagan \
5/18/2015 10:29:22 PM
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Borderline Views:The good the bad & the ugly
There is a great deal of good being done by the university but there is also a lot of bad and ugly which is allowed to take place.
By DAVID NEWMAN \
5/18/2015 10:32:03 PM
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Education Ministry responds to anger over new matriculation guidelines
Newest guidelines have delivery services bringing the exam questionnaires directly to approximately half the schools in the country.
By HAYAH GOLDLIST-EICHLER \
5/18/2015 10:32:40 PM
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The pope is misquoted but not misunderstood
By ALEXANDER BOOT \
5/18/2015 10:35:33 PM
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Another feather in Carmi’s cap
British queen awards Ben-Gurion University president.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
5/18/2015 10:48:32 PM
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Letters to the Editor 403469
A pope’s words
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
5/18/2015 10:51:21 PM
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Curbing the self-loathing Jewish defamers of Israel
Today, there are a small group of Jews and Israelis who maintain this demented tradition of self-loathing by defaming the entire Jewish nation by seeking to portray the Israel Defense Forces – undoubtedly the most moral army in the world – as craven war criminals.
By ISI LEIBLER \
5/18/2015 10:56:51 PM
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Jews who fought insults with bologna, not bullets
Fifty years ago this week, American Jews were up in arms over a deeply offensive art-and-poetry display at the World’s Fair – but unlike some of today’s aggrieved protesters, they responded with bologna rather than bullets.
BY RAFAEL MEDOFF \
5/18/2015 11:04:22 PM
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Nonproliferation
A report by the UK’s Sunday Times that the Saudis have reached out to its ally Pakistan to acquire “off-the-shelf” atomic weapons is hardly surprising under the circumstances.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
5/18/2015 11:10:43 PM
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Reencounter: Ethiopian Jews and their children
By ABRAHAM FOXMAN \
5/19/2015 6:25:08 PM
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Netanyahu says he wants talks with Palestinians to resume, sources claim
Silvan Shalom to be in charge of peace process with Palestinians.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
5/18/2015 11:41:59 PM
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Israeli lipsyncing group 'Eurofalsh' take the stage in Vienna
By YANIR DEKEL \
5/19/2015 4:14:56 PM