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Southern comforts among the wildlife and history
South Africa’s excellent tourist infrastructure and diversity of appealing experiences make it a prime destination.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
8/18/2013 12:04:08 AM
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The Travel Adviser: Thou shalt not steal
When it comes to stealing from large, multinational corporations like airlines, too many of us feel entitled.
By MARK FELDMAN \
8/18/2013 12:07:23 AM
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What Elul is teaching me this year
The drama of our no. 1 women’s tennis player, Shahar Pe’er, finally winning another tournament, after a long drought, gave many people a boost.
By DAVID GEFFEN \
8/18/2013 12:10:04 AM
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Soul by Soul
It is in this uplifting spirit that we extend a warm welcome to the newest NBN arrivals.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
8/18/2013 12:22:54 AM
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Muslim Brotherhood faces ban as Egypt rulers pile on pressure
250 Brotherhood followers face possible charges of terrorism.
By REUTERS \
8/18/2013 12:27:15 AM
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Report: BBC to cut Israel 'apartheid' remarks from UK concert broadcast
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/18/2013 2:39:20 AM
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Man swept out to sea, drowns at Haifa beach
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/18/2013 1:38:12 AM
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IBA employees demonstrate outside Erdan’s Savyon home
Protesters hold Erdan responsible for freeze on funding that would enable the implementation of IBA reforms.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
8/18/2013 1:51:32 AM
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Study refutes ‘overblown’ concerns about young Jewish ‘high-capacity’ donors
"These findings suggest that they still have a strong connection to the Jewish philanthropic community," report says.
By SAM SOKOL \
8/18/2013 2:06:58 AM
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American students visit for 10-day program hosted by Anti-Defamation League
Goal of the Campus Leaders Mission to Israel is to provide students with a wide array of political viewpoints that they can take back to school.
By NOA AMOUYAL \
8/18/2013 2:14:59 AM
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IDF arrests three Gazans at sea
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
8/18/2013 2:22:41 AM
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Amid violence, seemingly growing number of Egyptians weary of army rule
Incensed Morsi supporters insist high death toll hasn’t sapped their intent to continue protesting for at least another week; increasing number of Egyptians think army, interim gov't will regret dispersing protest camps.
By PETER SMITH, SPECIAL TO THE JERUSALEM POST \
8/18/2013 3:13:00 AM
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Report: BBC to cut Israel 'apartheid' comments from UK concert broadcast
Violinist's Nigel Kennedy dedicates show to Palestinian people.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/18/2013 3:20:40 AM
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Hariri: Hezbollah pushing Lebanon into Syria war
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/18/2013 4:26:42 AM
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Hariri: Hezbollah pushing Lebanon into Syria war
Former Lebanese prime minister slams Nasrallah for vowing to up Shi'ite militant group's involvement in Syria after Beirut blast.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/18/2013 4:19:38 AM
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Spanish city to showcase nine Jewish historical sites
Signs to be erected in Zamora, one of the greatest Iberian centers of Jewish life before the Expulsion in 1492.
By MARION FISCHEL \
8/18/2013 4:37:10 AM
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Britain to reopen embassy in Yemen on Sunday after security threat
By REUTERS \
8/18/2013 4:42:32 AM
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EU's Ashton to Iran's new FM: Restart nuclear talks
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/18/2013 5:04:35 AM
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Light shines through the gloom
An audience of 1,400 people, packed Jerusalem’s International Convention Center at the Hadassah Medical Organization’s annual conference.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
8/18/2013 5:15:32 AM
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New Worlds: Micro-machines for the human body
Tel Aviv University researchers have adapted microscopic technology for bionic body parts and other medical devices.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
8/18/2013 5:30:55 AM
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Health Scan: Eye care pays off
Israel has emerged as a world leader in preventing avoidable blindness, reducing rates by over 56%.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
8/18/2013 5:42:21 AM
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US ambassador to UN: Swiss candidate unfit for UN human rights council
Power voices disapproval of Jean Ziegler known for defending Hezbollah, Gaddafi and French Holocaust-denier Garaudy.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
8/18/2013 5:55:08 AM
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State Department: US reassessing 'all forms' of Egypt relationship
Jen Psaki: It’s about the many layers of the relationship, including the important role Egypt plays in regional stability.
By MICHAEL WILNER, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT \
8/18/2013 6:16:37 AM
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US House Majority Leader Cantor: America should not cut aid to Egypt
Republican leader says Egypt "strategically important" to US.
By HERB KEINON \
8/18/2013 6:32:24 AM
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Commander-in-Chief, or Misfit in the White House?
By IRA SHARKANSKY \
8/18/2013 6:34:00 AM
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Paralympics: Israeli swimmer Mamistvalov takes gold in Montreal
Itazhak Mamistvalov wins Israel’s first medal of the IPC Swimming World Championships on Friday.
By ALLON SINAI \
8/18/2013 6:44:22 AM
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Report: Jerusalem denies close relationship with Egyptian leaders
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/18/2013 7:07:38 AM
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National Hoops: Blue-and-white still lacking winning touch
Israel’s preparations for next month’s EuroBasket tournament continued to falter as national team loses to Poland on Saturday.
By ALLON SINAI \
8/18/2013 7:12:04 AM
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Pakistan's powerful army chief prepares to retire
By REUTERS \
8/18/2013 7:52:29 AM
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Forty-year-old Negev resident shot to death
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/18/2013 8:57:16 AM
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ICRC 'extremely concerned' over health of Palestinian hunger strikers
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/18/2013 8:42:00 AM
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Hanegbi: US will continue to give assistance to Egypt
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/18/2013 9:12:44 AM
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2,700 year old Hebrew inscription uncovered in City of David
Thousands of fragments of pottery, candles, ceramics and figurines dating to the end of the First Temple discovered during excavations in Jerusalem.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/18/2013 9:47:26 AM
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Police Chief Danino suspends use of tasers after arrest of settler
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/18/2013 10:54:14 AM
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Police suspend use of tasers after violent arrest of settler
Police chief Danino orders suspension of taser gun after arrest of Boaz Albert; appoints investigative to look into incident.
By BEN HARTMAN AND TOVAH LAZAROFF \
8/18/2013 10:28:49 AM
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Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood vows new marches after Cairo mosque standoff
Defiant call to streets follows tense stand-off in Cairo mosque.
By REUTERS AND JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/18/2013 10:39:25 AM
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Five Bahraini security officers injured by homemade bomb in village
By REUTERS \
8/18/2013 11:01:13 AM
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Police suspect Beduin shooting related to clan feud
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/18/2013 11:13:00 AM
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EU to review relationship with Egypt in coming days
By REUTERS \
8/18/2013 11:17:45 AM
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EU to 'urgently review' relationship with Egypt in coming days
Presidents call on all sides to show restraint, prevent further escalation, say member states will adopt new measures.
By REUTERS \
8/18/2013 11:29:47 AM
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Report: Egyptian police officer shot dead by traffickers in Sinai
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/18/2013 12:04:26 PM
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Pedestrian injured in accident on Route 34 near Netanya
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/18/2013 12:22:47 PM
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Gal-On voices support for police suspension of taser guns
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/18/2013 12:40:36 PM
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Palestinian shepherd says attacked by six masked men near Migron
By BEN HARTMAN \
8/18/2013 1:50:43 PM
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Israel's Delek sells 1.5 million Delek US shares for $42 million
By REUTERS \
8/18/2013 1:00:44 PM
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American al-Qaida militant calls for attacks on US diplomats
California-born convert to Islam, Adam Gadahn, asks wealthy Muslims to offer rewards for deaths.
By REUTERS \
8/18/2013 1:05:48 PM
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Woman slightly wounded after brick falls from construction site in Ramat Gan
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/18/2013 1:17:29 PM
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Benedict Cumberbatch voices new documentary on Jerusalem
From Middle Earth to Middle East: The Hobbit and Sherlock Holmes star narrates a new documentary tracing the history of Judaism's holiest city
By SARA MILLER \
8/18/2013 1:19:03 PM
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Four Thai nationals released in Nigeria a week after kidnapping
By REUTERS \
8/18/2013 1:26:20 PM
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Lebanon seizes bomb-laden car, arrests four
Security forces find loaded car days after deadly bombing.
By REUTERS \
8/18/2013 1:39:48 PM
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סַחַר חוֹפְשִי בֵּין יִשְׂרָאֵל לְסִין
Free trade between Israel and China
By JERUSALEM POST - IVRIT \
8/18/2013 1:57:13 PM
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Saudi prince fires celebrity preacher over Brotherhood links
Billionaire prince fires renowned Kuwaiti motivational speaker Tareq al-Suwaidan for "extremist inclinations."
By REUTERS \
8/18/2013 1:57:47 PM
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'נֶפֶש בְּנֶפֶש'
Nefesh benefesh
By JERUSALEM POST - IVRIT \
8/18/2013 2:11:20 PM
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Man robs bank in Holon serving teller with a note: This is a robbery
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/18/2013 3:37:47 PM
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A bisl Yiddish: Talking the talk
If we do not speak, we will forget, and that mustn't ever come to pass.
By CHAVI MOSKOWITZ \
8/18/2013 2:30:16 PM
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הַשְתָלָת קַרְנִית
Corneal transplantation
By JERUSALEM POST - IVRIT \
8/18/2013 2:38:43 PM
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Come to the Table: Hey pesto
What are you waiting for? Grab a bunch of herbs from your garden, scrounge around your pantry and fridge, and improvise your own pesto.
By GAYLE SQUIRES \
8/18/2013 2:50:55 PM
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מֶדַלְיוֹת בָּאוֹלִימְפְּיָאדָה לְמַדְעֵי הַמַחְשֵב
olympic medals for computer sciences
By JERUSALEM POST - IVRIT \
8/18/2013 2:51:28 PM
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UN chemical weapons inspectors arrive in Syria
Government, rebels trade blame on chemical weapons use.
By REUTERS \
8/18/2013 2:54:59 PM
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Report: Iran set to unveil new submarine
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/18/2013 3:09:39 PM
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Libyan interior minister submits resignation to cabinet
By REUTERS \
8/18/2013 3:10:45 PM
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Report: US to send Palestinian Authority $148 million
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/18/2013 3:20:51 PM
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Alternatively Speaking: Getting in the mood
Alternative medicine expert Natalie Marx answers your questions: Can you suggest any herbal remedies to help boost my libido?
By NATALIE MARX \
8/26/2013 12:23:10 PM
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GM, Metro reopen in Egypt as Electrolux extends closure
By REUTERS \
8/18/2013 3:31:55 PM
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חֶבְרוֹת הֶזְנֵק עִם רַעְיוֹנוֹת חֲדָשִים
Start-up companies with new ideas
By JERUSALEM POST - IVRIT \
8/18/2013 3:35:56 PM
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Tom Jones under pressure to cancel Israel performance
Pop icon to hold concert in Tel Aviv on October 26 despite demands from boycott Israel groups to drop concert.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/18/2013 3:36:46 PM
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הַמַכַּבִּיָה ה-19 יָצְאָה לַדֶרֶך
The 19th Maccabiah Games have begun
By JERUSALEM POST - IVRIT \
8/18/2013 3:52:01 PM
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The battle for Egypt’s soul
If the military lives up to its promises, the restoration of civil order will be followed not only by new elections, but by the drafting of a new constitution for Egypt.
By NEVILLE TELLER \
8/18/2013 4:05:54 PM
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Pedestrian hit and injured by bus in Haifa
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/18/2013 4:09:18 PM
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מְעָרַת נְטִיפִים בַּת מִילְיוֹן שָנִים
Million-year-old stalactite cave
By JERUSALEM POST - IVRIT \
8/18/2013 4:26:08 PM
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123-year-old Bolivian says ancient Andean diet is the secret to his longevity
By REUTERS \
8/18/2013 4:30:00 PM
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A song for Tishrei: 'Lesson on the homeland'
See the transliterated version of the song in this month's issue of Jerusalem Post - IVRIT.
By JPOST | SHIRU SHIR \
8/18/2013 4:46:01 PM
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She's Gone
By Hannah Greenberg \
8/18/2013 4:47:00 PM
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The Wedding Planner: Keeping everyone happy
Schlepping guests to your wedding in Israel means showing them that you want to give them a unique experience.
By OSNAT ELDAR \
8/18/2013 4:56:29 PM
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Barkat signs legislation for discounted parking
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
8/18/2013 5:01:02 PM
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Sisi to Morsi supporters: Egypt has room for everyone
By REUTERS \
8/18/2013 5:06:00 PM
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Lebanon: Authorities arrest 4 suspected members of car-bombing ring
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/18/2013 5:21:32 PM
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Egypt's military chief: There's room for everyone in Egypt
Dozens of Muslim Brotherhood members die in prison clash.
By JPOST.COM STAFF AND REUTERS \
8/18/2013 9:48:59 PM
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Tradition versus modernity: Women of the Wall
Huffpost interview under review: How could it be that a group of women praying peacefully at a prayer wall, are seen as dangerous and provocative?
By ALIZA BASMENACHEM \
8/18/2013 5:44:35 PM
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Palestinian shepherd says beaten by group of masked men in West Bank
Judea and Samaria police open investigation into incident; no arrests made as of Sunday afternoon.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH, BEN HARTMAN AND TOVAH LAZARO \
8/18/2013 5:46:44 PM
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The haredi witch hunt – have we gone too far?
The line between equality and unfairness, and even oppression can be very fine.
By JANINE FINE \
8/18/2013 6:41:16 PM
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Fatah: Hamas escalating security campaign in Gaza
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/18/2013 6:42:50 PM
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GDP jumps unexpected 5.1% in second quarter
Central Bureau of Statistics: Increase pulls annualized growth for first half of 2013 up to 3.4%; high growth to help Lapid hit GDP deficit target.
By NIV ELIS \
8/18/2013 6:49:38 PM
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Lapid: Slashing child allotments will curb poverty
Finance Minister Yair Lapid: We will help needy families...to make sure no children go hungry.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
8/18/2013 7:03:19 PM
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Growing number of US lawmakers urge suspension of Egypt aid
By REUTERS \
8/18/2013 7:09:44 PM
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Lebanon seizes explosive-laden car south of Beirut, arrests 4 suspects
Authorities do not believe suspects linked to Saturday's Beirut blast; security forces find car containing 5 packs of TNT.
By REUTERS \
8/18/2013 7:16:04 PM
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Egypt government says 79 people died in violence Saturday
By REUTERS \
8/18/2013 7:16:52 PM
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US lawmakers join ranks to suspend Egypt aid
McCain says after initial support to continue aid, now believes it should be withheld after army crackdown.
By REUTERS \
8/18/2013 7:28:30 PM
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Stretch of Israel Trail restructured due to cliff erosion
Alternate route replaces cliffside portion of trail overlooking Hof HaSharon between Herzliya and Netanya.
By SHARON UDASIN \
8/18/2013 7:36:36 PM
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Labor MK Ben-Eliezer: I'm best candidate for president
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
8/18/2013 7:48:23 PM
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Antwerp haredi schools forced to choose between censorship and subsidies
New government regulations are threatening the pedagogical autonomy of Antwerp’s haredi Orthodox schools and sowing division between hardliners and moderates over whether to bring the community’s school system into conformity with secular educational standards.
By JTA \
8/18/2013 7:54:59 PM
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Report: US, PA sign $148 million economic aid agreement
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/18/2013 8:03:00 PM
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Firebombs thrown towards Israeli vehicle near Bethlehem
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/18/2013 8:41:25 PM
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Syrian opposition: Iran and Hezbollah ruling Syrian regime
FSA head says Assad not running Damascus government; rules out political settlement to conflict.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
8/18/2013 8:24:27 PM
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Yacimovich demands investigative committee on pensions
Opposition Leader says current plans will not provide enough support to citizens when they retire.
By NIV ELIS \
8/18/2013 8:30:52 PM
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Tzohar bill delayed by government agreement with haredim over budget
Dep. Min Ben-Dahan: deal was done without our knowledge, bill will be passed in first few days of new Knesset session.
By JEREMY SHARON \
8/18/2013 8:44:46 PM
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Health Ministry vaccinates 30,000 against polio upon nationwide campaign launch
On first day of three-month campaign, 30,000 children around the country receive OPV.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
8/18/2013 8:47:10 PM
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Israel is in a Pickle
By ROBERT EISENMAN \
8/18/2013 8:52:00 PM
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Abutbol: Bennett ‘turning Beit Shemesh into a battlefield’
Beit Shemesh Mayor Moshe Abutbol accuses Bennett of attempting to "foment unrest."
By SAM SOKOL \
8/18/2013 9:04:20 PM
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PLO charges Israel with ‘war crimes, anti-human, racist acts’
Palestinian leaders say talks are "cover for settlement project," accuse Israel of undermining "all prospects for peace."
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH, HERB KEINON \
8/18/2013 9:04:36 PM
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Some 38 Brotherhood supporters die in Egypt prison
By REUTERS \
8/18/2013 9:09:11 PM
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Better Place opens three new battery swap stations
By NIV ELIS \
8/18/2013 9:16:51 PM
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This band is your band
For ‘Woody Sez’ creator David Lutken, it was important to highlight Woody Guthries’s unlikely connection to Jewish themes and Yiddish lyrics as the stage production begins its run in Israel this week.
By BARRY DAVIS AND DAVID BRINN \
8/18/2013 9:24:07 PM
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DANCE REVIEW
Idan Cohen and Hillel Kogan Warehouse 2, Jaffa Port August 15.
By ORA BRAFMAN \
8/18/2013 9:29:24 PM
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Qatar: Aid given to Egypt, not Muslim Brotherhood
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/18/2013 9:32:35 PM
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A chief rabbi for the good of all Israelis
Commentary on last month’s election for Israel’s chief rabbis portrayed an overly simplified contest between two religious camps.
By HAIM BIBAS \
8/18/2013 9:34:09 PM
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EU weighs aid, commercial ties with Egypt
By REUTERS \
8/18/2013 9:34:53 PM
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Red card for Yair Shamir
There are many synthetic fibers that are superior to fur in terms of warmth, durability and cost. Since these are economically and technically superior, raising and slaughtering an animal for the sole purpose of wearing ‘real fur’ is morally repugnant.
By MOSHE BEN-YITZHAK \
8/18/2013 9:39:53 PM
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Ending the practice of using test scores to judge schools is the right thing to do
Another failure of measurement on these types of tests is that they do not recognize the difference between a student who makes a careless mistake and those who really haven’t learned the material or skill. This is especially true for important subjects like math.
By RICHARD L. CURWIN \
8/18/2013 9:44:53 PM
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Why I (already) made aliya
When we made aliya with four children eight years ago we arrived with many dreams and expectations.
By LARA KWALBRUN \
8/18/2013 9:49:36 PM
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August 19: Not much of a day
If negotiations succeed in bringing genuine peace, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will be a hero and able to stay in office as long as he wants.
By JERUSALEM POST READERS \
8/18/2013 9:56:56 PM
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Soldier collapses during training, in serious condition
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
8/18/2013 10:02:10 PM
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Beit Shemesh elections
The race for mayor of the city of Beit Shemesh is ground zero in the bruising national battle between Shas and Bayit Yehudi chairman Naftali Bennett.
By HAROLD GOLDMEIER \
8/18/2013 10:04:16 PM
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Dozens of Egyptian Brotherhood members killed in jailbreak as army warns against violence
Egypt's military chief Sisi: There's room for everyone in Egypt
By JPOST.COM STAFF AND REUTERS \
8/18/2013 10:04:59 PM
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Ortal Shmueli: A wonderful candidate for Beersheba’s city council
While many people aspire to be elected to Beersheba’s city council, few of the candidates running in this election are as suited for the position as Ortal Shmueli.
By RACHEL AVRAHAM \
8/18/2013 10:09:28 PM
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Pollard’s appeal
Any solution that does not free Pollard immediately, without restrictions, and allow him to come home to Israel only compounds the injustice.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
8/18/2013 10:13:12 PM
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Givot Olam investors’ meeting ends in disarray
The general meeting ended without a vote. Participants laughed at the statement, "Each production well will finance the next."
By RON STEINBLATT \
8/18/2013 10:29:50 PM
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Purchasing index still indicates contraction
The index rose in July, but remains below the critical 50-point level.
By KOBY YESHAYAHOU \
8/18/2013 10:31:32 PM
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GDP jumps 5.1% in 2Q
Israel’s economic output jumped an unexpected annualized 5.1 percent in the second quarter of 2013, pulling the annualized growth for the first half of the year up to 3.4%, the Central Bureau of Statistics reported Sunday.
By NIV ELIS \
8/18/2013 10:32:57 PM
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Saudi warns against Western pressure on Egypt army over crackdown
By REUTERS \
8/18/2013 10:34:05 PM
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Israeli officials: Iran talks do only one thing – give Tehran more time
EU's Ashton says P5+1 is eager to restart nuclear talks.
By HERB KEINON \
8/18/2013 10:37:06 PM
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Israel’s Deep Junior still the king at World Computer Chess Championship
This is Junior’s eighth world champion title.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/18/2013 10:45:33 PM
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Netanya aliya and absorption information fair caters to French Jews
Hundreds of French tourists explore the possibility of making aliya in the near future; attend Netanya’s second annual aliya and absorption information fair on August 15.
By SAMMY HUDES \
8/18/2013 10:51:03 PM
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Alice Walker, disinvited to speak at U. of Michigan, to get new invite
By JTA \
8/18/2013 10:52:56 PM
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Blue-and-white buckles down late to beat Italy
The national team dropped to its third defeat in four tune-up encounters on Saturday, losing 75-72 to Poland after squandering a 14-point advantage.
By ALLON SINAI \
8/18/2013 11:06:33 PM
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Israel's message on Egypt: Keep Cairo from falling, then worry about democracy
Official says army is only actor that can assert authority, if it is dismissed, Egypt to go "way of Syria, Tunisia, Libya."
By HERB KEINON \
8/18/2013 11:27:17 PM
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Police release West Bank settler from custody for alleged house arrest violation
By BEN HARTMAN \
8/18/2013 11:42:52 PM