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Bush says he'll host int'l summit to address global financial crisis
President says summit attendees must be open to ideas from around the world, but nations should avoid protectionism.
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Israel praises UN call against Hizbullah
Official calls on Syria to stop supporting Hizbullah, says "sovereign" Lebanon must have power.
Mark Weiss and ap \
10/19/2008 12:31:21 AM
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'Jewish Heart for Africa'
New Jewish NGO brings solar energy to Africa's poorest.
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
10/19/2008 12:32:43 AM
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UTJ: Housing for young couples tops demands for joining gov't
Ravitz to 'Post': Other important issues are increasing child support and helping those who devote themselves to a life of study.
SHELLY PAZ \
10/19/2008 12:34:18 AM
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Knesset assigns bodyguards to MK following death threat
Zakour who called on the residents of Acre to keep the peace, received a report that right-wing activists were planning to assassinate him.
SHELLY PAZ \
10/19/2008 12:38:25 AM
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Local Soccer: Rafaelov raises Mac Haifa back to the top
In other action, Bnei Yehuda moves off the bottom with a well-deserved victory over Ashdod SC.
JONNY HADI \
10/19/2008 12:40:16 AM
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Gymnastics: Shatilov claims first
Saturday's result will be a confidence boost for Shatilov ahead of his next two target events in 2009.
ALLON SINAI \
10/19/2008 12:40:57 AM
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FIFA report: 'Palestine' to play 1st match in home stadium
Palestine will host Jordan in a friendly on October 26 at the Ram stadium after 10 years of playing home games in Jordan and Qatar.
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McCain aide says he's strong in 'real' Virginia
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Three injured, one seriously in car accident on Arava Road
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2008 2:25:20 AM
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Report: North Korea to make 'major announcement'
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Floods kill 11 people in central Vietnam
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IDF troops arrest wanted Palestinian in Hebron
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2008 5:51:12 AM
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Report: North Korea to make 'major announcement'
Announcement could be about Kim Jong Il's health or North Korea's relations with neighboring South Korea, Japanese report says.
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Palin smiles as Saturday Night Live mocks her anew
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China pledges to build 2 nuclear power plants for Pakistan
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Rally to protest aid, supplies to Gaza whilst Schalit still captive
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2008 8:22:30 AM
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Schalit rally held outside Barak's Tel Aviv home
Defense minister says demos raise price for captive soldier; Noam Schalit calls on Olmert to "act now."
By TOVAH LAZAROFF AND JPOSTLEO GIOSUÈCOM STAFF \
10/19/2008 8:31:26 AM
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Iraqi police: Roadside bomb kills 2, wounds 10 in Baghdad
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Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center: Gaza truce likely to hold
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2008 9:24:03 AM
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Kadima, Shas negotiating teams to meet again
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2008 9:44:16 AM
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Tel Aviv Stock Exchange opens with sharp rises
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2008 10:27:44 AM
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Sharp gains on TA Stock Exchange
TA-25, TA-100, Tel-Tech and Real Estate indices all up; US dollar buying NIS 3.73, euro buying NIS 5.02.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2008 10:30:54 AM
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October 17: The reason why Pius XII...
People with an axe to grind are unfairly singling out the Vatican under the late Pope Pius XII for its supposed silence regarding the Holocaust.
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Barak: Demonstrations only raise the price for Schalit's release
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2008 11:05:26 AM
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Stellar Startups: Wifi Workers of the World - Unite!
While getting different-minded people to work together for a common goal may be a tall order, Israeli startup Bzeek has created a system that will foster togetherness for wifi networks
DAVID SHAMAH \
10/19/2008 11:15:01 AM
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Annan: Financial crisis undercuts global food aid
"The financial crisis deserves urgent attention and focus. But so does the question of hunger," says Annan
ASSOCIATED PRESS \
10/19/2008 11:16:50 AM
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Mobileye develops a third eye for your car
Israeli-Dutch company says inexpensive hi-tech driver assistance system for commercial and passenger vehicles will make 'smarter drivers' and cut traffic accidents
The Media Line (Special to the Jerusalem Post) \
10/19/2008 11:18:05 AM
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Police arrest 3 Jews in connection with Arab-Jewish scuffles in J'lem
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2008 11:48:57 AM
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Violence in J'lem unlinked to Acre riots
Probe launched into alleged haredi rock-throwing at vehicles in capital's Romema neighborhood.
jonathan beck \
10/19/2008 11:56:05 AM
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SKorea to guarantee bank's foreign currency debt
The government said it will provide up to US$100 billion to secure banks' maturing foreign currency debt for three years on loans taken out from Oct. 20 this year until June 30, 2009.
AP \
10/19/2008 12:07:03 PM
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Israeli officials reject Saudi peace plan revival
Jerusalem official: There is no government to talk to about this - not here, in the PA, or in the US.
HERB KEINON \
10/19/2008 12:24:25 PM
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Iraq, Britain to discuss future of UK troops in Iraq
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Bush says he looks forward to hosting summit on financial crisis
Bush, meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, did not announce a date or site for the summit.
AP \
10/19/2008 12:48:48 PM
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'Gaza cease-fire will likely continue'
Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center report: Hamas, Israel, Egypt interested in maintaining calm.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2008 12:53:34 PM
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King Solomon observed Succot, but not Kippur
Could it be that Solomon was not a model king but rather an autocrat who ruled with an iron fist and maintained his power by building monumental structures at the expense of his subjects...?
Stephen Rosenberg \
10/19/2008 12:58:29 PM
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Meital Aharonson, killed in hit-and-run on Thursday brought to rest
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2008 1:30:58 PM
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Official: Thieves hack Sarkozy's bank account
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Police in South Ossetia ordered to return fire
Directive that increases the threat of new violence in the Russian-backed separatist region which broke away from Georgia.
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Obama campaign: $150 million raised in September
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Molotov cocktail thrown at Israeli civilian near Beit El; no casualties
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2008 2:41:58 PM
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Peres grants Livni two more weeks
Livni: Party heads must make decisions; Kadima negotiators want deal by 1st day of Knesset session.
Gil Stern Stern Hoffman and JPost.com Staff \
10/19/2008 2:50:20 PM
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1 killed, 39 injured in 28-car pileup in France
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Colin Powell endorses Barack Obama for president
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Uzzi found hidden in lamp post located in Rahat industrial zone
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2008 4:43:31 PM
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Israeli woman arrested after entering unauthorized section of Hebron
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2008 4:52:02 PM
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Graffiti warning Peace Now's Oppenheimer of his 'end' found in TA
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2008 5:03:06 PM
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Graffiti threatening Peace Now's Oppenheimer sprayed in central Tel Aviv
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2008 5:22:13 PM
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Ashdod man suspected of stabbing wife to death
Dispute reportedly erupts as man allegedly arrives at wife's home with knife, demanding to see their kids.
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
10/19/2008 5:46:45 PM
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'Only research can determine Pius XII image'
Holocaust museum resists Holy See's pressure; Peres: Benedict XVI mustn't let spat keep him from visiting.
Haviv Rettig Gur \
10/19/2008 5:54:36 PM
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Tax expert: Reporting overseas income
Vol XXXVI: An article posted Sept. 9, says the law exempting reporting and taxes for out-of-Israel income is for "new immigrants and returning citizens as of Jan. 1, 2007". Does that include people who made Aliyah since Jan. 1, 2007?
Miriam Vilner \
10/19/2008 6:00:07 PM
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Ayalon leaves Nefesh B'Nefesh to pursue Yisrael Beitenu career
Haviv Rettig Gur \
10/19/2008 6:07:42 PM
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Colin Powell endorses Obama for president
Ex-secretary of state says Democrat better suited to handle nation's economic problems as well as help improve its standing in the world.
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In the beginning...was the word
Physicist Gerald Schroeder explains the connection of Bereshit to science.
GERALD SCHROEDER \
10/19/2008 6:18:57 PM
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Season's greetings
The Jewish holidays in Israel are celebrated at the right time in the right place.
Liat Collins \
10/19/2008 6:23:16 PM
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The joy of the Torah
Simhat Torah is celebrated with an effusive array of singing and dancing.
DVORA WAYSMAN \
10/19/2008 6:26:23 PM
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Staying 'high' even after the High Holidays
The holiday season can fill us with a sense of greatness all year long.
By DR. MIRIAM ADAHAN \
10/19/2008 6:32:40 PM
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Teaching through simha
The many faces of the Torah reveal themselves anew year after year.
Andrea Simantov \
10/19/2008 6:36:10 PM
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Ascending to a higher plane
Jewish feminism is on the rise, while remaining within the boundaries of the Halacha.
LIORA MINKA \
10/19/2008 6:43:25 PM
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How men can make women happy
Bereshit, Saturday's Torah portion, provides timely advice for men and women seeking to attain harmony.
ELLIOT KATZ \
10/19/2008 6:46:27 PM
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Waiting to enter the fold
Casa Shalom strives to help Marrano-Anusim obtain certification to be accepted as Jews in Israel.
GLORIA MOUND \
10/19/2008 6:49:52 PM
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Fowl accusations
PETA and Hassidim in Crown Heights exchange strong differences of opinion over the chicken-slinging ritual of kapparot.
Ben Harris/JTA \
10/19/2008 6:51:39 PM
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Suspects in TA hit-and-run may be charged with murder
Second man turns himself in after alleged accomplice remanded for five more days; victim Meital Aharonson laid to rest.
Yaakov lappin and jpost staff \
10/19/2008 7:39:22 PM
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200 Iraqis demonstrate to support local Christians
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J'lem district attorney in US regarding Olmert probes
Eli Abarbanel may try and persuade US officials to grant immunity to state's key witness Moshe Talansky.
DAN IZENBERG \
10/19/2008 8:03:43 PM
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The wrong target
Israelis must put the common good before the plight of one family.
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The Region: Parts left on the runway
I'm not going up in any planes whose mechanics or pilots think like those who misdiagnose the Middle East.
BARRY RUBIN \
10/19/2008 8:13:39 PM
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Desecrating God's name, not a holy day
Judaism has never demanded of gentiles who live among us or near us to observe Jewish holy days in any manner.
DEBBY KOREN \
10/19/2008 8:15:00 PM
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October 20: Passing of an era
Rev. Hardman was indeed blessed with all the virtues with which Mr. Horovitz extolled him.
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Up against a Wall (Street): The financial crisis and Jewish values
When Jews had no money, no homeland, they found security in their families and communities.
SHMULEY BOTEACH \
10/19/2008 8:22:35 PM
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Woman killed by a car near Mesilat Zion
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2008 8:35:35 PM
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Member of clan involved in Schalit capture hospitalized in Israel
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2008 8:38:01 PM
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Changing policy could prevent mother-to-infant HIV transmission
Pregnant women are currently not required by ministry regulations to undergo HIV testing prior to delivery.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
10/19/2008 9:13:51 PM
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Green groups brace for potential funding shortage
US economic crisis could spur serious funding crunch in 2009.
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
10/19/2008 9:15:32 PM
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White House aide says parts of US in recession
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As settlements get Succot boost, Migron members vow to expand
Rabbi tells crowd of settlers entire country built on settlement activity, which began with Abraham and Isaac.
ABE SELIG \
10/19/2008 9:27:59 PM
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Pedestrian in his 60s killed in hit-and-run near Hadera
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2008 9:32:41 PM
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Israeli wounded as Palestinian throws Molotov cocktail into car
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2008 10:10:45 PM
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Austrians praise deceased Nazi admirer Haider
Politician asserts the Mossad assassinated leader; Freedom Party hailed as 'the PLO of Austria.'
Benjamin Weinthal, JPost correspondent in Berlin \
10/19/2008 10:29:51 PM
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'Jewish Chronicle' names new editor
Stephen Pollard will take up his position with the national Jewish weekly newspaper next month.
Jonny Paul, Jerusalem Post correspondent in London \
10/19/2008 10:33:03 PM
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Acre mayor: Victims deserve state compensation
Acre Mayor Shimon Lancry to petition High Court of Justice if government refuses to cover riot damages.
Dan Izenberg and Yaakov Lappin \
10/19/2008 10:36:26 PM
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East Jerusalem mukhtar to endorse Nir Barkat
Zohair Hamdan of Sur Bahir, who has dropped his own bid, denies backing Arkadi Gaydamak for mayor.
SHELLY PAZ and Jerusalem Post staff \
10/19/2008 10:38:17 PM
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'Olive harvest has become more violent'
IDF officer says utmost being done to ensure safety; Abbas calls for int'l intervention in the West Bank.
By YAAKOV KATZ, YAAKOV LAPPIN AND JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2008 10:41:49 PM
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Analysis: In the West Bank, olive branches don't represent peace
The army set dates for the harvesting in each problematic area where the groves are situated close to Jewish settlements.
DAN IZENBERG \
10/19/2008 10:47:16 PM
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2 pedestrians killed as road carnage continues
Woman hit by car near Mesilat Zion; man victim of hit-and-run near Hadera.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2008 11:19:45 PM
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Barak faces hard sell of coalition deal to Labor
But party chairman downplays opposition.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
10/19/2008 11:33:38 PM
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Second suspect in lethal TA hit-and-run turns himself in to police
JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2008 11:35:05 PM
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Jerusalem DA travels to US to pursue Olmert investigations
DAN IZENBERG \
10/19/2008 11:40:09 PM
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Israel to give PA control of more cities
PA deployment in Hebron could take place this week; control of other W. Bank cities to be ceded in '09.
YAAKOV KATZ AND HERB KEINON \
10/19/2008 11:56:33 PM
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NYU poll: US Jews favor Obama 2:1
Gap widens to nearly 40% among Jews who rank Israel "very high" as a factor in choosing a candidate.
ALLISON HOFFMAN, Jerusalem Post correspondent New York \
10/19/2008 11:58:43 PM