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Two missed penalties cost Beersheba dearly
Elsewhere, Ironi Kiryat Shmona took sole possession of first place with its third consecutive win, beating Maccabi Petah Tikva 3-0.
By ALLON SINAI \
10/19/2014 12:00:57 AM
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Strong start sees yellow-and-blue cruise vs Hapoel Holon
Ironi Ness Ziona claimed its first win of the season on Friday, leading throughout the second half on the way to a 91-87 victory at Bnei Herzliya.
By ALLON SINAI \
10/19/2014 12:07:57 AM
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Students at Cambridge University hit back at Israel-attacking academics
“We aim to show that by no means do all of the members of Cambridge University hold the stance expressed in the academics’ statement," the letter reads.
By JERRY LEWIS \
10/19/2014 12:19:53 AM
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Sick woman at Dallas train station not on Ebola watchlist
By REUTERS \
10/19/2014 12:25:23 AM
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PA denies that some Arab states asked it to delay call for UN resolution
Resolution would call on Israel to pull back to the pre-1967 lines.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
10/19/2014 12:48:25 AM
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Abbas calls on activists to prevent Jewish ‘settlers’ from entering Temple Mount
“We should all remain present at the Noble Sanctuary [Temple Mount],” Palestinian Authority president tells activists in Ramallah.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
10/19/2014 1:01:11 AM
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Liberman calls Abbas anti-Semite, compares him to ISIS after Temple Mount remarks
Abbas called on Palestinians on Friday to prevent Jewish “settlers” from entering the Temple Mount.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH,JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2014 1:36:35 AM
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Carnival cruise ship returning to dock in Texas after Ebola concern
By REUTERS \
10/19/2014 1:45:44 AM
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UN urges Mali peace accord at Algiers talks
By REUTERS \
10/19/2014 2:52:45 AM
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2 Frenchmen involved in killing of Lee Zeitouni indicted for fraud
The two fled the scene of accident that killed Lee Zeitouni in 2011.
By JOSEPH STRICH \
10/19/2014 3:13:31 AM
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Flight with 7 injured in Nepal avalanche lands in Israel
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2014 4:21:52 AM
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US, four European countries call for end to violence in Libya
By REUTERS \
10/19/2014 6:01:55 AM
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Jewish US disease control head leads US Ebola fight
Tom Frieden is the US government’s primary point man in dealing with the Ebola crisis and its possible threat to the country.
By TOM TUGEND \
10/19/2014 6:21:18 AM
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It's after the holidays
By IRA SHARKANSKY \
10/19/2014 7:06:31 AM
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British MP escapes prosecution for controversial remarks made during Gaza operation
George Galloway declared his constituency an "Israeli free zone" to protest Israel's offensive.
By JERRY LEWIS \
10/19/2014 7:17:05 AM
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IDF: False alarm sirens heard in Gaza border communities
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2014 7:30:49 AM
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Israeli forces arrest 13 Palestinians following weekend riots in West Bank
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2014 7:58:44 AM
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Deputy FM Elkin slams Abbas for remarks on Jews visiting Temple Mount
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2014 8:54:02 AM
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Nepal blizzard victim Nadav Shoham to be laid to rest Sunday morning in Hoshaya
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2014 9:26:11 AM
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Analysis: Joining Islamic State is about ‘sex and aggression,’ not religion
"The appeal of Islamic State rests on individuals’ quest for what psychologists call 'personal significance,' which the militant group’s extremist propaganda cleverly exploits."
By REUTERS \
10/19/2014 9:40:40 AM
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Assailants spray-paint 'Star of David = Swastika' at Temple Mount
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2014 10:09:26 AM
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Doctor from Israel joined ranks of Islamic State, hospital confirms
Othman Abdal-Kian, an Israeli Beduin served residency at Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon before deciding to join terrorist organization; reports he was killed in fighting.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2014 10:47:40 AM
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The most optimistic video about Israel and the Palestinians
By BRIAN BLUM \
10/19/2014 11:43:31 AM
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Rescue in France
By DOROTHEA SHEFER-VANSON \
10/19/2014 11:54:44 AM
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Security forces arrest Palestinian suspected of wearing explosive belt near Jenin
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2014 12:06:11 PM
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'Miss Hitler 2014' contest seeks the most anti-Semitic of them all
Nazi-inspired beauty pageant calls for contestants to submit 'selfies' to pro-Hitler page on Russian equivalent to Facebook.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2014 12:22:50 PM
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Hopes fade for 40 missing after Nepal blizzard
By REUTERS \
10/19/2014 12:34:45 PM
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New residential project hits Jerusalem near popular Bak'a and the German Colony
This prime location can offer families what ever they need – starting with synagogues, schools, and community services – all within walking distance.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2014 12:40:54 PM
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Security forces arrest Palestinian suspected of wearing explosive belt near Jenin
Police sappers determine that device is not explosive after suicide bomber scare.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2014 1:05:58 PM
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Assailants deface Temple Mount with Star of David equating swastika
Police investigating incident that comes following FM's condemnation of Abbas for remarks on preventing Jews from visiting contested holy site.
By JPOST.COM STAFF,KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
10/19/2014 1:07:19 PM
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What can we learn from Noah about how to respond to Ebola?
Let’s show love to nations that are already at risk and to nations that Ebola has yet to reach.
By RABBI LAZER GURKOW \
10/19/2014 1:21:31 PM
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Harnessing the sun for peace
Solar power may hold the key to regional stability
By YOSEF I. ABRAMOWITZ \
10/19/2014 1:31:05 PM
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Physician, heal thyself
Can The Lancet’s moral medical malpractice be fixed?
By YITZHAK SANTIS \
10/19/2014 1:46:08 PM
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Israeli partners sign bid to sell natural gas to Egyptian firm
Pipeline carried gas from Egypt to Israel for several years until saboteurs began thwarting the flow through Sinai pipeline explosions.
By SHARON UDASIN \
10/19/2014 1:48:28 PM
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Davka
‘Mom, I also want a bat mitzva at the Kotel’
BY ANAT HOFFMAN \
10/19/2014 1:57:35 PM
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Minister vows to oust soccer team that honored fugitive MK accused of spying for Hezbollah
Limor Livnat says she plans to take action to exclude Bnei Sakhnin from Israeli Premiere League after ceremony for donor, Azmi Bishara - suspected of passing info to Lebanese terrorists.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
10/19/2014 2:03:32 PM
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Jerusalem Post News: October 19, 2014
JPost.com brings you all the latest news on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2014 2:14:51 PM
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Israeli driver hits two Palestinian girls near Ofra in West Bank
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2014 2:25:06 PM
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Showdown time for Bibi
Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership is being tested as never before, both at home and abroad
By LESLIE SUSSER \
10/19/2014 2:38:13 PM
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Blast kills six Egyptian security forces in Sinai
By REUTERS \
10/19/2014 2:55:19 PM
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From Srebrenica to Kobani
Once again the West stands idly by, this time as IS jihadis get ready to wipe out the Kurds of Kobani
By YOSSI MELMAN \
10/19/2014 3:02:24 PM
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'Milky Man' revealed: He's former IDF intelligence officer Naor Narkis
Man behind movement to bring young Israelis to Berlin in protest of high cost of living reveals identity.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
10/19/2014 3:12:42 PM
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Modernizing the agricultural Sabbath
Science is called in to cope with the requirements of shmita.
By JOANNA PARASZCZUK \
10/19/2014 3:21:46 PM
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East Jerusalem’s simmering summer
Despite ongoing violence in the Arab quarters of the capital, observers do not believe this indicates the start of an intifada-like uprising.
By ANDREW FRIEDMAN \
10/19/2014 3:23:37 PM
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The dismal science meets the shrinks
Perhaps the methods and mindset of psychology will rescue economics from ignominy.
By SHLOMO MAITAL \
10/19/2014 3:27:53 PM
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Resurrecting a forgotten artist
Gideon Ofrat curates a show of the works of Lea Grundig, who had been ‘completely erased’ from the country’s artistic memory.
By MICHAL LEVERTOV \
10/19/2014 3:32:05 PM
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“First set fire to their synagogues... that God might see that we are Christians”
By DAVID TURNER \
10/19/2014 3:38:03 PM
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Rescue
Women think with their hearts and not with their minds.
By HAIM WATZMAN \
10/19/2014 3:38:54 PM
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Crossroad to nowhere
Palestinians have grown increasingly frustrated with fruitless peace negotiations, failed UN ventures and a divided leadership
By JIHAN ABDALLA \
10/19/2014 3:44:31 PM
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The fierce estuary of memory
The door many hoped had closed forever behind Holocaust poetry is once again open and hot to
the touch.
By ROBERT HIRSCHFIELD \
10/19/2014 3:48:21 PM
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Guarantor of the natural world
The rainbow is a sign of protection for every living thing
By RALPH AMELAN \
10/19/2014 4:05:34 PM
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5-year-old Palestinian girl dies after hit by Israeli car near Ofra
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2014 4:11:09 PM
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Iranian defense minister: Israel and ISIS pursuing same goals in Mideast
Brig.-Gen. Hossein Dehqan says that ISIS and Israel are two sides of the same coin, seeking to weaken the anti-Zionism resistance movements in Palestine, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2014 4:12:48 PM
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5-year-old Palestinian girl dies after hit by Israeli car in West Bank
Israeli driver initially did not stop because he said he feared for his life.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2014 4:22:06 PM
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Shelling in east Ukraine's Donetsk kills 4 civilians
By REUTERS \
10/19/2014 4:24:20 PM
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Gag order lifted: Suspect arrested in murder of Taibe school principal
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2014 4:33:50 PM
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After dying of brain tumor, IDF soldier's organs save 6 lives
19-year-old Lee Hasin had a benign brain tumor and was unable to be saved by surgery.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
10/19/2014 4:46:24 PM
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Gag order lifted: Suspect arrested in murder of Taibe school principal
Police say Wahal Kayak charged into a teacher’s meeting at the school and gunned down the principal.
By BEN HARTMAN \
10/19/2014 5:00:02 PM
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Hamas claims it is rebuilding infiltration tunnels into Israel
"We are fine, our tunnels are fine, and our weapons, as well," one of the diggers tells a Hamas affiliated news site.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2014 5:17:11 PM
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Pastor warns Ebola is God's Punishment for Obama dividing Jerusalem
The director of Christians United for Israel also cited America's economic crisis as punishment for Obama's shortcomings.
By ARIEL COHEN \
10/19/2014 5:24:24 PM
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Netanyahu: Threat of Iran retaining nuclear breakout capability more dangerous than ISIS
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2014 5:36:55 PM
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Rivlin: Jerusalem violence, by both Jews and Arabs, must be stopped
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2014 5:40:13 PM
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Jewish groups decry swastika graffiti on Temple Mount
While removed almost immediately, Jewish visitors to the holy site managed to photograph Sunday’s graffiti and circulate images of the scrawl on social media.
By SAM SOKOL \
10/19/2014 5:46:53 PM
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Netanyahu warns world powers: A nuclear threshold Iran is a bigger threat than ISIS
Iran foremost on Netanyahu's mind, even at dedication of new road into Jerusalem.
By HERB KEINON \
10/19/2014 5:59:16 PM
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Trouble for state with 3 witnesses in sexual assault case against Jerusalem police chief
Trouble for state with 3 witnesses in sexual assault case against Jerusalem police chief.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
10/19/2014 6:23:40 PM
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The vote on Palestine: A very British compromise
What 274 British MPs voted in favor of was negotiation between Israel and Palestine with the objective of securing a two-state solution.
By NEVILLE TELLER \
10/19/2014 6:32:39 PM
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Australian minister says special forces will go to Iraq
By REUTERS \
10/19/2014 6:33:50 PM
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WATCH: Kurds in music video ridicule ISIS
Example lyric: "We milk the goat even if it is male. We are ISIS. We are ISIS."
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2014 6:42:56 PM
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Catholic Church rejects Pope Francis's push for acceptance of homosexuals in church
"God is not afraid of new things,” Pope Francis said during the conclusion of the Synod on Saturday evening. “That is why he is continuously surprising us, opening our hearts and guiding us in unexpected ways.”
By ARIEL COHEN \
10/19/2014 6:44:11 PM
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Hamas leader's daughter received medical treatment in Israel
By REUTERS \
10/19/2014 6:56:21 PM
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Israeli hospital confirms that it treated Haniyeh's daughter
Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv notes that Hamas leader's daughter is one of thousands of Gazans that it treats every year.
By REUTERS \
10/19/2014 7:49:30 PM
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Residents, environmentalists await High Court decision on future of Jerusalem Forest
Road interchange may threaten what some say is the last meaningful green lung in the capital.
By SHARON UDASIN \
10/19/2014 7:14:37 PM
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State indicts another alleged perpetrator of Akko explosion, murder
explosion atop a five-story building in Akko killed five people on February 17.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
10/19/2014 7:25:09 PM
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Israeli hospital confirms that it treated Haniyeh's daughter
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2014 7:41:13 PM
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Suicide bomber kills 19, wounds 28 outside Baghdad Shi'ite mosque
By REUTERS \
10/19/2014 8:10:26 PM
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President Rivlin: Time to admit that Israel is a sick society that needs treatment
Rivlin was speaking at the opening session of a conference entitled "From Hatred of the Stranger to Acceptance of the Other," on the escalation of tensions between Jews and Arabs.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
10/19/2014 8:37:13 PM
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Kerry’s comments
Kerry's comments stirred up quite a controversy.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
10/19/2014 8:45:23 PM
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Pentagon to create medical support team for US Ebola response
By REUTERS \
10/19/2014 8:49:00 PM
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Girls of the Wall
WoW is a group of women and girls who go to the Western Wall every month, for Rosh Hodesh – the celebration of the new month – and pray there.
By ASHIRA ABRAMOWITZ SILVERMAN AND DEVORAH LEFF \
10/19/2014 9:02:53 PM
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False symmetry between perpetrator and victim
Two dramatic presentations being staged this week will be delivering a powerful message with serious negative implications for the Jewish people.
By EFRAIM ZUROFF \
10/19/2014 9:06:23 PM
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Heavy rains cause power outages in center and south
By SHARON UDASIN \
10/19/2014 9:07:18 PM
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October 20: Two states the way
While it will be difficult to obtain, Israel needs a comprehensive, sustainable two-state resolution in order to avert renewed violence and increased diplomatic isolation and criticism.
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
10/19/2014 9:15:45 PM
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Classical review: The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Tel Aviv, October 7 and 17
Rachmaninov’s formidably challenging third piano concerto, was played by the consummate pianist Denis Matsuev.
By IRVING SPITZ \
10/19/2014 9:23:15 PM
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Think about it: The budget as a reflection of a political reality
The problems with the new budget are of a different nature.
By SUSAN HATTIS ROLEF \
10/19/2014 9:23:56 PM
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‘Hungry Hearts’ director and star dine out in Haifa
Italian filmmaker Saverio Costanzo’s latest film is a disturbing look at toxic love – set in New York.
By HANNAH BROWN \
10/19/2014 9:30:36 PM
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‘Step by step’ toward a nuclear Iran
Iran is being allowed to acquire the ability to produce atom bombs, and the West is obsessing over Ebola.
By RUTHIE BLUM \
10/19/2014 9:31:44 PM
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Morality, authoritarian fetishes and Iran tourism
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
10/19/2014 9:36:02 PM
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‘Next to Her’ wins top prize at Haifa film festival
The movie, directed by Asaf Korman, tells the story of a young woman caring for her severely disabled sister.
By HANNAH BROWN \
10/19/2014 9:40:10 PM
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Israel’s Labor party should climb off the fence
By TAL HARRIS \
10/19/2014 9:41:16 PM
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Sun Kil Moon, Republica to light up Tel Aviv
Sun Kil Moon's first visit resulted in a song about Israel released last year and called “Baby In Death Can I Rest Next to Your Grave.”
By DAVID BRINN \
10/19/2014 9:54:45 PM
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At high tide in fight for Kobani, Obama calls Erdogan
Suicide bombing hits Baghdad near Shi'ite mosque.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
10/19/2014 10:01:57 PM
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Israeli lightly injured after rock thrown at bus in Jerusalem
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2014 10:04:48 PM
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Likud MKs form alliances for portfolios
The tension began when Interior Minister Gideon Sa'ar announced last month that he would retire from politics "after the holidays."
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
10/19/2014 10:14:17 PM
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Zoabi says IDF worse than ISIS
Balad MK Hanin Zoabi caused an uproar Sunday when she compared the IDF to Islamic State.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
10/19/2014 10:19:24 PM
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Police in the W. Bank arrest settler for attack on Palestinian olive harvesters
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/19/2014 10:21:43 PM
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Frankfurt kosher butchers accused of selling unkosher meat
Two Jews are on trial for selling the meat to unsuspecting customers over a period of two years.
By SAM SOKOL \
10/19/2014 10:50:29 PM
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Beit Shemesh politicians present plan to divide city in half
Cooperation between haredim and non-haredim ‘hasn’t happened,’ says former mayoral candidate Eli Cohen.
By JEREMY SHARON \
10/19/2014 10:58:49 PM
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Redundant rabbis or crucial chiefs?
Jerusalem to fill chief rabbi positions after over a decade of vacancy.
By JEREMY SHARON \
10/19/2014 11:12:03 PM
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British MP condemned for anti-Israel comments
Sir Alan Duncan is a lifelong Arabist and a former UK government minister who retains a desk in the Foreign Office as Britain’s special envoy to Oman and Yemen.
By JERRY LEWIS \
10/19/2014 11:47:23 PM