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US to boycott 'Durban II' United Nations racism meeting
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Germany cancels its plans to attend Durban II conference
Berlin concerned event will be "abused as a platform for other interests;" Obama: Draft declaration shows antagonism toward Israel, hypocritical.
TOVAH LAZAROFF \
4/19/2009 12:35:42 AM
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King Abdullah floats 'deposit' to spur Israel
In meeting with Jewish leaders, Jordan's king reportedly suggests Arabs push final-status talks.
HILARY LEILA KRIEGER, Jpost correspondent, WASHINGTON \
4/19/2009 12:58:53 AM
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German official questions company's Iran deal
Gas firm, however, cites Obama administration's "new policy of detente" to justify trade with Teheran.
Benjamin Weinthal, Jerusalem post correspondent, Berlin \
4/19/2009 1:01:49 AM
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PA, Hamas won't recognize Jewish state
Palestinians reject Netanyahu's condition for talks - that they acknowledge Israel's Jewish character.
Khaled Abu Toameh \
4/19/2009 1:03:12 AM
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Anti-Israel NGOs get head start in Geneva ahead of Durban II
At least one group meets to address outcome of Durban's original declaration, namely, that Israel's policies were tantamount to racism.
ABE SELIG \
4/19/2009 1:04:25 AM
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FM to Moscow: Hold off Mideast debate
Lieberman tells Russian official that UNSC meeting will only "provide a forum for Israel-bashing."
TOVAH LAZAROFF \
4/19/2009 1:05:00 AM
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Israeli officials downplay Egypt's snubbing of Lieberman
Gheit had said Cairo not dealing with Lieberman, nor would he be welcome there.
BRENDA GAZZAR \
4/19/2009 1:06:15 AM
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A cop on the beat?
The notion of partially decentralizing law enforcement now has the strong backing of Netanyahu.
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Too harsh and uncompromising?
Where the West really went wrong in confronting Iran's nuclear ambitions.
By EMILY B. LANDAU \
4/19/2009 1:08:52 AM
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Obama challenges the place of Islam
President ventured onto ideological battleground by praising secular democracy to Turkey's parliament.
By HALIL M. KARAVELI \
4/19/2009 1:09:59 AM
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Couple, their 3 children found dead in US home
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Chavez says he'll restore Venezuela's ambassador in Washington
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Police: 'strong connection' in 2 US hotel attacks
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Suicide strike targets Pakistani army, killing 27
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US energy secretary: Islands could disappear
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IDF troops arrest three Palestinian fugitives in West Bank
JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/19/2009 6:02:02 AM
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Local Soccer: Da Silva heads Hapoel Tel Aviv to the top
Elsewhere, Ironi coach Ben-Shimon marks return to club with 2-0 defeat against Sakhnin, Betar keeps championship hopes alive with 2-0 win at Mac Petah Tikva.
JONNY HADI \
4/19/2009 7:40:47 AM
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BSL playoff picture still up in the air
Top 3 and bottom 2 will maintain their current positions regardless of Sunday's results, but 7 of the 12 sides have still got plenty to play for.
ALLON SINAI \
4/19/2009 7:41:49 AM
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Madonna injured in fall from startled horse in NY
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US 'deeply disappointed' as Iran convicts reporter
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Driver seriously injured on coastal road in collision with truck
JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/19/2009 8:32:51 AM
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Construction worker killed in fall at Tel Aviv building site
JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/19/2009 8:44:03 AM
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Zahar: 'Israel offered to free Gazan inmates'
Hamas No. 2 claims group refused latest offer for Schalit, says, "We don't discriminate between prisoners."
JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/19/2009 9:10:18 AM
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'Egypt may seek death penalty for head of Hizbullah cell'
JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/19/2009 9:16:46 AM
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Americans stage antitax 'tea parties'
Thousands of Americans across the country showed up for tax-day protests.
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Stellar Start-Ups: Helping the voice of technology to be heard
Israel is chock full of great ideas, but Israelis often have a hard time with 'the vision thing.'
DAVID SHAMAH \
4/19/2009 9:29:11 AM
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Young man seriously injured after falling into sinkhole over the weekend
JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/19/2009 9:39:21 AM
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Suspected US missiles kill 3 in NW Pakistan
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Celebrity Grapevine
Popular soloist Ofira Gluska celebrated her 60th birthday just before Pessah.
Greer Fay Cashman \
4/19/2009 10:14:43 AM
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The state of the opera
After years abroad, Daniel Oren is back in Israel to conduct 'Tosca,' and is well pleased with the country's musical progress.
MAXIM REIDER \
4/19/2009 10:25:12 AM
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2 Koreas to hold first dialogue in a year
South Korea has accepted North Korea's proposal for talks on a joint factory park.
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Theater festivals announce winners
The big winner at the Haifa Children's Theater Festival was The Wanderings of Gilgamesh by Gideona Raz that won Best Production.
HELEN KAYE \
4/19/2009 10:37:18 AM
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Veteran Israeli actor Nathan Cogan dies at 95
He acted in radio skits and television shows, and later even in some French films.
JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
4/19/2009 10:39:25 AM
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Ohad Naharin gets Scripps Prize
"Ohad Naharin has acquired an extraordinary reputation worldwide both as performer and choreographer."
HELEN KAYE \
4/19/2009 10:41:39 AM
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Postal company error causes bomb scare at President's Residence
JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/19/2009 10:59:52 AM
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Financial markets stabilizing but more layoffs can be expected, Fischer says
Central bank cuts 2010 growth rate estimate to 1 percent.
SHARON WROBEL \
4/19/2009 11:12:35 AM
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Open University faculty goes on strike to demand better conditions
JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/19/2009 11:50:54 AM
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Rivlin urges reconciliation in Umm el-Fahm
Accompanied by MKs from Right and Left, Knesset head calls for dialogue, sympathizes with refusal to sing 'Hatikva.'
REBECCA ANNA STOIL \
4/19/2009 12:12:40 PM
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Dutch foreign minister boycotts racism conference
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Ayalon: Swiss president's planned meeting with Ahmadinejad 'pathetic'
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Arab League chief: Israeli attack on Iran would ignite Middle East
JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/19/2009 12:52:36 PM
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Orthodox Christians mark Easter in Jerusalem, Gaza
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At Durban II: A shift is needed on American campuses
Jewish students must stop acting cowardly when events like Israel Apartheid Week sprout up.
Zach Novetsky \
4/19/2009 1:55:59 PM
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NATO ships, helicopters hunt down 7 pirates
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Ahmadinejad: 'Iran is like a train with no brakes'
Iranian president claims country front-runner in scientific, cultural, moral, political and economic fields.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/19/2009 2:24:08 PM
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New European bill threatens 'shechita'
Bill allows nations to demand animals be stunned before slaughter, an act forbidden by halacha.
Itamar Sharon \
4/19/2009 2:30:28 PM
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Barak calls for Israeli peace initiative
During policy review meeting, Netanyahu says dialogue not conditional on Jewish state recognition.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/19/2009 3:17:58 PM
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Ahmadinejad urges full defense for US reporter
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Pope hails Durban 2 conference, urges countries to take part
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Hamas legislator Bitawi says he was attacked in West Bank by PA police
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Durban parallel slams 'Israeli swimming pools'
Durban II parallel NGO conference opens in Geneva, calling for 'Dignity and Justice for Palestinian People.'
JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
4/19/2009 4:37:13 PM
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Aliya expert:
LXXXVI:
Maurice Singer \
4/19/2009 4:54:29 PM
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Aliya expert: Bringing handguns on aliya
LXXXIX: If I hold a New York Pistol permit, and make aliya, can I transfer that license to an Israeli gun license and bring my handgun to Israel?
Maurice Singer \
4/19/2009 4:55:19 PM
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Bar-Lev: 'I absolutely accept Cohen's authority'
Police commander asks High Court to erase petition he filed against police commissioner's decision to fire him.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/19/2009 5:03:31 PM
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Muslim gunmen kill 2 Christians, wound 1 man in southern Egypt
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Bill Clinton to speak at Holocaust museum opening in Chicago
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Tattoos from Auschwitz horror bring late-life joy
Two Polish Jews who stood in line together at the entrance to Auschwitz 65 years ago, meet in Israel.
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Channel 2: Car explodes in Ramat Aviv; no casualties reported
JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/19/2009 6:13:03 PM
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Aharanovitch orders creation of committee to examine city police issue
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
4/19/2009 6:43:35 PM
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Car explodes in Ramat Aviv parking lot
Vehicle reportedly belongs to TA club owner; police open investigation into apparently criminal attack.
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
4/19/2009 6:58:55 PM
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PA cop shoots Hamas lawmaker in Nablus
Hamed Bitawi lightly wounded when PA security officer opens fire on him; Hamas vows retaliation.
Khaled Abu Toameh \
4/19/2009 7:08:42 PM
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Lieberman: Durban II conference is 'a hypocrisy summit'
JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/19/2009 7:29:57 PM
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Netanyahu won't attend AIPAC summit, asks Peres to represent Israel
JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/19/2009 8:04:34 PM
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Conflicting reports on Germany's supposed boycott of Durban II
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Olmert spokesman: Former PM needs 'immediate' treatment for cancer
AP AND JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/19/2009 8:26:00 PM
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Obama: US cannot participate in conference that attacks Israel
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Britain to attend Durban II conference
UK "ready to consider a range of options, including walking out" if proceedings "degenerate," British Foreign Official official says.
jonny paul, jerusalem post correspondent, London \
4/19/2009 8:56:38 PM
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US, UK playwrights write separate responses to 'Seven Jewish Children'
Israel Horovitz says Caryl Churchill had to be "taken to task."
jerusalem post reporter \
4/19/2009 9:20:32 PM
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Evian 1938 - Geneva 2009
Will the conference on the Swiss side of Lake Geneva parallel the one held 71 years ago on the French shore, which gave the green light for the Holocaust?
tomas sandell \
4/19/2009 9:21:57 PM
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Metro Views: A painting tells the story
The fate of 2 Berlin art dealers in the 1940s is now related during tours of California's Hearst Castle.
MARILYN HENRY \
4/19/2009 9:23:05 PM
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The Region: The confrontation con game
There won't be a serious collision with the US administration, despite predictions to the contrary by those who either hate Israel or hate Obama.
BARRY RUBIN \
4/19/2009 9:24:12 PM
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FDR, Bergson and the Holocaust - on stage
In a new play, the son of a 1940s activist tackles the role of the Jewish leader who stymied his father's efforts to rescue European Jewry.
RAFAEL MEDOFF \
4/19/2009 9:27:31 PM
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Morality in neutral
Swiss President Hans Rudolf Merz shamelessly meets Ahmadinejad.
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Obama: US journalist jailed in Iran was not a spy
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Why I wrote 'What Strong Fences Make'
On reading 'Seven Jewish Children,' I felt another voice needed to be heard.
ISRAEL HOROVITZ \
4/19/2009 9:37:15 PM
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Report: UAE arrests central suspect in Hariri assassination
JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/19/2009 9:52:15 PM
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'UAE arrests suspect in Hariri probe'
Arab diplomat: Syrian intelligence officer allegedly involved in assassination of former Lebanese PM.
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Ministry proposes mandatory school trips to Jerusalem
Education Minister Gideon Sa'ar says students' bond with capital must be strengthened; Barkat fully supports initiative.
ABE SELIG \
4/19/2009 10:36:41 PM
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The Open University... is closed for now
OU's first institution-wide strike aimed at improving working conditions for junior faculty; management calls decision premature.
ABE SELIG \
4/19/2009 10:38:36 PM
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NU's Katz reminds Emanuel he's Jewish
In letter to White House chief-of-staff, Ketzele compares him to biblical queen Esther.
Matthew Wagner \
4/19/2009 10:40:28 PM
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Environmental NGOs urge government to get its act together on climate change
"Climate change will affect us drastically if not prevented," Coalition Coordinator Sagit Porat tells 'Post.'
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
4/19/2009 10:45:25 PM
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We have the technology to monitor sinkholes
Student seriously injured in weekend cave-in at Dead Sea.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
4/19/2009 10:46:48 PM
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German Foreign Ministry says country will boycott UN racism conference
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IAF mulling purchase of 'stealthy' F-15s
After Washington rejects installation of Israeli systems in F-35, Defense Ministry director-general travels to US for talks on possible alternative.
Yaakov Katz \
4/19/2009 11:25:18 PM
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'IDF soldiers forced to take part in medical experiment'
Duhifat Battalion soldiers claim their commanders forced them to drink the magnesium in 1994 when they were new recruits.
Yaakov Katz \
4/19/2009 11:28:09 PM
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Infiltrations lead to tighter security at Nevatim
IAF sources say four Palestinians were found in a part of the base currently under construction.
Yaakov Katz \
4/19/2009 11:30:08 PM
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Thousands attend opening of US Holocaust museum with taped Obama remarks