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Abbas meets with MK Ayman Odeh, calls on Arab countries to allow visits by Israeli Arabs
Joint List members to visit Qatar.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
4/19/2015 12:54:12 AM
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20-year-old man shot, critically wounded in central Israel
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/19/2015 1:17:31 AM
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Small explosive device goes off near UNRWA headquarters in Gaza
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
4/19/2015 1:35:18 AM
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Rock-throwing teens arrested after short foot chase with police
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/19/2015 1:50:52 AM
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Twin explosions go off in Gaza, one near UNRWA headquarters
No injuries were reported and it was not immediately clear what caused the explosion.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/19/2015 2:25:29 AM
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Paul, Graham clash on foreign policy on US campaign trail
Foreign policy could be an advantage for whichever Republican candidate goes on to face Hillary Clinton or another Democrat in the November 2016 election.
By REUTERS \
4/19/2015 3:31:50 AM
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Rand Paul: US often creates greater instability when it gets involved in chaotic places
By REUTERS \
4/19/2015 4:35:23 AM
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Likud to hold marathon talks to draft coalition deals
Herzog adamant he’ll head opposition.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
4/19/2015 6:54:01 AM
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Science--and not
By R.P. Nettelhorst \
4/19/2015 5:14:56 AM
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Israel Electric to partially exercise option to buy more Tamar gas
“We are now in an era of expanding competition in electricity generation,” says IEC chairman.
By SHARON UDASIN \
4/19/2015 5:34:04 AM
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Rivlin to receive ‘Senior Citizens’ card
The late MK Uri Orbach thought that it would be appropriate for the No. 1 citizen to receive a Senior Citizen’s Card to indicate that the State of Israel has reached that milestone age.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
4/19/2015 5:41:11 AM
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Fight for survival continues to heat up
Hap Petah Tikva, Acre and Hap Haifa all tied for last place while FIFA boosts Ashdod’s hopes.
By ALLON SINAI \
4/19/2015 6:34:44 AM
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Shatilov comes up short in Europeans floor final
The 28-year-old Israeli had scaled the podium in each of his previous five appearances at the European Championships.
By ALLON SINAI \
4/19/2015 6:46:02 AM
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Then and now, here and there
By IRA SHARKANSKY \
4/19/2015 7:01:55 AM
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Israeli swimmers qualify for Rio Olympics
By ALLON SINAI \
4/19/2015 7:14:52 AM
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Gilboa/Galil staring at relegation after humbling loss to Ashdod
Team to finish season in last place will be demoted to the National League.
By ALLON SINAI \
4/19/2015 7:26:23 AM
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UN: No evidence that building material sent to Gaza being used for military purposes
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/19/2015 7:34:10 AM
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Sprouting seeds
By RABBI LAZER GURKOW \
4/19/2015 7:39:15 AM
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Yemen rejects Iranian peace plan, calls it 'political maneuver' to dominate region
The Iranian plan calls for an immediate ceasefire and end of all foreign military attacks, humanitarian assistance, a resumption of broad national dialogue and "establishment of an inclusive national unity government."
By REUTERS \
4/19/2015 8:16:07 AM
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Northern Cypriots vote for new president to oversee peace talks
By REUTERS \
4/19/2015 8:24:04 AM
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Ringo Starr among 2015 inductees into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
By REUTERS \
4/19/2015 8:30:26 AM
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Iranian Army Chief: 'US planes visiting Islamic State controlled airports'
US has led a multinational bombing campaign against Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq and is responsible for 60% of some 16,000 airstrikes carried out by coalition forces.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/19/2015 9:18:39 AM
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Diamond technology for the young "couplez"
More and more people choose to purchase products online.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/19/2015 9:33:42 AM
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Egypt's Morsi faces death sentence, but decision tempered by risk of greater violence
Morsi faces charges of inciting murder of protesters, espionage and escaping prison.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/19/2015 10:09:34 AM
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Former top Yisrael Beitenu MK detained in massive corruption case
Dozens of suspects have been detained and arrested, including top members of the Yisrael Beitenu party and a number of local politicians and public officials who are not members of the party
By BEN HARTMAN \
4/20/2015 2:11:22 AM
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Up to 700 feared dead after migrant boat sinks off Libya
The boat is believed to have capsized when migrants moved to one side of the vessel when a merchant ship approached.
By REUTERS \
4/19/2015 11:13:17 AM
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Brothers in arms
Notwithstanding differences, overriding mutual interest in countering Iran is likely to keep Cairo and Riyadh on the same page.
By BRUCE MADDY-WEITZMAN \
4/19/2015 11:18:29 AM
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Not a matter of black and white
An artist’s election-season broadside reminded some of previous election tensions between Israelis of European and Middle Eastern backgrounds. Reality is happier.
By AMOTZ ASA-EL \
4/19/2015 11:25:36 AM
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Killing cancer
Israeli scientists are in the forefront of the war on the deadliest disease.
By SHLOMO MAITAL \
4/28/2015 5:14:47 PM
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Haifa mayor blockades city’s polluting factories, orders license cancellations
Over 10 years about 780 of the 4,860 cancer cases - including lung and bladder cancer - found in the region likely resulted from air pollution exposure
By SHARON UDASIN \
4/20/2015 1:44:15 AM
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Exile sage
An exhibition at Jerusalem’s Bible Lands Museum reveals a story never told before of 100 years of the Babylonian exile.
By JUDITH SUDILOVSKY \
4/28/2015 5:15:28 PM
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Khamenei says Iran nuclear weapons are a 'myth'
By REUTERS \
4/19/2015 11:42:12 AM
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UN:More than 90,000 people fleeing violence in Iraq's Anbar province
By REUTERS \
4/19/2015 11:42:56 AM
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World’s tiniest bible to be presented at Israel Museum for 50th anniversary
The Nano Bible is a gold-coated silicon chip smaller than a pinhead, and contains all 1.2 million letters of the bible.
By JNS.ORG \
4/19/2015 11:47:25 AM
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The Begin phenomenon
The question arises whether Jewish values alone are sufficient for leadership of a Jewish state.
By JASON WARSHOF \
4/26/2015 4:09:39 PM
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Millions expected to view Turin Shroud in rare display
The Shroud of Turin, the linen some Christians believe to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ, is to go on display in a rare exposition that is expected to attract millions of visitors.
By REUTERS \
4/19/2015 12:11:25 PM
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Listening for Tamar’s scream
If we know someone who might be a victim of sexual abuse, we are responsible to protect them.
By SHAI CHERRY \
4/19/2015 12:11:26 PM
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Netanyahu: Russia must halt sale of S-300 to Iran
"One thing does not change, the slogan of 'death to Israel' that is scrawled on the missiles."
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
4/20/2015 1:41:28 AM
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Khamenei calls Iran's ambition for nuclear weapons a 'myth'
"They created the myth of nuclear weapons so they could say the Islamic Republic is a source of threat. No, the source of threat is America itself."
By REUTERS \
4/19/2015 12:37:57 PM
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Defense minister lights virtual candle in honor of Israel's fallen
"On Remembrance Day, the Israeli nation, as one big family, bows its head and unites with the memories of all of the fallen of Israel's wars."
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
4/20/2015 2:21:20 AM
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Prime Minister Netanyahu to meet with President Rivlin, request more time to form government
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/19/2015 1:27:22 PM
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Beinart's neo-Neturei-Kartism
By YISRAEL MEDAD \
4/19/2015 1:30:09 PM
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Somalia's al-Shabab fighters attack African Union troops
By REUTERS \
4/19/2015 1:49:27 PM
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The topsy-turvy world of Miscast! 2
In the topsy-turvy world of Miscast! 2, songs traditionally sung by men are performed by women, duets become solos and contemplative solitary songs become an ensemble affair.
By NOA AMOUYAL \
4/19/2015 1:52:23 PM
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Letters to a Fallen Father: 'I say I'm OK but I'm not and I will never be'
"I thought you were unbeatable, but in the end a small piece of steel ended your life," Tal writes to his father, Ze'ev Etzion, who fell in battle.
By NETTA ETZION,TAL ETZION \
4/21/2015 9:55:14 PM
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Letters to a Fallen Father: 'Missing you overcomes us; we have a way to go, but the path is clear'
"You went, but you are still with us, in the little things and in the great ones," Hallel writes to her father, Rami Kachlon, who fell after succumbing to wounds obtained in battle.
By HALLEL KACHLON \
4/22/2015 4:00:17 AM
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Letters to a Fallen Father: 'I thought you would come back'
"Why didn't you say 'goodbye' when you left?" Hayut writes to her father, Kasahun Baynesian, who fell in battle.
By HAYUT BAYNESIAN, \
4/22/2015 12:00:06 PM
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Letters to a Fallen Father: 'What a pity I had no time to say goodbye to you'
"I'm writing this today, because "good-bye" I had no chance to say," Lihi writes to her father, Amotz Greenberg, who fell in battle.
By LIHI GREENBERG \
4/22/2015 3:07:23 PM
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Two men who plotted to bomb Mamilla open mall in Jerusalem sentenced to prison
Judge says terror attack would have resulted in "mass murder," no damage was caused "in a miracle."
By YONAH JEREMY BOB,YAAKOV LAPPIN \
4/20/2015 1:28:07 AM
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Poland to summon US envoy over FBI head's Holocaust remarks
Warsaw says James Comey's article in 'Washington Post' wrongly implied it was complicit in the Nazi genocide of European Jews.
By REUTERS \
4/19/2015 3:00:50 PM
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JPost News: April 19, 2015
JPost.com brings you all the latest news on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/19/2015 3:11:02 PM
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Israel's wars as told through the headlines
The fight for Israel's existence, as told by the pages of 'The Jerusalem Post.'
By ARIEL COHEN \
4/22/2015 5:49:49 AM
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Two women, including a Polish tourist, found dead in the north
The tourist, who was in her 20s and traveling with her father, was first reported missing by her hotel on Thursday night.
By BEN HARTMAN \
4/19/2015 4:06:41 PM
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First aid services being prepared for Remembrance Day ceremonies
Paramedics and medics in ambulances, mobile intensive care units, ambucycles, Segways and jeeps will be on duty to treat people who feel unwell at the ceremonies.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
4/20/2015 2:22:55 AM
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US, allies focus on Iraq in latest air strikes
By REUTERS \
4/19/2015 4:39:14 PM
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Germanwings crash families could seek damages in the US
By REUTERS \
4/19/2015 4:59:39 PM
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Bereaved families to Ya'alon: Prevent joint Israeli-Palestinian memorial service
"The ceremony is provocative and demeaning to Remembrance Day and to the memory of the fallen soldiers."
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/19/2015 5:01:56 PM
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MKs vie for deputy Knesset speaker position
Likud and Shas negotiating whether one of the latter's MKs will get the job; temporary deputy speakers to be voted in.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
4/20/2015 2:03:01 AM
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Major secret meeting of Holocaust deniers convenes in heart of London
Event held under a veil of secrecy at London's Grosvenor Hotel.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/19/2015 5:34:06 PM
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1.15 million flags to fly on Independence Day
Israel citizens and businesses will shell out roughly NIS 11 million for flags of all shapes and sizes.
By NIV ELIS \
4/19/2015 5:38:46 PM
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Meet the New MK: Kulanu's Shasha-Biton wants to narrow social gaps through education
"I plan to deal with social and education issues, in connection to narrowing social gaps and eradicating injustices, and I have concrete ideas of how to do that."
By LAHAV HARKOV \
4/19/2015 6:03:32 PM
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Ethiopia condemns Libya ISIS killings, not sure if its citizens in video
By REUTERS \
4/19/2015 6:04:51 PM
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Israel Academy of Sciences UK’s Royal Society sign agreement for exchange program
Twelve to 15 young scientists will study in Israel and Great Britain under program.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
4/19/2015 6:11:37 PM
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MK Abraham Naguise: 'Bring all Ethiopian Jews on aliya'
By MAARIV ONLINE \
4/19/2015 6:19:12 PM
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Large gender gaps apparent in pension savings
Because men tend to work longer hours, likely because women pick up slack in household chores and child-rearing, there is an overall 15.5% gender gap.
By NIV ELIS \
4/19/2015 6:29:00 PM
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Jerusalem mother accused of murdering son and daughter convicted
Carina Brill faces 2 life sentences after panel of judges rejects insanity defense, rules she killed children to avert losing custody.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
4/20/2015 2:09:07 AM
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3-d printing aircraft parts may be in Israel's near future
"The topic of 3-d printing is making its first strides in the manufacturing process."
By NIV ELIS \
4/20/2015 2:14:37 AM
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IDF places small national flags on gravestones of fallen soldiers
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
4/19/2015 7:08:00 PM
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City inspectors soon to have electric bike enforcement authority
By SHARON UDASIN \
4/19/2015 7:12:39 PM
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'Snowball's chance in hell' Congress will approve Iran deal, Graham says
Republican presidential hopeful says Obama's deal is deteriorating before our eyes.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/19/2015 7:32:05 PM
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Harsh oversight report: State takes up to 6 yrs to close criminal case
The report was filed despite a boycott of the report and its investigators by rank and file prosecutors, with only top prosecutorial division heads cooperation and responding in detail.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
4/20/2015 2:13:20 AM
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Report: Iraqi officer under Saddam masterminded rise of ISIS
Former colonel described as being "bitter and unemployed" after US authorities in Iraq disbanded the army by decree in 2003.
By REUTERS \
4/19/2015 8:08:52 PM
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Houthi leader accuses Saudi Arabia of seeking to occupy Yemen
By REUTERS \
4/19/2015 8:27:42 PM
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Back to Berlin
Decades after fleeing Nazi Germany, Tel Aviv Museum of Art’s founding director Karl Schwartz’s legacy is celebrated in Berlin
By SHAWN RODGERS \
4/19/2015 8:37:38 PM
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Netanyahu won’t attend Russian victory parade for 70th anniversary of World War II
Israel joins US, France and Germany in not attending important celebration for Russia; decision comes amid high tension with Moscow over sale of S-300 to Iran.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
4/20/2015 1:56:48 AM
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Nonagenarians reminisce
Israel Prize laureate David Rubinger and Post archivist and historian Alexander Zvielli, reminisced about the Israel of their youth.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
4/19/2015 8:53:10 PM
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April 20: Reward her instead
The whole idea of Holocaust Remembrance Day is never to forget.
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
4/19/2015 9:03:54 PM
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Terra Incognita: History and memory in Galicia
There is a great need for investment in this essential history, and we are just beginning to uncover it.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
4/19/2015 9:09:53 PM
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Is Obama indirectly assisting Islamists to destroy America?
By EARL COX \
4/19/2015 9:11:31 PM
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European boycott
European nations are engaged in a struggle to protect their Jewish communities from predominately Muslim aggression.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
4/19/2015 9:14:13 PM
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Gunmen kill eight supporters of Brazilian soccer club
By REUTERS \
4/19/2015 9:15:18 PM
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Bayit Yehudi branch heads want Bennett's power limited
Activist denies rebellion against party head.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
4/20/2015 2:00:05 AM
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Right from Wrong: When resilience means defeat
We Israelis pride ourselves on cleaning up our blood after each incident and resuming our daily lives as though nothing has happened. We tout this as “resilience.”
By RUTHIE BLUM \
4/19/2015 9:17:48 PM
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Applying the ‘Obama Doctrine’ to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
If the Israeli government involves itself in domestic American politics, there is no reason why the United States cannot do the same.
By ELIE PODEH \
4/19/2015 9:23:31 PM
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Schusterman Foundation starts fellowship for Jewish leaders
During the 18-month program, each fellow will participate in individualized and cohort-based learning and create a plan to address a pressing challenge in his or her organization.
By HAYAH GOLDLIST-EICHLER \
4/19/2015 9:38:49 PM
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Tel Aviv police bust marijuana growing room at health fund
According to police, the grow room housed 26 plants, and was rigged with grow lights and a ventilation system.
By BEN HARTMAN \
4/19/2015 9:42:50 PM
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Greek PM says EU needs urgent plan to tackle migrant crisis
By REUTERS \
4/19/2015 9:54:44 PM
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Letters to a Lost Soldier: It's three strikes you're out at the ballgame
By Maxine Clamage \
4/19/2015 9:56:11 PM
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German FM at Holocaust ceremony: Relations with Israel 'seem like a miracle'
Steinmeier spoke of Germany's responsibility to remember its history and to "stand against injustice, against any form of xenophobia and discrimination".
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/19/2015 10:14:24 PM
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Israeli Football Association prepares to fight Palestinian ban proposal
"If Israel is suspended, all its international activities will come to a halt," IFA head says,
By REUTERS \
4/19/2015 10:20:29 PM
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The effective way to combat anti-Israel activity on campus: Public relations
Do not leave people standing on the sidelines: give them the facts, both through oratory and the media, and stand up to the false “facts” currently being spread.
By JOSH NASS \
4/19/2015 10:23:16 PM
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The collapsing postal services
Who needs post offices open until 20:00 when mail arrives three weeks to three months after it was sent?
By SUSAN HATTIS ROLEF \
4/19/2015 10:26:19 PM
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Beitar in the Warsaw Ghetto: The untold story
While ideological conformity is often necessary for a state or people to survive, it should not be allowed to distort the writing of history.
By ELI KAVON \
4/19/2015 10:31:05 PM
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Rocks thrown at bus in Jerusalem, one injured
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/19/2015 11:03:11 PM
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Israel benefiting from Saudi‘dirty’ war on Houthi rebels,senior Iranian politician says
American talk of all options being on the table is a bluff, supreme leader says of nuclear negotiations.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
4/20/2015 1:26:31 AM
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Israel arose not because of the Holocaust but despite it
By Dovid Ben-Meir \
4/19/2015 11:54:35 PM