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White house condemns ISIS attack in Iraq
By REUTERS \
7/19/2015 12:07:35 AM
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Hanegbi: Critics of PM’s Iran strategy are playing politics
Coalition chairman calls critics in opposition “provocateurs who only deal in small, petty and cynical politics in order to brand themselves."
By LAHAV HARKOV \
7/19/2015 12:39:36 AM
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'Suspect in fatal Tennessee shooting was upset over Gaza war'
Friend of alleged gunman who killed 5 US servicemen says he received a text message from the suspect with a link to a long Islamic verse hours before attack.
By REUTERS \
7/19/2015 1:28:13 AM
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To be. There’s no question about it.
By Jaya Forma \
7/19/2015 9:24:44 PM
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Health scan: More beds for general illness, fewer for elderly and disabled
According to a new statistical report, the Health Ministry says that by the end of January there were 15,457 budgeted general-hospital beds, with 167 added in 2014 alone.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
7/19/2015 2:20:49 AM
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Suspected militants kill 5 members of Egypt security forces in Sinai
By REUTERS \
7/19/2015 2:26:16 AM
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Islamic State claims kidnapping of 3 African Christians in Libya
By REUTERS \
7/19/2015 3:03:02 AM
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ISIS claims kidnapping of 3 African Christians in Libya
Extremist group takes to social media to announce said abduction of men from Egypt, Nigeria and Ghana.
By REUTERS \
7/19/2015 3:14:35 AM
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Fan Fiction
By R.P. Nettelhorst \
7/19/2015 3:31:49 AM
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Going gaga over Lady Gaga's Israeli shoe designer
“It’s not supposed to be comfortable. It’s supposed to be beautiful. You don’t wear them to jog. You wear them to look great,” footwear designer Kobi Levi says.
By DEBRA KAMIN/JTA \
7/19/2015 4:32:39 AM
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Muslims celebrate Id al-Fitr as Ramadan comes to end
Fasting month passes in relative quiet among Palestinians as people prepare for return to routine.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
7/19/2015 4:55:46 AM
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Beitar Jerusalem faces decisive week
Owner Tabib vows to leave club after shamed by fans’ abysmal behavior in European tie in Belgium.
By ALLON SINAI \
7/19/2015 5:00:21 AM
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Israel maintains Davis Cup status with Slovenia rout
The blue-and-white was facing the prospect of playing a tie against relegation to Group II after suffering a humbling 5-0 defeat to Romania in March.
By ALLON SINAI \
7/19/2015 5:06:59 AM
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UK ends partial arms ban on Israel over Gaza fighting
Conservative-led review finds that licenses for weapons deals met country’s export criteria.
By JERRY LEWIS \
7/19/2015 5:56:11 AM
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Suspect in Rishon Lezion stabbing turns self in to police
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/19/2015 6:39:59 AM
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At least six US states move to arm National Guard offices
By REUTERS \
7/19/2015 8:09:29 AM
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Kerry: Fantasy to think that a better Iran deal could have been reached
US Secretary of State says detractors of deal on Capitol Hill reject the deal automatically without even reading agreement or knowing all its components.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/19/2015 8:27:18 AM
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Bill Cosby testified he was adept at picking up on romantic cues
By REUTERS \
7/19/2015 9:24:55 AM
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The Ultimate Carmel Shuk Shopping Guide
By SARAH NADAV \
7/24/2015 11:53:49 AM
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Hamas official sees 'breakthrough' in Saudi relations after Mashaal visit
Meetings between Hamas leader and Saudi King Salmon have marked a "clear shift in relations" with the Saudis, Salah Bardawi says.
By JPOST.COM STAFF,KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
7/19/2015 9:34:46 AM
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Car accident in the West Bank leaves police officer injured
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/19/2015 10:12:11 AM
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WATCH: ISIS releases dramatic footage of attack on Egyptian naval vessel
The Egyptian military reported that a coastguard launch had exchanged shots with "terrorist elements," causing the vessel to catch fire.
By JPOST.COM STAFF,REUTERS \
7/19/2015 10:43:14 AM
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Ten people injured in car accident near Dead Sea
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/19/2015 10:51:55 AM
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Fire crews fight forest fire near Galilee town of Deir Hanna
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/19/2015 11:49:31 AM
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Netanyahu: Khamenei's words prove nuclear deal will not stop Iranian terror machine
Speaking at weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu says Iran is not even trying to hide the fact that it will use the hundreds of millions it gets from the deal to fund terror.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/19/2015 12:17:30 PM
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Greek banks to reopen on Monday
By REUTERS \
7/19/2015 12:28:21 PM
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Court denies equal work conditions for Palestinians in West Bank legal no-mans-land
Judges: 1967 Jordanian law, not Israeli law, still applies.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
7/19/2015 12:48:10 PM
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PM Cameron says he wants Britain to do more to fight ISIS in Syria
By REUTERS \
7/19/2015 12:57:44 PM
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Government approves 'Mini-Norwegian law'
By JPOST.COM STAFF,LAHAV HARKOV \
7/19/2015 2:05:14 PM
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A kinder and gentler ISIS? Baghdadi reportedly bans gruesome beheading scenes
'Al-Quds Al-Arabi' reports that the Islamic State's leader wishes to "take into account the feelings of all the Muslims and children that are likely to find the scenes disgusting."
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/19/2015 2:07:57 PM
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Algeria says nine soldiers killed in attack claimed by al Qaeda
By REUTERS \
7/19/2015 2:25:54 PM
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Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 10th in the world for research quality
Since 2010, ranking rose impressively from 19th place.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
7/19/2015 2:27:58 PM
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Ukraine, rebels trade blame over shelling of central Donetsk
By REUTERS \
7/19/2015 3:17:30 PM
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Bar-Ilan University opens identity-based conflict resolution course
By HAYAH GOLDLIST-EICHLER \
7/19/2015 3:47:02 PM
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Bar-Ilan University opens identity-based conflict resolution course
As part of the program, students met with Jews, Christians, Muslims, Israelis and Palestinians and also took part in role playing in debates over the future of Jerusalem.
By HAYAH GOLDLIST-EICHLER \
7/19/2015 3:51:05 PM
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Hebrew U. places 23rd in annual World University Rankings list
By HAYAH GOLDLIST-EICHLER \
7/19/2015 3:51:20 PM
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Italian prime minister to address Knesset
By LAHAV HARKOV \
7/19/2015 3:53:09 PM
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Ministers postpone vote on Shas bill to give rabbinate input on legislation
The bill in question seeks to amend the Chief Rabbinate Law to make “giving an opinion to the Knesset in the framework of every legislative process on the subject of religion and state.”
By LAHAV HARKOV \
7/19/2015 4:00:54 PM
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'Iran nuclear deal opens window for Israel to join new Mideast order'
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/19/2015 4:09:17 PM
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'Iran nuclear deal opens window for Israel to join new Mideast order'
Shabtai Shavit, who served as Mossad director from 1989 to 1996, gave an interview on Sunday to US radio broadcaster Aaron Klein.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/19/2015 4:25:55 PM
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In CBS interview, Netanyahu urges US to hold out for a better Iran deal
By REUTERS \
7/19/2015 4:41:29 PM
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Civilians pay the price for prisoner swaps, says terror victims advocate
Meir Indor, CEO of the Almagor Terror Victims Association, speaks about his opposition to prisoner swaps in exchange for Israeli hostages, as well as the death penalty for terrorists.
By MICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN \
7/19/2015 7:05:28 PM
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State Department: US Congress receives Iran nuclear agreement
By REUTERS \
7/19/2015 4:58:43 PM
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The Iranian general who will remain in America's crosshairs
Sanctions against two Iranian nuclear scientists, who were reportedly Mossad targets, will be removed in eight years, but the US will continue to punish Quds Force leader Suleimani.
By YOSSI MELMAN \
7/19/2015 5:03:02 PM
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German minister lands in Iran after nuclear deal to rebuild ties
Under an agreement struck on Tuesday, sanctions imposed by the United States, European Union and United Nations will be lifted in exchange for Iran agreeing long-term curbs on its nuclear program.
By REUTERS \
7/19/2015 5:22:53 PM
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MKs from across the board support sweeping reform of fishing industry
By SHARON UDASIN \
7/19/2015 5:57:50 PM
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Israeli security forces arrest Hamas operative in West Bank terrorist attack
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/19/2015 5:58:42 PM
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Hamas and Islamic Jihad: Bombings targeting us designed to serve Israel's interests
Eyewitnesses reported seeing graffiti by the Islamic State terror group taking credit for the attacks.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
7/19/2015 6:03:31 PM
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The Treason of the Ideologues
By Brandon Marlon \
7/20/2015 2:44:18 PM
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D’varim: How Good Is Good?
By RABBI LAZER GURKOW \
7/19/2015 6:05:44 PM
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MKs from across the board support sweeping reform of fishing industry
Overfishing has had a particularly negative impact on the country's fish population, a problem that has been exacerbated by the presence of large fishing trawlers, the bill explains.
By SHARON UDASIN \
7/19/2015 6:07:14 PM
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Financing completed on second Ashalim solar-thermal plant
By SHARON UDASIN \
7/19/2015 6:09:41 PM
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Bill would make false-alarm emergency calls carry hefty fine
By LAHAV HARKOV \
7/19/2015 6:10:37 PM
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Bill seeks to drag offices into the 21st century and away from fax machines
By LAHAV HARKOV \
7/19/2015 6:11:40 PM
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Hail Putin, for our surrender to the ayatollahs
By ALEXANDER BOOT \
7/19/2015 6:12:31 PM
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Financing completed on second Ashalim solar-thermal plant
The two solar-thermal power stations, together with a future photovoltaic plant at the site, are slated to provide about 2 percent of Israel's total electricity supply.
By SHARON UDASIN \
7/19/2015 6:12:56 PM
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Fire forces evacuation of Tel Hai Academic College
By BEN HARTMAN \
7/19/2015 6:15:30 PM
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Ministers partially okay bill banning terrorism supporters from running for Knesset
By LAHAV HARKOV \
7/19/2015 6:15:44 PM
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Watch: IDF special forces nab Hamas terror cell for deadly June shooting
Hamas operative released in Shalit deal orchestrated attack, security forces say; member of Hamas West Bank leadership also involved; PA arrests 2 members of the Hamas cell
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
7/19/2015 6:18:22 PM
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Ministers partially okay bill banning terrorism supporters from running for Knesset
So-called 'Zoabi law' bill was submitted by Yisrael Beytenu MK Sharon Gal.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
7/19/2015 6:18:43 PM
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US Secretary of Defense begins Israel visit
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
7/19/2015 6:25:19 PM
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Finance Ministry sees growth remaining moderate
By NIV ELIS \
7/19/2015 6:26:40 PM
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Irreconcilable Jewish and Arab narratives for Palestine - and what to do
By Vladimir Minkov \
7/19/2015 6:30:15 PM
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Finance Ministry sees growth remaining moderate
Treasury tackled why Israel's annual GDP growth has fallen from an average of 4.3% between 1991 and 2011 to roughly 3% since 2012.
By NIV ELIS \
7/19/2015 6:31:06 PM
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Israel urges rejection as US Congress receives Iran nuclear deal
Obama has promised to exercise his veto if Congress rejects the deal, which curbs Iran's nuclear programme while allowing an easing of economic sanctions.
By REUTERS \
7/19/2015 6:37:48 PM
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Former Hadassah professor who pioneered private medical service now thinks it has ‘gone too far’
Prof. Jochanan Benbassat was a senior staffer in his department at Hadassah University Medical in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem in the 1970s and 1980s.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
7/19/2015 6:45:55 PM
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Demographic and other factors are changing face of organ donations
Successful resuscitation of heart attack victims, including from the use by rescuers of defibrillators following cardiac arrest, has also lowered the rate of potential donors.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
7/19/2015 6:53:27 PM
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Big Mac Index sees shekel overvalued
In the July update of its famous semi-annual Big Mac Index, adjusted based on GDP per person, The Economist found that the Israeli currency was overvalued by 12.2%.
By NIV ELIS \
7/19/2015 6:59:38 PM
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Israel, Greece sign status of forces agreement
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
7/19/2015 7:04:42 PM
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Israel, Greece sign status of forces agreement
Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos visited his Israeli counterpart Moshe Ya'alon at the Defense Ministry.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
7/19/2015 7:06:18 PM
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Rep. presidential hopeful Scott Walker says nuclear agreement 'bad deal for Israel'
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/19/2015 7:12:10 PM
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Palestinians to EU: Suspend trade agreements with Israel to protest demolition of homes
European support for village of Sussiya must be backed with action, community spokesman writes in a letter to EU's Mogherini.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
7/19/2015 7:29:47 PM
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Exiled government: Houthi bombardment in Yemen's Aden kills 43
By REUTERS \
7/19/2015 7:34:30 PM
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Herzog shuts door on unity government - 'Time to send Netanyahu H-O-M-E!'
By DANA SOMBERG \
7/19/2015 7:53:58 PM
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Herzog shuts door on unity coalition - 'Time to send Netanyahu H-O-M-E!'
During an appearance before the Labor Party central committeee, Herzog assailed Netanyahu and dismissed any possibility of a unity government.
By DANA SOMBERG \
7/19/2015 8:05:17 PM
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Ministers advance bill allowing them to quit Knesset
If passed into law, the bill would apply to factions of less than a dozen MKs.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
7/19/2015 8:05:54 PM
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Ministers advance 'Norwegian bill' allowing them to quit Knesset
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
7/19/2015 8:11:11 PM
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Report: Former US President George H.W. Bush released from hospital
By REUTERS \
7/19/2015 8:28:47 PM
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Shas’ kashrut law approved by Ministerial Committee for Legislation
The current law states that only the Chief Rabbinate or a local municipal rabbinate are authorized to issue a kashrut certificate with the word “kosher” on it.
By JEREMY SHARON \
7/19/2015 8:49:24 PM
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'Mashaal urged Saudi king to save ex-Egyptian leader Morsi from death row'
By YASSER OKBI \
7/19/2015 9:00:26 PM
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'Hamas chief Mashaal urged Saudi king to save Morsi from death row'
Egyptian daily 'Al-Watan' reports that Hamas leader brought up the issue during his meeting in Riyadh with King Salman.
By YASSER OKBI/ MAARIV HASHAVUA \
7/19/2015 9:06:36 PM
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Germany tells Iran: Improve ties with Israel in order to gain favor from West
By REUTERS \
7/19/2015 9:25:30 PM
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Report: Holocaust victims belonging to Nazi doctor discovered 70-years later in Starsbourg
86 bodies in all were acquired by Nazi anatomy professor August Hirt in 1943 after their gas chamber executions.
By DANIEL J. ROTH \
7/19/2015 9:27:08 PM
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Germany tells Iran: Improve ties with Israel in order to gain favor with West
German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel is on a three-day visit to the Islamic Republic.
By REUTERS \
7/19/2015 9:32:03 PM
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Letters to a Lost Soldier - Japanese creativity and destruction, 1945
By Maxine Clamage \
7/19/2015 9:43:34 PM
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In her own good time
Local singer-songwriter Alma Zohar is back in a kid-oriented state of mind with her latest album ‘Pelleh.’
By BARRY DAVIS \
7/19/2015 9:47:43 PM
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‘Tikkun’ and ‘Hotline’ are the winners of the Jerusalem Film Festival
The awards of the 32nd Jerusalem Film Festival were announced in a ceremony on Thursday night at the Jerusalem Cinematheque.
By HANNAH BROWN \
7/19/2015 9:56:38 PM
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Terra Incognita: Profile of the lone-wolf terrorist - An educated, wealthy womanizer
Let’s look at the typical profile of the “lone wolf” in the West. Abdulazeez was born in Kuwait in 1990 to a Palestinian father, and he carried a Jordanian travel document, not Kuwaiti citizenship.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
7/19/2015 10:03:20 PM
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Right from Wrong: A deal with the devil
On Tuesday, following the announcement that the P5+1 countries had finally reached an agreement with Iran on its nuclear program, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addressed his people.
By RUTHIE BLUM \
7/19/2015 10:07:24 PM
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History’s historic blunders: Add one more
The annals of history are filled with countless ill-advised decisions that changed the course of human affairs, monumental mistakes that defied logic and reason.
By STEWART WEISS \
7/19/2015 10:12:03 PM
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Beitar’s red card
Seventy years ago George Orwell in his essay "The Sporting Spirit" traced the rise of competitive sports to the rise of nationalism.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
7/19/2015 10:17:20 PM
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To address its main threat, the GCC must look inward
Counter-radicalism should be adopted alongside counter-militancy.
By MIRIAM GOLDMAN \
7/19/2015 10:20:35 PM
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The enigma of Lebanon
Buoyant and creative, Lebanese society sadly suffers from political paralysis without end.
By MORDECHAI NISAN \
7/19/2015 10:24:52 PM
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Think about it: Talk of national unity – again
Has anything changed, now that Israel must confront the ramifications of the agreement with Iran, which is highly problematic from Israel’ s point of view, no matter what way one looks at it?
By SUSAN HATTIS ROLEF \
7/19/2015 10:30:30 PM
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Letters to the editor: More on Iran
It should be clear that it is not solely Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who does not trust the Obama administration to ensure that Iran does not become a nuclear state.
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
7/19/2015 10:38:49 PM
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US aims to shift Israel focus to security ties after Iran deal
By REUTERS \
7/19/2015 11:12:29 PM
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US aims to shift Israel focus to security ties after Iran deal
Israeli and US officials have played down the prospects of any looming announcements on new arms deals.
By REUTERS \
7/19/2015 11:18:26 PM
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Hamas denies sending fighters to Yemen
Hamas said the report, which appeared in the Iranian news agency Fars, was aimed at disrupting the “successful” visit of its leader, Khaled Mashaal, to Saudi Arabia.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
7/19/2015 11:58:31 PM