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Reactor shut down after fire at US nuke plant
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Eight religious scrolls stolen from NYC synagogue
The scrolls, valued at around $500,000, have been stolen from a Jewish center in Queens borough.
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Palestinian immigrant slain in US Virgin Islands
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Man convicted of accosting Elie Wiesel to be released from jail
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California top court: Doctors can't withhold care to gays
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IDF troops arrest eight wanted Palestinians overnight
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'PM won't fire Barak over budget row'
Olmert aides: Barak will remain in his position even if Labor ministers oppose budget proposal.
jpost.com staff and Gil Stern Stern hoffman \
8/19/2008 6:21:26 AM
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Allon Sinai's Beijing Diary: A comeback which can inspire us all
Kornicki and Buskila may have come up short in their hunt of a medal, but their perseverance should be an inspiration to any aspiring Olympic athlete.
ALLON SINAI \
8/19/2008 6:57:48 AM
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Israeli sailors finish one place off a medal
Nike Kornicki and Vered Buskila finished Monday's 470 Class sailing medal race in second position.
ALLON SINAI, Jerusalem Post correspondent in BEIJING \
8/19/2008 6:59:51 AM
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Cricket: Israel U17s finishes fourth in Euros
An action-packed week began with a remarkable victory over the hosts.
STEVEN SHEIN \
8/19/2008 7:00:57 AM
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Premature baby who 'came back to life' dies early Tuesday
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/19/2008 7:17:21 AM
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Baby who 'came back to life' dies
Child who was discovered to be alive 5 hours after she was pronounced dead passes away in hospital.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
8/19/2008 7:27:57 AM
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IDF to hold naval drill with US and Turkey
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/19/2008 8:00:15 AM
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Obama vice president announcement expected soon
Democrat is keeping most aides who are preparing for the announcement in the dark and is giving away nothing to voters as he campaigns.
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Russia: Israel gave Georgia arms
Russian deputy chief of staff: "Israel supplied weapons, unmanned aerial drones and explosives."
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/19/2008 8:11:28 AM
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Israel to replace worn out shekel notes in Gaza Strip
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/19/2008 8:24:42 AM
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Technion opts for English-only MBA
jta \
8/19/2008 8:41:28 AM
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Insurgents try to storm US base in Afghanistan; no American deaths
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Jewish shmoozing but no galas on agendas of political conventions
30 Jewish Democrats serve in the House and 9 in the Senate but Jewish presence at Republican convention should note be underestimated.
Ron Kampeas / JTA \
8/19/2008 8:48:30 AM
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Premature baby who passed away to be buried at 12 in Kfar Yasif
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/19/2008 8:54:32 AM
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Israeli windsurfer Tzuberi still in contention for medal
Tzuberi finishes 4th in 10th race, now 4th in overall ranking; Davidovich qualifies for Olympic medal sail.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/19/2008 9:19:09 AM
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Pakistan violence flares after Musharraf resigns
Law Minister Farooq Naek: Government did not strike immunity deal with outgoing president.
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Five-year-old in serious condition after drinking diesel fuel
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/19/2008 10:21:41 AM
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Pakistan army head rushes to Kabul following Musharraf's resignation
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Georgian official: Georgia-Russia prisoner exchange begins
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Brothers suspected of trying to extort their father
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/19/2008 11:04:02 AM
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BoI expects stable foreign investment
Upgrade from emerging market to developed market shouldn't depress capital inflows, study says
SHARON WROBEL \
8/19/2008 11:11:18 AM
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Olympics: Israeli kayaker Kalganov finishes first in 500-meter heat
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/19/2008 11:13:53 AM
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Four statues damaged by vandals at entrance to Holon museum
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/19/2008 11:56:15 AM
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Iberia bolsters Madrid-Tel Aviv route
Iberia has increased its seating capacity on the Madrid-Tel Aviv route by 4 percent over the last three years
SHELLY PAZ \
8/19/2008 11:58:16 AM
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BA to hold US checks in Ireland
British Airways' planned business-class only flight from London's City Airport to New York will allow passengers to save time by completing US arrival checks in Ireland
AP \
8/19/2008 12:04:59 PM
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This is your mind on...binaural beats
Someone found way to simulate the effects of mind-bending drugs - using high frequency sound waves.
DAVID SHAMAH \
8/19/2008 12:08:57 PM
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Court suspends Ni'lin shooting case
State given 21 days to reply to petition demanding IDF indict soldiers on more serious charges.
DAN IZENBERG \
8/19/2008 12:19:45 PM
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Business Scene
Haim Yavin was offered many opportunities to star in commercials. But initially, the veteran presenter of Mabat News did not fancy himself as a presenter of commercial products.
Greer Fay Cashman \
8/19/2008 12:20:24 PM
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Getting down in Gilboa
Israeli and Arab performers won't just be playing their own music but will be performing each other's material and singing Hebrew and Arabic in the same song.
David Brinn \
8/19/2008 12:26:37 PM
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Economic Road Map (Extract)
Ziv Hellman \
8/19/2008 12:27:50 PM
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Lebanon Opportunities (Extract)
ehud ya'ari \
8/19/2008 12:32:33 PM
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Cohen's cultural comeback
Jazz bassist Avishai Cohen returns to Israel and turns to pop vocals
Barry Davis \
8/19/2008 12:35:07 PM
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Contagious Dollar (Extract)
Shlomo Maital \
8/19/2008 12:36:43 PM
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Jerusalem Godfather (Extract)
Joseph R. Hoffman \
8/19/2008 12:43:01 PM
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Drawing Closer (Extract)
Avi Katz \
8/19/2008 12:47:41 PM
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Hamas upset by Fatah prisoner release
Zahar says group will also demand release of prisoners that "would fit" its agenda.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/19/2008 12:49:40 PM
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'US is only a fair-weather friend of Israel and has always tried to control IDF ops'
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Tiberias Mayor questioned over alleged election bribe
Etgar Lefkovits \
8/19/2008 1:10:23 PM
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Iran to build more nuclear power plants
State-owned nuclear energy company signs agreements with other firms to find locations.
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Israeli kayaker Kolganov wins heat qualifying for 500m Olympic semi-finals
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/19/2008 1:45:21 PM
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Huckabee says he'd consider VP offer
Says he hasn't been approached by John McCain about being the US presidential candidate's running mate.
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43 killed in suicide attack at Algerian police academy
45 wounded in deadliest terror attack since 1990s in the North African country.
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Olmert to undergo sixth interrogation this Friday
Etgar Lefkovits \
8/19/2008 2:06:50 PM
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A 2,600-year-old clay seal uncovered intact in Jerusalem dig
Seal impression, found in the City of David, bears the name of Gedaliah ben Pashur, which appears in the Book of Jeremiah (38:1).
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/19/2008 2:15:07 PM
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10 French soldiers killed near Kabul, 21 wounded
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Police: Bomb blast in Pakistan hospital kills 23
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Senior Russian commander claims Israel supplied arms and trained Georgian army
JPOST.COM STAFF AND AP \
8/19/2008 2:33:28 PM
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Official: Yemen detains 9 people for converting
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Iran to build more nuclear power plants
State-owned nuclear energy company signs agreements with other firms to find locations.
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Israeli synchronized swimmers fail to reach final
Gloushkov and Yoffe score 43.667 in free routine, finishing 15th out of 24 competitors.
Allon Sinai and jpost.com staff \
8/19/2008 4:40:55 PM
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Israeli kayaker Kalganov qualifies for semi-finals
Finishes first in 500-meter preliminary heat, having previously qualified for 1000m semis.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/19/2008 4:56:51 PM
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Olmert to be interrogated again on Friday
Etgar Lefkovits \
8/19/2008 5:21:03 PM
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Arab posing as J'lem tour guide nabbed for selling ancient coins to tourist
Etgar Lefkovits \
8/19/2008 5:39:33 PM
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Bombing wounds 9 Turkish policemen, bomber killed
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'We exercised restraint in Lebanon war'
Olmert warns that if Lebanon turns into a Hizbullah state, Israel will remove limitations in future war.
TOVAH LAZAROFF \
8/19/2008 6:20:21 PM
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Palestinian brandishing knife arrested near Cave of the Patriarchs
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/19/2008 6:49:06 PM
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US says Musharraf can choose where to live
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US official: Iran's space launch failed
Says rocket in no way reached its intended position; calls Teheran's space program nascent at best.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/19/2008 7:57:05 PM
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Saddam's luxury train to return to service
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Allon Sinai's Beijing Diary: A comeback which can inspire us all
Despite their failure to claim a medal, there's an important lesson to be learned from the story of Nike Kornicki and Vered Buskila.
ALLON SINAI \
8/19/2008 8:40:27 PM
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Fire breaks out in Egypt's parliament
Six workers and firefighters hospitalized for smoke inhalation; no official word on reason for blaze.
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Grapevine: Happy Birthday, Mr. President
Peres is to celebrate his 85th in Dimona, former Egyptian ambassador Bassiouny causes a stir, and righteous gentile Anna Riesen Flescher passes away.
Greer Fay Cashman \
8/19/2008 8:43:19 PM
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Lessons from Islamabad
The West should stop deluding itself about working with Muslim counterparts who cannot deliver.
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Kassam rocket hits Sha'ar Hanegev region; none wounded
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/19/2008 9:05:58 PM
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Germany's special relationship - with Iran
If Berlin continues its irresponsible business, it's clear who will suffer.
jonathan weckerle \
8/19/2008 9:07:18 PM
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August 20: Misrepresenting comments
Leibler says that I claimed that Chavez was not an anti-Semite. In that he is misrepresenting my comments. I reported that Chavez, rather than I, had declared that he was not an anti-Semite.
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Israeli lightly wounded in stone-throwing north of Jerusalem
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/19/2008 9:12:43 PM
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Power and Politics: In the year 2050
Does it matter that white people will become a minority in the United States?
ELLIOT JAGER \
8/19/2008 9:14:56 PM
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Is this the way?
Leaders should take a cue from man who called for dialogue with Arabs instead of with Western powers.
DANIEL GAVRON \
8/19/2008 9:19:52 PM
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China and the West revisited
Calls for boycotts only deepen the Chinese public's traditional suspicion of foreigners.
assaf lichtash \
8/19/2008 9:22:58 PM
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Fundamentally Freund: How do you say hasbara in Spanish?
According to the new US Census Bureau projections, within a generation nearly one in every three Americans will be of Hispanic origin.
MICHAEL FREUND \
8/19/2008 9:24:12 PM
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Italy's ex-president admits terror deal
Says country allowed Palestinian terrorists to roam free in exchange for not attacking Italian targets.
JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/19/2008 9:27:06 PM
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Rabbinate attacks restaurant blacklist
Rabbi Benny Lau calls report an attempt to reduce the number of non-Jews employed by J'lem eateries.
Matthew Wagner \
8/19/2008 9:28:24 PM
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Man posing as J'lem tour guide nabbed for selling ancient coins to tourists
Suspected antiquities thief caught in possession of 100 impressive antique coins of various shapes and sizes.
Etgar Lefkovits \
8/19/2008 9:29:37 PM
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Visits to east Jerusalem sites up dramatically
28% growth reported in number of visitors to historical sites in and around Old City's walls during first six months of 2008.
SHELLY PAZ \
8/19/2008 9:30:40 PM
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UK Islamic terror cell 'may have been plotting to attack queen'
Two extremists sentenced to prison for having info on terrorist paraphernalia.
Jerusalem Post staff and AP \
8/19/2008 9:32:16 PM
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Dispatch from the trenches of Jewish continuity
For a quarter-million Jewish children, Hebrew school is Judaism. So why isn't more being done to make that experience a good one?
Haviv Rettig, the Jerusalem Post, Burlington, Vermont \
8/19/2008 9:34:44 PM
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17-year-old wounded in Nahariya stabbing
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/19/2008 9:38:52 PM
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Bar-On launches program to nix medical customs payments
Last year, the Treasury earned almost $2 million from customs on such products, out of a total of $50 m. in imported medical devices.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
8/19/2008 10:18:17 PM
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Technion MBA program switches to English
Other universities likely to follow, dean says.
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
8/19/2008 10:20:23 PM
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Think of children's health before they start school year
Less than two weeks before the new school year begins, doctors advise that children be taken for eye examinations and that they carry backpacks that will not harm the spine.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
8/19/2008 10:21:13 PM
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Dichter: We must ensure Gaza 'barrel of explosives' doesn't go off on us
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/19/2008 11:24:12 PM
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Analysis: Hizbullah's 'political Jujutsu': Using its leverage in Lebanon
Monday's deal prohibits any Muslim group from attacking fellow Muslims.
BRENDA GAZZAR \
8/19/2008 11:27:47 PM
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UNSC consults on Russia, Georgia
France proposal requiring cessation of fighting, return of troops to previous positions does not pass.
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Hasson backs reclaiming Jewish property in Hebron
Statement issued on 79th anniversary of 1929 massacre of 69 Hebron Jews by the city's Arab residents.
REBECCA ANNA STOIL and TOVAH LAZAROFF \
8/19/2008 11:28:45 PM
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Hamas rejects Arab deployment plan
PA envoy says Palestinian factions to meet in Egypt next week to discuss 'national reconciliation.'
Khaled Abu Toameh \
8/19/2008 11:30:39 PM
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Court gives state 90 days to resolve Migron controversy
State: Settlement leaders agreed to choose new site inside W. Bank for roughly 50 Migron families within 30 days.
DAN IZENBERG \
8/19/2008 11:45:42 PM
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Huckabee: Israel shouldn't swap land
Says such a solution for two-state "irrational;" and Palestinian state shouldn't be on top of Israeli land.
TOVAH LAZAROFF \
8/19/2008 11:50:20 PM
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When the phone rings, is it McCain on the line?
Huckabee would accept vice presidential slot if offered, but does not believe he's on McCain's list.
TOVAH LAZAROFF \
8/19/2008 11:52:32 PM