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US ambassador warns settlement evacuation could spark civil war
Portions of the Israeli right-wing public have long feared that a large scale settlement evacuation could lead to a civil war.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
2/20/2018 1:42:53 AM
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Elovitch denies wrongdoing in ‘Bezeq-media’ case
Report: Netanyahus tried to fire Walla! editor over article
By UDI SHAHAM \
2/20/2018 2:16:56 AM
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Hotovely decries graffiti at Poland’s Tel Aviv embassy
Constitutional court to judge if Holocaust law violates free speech, the Polish foreign minister said.
By HERB KEINON \
2/20/2018 2:30:37 AM
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Lebanese army chief: We will confront any potential 'Israeli aggression'
By REUTERS \
2/20/2018 2:38:52 AM
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Tiny chips uncover secret behind babies’ brain wrinkles
Further research in this direction could lead to new insights into other disorders that are tied to brain development, including microcephaly, epilepsy and schizophrenia.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
2/20/2018 4:21:50 AM
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Beitar beats Bnei Yehuda to cut margin
Jerusalem moves up to second place with 2-0 win at empty Teddy after overcoming resilient opponent
By ALLON SINAI \
2/20/2018 4:49:16 AM
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Trump endorses Romney in run for U.S. Senate seat in Utah
By REUTERS \
2/20/2018 4:56:19 AM
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Israeli pair finishes last in ice dancing, Bykanov back for 500m
Tankova and Zilberberg competed at the Games thanks to Isabella Tobias and Ilia Tkachenko, who earned Israel’s berth in the ice dance by finishing in 12th place at the World Championships last year.
By ALLON SINAI \
2/20/2018 4:58:03 AM
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Trump moves to bar Boeing-Iran agreement
By MICHAEL WILNER \
2/20/2018 5:19:37 AM
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Polish historian: Penalties for new Polish law resemble pre-war punishment
“The pre-war maximum for insulting the Polish nation in the late 1930s was three years, exactly as stipulated in the contemporary Polish legislation."
By TAMARA ZIEVE \
2/20/2018 5:42:02 AM
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The contest for Afrin province has become dangerous and deadly
It appears now that Tillerson’s Ankara visit on February 16 was the last straw for the leadership in Afrin.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
2/20/2018 2:38:39 PM
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S.Korea to announce joint military drill plan with U.S. before April
By REUTERS \
2/20/2018 7:39:14 AM
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Lebanon army chief vows to battle 'Israeli aggression' no matter the cost
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah boasted his group could shut down Israeli offshore plants within hours.
By REUTERS \
2/20/2018 7:48:42 AM
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S.Korea to announce joint military drill plan with U.S. before April
By REUTERS \
2/20/2018 7:56:30 AM
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Flying High: Downed Israeli airman returns to the skies
The navigator was injured when his F-16 was damaged while on a mission over Syria, the initial IDF investigation into the matter suggests human error on the side of the crew.
By TAL LEV RAM/MAARIV \
2/20/2018 8:23:59 AM
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Israeli police chief questioned in Knesset over controversial TV interview
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
2/20/2018 8:27:56 AM
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'We will level Tel Aviv to the ground' senior Iranian official warns Israel
"The US and Israeli leaders don’t know Iran and don’t understand the power of resistance and therefore, they continuously face defeat."
By JULIANE HELMHOLD \
2/20/2018 9:51:06 AM
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Police chief: Criminals use media campaigns to harm public trust in police
"We don’t want to be on the left side or the right side, we want to be on the side of the law."
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
2/20/2018 8:58:22 AM
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WATCH: Storks land in Israel to enjoy the natural wealth of Hula lake
The first arrival of storks in Israel was captured on film at Lake Hula.
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
2/20/2018 9:01:59 AM
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Is Gaza Under Siege?
By Dovid Ben-Meir \
2/20/2018 9:08:07 AM
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Ramped-up muezzin bill allows police to confiscate mosques’ loudspeakers
A report by the Knesset Research and Information Center found that several European countries limit the muezzin’s call to prayer.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
2/20/2018 9:55:54 AM
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Police shepherds stolen flock back to owner
Bleeting thefts victims traced down thanks to intense police work.
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
2/20/2018 9:56:02 AM
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Security Footage: Florida shooter casually strolling after attack
“If he takes an insanity plea, the confident way he is walking could prove otherwise.”
By JTA \
2/20/2018 10:07:34 AM
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VP Pence confirmed as keynote speaker at AIPAC conference
Benjamin Netanyahu , Nikki Haley also to speak at the March event.
By JTA \
2/20/2018 10:14:40 AM
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Iran finds wreckage of crashed plane on top of mountain
By REUTERS \
2/20/2018 10:16:44 AM
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Police raid 11 flats used for illegal sex work
Police discovered calling cards and large amounts of cash, and arrested two men who handled operations.
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
2/20/2018 10:35:38 AM
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Defeats in Middle East driving Islamic State fighters to Philippines
"We cannot decisively win the war against extremism if we cannot win the peace in the halls of Congress."
By REUTERS \
2/20/2018 10:46:40 AM
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Chinese warships enter East Indian Ocean amid Maldives tensions
By REUTERS \
2/20/2018 11:04:07 AM
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Iran finds wreckage of crashed plane on top of mountain
Families will have to endure further delays until the bodies of their loved ones are returned as helicopters are unable to land in the hostile terrain.
By REUTERS \
2/20/2018 11:10:26 AM
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MK Itzik Shmuli: Eradicate anti-LGBT views as if they were diseases
"We don't expect rabbis to march at gay rights parades, but we expect them to honor a 'live and let live' attitude," said MK Itzik Shmuli (Zionist Union).
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
2/20/2018 11:24:07 AM
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Did Netanyahu offer the position of AG in exchange for a case drop?
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/20/2018 11:48:30 AM
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Ex-judge offered A-G job in exchange for closing Sara Netanyahu case
Sara Netanyahu was under investigation at the time for a range of alleged offenses in the Prime Minister's Residence Affair.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
2/20/2018 11:56:24 AM
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Turkey's Erdogan says halted Syrian deployment into Afrin through talks
By REUTERS \
2/20/2018 12:19:18 PM
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Three killed in blast in Afghan city
By REUTERS \
2/20/2018 12:22:23 PM
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Protest against plan to provide elderly with money instead of care-hours
300 elderly people, their care-givers and social workers protested a government plan to switch care-hours with money.
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
2/20/2018 12:25:39 PM
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Bombing of Syria's eastern Ghouta kills 45
By REUTERS \
2/20/2018 12:32:24 PM
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Police chief: Interrogation subjects often source of media leaks
By UDI SHAHAM \
2/20/2018 12:54:25 PM
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Gazans denounce visit by Qatari envoy
Al-Emadi was whisked away in his vehicle under Hamas police escort.
By ARAB NEWS \
2/20/2018 1:06:31 PM
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UN issues blank statement on Syria, says it has run out of words
There followed 10 empty lines with quote marks indicating missing text, and an explanatory footnote.
By REUTERS \
2/20/2018 1:21:51 PM
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Liberman: by using the very poor, Hamas reveals its true colors
Referencing Hamas leaders while visiting the region, the defense minister said that “they are not the ones missing electric power, nor food nor medications.”
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
2/20/2018 1:28:36 PM
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Azealia Banks slays BDS: Canceling Israel shows is 'totally antisemitic'
Rap star Azealia Banks is coming to Tel Aviv to rock out, "and that is THE END OF THE DISCUSSION."
By ARIANE MANDELL \
2/20/2018 1:42:24 PM
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Israeli citizen abducted at gunpoint in Nigeria
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/20/2018 1:45:50 PM
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Study finds new superbug typhoid strain behind Pakistan outbreak
By REUTERS \
2/20/2018 1:49:52 PM
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Explosion in Jerusalem, gas leak suspected
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/20/2018 1:58:40 PM
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Blood doesn't lie: Police catch bleeding robber
Forensic team leads to cracking Jaffa criminal case
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
2/20/2018 2:11:48 PM
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MK calls to cancel tax break named after man accused of bribing Bibi
Change would hurt new immigrants with earnings abroad
By LAHAV HARKOV \
2/20/2018 2:11:48 PM
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Egypt puts prominent Islamist critical of Sisi on terrorism list
By REUTERS \
2/20/2018 2:25:09 PM
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Russia's Lavrov calls for Syria-Turkey talks to resolve Afrin standoff
By REUTERS \
2/20/2018 2:50:12 PM
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Several dozen Russian, ex-Soviet fighters killed or wounded in Syria
By REUTERS \
2/20/2018 2:52:12 PM
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Moscow says several dozen ex-Soviet fighters killed or wounded in Syria
By REUTERS \
2/20/2018 2:52:32 PM
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Israeli household debt low by developed world standards
The Bank of Israel believes that the reasons for the absence of a credit bubble lie in the rapid rise in wages in recent years, which has enabled Israelis to pay for their shopping spree.
By AMIRAM BARKAT/ GLOBES \
2/20/2018 2:53:56 PM
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Iran summons Swedish envoy over granting of citizenship to prisoner
By REUTERS \
2/20/2018 3:02:02 PM
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The Leperization of Bibi Netanyahu
By DAVID WILDER \
2/20/2018 3:25:27 PM
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‘7 Days in Entebbe’ film plays down Israeli heroism
The new film challenges the long-exalted Israeli version of Operation Thunderbolt.
By HANNAH BROWN \
2/20/2018 3:26:24 PM
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Man rescued from rubble of Jerusalem gas explosion
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/20/2018 3:34:24 PM
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UN Syria envoy sees risk of 'second Aleppo' in Eastern Ghouta
By REUTERS \
2/20/2018 3:35:12 PM
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One dead in Jerusalem gas leak explosion
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/20/2018 3:38:17 PM
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Ready, set, go for Friday’s Tel Aviv Marathon
Magen David Adom volunteers will be stationed alongside the entire course of the marathon, as well as in the medical tent at the finish line.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
2/20/2018 3:41:19 PM
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One man killed in Jerusalem gas leak explosion building collapse
Police suspect that gas leak led to the explosion
By UDI SHAHAM \
2/20/2018 3:41:25 PM
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Time to Step Down, Mr. Prime Minister
By DAVID MERHAV \
2/20/2018 3:45:40 PM
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Law saving Channel 20 passes final vote
TV stations dedicated to a language or topic can now sell ads • Kara: I want to shut down public broadcasting
By LAHAV HARKOV \
2/20/2018 3:46:12 PM
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Jethro Tull heading to Israel
Frontman Ian Anderson is bringing the band's 50th anniversary tour to Haifa, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
By AMY SPIRO \
2/20/2018 3:49:15 PM
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WATCH LIVE: PA President Mahmoud Abbas addresses UN Security Council
In the past two months, Abbas has asked several countries around the world to mediate and support a multilateral peace process in lieu of the United States.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/20/2018 5:11:43 PM
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Pro-Syrian govt fighters start to enter Afrin
By REUTERS \
2/20/2018 4:07:56 PM
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HRW suspends employee over Auschwitz joke on dating app
The comments are 'antithetical to our values,' says Human Rights Watch.
By AMY SPIRO \
2/20/2018 4:12:46 PM
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New law allows graves of disappeared Yemenite children to be exhumed
Since the 1950s, more than 1,000 Israeli families have alleged their children were systematically kidnapped from Israeli hospitals and given to Ashkenazi families.
By JTA \
2/20/2018 4:23:38 PM
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Economy Ministry: 43% of women want to open own business, but only 26% do
The findings further found significant gaps between men and women with regards to the entrepreneurial process, from the formulation of an idea until its implementation.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
2/22/2018 1:27:35 AM
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The ‘startup’ that is training the next generation of leaders
LEAD runs a unique leadership development program for teens aged 16-18, aiming to train them as the leaders of tomorrow.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
2/20/2018 4:31:25 PM
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Syrian state TV shows pro-government fighters enter Afrin
By REUTERS \
2/20/2018 4:31:44 PM
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Syrian state media says Turkey shells pro-govt fighters
By REUTERS \
2/20/2018 5:07:37 PM
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Exhibition mocking Iranian human rights abuses to kick off in Brussels
The exhibition was created as a forceful response to the controversial International Holocaust Cartoon Competition which takes place annually in Iran.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/20/2018 5:31:49 PM
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Syrian Kurdish YPG: Syrian government has sent military to Afrin
By REUTERS \
2/20/2018 5:36:30 PM
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Fox anchor to ‘Post’: I’m conscious Trump might be watching
Pete Hegseth draws comparisons between investigations of US president and Netanyahu.
By AMY SPIRO \
2/20/2018 6:03:05 PM
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Portugal’s tourism chief seeks to inspire more Jews to move to the country
Mendes Godinho met with Jewish communities across the US, highlighting Portugal's Jewish history.
By TAMARA ZIEVE \
2/20/2018 6:29:57 PM
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Danon, as Abbas walks out of UNSC: You are no longer part of the solution
PA President Mahmoud Abbas said Israel and the US were “closing the door on the two-state solution.”
By DANIEL J. ROTH \
2/20/2018 6:30:48 PM
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Erdogan suggests Turkey criminalize adultery
By REUTERS \
2/20/2018 6:36:33 PM
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Abbas calls for international conference to advance peace efforts
Abbas said the international conference he envisions would back a new multilateral formula for the peace process that gives multiple states a role in mediating negotiations.
By ADAM RASGON \
2/20/2018 6:43:17 PM
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Sharansky warns of building ties with ‘pro-Israel’ European anti-Jewish groups
“Those who love Israel and hate Jews and those who hate Israel and love Jews are not our partners,” the Jewish Agency chief affirmed.
By TAMARA ZIEVE \
2/20/2018 6:56:35 PM
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U.S. 'finalizing' peace plan despite Abbas vow for international efforts
"You don't have to praise it. You don't even have to accept it. But know this: That decision will not change," US Envoy to the UN Nikki Haley said.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
2/20/2018 6:59:10 PM
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‘Jewish law’ clause dropped from nation-state bill
By LAHAV HARKOV \
2/20/2018 6:59:13 PM
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Despite hopes, Chinese investment is flatlining in Israel
Chinese companies are investing in Israeli technology to use it back in the mainland, as opposed to developing R&D centers locally.
By MAX SCHINDLER \
2/20/2018 7:05:04 PM
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Nikki Haley to top Palestinian negotiator: I will not shut up
"I assure you that [the current] path will get the Palestinian people exactly nowhere toward the achievement of their aspirations."
By MICHAEL WILNER,JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/20/2018 7:06:08 PM
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Erdogan says pro-Damascus, Shi'ite forces repelled by Turkish artillery
By REUTERS \
2/20/2018 7:13:44 PM
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Polish minister says backs idea to create "Polocaust" museum
This month, Poland approved a law that imposes jail terms for suggesting the country was complicit in the Holocaust.
By REUTERS \
2/20/2018 7:27:51 PM
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‘Jewish law’ clause dropped from nation-state bill
The draft still includes a clause that demotes Arabic from being an official language to being one with "special status."
By LAHAV HARKOV \
2/20/2018 7:45:21 PM
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Netanyahu dismisses Abbas's comments at UN Security Council
By HERB KEINON \
2/20/2018 8:14:30 PM
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Former PM Tony Blair presents Lord Rabbi Sacks with Lifetime Achievement award
Blair, who served concurrently during Sacks' tenure as Chief Rabbi of Britain, called him one of his "heroes."
By TAMARA ZIEVE \
2/20/2018 8:18:36 PM
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Netanyahu slams corruption investigations as 'madness'
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/20/2018 8:23:37 PM
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Israel to get billions in tax revenue from Egypt natural gas deal
Of the $15 billion, the Israeli government should get around 50% of the revenues according to one private energy consultant.
By MAX SCHINDLER \
2/20/2018 8:28:34 PM
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Beduin village faces April eviction to make way for Jewish town
Residents are saying they will not leave, raising the prospect of a fresh confrontation in Umm al-Hiran a year after a house demolition operation during which two died in disputed circumstances.
By BEN LYNFIELD \
2/20/2018 8:37:36 PM
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Meretz leadership race widens as nine individuals announce candidacy
The nine-candidate field is nearly double the size of the current Meretz faction, which has five MKs.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
2/20/2018 8:38:41 PM
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It’s a gas!
The Egyptian deal is proof the naysayers were wrong.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
2/20/2018 9:03:47 PM
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Grapevine: A tribute to Leonard Cohen
The late singer is honored.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
2/20/2018 9:11:08 PM
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Candidly Speaking: Dysfunctional politics and disgraceful behavior
We should exert maximum pressure on those who continue seeking to besmirch Netanyahu to desist and enable him to fulfill his role without being continuously distracted.
By ISI LEIBLER \
2/20/2018 9:14:10 PM
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Film about mass killing shakes up Berlin Int'l Film Festival
72 minutes of the hour-and-a-half film are in one take, and from the perspective of the shooter.
By HANNAH BROWN \
2/20/2018 9:15:21 PM
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Sending him off with Schubert
The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance honors pianist Prof. Allan Sternfield.
By ORI J. LENKINSKI \
2/20/2018 9:18:56 PM
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Analysis: How Israel can strengthen ties via gas and water
This deal sends a message that openly doing business with Israel is something that is both acceptable and beneficial.
By HERB KEINON \
2/20/2018 9:22:28 PM
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The Afghan Pashtuns and the missing Israelite exiles
Perhaps the “Israelite Spring” is finally upon us. While the path to peace cannot lie solely in defense, it may lie in the active reuniting of roots and dispersed family trees.
By BARUCH KOGAN,HARRY ROZENBERG \
2/20/2018 9:32:31 PM
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Old wrongs and unpleasant misunderstandings
The storm in Polish-Israeli relations has already begun.
By ARTUR KOLODZIEJCZYK \
2/20/2018 9:32:56 PM
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The assault on the rule of law
Powerful forces are pushing against the rule of law, attempting to derail it.
By YEDIDIA STERN \
2/20/2018 9:36:10 PM
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An open letter to the prime minister of Poland, Mr. Mateusz Morawiecki
By OFEK ISH MAAS \
2/20/2018 9:40:42 PM
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February 20, 2018: Jews in Poland
Polish-Jewish relations and illegal migrants in Israel, our readers have their say.
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
2/20/2018 9:41:20 PM
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Center Field: Why BDS deserves a Nobel Peace Prize
I nominate BDS for the Nobel Peace Prize to expose this (dis)honor for what it has become.
By GIL TROY \
2/20/2018 9:48:40 PM
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Case 4000: Netanyahu confidant reportedly to turn state's witness
Netanyahu says the case is "madness" and "a witch hunt against me and my family."
By UDI SHAHAM \
2/20/2018 9:54:24 PM
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Why we nominated the BDS campaign for the Nobel Peace Prize
It is our hope that our nomination can be a small contribution to move a difficult conflict away from the military sphere and into the sphere of politics, international justice, debate and dialogue.
By BJØRNAR MOXNES \
2/20/2018 9:56:42 PM
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Liberman: Hamas will pay for border fence attack
Netanyahu on tour of fortified emergency room in Ashkelon says while we fortify hospitals, in Gaza they build terrorist tunnels.
By HERB KEINON,ANNA AHRONHEIM \
2/20/2018 10:30:26 PM
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My Wife went to Israel & All I got was a Kosher Sex Toy
By Benji Shulman \
2/20/2018 10:41:05 PM
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Supreme Court president testified in latest major corruption scandal
In an unheard of move, the court spokeswoman sent out a message, coordinated with the police, summarizing Supreme Court President Esther Hayut's testimony immediately after she had given it.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
2/20/2018 10:46:05 PM
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Lawyer pleads guilty to lying to U.S. investigators in Russia probe
By REUTERS \
2/20/2018 10:50:08 PM
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JPost Exclusive: Trump team briefs Security Council on Mideast peace plan
According to diplomatic sources, Kushner and Greenblatt said of the plan that “both sides are going to love some of it, and hate some of it.”
By MICHAEL WILNER \
2/20/2018 11:28:33 PM
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Trump orders regulations drawn up to ban bump stocks
By REUTERS \
2/20/2018 11:37:55 PM
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Netanyahu says claims he tried to bribe judge with A-G role 'scandalous madness'
Ultimately, Avichai Mandelblit was appointed attorney-general but the police said that they were cracking down on the attempted bribery scheme in any case
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
2/20/2018 11:54:48 PM