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US citizens may pay double tax on Kahlon’s child savings program
By MICHAEL ZEFF \
12/21/2016 12:18:45 AM
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'Crisis' as more family physicians retire
Family physicians spend 60% of their time on bureaucracy, and only 40% on actually examining and treating patients.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
12/21/2016 12:22:59 AM
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Knesset serves fruit and vegetables rather than junk food
MKs Eitan Cabel, Rachel Azaria and Yisrael Eichler set up the lobbying group and promised the participants that they would convene it often and work for measures that would promote good health.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
12/21/2016 12:26:31 AM
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One out of five households uses social services
The findings indicated that there are significant gaps between the periphery and the center of the country with regards to the number of people registered with welfare departments.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
12/21/2016 6:34:05 AM
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Was former president’s early release a case of preferential treatment?
After around 10 years of denying all allegations, Katsav had expressed regret to the parole board behind closed doors.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/21/2016 9:39:13 AM
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Iranian Kurdish opposition offices in northern Iraq hit by explosion; six killed
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 12:35:31 AM
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Israeli forces secure Jerusalem for tens of thousands ahead of Christmas
“We provide security for all those traveling to the Old City and Bethlehem, including for the thousands of Christian Palestinians, to ensure they have access.”
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
12/21/2016 11:54:33 AM
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State asks for 45 more days to evacuate Amona
The state emphasized that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman had requested the postponement in order to ensure that the evacuation happens peacefully.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
12/21/2016 12:49:24 AM
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PLO leaders concerned about relocation of US Embassy
Trump's pick for Israel ambassador Friedman has consistently stated his support for relocating the US embassy to Jerusalem and for West Bank settlement construction.
By ADAM RASGON \
12/21/2016 3:18:05 AM
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Killer trucks: What can the West do to stop the next attack?
“ISIS wants to change the subject from Mosul and its failures in Iraq and Syria.”
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/21/2016 2:33:36 AM
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Ethiopian Israeli women appointed judges
Although there is no shortage of Ethiopian-Israeli lawyers, none had previously reached the bench.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
12/21/2016 1:09:20 AM
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Kiryat Malachi awaits its disgraced president with open arms
On virtually every block of the city of 22,000, it’s common to find someone with a direct connection and strong affinity for Katsav.
By ELIYAHU KAMISHER \
12/21/2016 1:14:38 AM
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IDF encourages more career soldiers to build lives in South
Move of training bases to Negev sparks economic boom.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
12/21/2016 3:16:39 AM
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Mexico fireworks market blast kills at least 10, hurts scores
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 1:21:42 AM
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Dermer calls on Trump to move embassy to Jerusalem
Democrats in the room, several of whom still serve in the Obama administration, were furious, questioning why Dermer was acting while the "body was still warm" of the current leadership.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
12/21/2016 2:28:35 AM
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VIDEO: Mexico fireworks explosion leaves 29 dead, injures dozens
13 children suffered burns to over 90 percent of their bodies and were being sent to the US city of Galveston in Texas for treatment.
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 2:47:31 AM
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UN human rights chief urges murder inquiry into Duterte's killing claim
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 2:57:40 AM
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Israel goes on strike: Schools, waste disposal to stop in protest over cuts
Jerusalem is the only unaffected authority in the country.
By ZACK PYZER,MICHAEL ZEFF \
12/21/2016 5:57:39 AM
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Jerusalem schools to open as usual, rest of the country strikes
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/21/2016 4:48:48 AM
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Colorado girl, 17, pleads guilty to conspiracy in school attack plot
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 5:04:52 AM
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Indonesian police kill 3 suspects after bomb found south of Jakarta
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 6:32:55 AM
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Turkish military says Syria's al-Bab to Aleppo highway under full control
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 7:40:45 AM
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Mayday: El Al flight makes emergency landing in Toronto after engine fire
Reports indicate that the pilots issued a mayday call after a fire broke out.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/21/2016 8:18:52 AM
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Eggs in short supply as South Korea battles worst bird flu outbreak
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 8:31:29 AM
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Rabbi Nachman's grave desecrated with pig's head, 'blood' in Ukraine
The vandalism is believed to have occurred late Tuesday night.
By TAMARA ZIEVE,ASHER WEBER \
12/21/2016 9:31:02 AM
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German police step up manhunt after releasing Christmas market suspect
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 10:08:38 AM
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Netanyahu denies he was insensitive to Amona residents
Barak: He should leave PM residence again
By GIL HOFFMAN,YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/21/2016 10:14:56 AM
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Today in history: The Protestant family that saved Polish Jews during WWII
On December 21, 2009, Yad Vashem recognized Pastor Marcel Ducommun and his wife Hélène Marthe as Righteous Among the Nations.
By BENJAMIN GLATT \
12/21/2016 10:19:35 AM
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Morocco’s king attends Casablanca synagogue, Jewish museum ceremony
The synagogue and the adjacent El Mellah Museum, which retraces Jewish history in Morocco, were reopened Friday.
By JTA \
12/21/2016 10:51:52 AM
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Three Turkish soldiers killed in clashes near ISIS-held Syrian town
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 11:16:20 AM
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Knesset to vote today on stripping MK Ghattas of immunity
House Committee approves unprecedented request from attorney-general ahead of an indictment
By LAHAV HARKOV \
12/21/2016 3:36:55 PM
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China to ban more poultry imports from countries with bird flu outbreak
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 11:29:58 AM
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Queen Elizabeth to step back from some charity work, including Holocaust trust
The world's longest-reigning living monarch will pass her patronage of dozens of charities, academic institutions and sporting groups to other members of the British royal family.
By REUTERS,JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/21/2016 11:37:02 AM
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UK police to close some roads near Buckingham Palace after Berlin attack
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 12:00:47 PM
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Report: Police release latest suspect arrested over Berlin market attack
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 12:02:05 PM
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Report: German police seek Tunisian in hunt for market attacker
Der Spiegel, which did not cite its sources, said the document was in the name of Anis A., born in Tataouine in 1992. The man is also believed to use false names.
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 12:22:48 PM
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Poland's Kaczynski says opposition actions are illegal
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 1:10:27 PM
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Fake suicide vest sparks terror scare in foiled Paris heist
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 2:01:54 PM
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Second bomb explodes near Tel Aviv businessman; suspected intimidation campaign
By ELIYAHU KAMISHER \
12/21/2016 2:03:54 PM
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Israeli Wonder Woman Gal Gadot whips out her lasso of truth, asking UN, 'seriously?'
A full-length Wonder Woman movie starring Israeli actress Gal Gadot is scheduled for release by Warner Bros in June 2017.
By ASHER WEBER,REUTERS \
12/21/2016 2:07:30 PM
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Israel's envoy to Ankara received letter from Russian ambassador day after assassination
Karlov was one of the first to respond to a letter Israel's ambassador to Turkey sent to colleagues, and apparently it was one of his last official acts before being killed.
By HERB KEINON \
12/21/2016 2:14:37 PM
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Turkey recalls Hague diplomat over diaspora spying claims
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 2:40:28 PM
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Kremlin calls murder of Russian envoy to Ankara blow to Turkey's prestige
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 2:44:35 PM
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Non-Jewish housemaid suffers antisemitic attack in Uruguay
By JTA \
12/21/2016 3:01:07 PM
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At least 19 Congolese dead, 45 wounded by gunshot in anti-Kabila protests
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 3:16:16 PM
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House Comitee voted to revoke MK Ghattas' immunity from search and arrest
By JPOST.COM STAFF,LAHAV HARKOV \
12/21/2016 3:34:03 PM
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German attack suspect had been in contact with Islamist network
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 3:37:57 PM
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Minibus drives into Beijing market, four dead
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 3:48:51 PM
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Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav to be released today
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/21/2016 3:49:20 PM
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Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav released from prison
Prosecution declines appeal of parole board decision.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/21/2016 4:01:00 PM
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IDF officer confirms Hezbollah using US weaponry taken from Lebanese army
Senior Israeli military officer informs US of Lebanese terrorists group's use of American armored personnel carriers in Syria.
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 4:16:18 PM
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OBAMA’S BURDEN – THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE.
By BARRY SHAW \
12/21/2016 4:27:41 PM
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Meet Momma Chef: Fabulous Shabbat Meal Honey-Mustard Curry Chicken
By Karen Nochimowski \
12/21/2016 5:21:02 PM
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German police search migrant shelter near Netherlands border
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 4:33:51 PM
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Hezbollah-run news service says Aleppo evacuation hitch overcome
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 4:41:13 PM
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NIS 200m. arts campus to be built in downtown Jerusalem
UJA-Federation of New York partnering on project with municipality, government and Jerusalem Foundation.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
12/21/2016 4:43:54 PM
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Netanyahu gives Regional Cooperation portfolio to Hanegbi
Likud sources revealed to The Jerusalem Post that Netanyahu was concerned that the Supreme Court might make him give up one of the three portfolios he held besides prime minister.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
12/21/2016 4:50:14 PM
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Stay safe this Hanukka
Hanukka also keeps Magen David Adom busy, as every year its medics have to treat victims of burns from hot oil, fires and inhaling of foreign objects, including tiny spinning tops.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
12/21/2016 5:05:53 PM
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'Netanyahu should ask Trump to recognize Israeli sovereignty in the Golan'
Deputy Minister Oren urges prime minister to raise issue of Golan with US president-elect, Bloomberg reports.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/21/2016 5:47:06 PM
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Report: Kremlin says almost all communication channels with US are frozen
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 5:06:46 PM
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Municipal Authorities temporarily end strike after less than a day
The strike ended after only 10 hours with a Finance Ministry’s announcement that was later confirmed by the FLAI.
By MICHAEL ZEFF,LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
12/21/2016 5:07:13 PM
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Minister: Suspect in Berlin attack was known to German security agencies
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 5:14:50 PM
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TAU breakthrough in familial dysautonomia
Mice experiments show common food additive could slow nerve degeneration in neurodegenerative diseasesץ
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
12/21/2016 5:31:06 PM
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Is America without hope?
The disillusionment from Obama's failed promises and policies should push America and the world to a great awakening.
By Michael Laitman \
12/22/2016 10:10:33 AM
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Bennett, Sharansky celebrate Diaspora Week with young Jews
Youths from Israel, the US and South Africa participate in videoconference.
By TAMARA ZIEVE \
12/21/2016 5:50:56 PM
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Turkey suspends another 2,000 education staff for alleged links to failed coup
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 6:25:34 PM
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Tunnels, bunkers and non-conventional threats: Elite IDF unit prepares for battle
Senior IDF Officer: Unit continues to work around the clock to counter the threat of tunnels originating in Gaza.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
12/21/2016 7:48:06 PM
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Racism at the top? The real scandal and motive behind the scandal of President Katzav
By Moshe Mordechai van Zuiden \
12/22/2016 10:42:10 AM
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German market attack suspect left Tunisia seven years ago
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 7:07:03 PM
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Germany offers 100,000 euro reward for truck attack suspect
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 7:07:05 PM
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Marion Pritchard, Dutch rescuer of Jews during Holocaust, dies at 96
In 1942, at 22, Pritchard felt compelled to resist the Nazis after seeing Germans rounding up Jewish children for deportation.
By JTA \
12/21/2016 7:21:33 PM
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Clashes between police, militia in northwest Congo kill 18
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 7:22:49 PM
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'Assistive Technology' in need of assistance
In order to encourage entrepreneurship and innovation in the field of assistive technology and promote substantial social change, various sectors must join forces.
By YAEL ELSTEIN \
12/21/2016 7:27:33 PM
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Israeli officials won’t meet reps of far-Right Swedish party
The group is in Israel taking part in the Jerusalem Leaders Summit. Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, who was scheduled to be a keynote speaker at the conference on Monday, also cancelled.
By HERB KEINON \
12/21/2016 7:28:36 PM
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Police recommend indictment of council head for rape and bribery
This comes after a year-long investigation into Dadon’s dealings with local building developers.
By ELIYAHU KAMISHER \
12/21/2016 8:45:09 PM
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Suspect arrested on bus after police receive warning
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/21/2016 8:56:00 PM
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Deborah Lipstadt finds her voice in ‘Denial’
A guest of the Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival, the Holocaust historian and author speaks to
the ‘Post’ about her role in the making of a new Holocaust film and the perils of ignoring history.
By HANNAH BROWN \
12/21/2016 8:57:51 PM
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OPERA REVIEW: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
The cast was a pleasant surprise. It consisted mostly of not yet very well known talented Israeli and foreign singers who performed their roles with remarkable artistic capability.
By URY EPPSTEIN \
12/21/2016 9:01:21 PM
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Friedman!
The bottom line is clear: the liberal leftwing media will do all that it can to stop this appointment, with no holds barred.
By YISRAEL MEDAD AND ELI POLLAK \
12/21/2016 9:10:05 PM
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Will Trump waiver or deliver?
That would represent a sudden reversal of decades of US policy – and virtually guarantee new violence in the region and even more international isolation for the Jewish state.
By DOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD \
12/21/2016 9:12:53 PM
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Trump: Attack in Berlin is 'an attack against humanity'
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 9:14:55 PM
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Trump and Jerusalem
Why has the Embassy Act, passed by massive majorities in the Senate (93-5) and House (374-37), remained a dead letter for 21 years?
By MORTON KLEIN AND DANIEL MANDEL \
12/21/2016 9:16:59 PM
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My shame for not speaking sooner
I believe that I am a good person, but I did nothing, and evil has triumphed in Syria.
By WARREN J. BLUMENFELD \
12/21/2016 9:21:21 PM
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Settlements, annexation and the death of Zionism
Donald Trump is completely unpredictable, but what is clear is the responsibility of decisions that he will actually face when the weight of the world is on his shoulders.
By GERSHON BASKIN \
12/21/2016 9:24:21 PM
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A little girl in Aleppo is waiting for an answer
As genocide unfolds on the streets of Aleppo, genocidal dictators are taking note and learning a very powerful lesson – that they CAN get away with mass murder.
By AREYAH KALTMANN \
12/21/2016 9:27:39 PM
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The success and failure of Orthodox Judaism
More Torah is being studied on the continent than at any time since the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus.
By MICHAEL FREUND \
12/21/2016 9:35:31 PM
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Letters: Judge wisely
It’s hard to imagine that only in the year 2016 have we finally witnessed this but two women from Israel’s Ethiopian community were appointed as judges.
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
12/21/2016 9:40:07 PM
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Great markets expectations before Christmas
By IRINA OVCHINNIKOVA \
12/21/2016 9:42:05 PM
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A confusing time of year
My sense of calm returned when I realized that he was not challenging his upbringing or faith.
By CHARLES SAVENOR \
12/21/2016 9:42:46 PM
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My grandmother’s Hanukka/Christmas in Jerusalem
Thus Christmas was part of our lives, a celebration of the family’s matriarch: Yvette (nee Camhi) Nahmia.
By YVETTE NAHMIA-MESSINAS \
12/21/2016 9:44:39 PM
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Free Pollard, really
Despite a decades-long campaign to achieve his freedom, Pollard has not been living in freedom for the past year, but rather on parole terms that make a mockery of the word.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
12/21/2016 9:46:01 PM
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US unable to confirm if all rebel fighters have left Aleppo
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 9:56:23 PM
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Knesset approves NIS 906.8 billion budget
Kahlon: We cut taxes but added funds to social ministries
By LAHAV HARKOV,MICHAEL ZEFF \
12/21/2016 10:02:03 PM
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French film on Jerusalem sparks uproar for inaccuracies
The documentary discusses the “knife intifada” and the explosive situation in Israel’s capital.
By TAMARA ZIEVE \
12/21/2016 10:06:21 PM
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Trump to meet with Boeing, Lockheed Martin CEOs on Wednesday
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 10:06:29 PM
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'Israeli warships being built by company owned by Lebanese defense minister'
The information was revealed in a letter that was sent to Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit by MK Erel Margalit (Zionist Union).
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/21/2016 10:10:57 PM
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Donald Trump: Recognize Israel in the Golan and Push for a Two-State Solution
By DANIEL S. SMITH \
12/23/2016 12:51:01 AM
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Trump names economist Peter Navarro to head National Trade Council
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 10:14:52 PM
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Forum: Hi-tech and life science sectors drive foreign China emerges as a rising player
“The IATI and its MNC Forum are the voice of the industry in Israel."
By MICHAEL ZEFF \
12/21/2016 10:31:32 PM
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IDF officer convicted for sexual harassment, bribery
By ANNA AHRONHEIM,JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/21/2016 10:38:12 PM
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Boeing CEO says he assured Trump about Air Force One costs
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 10:55:41 PM
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German police raid two apartments in Berlin, attack suspect not found
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 10:56:32 PM
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Jordan vows security crackdown after two terrorist attacks
The recent terror attacks left Jordanians reeling and shocked, having trusted that such acts of terror would not reach their country.
By LINDA GRADSTEIN/THE MEDIA LINE \
12/21/2016 11:44:19 PM
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Icahn to be named Trump's special adviser on regulatory issues
By REUTERS \
12/21/2016 11:50:13 PM
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War, poetry and theology: MKs pass the time with books during long hours of budget votes
How do Knesset members pass the time during budget votes? Apparently, they like to read books.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
12/21/2016 11:56:24 PM