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Anti-super-PAC bill becomes law
The law will apply restrictions on political party funding.
By UDI SHAHAM \
3/21/2017 12:44:22 AM
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Iraqi PM thanks US for removal from travel ban list
By REUTERS \
3/21/2017 12:53:28 AM
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Ivanka Trump to get White House office
By REUTERS \
3/21/2017 1:18:47 AM
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Knesset forces first responders’ dispute into arbitration
The Magen David Adom/United Hatzalah imbroglio may soon reach an end.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
3/21/2017 1:43:08 AM
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German BDS events canceled in Frankfurt and Bonn
Jewish community and Wiesenthal Center welcome the decisions in Bonn and Frankfurt.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
3/21/2017 1:56:21 AM
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Iran accused of planning attack on head of French-Israel business group
German investigators say the Pakistani suspect's assignment was to identify Israeli and Jewish institutions for possible attacks.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
3/21/2017 2:42:40 AM
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Ohio Hillel drops LGBTQ group for event with pro-BDS group
By JOSEFIN DOLSTEN/JTA \
3/21/2017 3:07:55 AM
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Don't Support The Tikvah Fund
By DANIEL S. SMITH \
3/21/2017 3:10:27 AM
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Students compete in Intel contest
Subjects are divided between environment and life sciences; history and social sciences; technology and computer sciences; and natural sciences and math.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
3/21/2017 3:14:33 AM
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Jordan turns down US extradition request for Sbarro terrorist
Tamimi, who lived in Nabi Salah, north of Ramallah, assisted the suicide bomber, Izz al-Din Shuheil al-Masri, by scouting out a target and leading him into Sbarro on August 9, 2001.
By BEN LYNFIELD \
3/21/2017 3:25:26 AM
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FBI director confirms Trump team under investigation for Russia ties
There is no info to support tweets about Obama’s wiretapping, says Comey.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
3/21/2017 4:43:55 AM
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Basketball: Jerusalem optimistic ahead of Eurocup semifinal decider
Jerusalem is aiming to reach a continental final for the first time since winning the ULEB Cup in 2004.
By ALLON SINAI \
3/21/2017 3:51:38 AM
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Basketball: Omri Casspi looks to make most of opportunity in Minnesota
The 28-year-old Israeli found himself without a team after being waived by the New Orleans Pelicans three weeks ago.
By ALLON SINAI \
3/21/2017 4:04:45 AM
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Soccer: Blue-and-white begins preparations for Spain
Coach Levy optimistic as Israel squad assembles ahead of daunting World Cup qualifier in Gijon.
By ALLON SINAI \
3/21/2017 4:12:39 AM
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MKs blast Litzman for allegedly protecting tobacco giant Philip Morris
Knesset War on Drugs Committee demands strong restrictions on all cigarettes.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
3/21/2017 4:23:49 AM
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US to ban use of large electronics on some flights from Middle East
By REUTERS \
3/21/2017 4:41:30 AM
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Canada sees spike in refugee applicants
By REUTERS \
3/21/2017 5:48:28 AM
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David's Sling air defense shield to be fully operational in Israel in early April
Missile-defense system completes comprehensive protective umbrella against aerial threats.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
3/21/2017 6:43:57 AM
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Fox News personality pulled from network over Trump wiretap claims
By REUTERS \
3/21/2017 6:37:49 AM
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US bans large electronics from 10 airports, mainly in Mideast
The airports affected are in Amman, Cairo, Kuwait City, Doha, Dubai, Istanbul, Abu Dhabi, Casablanca, Morocco; Riyadh and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
By REUTERS \
3/21/2017 12:13:17 PM
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Analysis: A tipping point as Israeli, US supreme courts shift rightward
In a matter of a month, the scales will likely have tipped heavily toward conservatives.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
3/21/2017 8:48:07 AM
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Israeli security forces arrest 12 suspected overnight in West Bank
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/21/2017 8:12:02 AM
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Russian deputy foreign minister says not aware of Tillerson visit
By REUTERS \
3/21/2017 8:28:41 AM
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Three Palestinians arrested for stealing IDF weapons
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
3/21/2017 8:39:14 AM
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De Gaulle still darkens EU's Happiness
By DAVID PRICE \
3/21/2017 12:43:12 PM
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Syrian state media say army engages rebels in major road into the capital
By REUTERS \
3/21/2017 9:27:43 AM
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Four years of Jail for Arab-Israeli who joined Islamic State
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/21/2017 9:29:46 AM
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Four years of jail for Arab-Israeli who joined Islamic State
Following a vacation in Turkey, the family crossed the Syrian border and joined ISIS.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/21/2017 10:12:15 AM
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Syrian army says battling ex-al-Qaida fighters in Damascus suburb
By REUTERS \
3/21/2017 10:20:40 AM
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Trump immigration lawyer on travel ban: 'What happens to Muslims can happen to Jews'
Immigration attorney Michael Wildes, who has represented Trump interests for years, criticizes president's revised US travel ban affecting several Muslim-majority countries.
By DANIELLE ZIRI \
3/21/2017 10:37:22 AM
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Israeli man shot in Ohio wounded in serious condition
The nature of the victim's wounds has left him otherwise unable to communicate with police.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/21/2017 11:00:34 AM
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Test sirens to sound in Negev communities at 11:05 a.m. as part of drill
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/21/2017 11:02:13 AM
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Minister seeks database of Israeli BDS activists
The database would collect information that is publicly available like social media activity.
By ELIYAHU KAMISHER \
3/21/2017 11:07:25 AM
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Amid border tensions, IDF chief alludes to strikes on Hezbollah convoys
Eisenkot says the IDF's policy regarding the Syrian civil war was one of "non-intervention alongside preserving our interests."
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/21/2017 11:08:16 AM
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Mossad chief: Iran will pose threat to Israel with or without nuclear deal
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/21/2017 11:16:42 AM
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Mossad chief: Iran is main threat to Israel with or without nuclear deal
"As long as the current regime exists, with the nuclear agreement or without it, Iran will continue to serve as the main threat to Israel's security."
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/21/2017 11:54:09 AM
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UN mediator urges Syria sides to engage at Geneva round
By REUTERS \
3/21/2017 12:02:47 PM
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What threatens Israel the most - Hezbollah rockets or Iranian nukes?
Comments come after recent military exchanges between the IDF, the Syrian Assad regime and Hezbollah.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
3/21/2017 1:05:56 PM
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Shin Bet: Head of Turkish aid group in Gaza funneled humanitarian funds to Hamas
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/21/2017 1:25:15 PM
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Minister: Freedom of press won't be harmed, broadcast law moving forward
“We stand by what we committed to, there is an agreement and legislation will arrive. We won’t allow any harm to be done to democracy, to freedom of expression, or freedom of the press.”
By JEREMY SHARON \
3/21/2017 1:40:08 PM
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Israel arrests head of Turkish humanitarian group in Gaza for financing Hamas
The Shin Bet and police arrested Gaza resident Muhammad Murtaja, 39, in February.
By Yonah Jeremy Bob,JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/21/2017 1:40:59 PM
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US drone kills militant blamed for attack on Sri Lanka cricket team in Pakistan
By REUTERS \
3/21/2017 2:24:46 PM
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Ivanka Trump scores West Wing office, government security clearances
The First Daughter and her husband Jared Kushner, who was sworn in in late January as a senior adviser to the president, moved their family to Washington DC when the president took office.
By JTA \
3/21/2017 2:43:07 PM
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Tunisia sees 30 percent tourism growth in 2017
By REUTERS \
3/21/2017 3:10:49 PM
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Eisenkot says 2016 death of top Hezbollah commander was inside job
By REUTERS \
3/21/2017 3:31:09 PM
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Trump administration to review goal of world without nuclear weapons
By REUTERS \
3/21/2017 3:37:41 PM
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Report: Iran accuses Russia of giving Israel codes for Syrian air defenses
Kuwaiti daily quotes Iran Defense Ministry source as saying Iran was able to change the codes without Russia's knowledge, enabling Friday's missile launch against Israeli aircraft.
By YASSER OKBI/ MAARIV HASHAVUA \
3/21/2017 3:53:50 PM
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Watch: The latest trend Egyptians are using to vent fury
Cairo rage room provides outlet for stress.
By REUTERS \
3/21/2017 3:58:21 PM
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First US carrier returns to Persian Gulf since Trump inauguration
By REUTERS \
3/21/2017 4:16:09 PM
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Ex-US Attorney Bharara joins NYU law school
By REUTERS \
3/21/2017 4:17:17 PM
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President Trump expecting ninth grandchild, from son Eric and his wife, Lara
Lara Trump told People magazine that the couple made the announcement at the start of her second trimester because they were afraid the president would give them away.
By JTA \
3/21/2017 4:30:46 PM
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UK to follow US flight ban on larger electronic devices
By REUTERS \
3/21/2017 4:44:55 PM
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Loud explosion, heavy gunfire heard in Somalia capital
By REUTERS \
3/21/2017 4:56:38 PM
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Mossad, IDF chiefs debate top threat: Iranian nukes or Hezbollah rockets
Former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo: We’re nearing point of no return with Palestinians, moderates
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
3/21/2017 5:04:17 PM
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As Israel opposes UNESCO Jerusalem resolution, ambassadors visit capital
Members of Senate Select Committee on Intelligence visit Israel as part of broader Middle East tour.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
3/21/2017 5:34:28 PM
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Netanyahu: Israel clarified to Russia that IDF will continue Syria strikes
"If there is a feasibility from an intelligence and military standpoint - we attack and so it will continue."
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
3/21/2017 5:37:05 PM
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Pro-Israel professor withdraws from Ireland summit over Richard Falk controversy
The conference debating Israel's right to exist will feature a number of ardent critics of the Jewish state, including Israeli anti-Zionist historian llan Pappe and Professor Oren Ben-Dor.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/21/2017 5:50:11 PM
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Jerusalem, Beijing to partner on environmental technologies
Israeli and China sign dairy export deal, advance economic collaborations.
By SHARON UDASIN \
3/21/2017 5:56:47 PM
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Pope to visit war and famine hit South Sudan in October
By REUTERS \
3/21/2017 6:00:08 PM
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Likud MK joins legislative fight against Reform, Conservative Jews
The MK’s bill says that there is a need to define the prayer areas of the Western Wall, the authority to conduct prayer services and to “prevent offending the sensitivities of the worshippers."
By JEREMY SHARON \
3/21/2017 6:12:19 PM
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Australian probe finds no evidence that government funds were misused by World Vision
The Australian Foreign Ministry said its contributions to World Vision will remain frozen pending the result of a court case against Halabi in Israel, according to AFP.
By ADAM RASGON \
3/21/2017 6:20:25 PM
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Jewish cop allegedly attacked Arab colleague at Purim party
The incident at an event hall is now under investigation by the Ministry of Justice Police Internal Investigations Unit, which declined to comment.
By ELIYAHU KAMISHER \
3/21/2017 6:48:09 PM
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Turkey summons German diplomat over spy chief comments
By REUTERS \
3/21/2017 6:50:35 PM
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Israeli Jewish-Arab rock group to join Radiohead for US tour
Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood is married to the Israeli-born artist Sharona Katan and has collaborated with Israeli world music composer Shye Ben Tzur.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/21/2017 6:55:34 PM
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Knesset holds conference on battling racism in Israel
MK Yoel Hasson (Zionist Union) called on his fellow public representatives, not only to be an example for the people and avoid making racist comments, but also to actively and publicly defy racism.
By UDI SHAHAM \
3/21/2017 7:00:56 PM
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IDF says reserve officer dies while running in Jordan Valley
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/21/2017 7:10:17 PM
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French interior minister resigns over payments to daughters
By REUTERS \
3/21/2017 7:26:37 PM
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Circle of light
Israeli spiritual soul band Orot prescribes its own brand of musical medicine.
By ARIEL DOMINIQUE HENDELMAN \
3/21/2017 7:55:14 PM
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Veteran Israeli theater and opera director Micha Loewensohn dies at 65
With his lined, pouched face and a mournful bloodhound air that his optimism belied, Loewensohn moved unflappably through a life punctuated by achievement on stage and screen.
By HELEN KAYE \
3/21/2017 7:58:32 PM
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When the cat’s away, Deadmau5 will play
Born in Niagara Falls, the Toronto-based DJ’s unique musical moniker was inspired by the carcass of a frozen rodent that he found in a computer he’d constructed.
By SHAWN RODGERS \
3/21/2017 8:00:56 PM
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Berlin launches first ever Jewish food week
So far, the festival has attracted the diverse, international crowd that has become Berlin’s hallmark, and Kratochvila is pleased with the turnout; Shabbat dinners are almost sold out.
By ORIT ARFA \
3/21/2017 8:05:15 PM
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Grapevine: Dealing with the crisis
When the IBA demonstrators tried to enter the Histadrut compound, the gates were locked, just as those at the IBA may be locked in a little over a month’s time.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
3/21/2017 8:09:54 PM
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Win the close fight
Like my peers, I argued to stay the course, to persist and persist, to ‘clear/hold/build’ even as the ‘hold’ stage stretched for months, and then years.”
By GAL PERL FINKEL \
3/21/2017 8:11:57 PM
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Coming of age after Purim
Our children look into our eyes; they sense that, perhaps, someone doesn’t truly believe in their dreams as much as they do.
By AVI ZIMMERMAN \
3/21/2017 8:14:48 PM
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An open letter to anti-intellectual, antisemitic anti-Zionists
I write now because we can see how you’re harming our community.
By GIL TROY \
3/21/2017 8:17:50 PM
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Letters: Broadcast woes
The IBC plans to close down the quality rock radio program “Meziot,” broadcast on 88 FM on Fridays at 2-4 p.m.
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
3/21/2017 8:22:56 PM
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MK Amsalem warns of coalition crisis over delayed Ethiopian aliya
Ethiopian Jews waiting to move to Israel caught up in web of red tape.
By TAMARA ZIEVE \
3/21/2017 8:23:14 PM
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New MK Goumha Azbarga pledges allegiance to Knesset
By UDI SHAHAM \
3/21/2017 8:26:04 PM
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On religious extremism
There are many wise, creative and worldly Israeli rabbis but in most cases, they are marginalized or even dismissed as being “Reform.”
By ISI LEIBLER \
3/21/2017 8:28:05 PM
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Happiness and the wandering Jew
A full 36% of secular Israeli Jews said they would move abroad given the opportunity. About a fifth of haredi Israelis said they wanted to leave.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
3/21/2017 8:31:08 PM
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Defense Minister warns of EU diplomatic 'assault' against Israel by end of the year
Liberman followed his warning by saying that Israeli politicians should dial back on decision that work irk world powers, telling them that "there are things we cannot do unilaterally."
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
3/21/2017 9:13:47 PM
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Syrian jihadist group says it launches attack near Hama
By REUTERS \
3/21/2017 9:21:55 PM
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US charges Philadelphia's top prosecutor with corruption
By REUTERS \
3/21/2017 9:29:44 PM
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Police recommend indicting Netanya mayor, family
Feirberg-Ikar’s attorneys: Police’s position not legally binding.
By ELIYAHU KAMISHER \
3/21/2017 9:32:57 PM
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Resolution of public broadcaster controversy to wait till PM returns
Despite numerous reports, Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon said on Tuesday he was unaware of any new deal between himself and prime minister.
By JEREMY SHARON \
3/21/2017 9:35:53 PM
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US Chamber of Commerce backs Republican healthcare bill
By REUTERS \
3/21/2017 9:51:07 PM
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US Chamber of Commerce backs Republican healthcare bill
By REUTERS \
3/21/2017 10:08:05 PM
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Twitter software helps find, ban users advocating violence
By REUTERS \
3/21/2017 11:10:40 PM
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Poll: Half of West Bank youth support two-state solution
A new poll conducted by the Arab World for Research and Development found that while 47.4% of the Palestinian youth in the West Bank support the two-state solution, the remaining 47.7% oppose it.
By ADAM RASGON \
3/21/2017 11:46:25 PM