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List of candidates for State Comptroller submitted to the Knesset
The candidates are accountant Mataniah Engelman, supported by the coalition, and Maj. Gen. (res) Giora Rom, supported by the opposition.
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
5/22/2019 2:25:53 AM
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Hamas opposes Trump's Bahrain workshop meant to incentivize Palestinians
Gaza's rulers call on Gulf nation not to let "murderers of Palestinians" on their soil.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/21/2019 10:13:54 AM
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Trump: Iran will be met with 'great force' if it moves against U.S.
U.S. President told reporters that he was willing to have talks with Iran "when they're ready" but no discussions were going on now.
By REUTERS \
5/21/2019 1:37:46 AM
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Al Sharpton admits to using ‘cheap’ rhetoric about Jews
Al Sharpton appealed to Reform Jews for a united front in facing down antisemitism and racism and recounted how the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s widow reprimanded him.
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
5/21/2019 4:16:59 AM
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‘We love Hitler!’ man in car shouts at Hasidic teens in Brooklyn
The boys were walking home at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday when a car with four men pulled up next to them.
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
5/21/2019 3:55:45 AM
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Rouhani rejects talks, says Iran faces U.S. 'economic war'
"Today's situation is not suitable for talks and our choice is resistance only"
By REUTERS \
5/21/2019 7:03:54 PM
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Christian broadcasting studio attacked by arson on Shabbat morning
Daystar is a pro-Israel Christian network. The studio is located in Abu Tor and had been undergoing extensive renovations for more than one year.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
5/21/2019 5:44:44 PM
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Yemen’s Houthi's drone targeted civilian facility
By REUTERS \
5/21/2019 5:28:36 AM
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Paris streets named after Jewish children killed in 2012 terror attack
“Today we were supposed to celebrate the bar mitzvah of Arie. Instead, we are here to inaugurate a street in his memory.”
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
5/22/2019 2:43:51 AM
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400 Congress members urge Trump: Safeguard Israel during Syria exit
“With the region in flux, it remains critical that we reiterate to both friend and foe in the region that we continue to support Israel’s right to defend itself,” the Congress members wrote.
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
5/21/2019 9:25:36 AM
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Holocaust memorial stones to be dedicated in Sweden
“The ‘stumbling stones’ are an important reminder that the Holocaust happened not too long ago, and not very far away from here," said Tommy Ringart of the Association for Holocaust Survivors.
By JOSEFIN DOLSTEN/JTA \
5/21/2019 6:17:11 AM
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Rising star Imam Omar Suleiman has an antisemitic past. Has he moved on?
The implications of Suleiman’s religious teaching are clear: Muslims must strive to end Jewish sovereignty and “restore” Jerusalem and the holy land “to the way that it was” under Muslim rule.
By PETRA MARQUARDT-BIGMAN/JTA \
5/21/2019 6:17:53 AM
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New Jewish president of Ukraine lauds Israelis in swearing-in ceremony
“We must become Icelanders in football, Israelis in defending our native land, Japanese in technology,” he said at the swearing-in, the BBC reported.
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
5/21/2019 6:22:36 AM
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IDF, Shin Bet arrest four Palestinians in West Bank
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/21/2019 7:16:28 AM
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Yemen’s Houthi drone targeted civilian facility - Saudi coalition
By REUTERS \
5/21/2019 7:25:33 AM
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COGAT announces Gaza fishing zone extension, does not mention ceasefire
On Tuesday morning, Israel and Hamas denied a Channel 12 report that a Gaza ceasefire understanding had been reached that would ensure six months of calm.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/21/2019 2:13:21 PM
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Iranian IRGC in Syria's Latakia? - Report
According to a second source, Iran and Syria already signed a protocol for the training of naval forces in Syria.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
5/21/2019 10:07:18 AM
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Instagram leak: Personal details of 49 million users exposed
Network influencers, celebrities, and brand accounts were among those who's details were leaked
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/21/2019 10:31:59 AM
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Settler who helped score West Bank outpost victory loses home
He said that the "family, who has lived there for the past 20 years, built a new home on land that they were led believe was okay. That is now being demolished."
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
5/22/2019 2:27:44 AM
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Glickman prize awarded to three technologies for the elderly
The three winners were chosen by the Glickman family, Joint Distribution Committee-Eshel, the Social Affairs Ministry, the Health Ministry, and academics and technology experts.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/22/2019 12:54:43 PM
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FOZ promotes Zionist education in Israel
The Friends of Zion Museum is launching an ambitious $100 million project to help educate pro-Israel supporters around the world about the Jewish state, its challenges and achievements.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/21/2019 10:15:40 AM
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Yeshiva University opens doors to new NYC innovation lab
"Today we can all take pride in the fact that we have worked together to deliver on a dream and make it a reality."
By EYTAN HALON \
5/22/2019 3:09:32 AM
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Google Doodle celebrates Jewish inventor of EKG
The scientist, whose father was Jewish, won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his invention in 1924.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/21/2019 12:15:37 PM
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IDF move to accommodate recruits from LGBT homes enrages rabbis
Lately, the IDF has made changes to the forms and where it used to ask for the information of the father and mother, it now asks for the names of "Parent 1" and "Parent 2."
By ALON EINHORN \
5/21/2019 11:26:32 AM
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IfNotNow calls on Ramah to allow anti-occupation speakers to address campers
Ramah is "the camping arm of Conservative Judaism in the United States, which sees more than 11,500 campers every year."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/22/2019 2:45:14 AM
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Pipe bomb found near Qalandiya checkpoint
By MAARIV ONLINE \
5/21/2019 11:27:12 AM
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Netanyahu-inspired MK immunity bill submitted to Knesset
The bill comes after Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit recommended to charge Netanyahu with three counts of fraud and breach and trust and one of bribery, pending a pre-indictment hearing.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
5/21/2019 7:38:34 PM
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Tornadoes, hail and heavy rains in store for Southern U.S. residents
By REUTERS \
5/21/2019 12:40:29 PM
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Russia's FSB wants alleged U.S. spy to be held for 3 more months - Ifax
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/21/2019 12:49:27 PM
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BGU researchers create flying, driving, shape-shifting drone
The unique drone can adjust from flying to driving, adjust its width to squeeze through tight spaces, drive up walls and climb over large obstacles.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/21/2019 1:47:48 PM
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Pensioner protesters demonstrate against cutbacks in pensions
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/21/2019 12:52:03 PM
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Shira Haas cast in Netflix film about woman leaving ultra-Orthodoxy
Shooting on the project in Yiddish and English has already begun in Berlin
By AMY SPIRO \
5/22/2019 3:13:59 AM
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Former intelligence officer: Here is how the U.S. could confront Iran
Pregent’s map shows a variety of pressure points where Iran, its allies and proxies are present.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
5/22/2019 2:34:29 AM
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The Israeli autonomous machines that self-grow medical cannabis
The systems self-grow the seeds all the way from the sprouting stage to fully grown plants in a closed structure, completely sealed off from pests and plant diseases.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/21/2019 3:30:57 PM
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Unseasonable, extreme heatwave expected to hit the country
The Health Ministry warned in a statement that low humidity and high winds are expected with temperatures predicted to soar above 40 degrees Celsius in most parts of the country.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/22/2019 4:36:58 PM
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Progress made in demarcation talks between Israel and Lebanon - report
According to the report, Israel agreed on the demarcation but had asked for clarification on some issues.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
5/22/2019 2:07:16 AM
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Energy giant Shell makes first Israeli investment, backs AI start-up Ravin
The technology can detect more damage than humans can, Ravin says, while significantly reducing inspection costs.
By EYTAN HALON \
5/22/2019 3:10:52 AM
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Iran's reach puts U.S. forces, allies in striking range
Iran backs militias in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan, where U.S. troops are also based, and in Lebanon and Yemen, located next to Washington's closest regional allies Israel and Saudi Arabia.
By REUTERS \
5/21/2019 3:19:08 PM
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Iraqi oil minister: Middle East tension challenges stability of oil prices
By REUTERS \
5/21/2019 3:36:53 PM
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Iraq sending teams to Tehran, Washington to calm tensions - prime minister
By REUTERS \
5/21/2019 3:52:59 PM
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Why All Bar Mitzvah Trips to Israel Look The Same And How One Company Has The Industry Scared.
When rumors about a different kind of roots trip started flooding the system, I went out to see for myself if we finally had something new.
By ADAM SAVILLE \
5/29/2019 2:42:28 PM
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2,000-year-old Jewish bones found in Jericho receive burial in Kfar Adumim
Hundreds of tombs were found in a complex of dozens of burial caves, in which unique inscriptions were found and provided details of the deceased.
By RACHEL BERNSTEIN \
5/22/2019 6:03:13 PM
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Municipal tax to rise by 2.58% in 2020
By EYTAN HALON \
5/22/2019 3:11:36 AM
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Most Americans don't want Arabic numerals taught in U.S. schools
CEO of Civic Science John Dick referred to the study as "the saddest and funniest testament to American bigotry we've ever seen in our data," in a Tweet.
By TZVI JOFFRE \
5/21/2019 4:17:03 PM
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Iran's president says Trump has stepped back from threats against Tehran
By REUTERS \
5/21/2019 4:13:55 PM
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Polish PM upsets Jews calling compensation pay 'victory for Hitler'
By REUTERS \
5/21/2019 4:43:05 PM
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Israeli dating app users: Marriage reform needed
Poll of daters on OkCupid dislike Netanyahu and want public transport on Shabbat.
By AMY SPIRO \
5/22/2019 3:13:45 AM
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Pollard: 'State doesn't care about me'
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/21/2019 4:52:56 PM
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Summer Knesset releases a reminder: no flip-flops please
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/22/2019 12:56:17 PM
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Trump appeals ruling allowing Congress to see his financial records
By REUTERS \
5/21/2019 5:05:03 PM
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Zuroff: Anne Frank Center head hinders fight against antisemitism
Mendel also compared German Jews, who were stripped of their citizenship during the Holocaust, with Islamic State terrorists who could face the loss of their German citizenship.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/22/2019 5:29:32 PM
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Iran's Rouhani rejects talks with Washington
By REUTERS \
5/21/2019 5:21:08 PM
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Will Iran’s pinprick policy call U.S. bluff?
Trump has relied on feigning a disproportionate and irrational response but Iran may want to push the US into a corner.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
5/22/2019 8:32:48 AM
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Unseasonable extreme heatwave expected to hit the country
The Israel Nature and National Parks Protection Authority appealed to the public not to take walks in open areas from Wednesday to Friday as high temperatures grip the country.
By ILANIT CHERNICK \
5/22/2019 4:28:06 PM
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Fires break out in southern Israel
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/22/2019 12:54:47 PM
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Potential for attacks on Americans "put on hold": acting Pentagon chief
By REUTERS \
5/21/2019 5:38:29 PM
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Israel allows PA security services to bring armored vehicles into West Bank
The vehicles entered the West Bank through Jordan with permission given by Israel.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/21/2019 9:15:51 PM
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U.S. intercepted Iranian orders to Hezbollah to attack Americans - report
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/22/2019 12:53:55 PM
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‘Fire and Fury’ in Farsi: Is Trump treating Iran like N. Korea? - analysis
Critics note an area where Pyongyang and the Islamic republic are similar.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
5/22/2019 2:22:46 AM
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PMW report: Fatah reposts offensive video questioning Holocaust
Fatah disagreed with the decision to remove the offensive video and re-posted it online via Facebook.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/22/2019 8:57:04 AM
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Koran female teacher arrested for 'harming' Palestinian security forces
The woman, Ala’ Bashir, 23, was arrested two weeks ago by PA security officers in a mosque in the village of Jainsafout, east of Qalqilya.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
5/21/2019 8:55:55 PM
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Swedish Prime Minister denounces neo-Nazis, promises protection for Jews
Löfven stated his government will appoint a government inquiry into the issue with the goal of banning racist organization and making participating in them a criminal offense.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/22/2019 2:25:31 PM
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NGOs get state to agree to release 65 Gazans’ boats confiscated by the IDF
The IDF imposes a zone to keep Gazans close to their shores as well as a blockade on foreign ships trying to reach Gaza in order to prevent the smuggling of large quantities of weapons.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
5/22/2019 2:23:59 AM
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Netanyahu rebuffs letter of former security officials warning of annexation
In April, shortly before the elections for Knesset on April 9, Netanyahu vowed to annex territories in the West Bank in an interview with Channel 12.
By TZVI JOFFRE \
5/22/2019 2:29:45 AM
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Hundreds gather at U.S. Supreme Court to protest state abortion bans
By REUTERS \
5/21/2019 8:24:35 PM
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Pollard slams Israeli government for not bringing him home
“To be disappointed you have to expect more,” Pollard said in the impromptu interview in a New York restaurant.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
5/22/2019 2:33:35 PM
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Hundreds of Jews gather in Times Square to protest Ilhan Omar
“In my lifetime I cannot think of any other politician who presents a bigger threat to the alliance between the US and Israel and to America’s Jews.”
By HALEY COHEN \
5/22/2019 1:28:26 PM
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Attempted stabbing attack at Damascus Gate - report
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/21/2019 8:38:41 PM
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KKK-affiliated group to hold ‘powder keg’ rally in heart of Jewish Dayton
At the same time, upwards of 1,000 counter protestors are expected to turn up at the square, including the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
5/22/2019 5:58:14 PM
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What is Saudi agenda for ‘emergency summits’ on Iran?
Saudi Arabia is taking a wait-and-see approach in lead up to important summits.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
5/22/2019 2:31:07 AM
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US: Deal 'not only economic'; Bahrain: Workshop ‘serves no other purpose'
The Bahraini statement came after the Palestinian leadership dismissed the planned “economic workshop” in Bahrain meeting and made clear they would boycott it.
By HERB KEINON \
5/22/2019 4:42:11 PM
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Bill to stop Netanyahu corruption indictment reaches Knesset
The immunity bill comes after Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit recommended to indict Netanyahu for three counts of fraud and breach of trust and one of bribery, pending a pre-indictment hearing.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
5/22/2019 2:01:48 AM
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Protecting lone soldiers
A lone soldier is defined as a soldier serving in the IDF without parents in Israel. Some 7,000 lone soldiers are currently serving. Roughly half are new immigrants.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
5/21/2019 9:55:12 PM
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Umm el-Fahm’s SEVEN shopping center holds Ramadan Karim event for tenants
SEVEN, launched a year ago, is the first shopping and entertainment complex in the Arab-Israeli sector.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/21/2019 9:58:37 PM
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Center Field: Will Revisionist, religious Zionists protect Israel’s soul?
Sadly, the right-wing Zionisms that might protect Israel’s spirit – Revisionist Zionism and religious Zionism – are mostly muzzled.
By GIL TROY \
5/21/2019 10:00:54 PM
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An Iranian mud dilemma
Inaction, on the other hand, will place the public focus on the beleaguered economy and foreign military adventures, two issues that have already brought Iranians to the streets.
By NIR BOMS AND SHAYAN ARYA \
5/21/2019 10:11:50 PM
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GRAPEVINE: A break-fast dilemma
Movers and shakers: how Israeli people shape the places of this country.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
5/21/2019 10:11:57 PM
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Iran is too smart to go to war
The subsequent difficulties of staying in Iraq to rebuild the Iraqi state have overshadowed one of the greatest military successes in the history of warfare.
By HILLEL FRISCH \
5/21/2019 10:16:28 PM
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May 22, 2019: BDS/BDSM and beyond
Readers of the Jerusalem Post have their say.
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
5/21/2019 10:25:37 PM
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Soldier injured in Protective Edge rides again with special bike
"I think that essentially, returning to ride will bring Ohad a lot of happiness, even more so than the benefit for his rehabilitation."
By TZVI JOFFRE \
5/21/2019 11:59:45 PM
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Beitar beats Atletico in friendly upset
Buzaglo brace lifts host Jerusalem over Griezmann, Madrid to delight of Teddy Stadium faithful.
By JOSHUA HALICKMAN \
5/21/2019 10:40:50 PM
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The Patriots and Revolution: A tale of two teams with no Israeli players
While it is true that no Israeli football player has the requisite talent to play in the NFL with the Patriots, the same case cannot be made when it comes to Israeli soccer players and the Revolution
By DONALD BARNETT \
5/21/2019 10:54:08 PM
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Iran's isolated national intranet system is 80 percent complete - report
The intranet is intended to promote Islamic content and raise digital awareness among the public.
By TZVI JOFFRE \
5/21/2019 11:40:58 PM