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MKs: 2-year budget could reduce oversight
The Knesset Finance Committee raised the alarm that a clause, though intended to prevent runaway deficits, would concentrate power in the Finance Ministry.
By NIV ELIS \
7/21/2016 12:01:35 AM
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In Marrakesh, Israelis return to their Moroccan roots to seek a new life – or flee the police
Prior to Israel’s establishment, Morocco’s Jewish community numbered about 250,000. Now the community stands at some 3,000 with the vast majority living in Casablanca.
By ELIYAHU KAMISHER \
7/21/2016 12:08:11 AM
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Bodies of 21 women, one man found on migrant boat in Mediterranean
By REUTERS \
7/21/2016 12:30:02 AM
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Mali declares 3-month state of emergency as Islamist violence surges
By REUTERS \
7/21/2016 1:45:08 AM
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Analysis: Renewed building of West Bank security barrier leaves 'gaps' for terrorists
The planned 42 kilometers represents just a fraction of the 320 kilometers in "gaps" in the West Bank security barrier.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
7/21/2016 2:49:24 AM
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Trump considering top fracking mogul Harold Hamm as energy secretary
By REUTERS \
7/21/2016 3:49:20 AM
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School nurses announce intention to strike
Move comes in reaction to state’s failure to reverse privatization initiated by Treasury.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
7/21/2016 4:17:52 AM
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For the love of crows
New NGO Ohev Orev seeks to defend, protect a much-maligned bird seen just about everywhere
By MICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN \
7/21/2016 6:13:25 AM
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Turkish academics ‘very scared’ as government imposes travel ban
Ex-Pentagon official: Erdogan liquidating his ‘suspected or imagined enemies’
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
7/21/2016 6:16:57 AM
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Netanyahu, Bennett spar over public broadcasting authority
Bayit Yehudi, Kulanu to oppose PM’s IBA delay
By GIL HOFFMAN,HERB KEINON \
7/21/2016 6:22:28 AM
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B’Tselem: 63% of casualties in 2014 war were civilians
High figure ‘casts doubt’ on claim that all of IDF’s targets in Gaza were legitimate, says left-wing group
By ELIYAHU KAMISHER \
7/21/2016 6:27:08 AM
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Ted Cruz's wife escorted off Republican convention floor amid booing
By REUTERS \
7/21/2016 6:30:44 AM
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Haifa hopes to turn things around in Estonia
Greens enter second leg tied 1-1 • Beitar Jerusalem, Mac TA eye progression to 3rd qualifying round.
By ALLON SINAI \
7/21/2016 6:33:58 AM
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Israeli triathlete Darmon rolls into Rio for 1st Olympics
“They say the first time you come to learn it and the second time you come to medal,” he said. “For me it’s about learning, it’s about getting better as an athlete.”
By LOGAN NEWMAN \
7/21/2016 6:37:20 AM
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Orthodox Jewish beatboxers cut from ‘America’s Got Talent’
Ilan Swartz-Brownstein and Josh Leviton, both of Manhattan, did not survive in the “Judge Cuts” episode that aired this week.
By JTA \
7/21/2016 7:30:41 AM
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'Spanish city loses Tel Aviv flight over BDS motion against Israel'
The Spain branch of El Al for months had negotiated with tourist officials from the autonomous region of Galicia over opening the flight channel.
By JTA \
7/21/2016 7:43:23 AM
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Chinese president urges country's Muslims to resist religious 'infiltration'
By REUTERS \
7/21/2016 7:47:43 AM
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Ted Cruz booed for refusing to back Trump, exposing Republican rift
US Senator and former presidential candidate's wife ushered off floor of GOP convention out of concern for her safety following her husband's speech.
By REUTERS \
7/21/2016 7:57:29 AM
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One year after fatal stabbing attack, Jerusalem LGBT pride parade sets out
The march in the conservative capital expects to draw a record turnout the year after a religious zealot murdered a 16-year-old at the procession last year.
By JPOST.COM STAFF,DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
7/21/2016 5:02:58 PM
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Turkey's three-month state of emergency in force
By REUTERS \
7/21/2016 8:23:08 AM
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Police detain 4 suspected of spray-painting pro-LGBT graffiti in Jerusalem
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/21/2016 8:45:00 AM
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Survivor of 2015 Jerusalem pride parade stabbing: 'I'm scared to death'
Yarden Noy, who was wounded by a religious zealot in a stabbing rampage at the march last year, will attend Thursday's event despite all the surrounding controversy.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/21/2016 9:25:10 AM
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Five to appear in Paris court in connection with Nice attack
By REUTERS \
7/21/2016 9:38:14 AM
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The Best and Worst of Times
By R.P. Nettelhorst \
7/21/2016 10:04:00 AM
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Report: Trump raises new questions about commitment to NATO allies
By REUTERS \
7/21/2016 10:06:17 AM
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An analysis of Europe's security troubles from the perspective of Kabbalah
We may think that a war between Christians and Muslims has nothing to do with us, but as we all know, when there is trouble in the world, the Jews are held responsible.
By Michael Laitman \
7/21/2016 10:27:53 AM
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Syrian opposition calls for suspension of US-led air strikes
By REUTERS \
7/21/2016 10:27:54 AM
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Can a hobbled EU live up to its vow to combat anti-Semitism and racism?
The growing influence of homegrown xenophobes, integration failures and Brussels’ perceived singling out of Israel for criticism have disillusioned many Jewish opinion shapers.
By JTA \
7/21/2016 10:30:53 AM
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WATCH LIVE: Peres, Rivlin and Netanyahu launch Israeli Innovation Center
The launch will premier video simulations and a first look into the four floors that will present Israeli technologies and innovations that changed the world.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/21/2016 10:55:02 AM
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Police interrogate extremist activist ahead of Jerusalem pride parade
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/21/2016 10:53:36 AM
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Mapping a 16-billion-part genome? Give these Israelis a few weeks
An Israeli start-up, NRGene, is leading the way in genome mapping, DNA sequencing, and genetic analysis.
By NIV ELIS \
8/20/2016 1:48:50 PM
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The routine of war: 24 hours on the front line against ISIS
It’s World War I trench-style warfare and the Peshmerga are defending a 1,000 kilometer front line.
By LAURA KELLY \
8/6/2016 8:29:53 PM
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Kurdish women take up arms alongside men to defend their people
The presence of women fighting ISIS became an exotic and sensational topic in 2014 and 2015, but the reality of life for many women is more complex.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
8/13/2016 8:15:01 AM
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Peace and harmony in the workplace (and the world).
Dalai Lama-endorsed Google-created leadership seminar sprouts in Tel Aviv.
By MARION FISCHEL \
7/21/2016 11:35:08 AM
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Get your sleep benefits
Doctors answer medical questions for worried parents.
By RX FOR READERS/JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
7/21/2016 11:44:58 AM
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France orders Nice policing inquiry after Bastille Day attack
By REUTERS \
7/21/2016 11:49:19 AM
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Put down your phone and look at me
Technology is interfering with this, rather than helping.
By BATYA L. LUDMAN \
7/21/2016 11:50:48 AM
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Incredible night tours
When the sun sets and a cool breeze begins to blow, this is the time to lace up your shoes and get out into nature. Here is a list of top sunset and nighttime summer tours.
By MEITAL SHARABI \
7/21/2016 11:57:33 AM
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Wine Talk: A blend of wine, Judaism and Zionism
Miodownik combined his winemaking skills with his Zionism and religion by founding a winery in Israel.
By Adam Montefiore \
7/21/2016 12:04:14 PM
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Treats for Shabbat morning
Pascale's Kitchen offers recipes that can be a nice addition to dishes you’re already preparing for Shabbat with your family and friends.
By PASCALE PEREZ-RUBIN \
7/21/2016 12:18:03 PM
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Summertime chickpea dishes
With their nutty flavor and somewhat meaty texture, chickpeas rival lentils as the best-liked legume in the region.
By FAYE LEVY AND YAKIR LEVY \
7/21/2016 12:34:02 PM
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Hot off the Arab press 462023
What citizens of other countries are reading about the Middle East.
By COMPILED BY THE MEDIA LINE \
7/21/2016 12:41:33 PM
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Pence, Cruz, Gingrich cite Israel on contentious GOP convention night
Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson reportedly would not let Ted Cruz into his suite at the convention following speech in which he failed to endorse Trump.
By JTA \
7/21/2016 12:48:48 PM
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Crowdfunded no-meat coming to your kitchen
Friedman: “Imagine reading a headline in the newspaper saying Israel is saving the world from hunger,” instead of what you usually read from the Middle East.
By BRIAN BLUM \
7/21/2016 12:49:24 PM
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Women’s swim
Was this a reversion to segregation, like the Jim Crow laws, or an expression of women’s empowerment and multiculturalism at its best? To me, choice is usually a hallmark of democracy.
By BARBARA SOFER \
7/21/2016 12:54:44 PM
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My people was a rolling stone
Monty Python: “And now, for something completely different...”
By STEWART WEISS \
7/21/2016 12:59:28 PM
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Radical blindness?
Milton Viorst writes uplifting biographical narratives about some of Israel’s giants, yet exhibits antagonism to his Jewish brethren in Israel.
By ELAINE MARGOLIN \
7/21/2016 1:07:37 PM
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Israeli security forces foil arms smuggling in Jericho
By ELIYAHU KAMISHER \
7/21/2016 1:08:18 PM
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Parshat Pinhas: When is war justified?
The People of Israel is commanded by God to take revenge upon the Midianites.
By RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ \
1/10/2020 10:21:43 AM
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On being alone
Sometimes an outsider’s perspective is what we need to understand ourselves.
By AHARON E. WEXLER \
1/10/2020 10:21:19 AM
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It takes a village
Singer’s commitment to Israel and to the success of new immigrants drives his passion to build Kfar Olim.
BY Rivkah Lambert Adler \
7/21/2016 1:30:02 PM
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Knesset speaker may block budget vote if Defense Ministry isn’t more cooperative
Defense Ministry has largest budget of all government ministries, and the joint Subcommittee of the FADC often laments that they are given very few details on budget.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
7/21/2016 1:38:53 PM
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'Palestinians, Sudan working to restrain Israeli breakthrough in Africa'
Remarks by Palestinian Authority foreign minister come after Abbas address to African Union over the weekend.
By ADAM RASGON \
7/21/2016 2:07:20 PM
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This week in 60 seconds: Erdogan dodges coup, but Kerry fails to dodge door
Got a minute? Here's the week in review.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/22/2016 5:03:59 PM
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Worlds – and words – apart
He wants people to talk to each other. He hopes it will start something positive.
By BERNARD ELLOUK \
7/21/2016 2:15:53 PM
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Deputy PM: Turkey to temporarily suspend European rights convention
By REUTERS \
7/21/2016 2:17:40 PM
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From ghost town to a valley of giants
How the light rail will revitalize Emek Refaim.
By ELIYAHU ZAZON \
7/21/2016 2:26:50 PM
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Fun in the park
“Observing the modes of behavior in the park, a stronghold of national festivities, led me to pinpoint ceremonious and ritual aspects that are embedded in public leisure-time routines.”
By BARRY DAVIS \
7/21/2016 2:36:49 PM
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Peggy Cidor’s round-up of city affairs.
Firgun is not always an easy task, and is probably the reason why it has become a day to mark in our public calendar.
By PEGGY CIDOR \
7/21/2016 2:44:56 PM
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The last of Jerusalem’s Mohicans
Is it a paradox? Or a simple act of politeness?
By PEGGY CIDOR \
7/21/2016 2:51:20 PM
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Kenyan-born runner going the distance for Israel at the Olympics
Lonah Chemtai gained Israeli citizenship earlier in 2016 through her coach, Dan Salpeter, after the two married in Kenya.
By REUTERS \
7/21/2016 2:53:20 PM
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'Imprisoned Jerusalem pride parade stabber planned attack on Thursday march'
Convicted killer Yishai Schlissel and his brother conspired to attack Thursday's march in the capital, police say.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
7/21/2016 2:54:16 PM
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Grapevine: Mount of Olives music
Jerusalem has been chosen by Travel Blog Exchange (TBEX) to host the world’s largest travel bloggers’ conference in March, 2017.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
7/21/2016 2:58:05 PM
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Justice minister: Turkish state of emergency aimed at averting a second coup
By REUTERS \
7/21/2016 2:59:08 PM
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Levenstein's comments on gays ‘unacceptable to IDF’ ministry DG tells rabbi
During Levenstein's speech he said he had prevented lectures by “perverts” at the IDF officers Bahad 1 training school on issues of tolerance and respect towards the LGBT community.
By JEREMY SHARON \
7/21/2016 3:28:14 PM
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Israeli doctors save young boy from flesh-eating bacteria
The child arrived with a high fever and other symptoms that raised the doctors’ suspicions of a virulent Streptococcus bacterial infection that causes the victim to decline rapidly.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
7/21/2016 3:35:54 PM
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Report: Russia, US, UN to discuss Syria in Geneva next week
By REUTERS \
7/21/2016 3:43:36 PM
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Herzog decides on July 2017 Labor race
Herzog's opponents say it must take place sooner.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
7/21/2016 4:05:12 PM
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IDF indicts senior general for rape, shaking top echelons
According to the indictment, Buchris perpetrated all three counts of rape along with seven other sex crimes against A, a low-ranking soldier serving under him, and another six sex crimes against L.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
7/21/2016 4:12:52 PM
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East Jerusalem Palestinians keep distance from LGBT Pride March
A shop owner near Damascus Gate expressed indifference “The gay community is free to buy from my store, but I would not want a parade to come through here, it would cause too much conflict.”
By ELIYAHU KAMISHER \
7/21/2016 5:10:14 PM
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The Jerusalem Post's top 5 stories of July 21
IDF indicts top general for rape, Palestinians, Sudan working to restrain Israeli breakthrough in Africa, Spanish city loses Tel Aviv flight over BDS motion against Israel, and more.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/21/2016 5:43:23 PM
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Brazil arrests 10 people for preparing 'acts of terrorism' at Olympics
By REUTERS \
7/21/2016 5:58:46 PM
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Jihadis call on 'lone wolf' terrorists to attack Israeli athletes at Rio Olympics
Brazil arrests group plotting 'acts of terrorism' before Olympics.
By REUTERS,JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/21/2016 6:32:09 PM
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Saudi Arabia denies issuing new fatwa against Pokemon
By REUTERS \
7/21/2016 6:24:18 PM
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Trump rejects historic parallel of 'America First' slogan
“To me, ‘America First’ is a brand-new, modern term,” he said. “I never related it to the past.”
By MICHAEL WILNER \
7/21/2016 6:34:42 PM
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Jerusalem rabbis speak out in support of the Pride Parade
Rabbi Donniel Hartman: everyone must fight for the place of LGBT community in society for Israel to be the homeland of the Jewish people.
By JEREMY SHARON \
7/21/2016 6:43:28 PM
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US sanctions 8 people and 7 companies for Syria support
By REUTERS \
7/21/2016 7:05:39 PM
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Paris prosecutor says Bastille Day killer had help preparing attack
By REUTERS \
7/21/2016 7:13:35 PM
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Thirty people arrested, two carrying knives at Jerusalem Pride Parade
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/21/2016 8:26:43 PM
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Israel Chemicals denies reports it plans to de-list from TASE
The mismanagement of recent years is having an effect on the liquidity premium that investors demand.
By NIV ELIS \
7/21/2016 8:29:31 PM
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Kahlon says Israel has a real estate bubble, and it will burst
Analysts say term may be scare tactic to help reduce prices.
By NIV ELIS \
7/21/2016 8:41:37 PM
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My Word: Single loyalty, multiple sympathies
We can’t throw out all those values that determine who we are and want to be; but neither can we afford to let our way of life be destroyed by a deliberate assault on those values.
By LIAT COLLINS \
7/21/2016 8:53:55 PM
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Grapevine: The degree of what is offensive
During Barkat’s campaign to run for a second mayoral term, his parlor meetings included Q&A sessions with English-speaking residents of the capital.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
7/21/2016 8:57:22 PM
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Following Guinea, Chad expected to be next African state to renew ties with Israel
Chad severed ties with Israel in 1972 after coming under intense pressure from its Arab neighbors, Libya and Sudan.
By HERB KEINON \
7/21/2016 8:58:10 PM
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Kurdistan first
An alliance with the Kurds could open the door for Israel to form true, reliable and sustainable relations with other minorities in the region.
By GIDEON SA’AR \
7/21/2016 9:04:06 PM
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As I see it: The invisible Jewish victims
Refusing to see Israel or the Jewish people as victims is part of the moral sickness of the West. This has blinded people in the West to the threat they themselves face.
By MELANIE PHILLIPS \
7/21/2016 9:09:38 PM
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JPost Editorial: Trump’s Jew problem
Trump’s handling of the “Stargate” controversy is not the only example of how the GOP presidential nominee has failed to speak out unequivocally against anti-Semitism and those who promulgate it.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
7/21/2016 9:14:12 PM
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Snap Judgement: Why Israel’s gas pipe-dreams are no Turkish delight
Erdogan looks more than ever a would be sultan, and is leading Turkey into a very dark place, one whose future is murkier than ever.
By CALEV BEN-DAVID \
7/21/2016 9:15:36 PM
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Following Maimonides
In the Middle East and across the globe, we have begun to leave the Stone Age and enter into the Age of Wisdom.
By SHIMON PERES \
7/21/2016 9:19:01 PM
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On Trump, Jewish voters not taking the bait
The 2016 Republican Party Platform claims to be the most ‘pro-Israel ever,’ but American Jews remain deterred by the populist, illiberal urges that have given Donald Trump the nomination.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
7/22/2016 3:51:32 PM
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Israel needs a ‘vice president’
It is time for Israel to pass a “25th Amendment.” The law should at the very least require the prime minister to have an official replacement at all times.
By DOV LIPMAN \
7/21/2016 9:25:54 PM
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The silencing of Army Radio
As Meretz MK Ilan Gilon put it, paraphrasing Heine: Where they have silenced poetry and poets, they will end up silencing people.
By Ilan Evyatar \
7/21/2016 9:32:18 PM
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Analysis: Is the BDS movement facing economic warfare?
The anti-Israel movement faces growing economic warfare against it.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
7/22/2016 7:07:38 PM
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Letters to the Editor: Feeling disgust
The motivation for terrorizing our youth stinks.
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
7/21/2016 9:40:47 PM
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Ted’s Great Folly
By Jesse Bogner \
7/21/2016 10:34:21 PM
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Fostering understanding between American Muslims and Jews
In his new role as the American Jewish Committee’s director of Muslim-Jewish relations,
Robert Silverman has his work cut out.
By NOA AMOUYAL \
7/24/2016 7:30:21 AM
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Police arrest 30 protesters amid unprecedented security at Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade
Record 25,000 march in annual procession 1 year after murder of Shira Banki * 2 knives seized, no injuries reported.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
7/21/2016 9:58:48 PM
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Know Comment: Erdogan’s false flag operation
Did the Turkish leader stage a coup to legitimize the assault on his enemies?
By DAVID M. WEINBERG \
7/21/2016 10:09:50 PM
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COLUMN ONE: Turkey – Roger out
“Turkey has a large armed force, professional armed forces and... I am certain they will continue as a committed and strong NATO ally.”
By CAROLINE B. GLICK \
7/21/2016 10:13:44 PM
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Rescuers recover 17 bodies, pick up 1,128 boat migrants
By REUTERS \
7/21/2016 10:15:34 PM
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Editor's Notes: Stop alienating
It is time for rabbis and mayors to do what they have been chosen, elected and are being paid to do – be true leaders for their communities.
By YAAKOV KATZ \
7/21/2016 10:25:34 PM
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'Christian Post' breaks tradition to oppose Trump
By MICHAEL WILNER \
7/21/2016 11:26:13 PM
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DM scolds Army Radio chief for airing Palestinian poet
‘Including Darwish is as logical as praising ‘Mein Kampf ’’
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
7/21/2016 11:32:08 PM
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Top National Security Council appointee withdraws candidacy
Bar-Yosef’s appointment was held up for months amid various conflict of interest allegations.
By HERB KEINON \
7/21/2016 11:37:27 PM
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Edelstein may block budget vote if Defense Ministry refuses to cooperate
Edelstein wrote a letter to Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman demanding that they submit a draft of the defense budget in the first draft of the budget bill.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
7/21/2016 11:40:03 PM