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Likud, Kadima spar over Jewish Agency
Parties at odds over replacement for Ze'ev Bielski, who will step down Tuesday to be sworn in as Kadima MK.
Etgar Lefkovits \
2/24/2009 12:27:46 AM
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Roger Moore here to promote circumcision project against AIDS
Simple circumcision can reduce HIV rates, former Bond star tells 'Post.'
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
2/24/2009 12:29:24 AM
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Major US stock market indexes fall to 1997 levels
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US Supreme Court to judge death sentence for neo-Nazi
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Japan PM Aso to meet President Obama in Washington
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Analysis: US meeting with Japan PM meant to reassure Tokyo
New US administration is interested in sending a message that Japan remains a vital partner in addressing global economic and security crises.
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Syria-based Hamas leader to attend Palestinian reconciliation conference
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/24/2009 4:16:04 AM
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Clinton picks Dennis Ross as special adviser for Persian Gulf
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Two sentenced to death for China snack bar poisoning
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Davis Cup Tennis: Israel/Sweden tie may move to Stockholm for fans
Stockholm may replace Malmo as host city after original venue decided it would ban spectators due to security reasons; Dudi Sela up 21 places to world number 65.
ALLON SINAI \
2/24/2009 6:35:56 AM
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Local Soccer: Netanya too good for league-leading Haifa
First-half goals by Itai Shechter and Alberto Blanco were more than enough to beat a very poor Haifa side.
ALLON SINAI \
2/24/2009 6:37:06 AM
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Local Hoops: Haifa avenges cup loss to Holon
By winning for the seventh time in its last nine BSL games, Haifa is very well placed to claim home-court advantage in the playoffs.
ALLON SINAI \
2/24/2009 6:38:54 AM
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Ice Skating: Zaretsky's win gold in China
Brother and sister duo win Israel's first ever Winter Universiade Ice Dance Competition gold medal.
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'US to pledge over $900m for Gaza aid'
US official says Clinton will announce donation at Gaza reconstruction conference in Egypt next week.
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IDF soldiers arrest 8 Palestinian terror suspects in West Bank
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/24/2009 7:05:29 AM
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Ross named special US envoy on Iran
Former ME envoy will advise Obama administration on "region in which US faces terror, proliferation."
HERB KEINON \
2/24/2009 7:29:18 AM
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North Korea announces it is preparing to launch satellite
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Taliban extend cease-fire in Pakistani valley
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Youth, 18, arrested in Petah Tikva for killing hundreds of animals
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US senator hosts anti-Islamic Dutch lawmaker
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North Korea says it is preparing satellite launch
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Man arrested on suspicion of selling stolen newspaper coupons
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/24/2009 9:23:48 AM
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Local firms to help Better Place
The companies are from the hi-tech, pharmaceuticals, finance and manufacturing sectors.
SHARON WROBEL \
2/24/2009 9:27:31 AM
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5 Palestinian brothers, aged 3 to 16, killed in fire at their house
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/24/2009 9:34:34 AM
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Business Scene
Former Foreign minister David Levy came out strongly on behalf of workers at the Pri-Galil processing plant in Hatzor Haglilit.
Greer Fay Cashman \
2/24/2009 9:41:52 AM
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Does the United States make anything anymore?
Manufacturing in the US isn't dead or even dying. It's moving upscale, following the biggest profits, and becoming more efficient.
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Olmert blasts 'irresponsible' leaks on negotiations for Schalit's release
Etgar Lefkovits \
2/24/2009 10:01:28 AM
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Jazz's northern frontier
The Haifa Symphony Orchestra now has a big band side project.
Barry Davis \
2/24/2009 10:07:26 AM
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Mofaz: Kadima should join Likud gov't
Kadima #2 says though Israel wants a unity coalition, he won't leave party even if it sits in the opposition.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/24/2009 10:08:40 AM
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Yiddish literature archive goes on-line
The project of putting 3 million pages on-line was undertaken by the Yiddish Book Center and the Internet Archive of San Francisco.
jta \
2/24/2009 10:12:07 AM
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Lambchop's Kurt Wagner coming here
Lambchop has been described by the All Music Guide as "arguably the most consistently brilliant and unique American group to emerge during the 1990s."
David Brinn \
2/24/2009 10:14:18 AM
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Arab monodrama begins workshops
Participants recently began five months of writing, directing and design workshops aimed at raising standards and nurturing new talent.
JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
2/24/2009 10:15:53 AM
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Court gives Pri Galil factory a glimmer of hope
Foreclosure proceedings against financially-stricken Hatzor Haglilit factory frozen.
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
2/24/2009 10:34:16 AM
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North Korea says it is preparing satellite launch
Statement comes amid growing int'l concern that communist nation is gearing up to fire missile capable of reaching US.
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Aboriginal leader acquitted of Jew hatred
David Ahenakew called Jews a "disease ... that's going to take over."
jta \
2/24/2009 10:39:10 AM
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PM: 'Leaks won't stop work to free Schalit'
In apparent attack on ousted negotiator Gilad, PM says channels made public by "irresponsible" people.
Etgar Lefkovits and Herb Keinon \
2/24/2009 10:50:13 AM
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Calcium tied to lower cancer risk in older people
Because of its huge size - 492,810 people and more than 50,000 cancers - the new study presents powerful evidence.
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Rights group wants Syria to abolish security court
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PM asks State to rent him office in TA costing NIS 350 m. for 5 years
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/24/2009 12:15:58 PM
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Police: Time bomb used in Cairo's blast
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World War II bomb defused in Germany
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Number Crunching
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The Ten Lost Tribes Challenge
To the descendants of the tribe of Ephraim in Japan.
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Yemen suspends judge for allowing slavery contract
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The 2009 Expedition Program
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Livni bemoans European anti-Semitism
FM calls on visiting European Parliament head to encourage legislation prohibiting anti-Semitic acts.
jpost.com staff and greer fay cashman \
2/24/2009 2:42:23 PM
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Single-parent families account for only 6% of nation's households
Family Day statistics show vast majority of couples married; Arab families have many more children.
Elie Leshem \
2/24/2009 2:50:52 PM
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Sababa in Taba
Travel warning or no travel warning, the newly-renovated Hilton Taba will easily help you relax.
amir orni \
2/24/2009 3:14:02 PM
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Israeli bus pelted by stones near Nablus; nobody wounded
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/24/2009 3:34:56 PM
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Field Reports from the 2008 Expedition
Jerusalem Post News Editor and award-winning blogger Amir Mizroch traveled to India to meet with the alleged descendants of Menashe and Ephraim.
amir mizroch \
2/24/2009 4:12:27 PM
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2009 Expedition to the Descendants of Bnei Ephraim in Japan
We invite you to join us on the next captivating voyage in the Ten Lost Tribes Challenge series to Japan.
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Peres: Conclude peace deal this term
At Knesset swearing-in, president calls for unity gov't; Balad MK leaves plenum ahead of 'Hatikva' singing.
SHELLY PAZ \
2/24/2009 4:44:30 PM
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'Most Israelis unsatisfied with election results'
War and Peace Index: Barak most popular choice for defense minister; equal backing for Livni, Bibi as PM.
Elana Kirsh \
2/24/2009 4:49:48 PM
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Livni expresses concerns over anti-Semitism to European Parliament head
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/24/2009 5:08:51 PM
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Bar-On briefs Netanyahu on economic situation
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/24/2009 5:26:36 PM
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NASA global warming satellite lands in ocean near Antarctica
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22-year-old Palestinian man with knife arrested north of Jerusalem
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/24/2009 5:38:03 PM
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7-year-old girl run over and killed in Karmiel
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/24/2009 5:38:53 PM
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Abbas: Palestinian national unity gov't needed to manage Gaza, W. Bank aid
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Abbas: Unity needed to manage aid
PA president calls on Hamas, future Netanyahu gov't to "respect and honor" previous agreements.
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Roadside bomb in Afghanistan kills 4 US troops in deadliest attack of '09
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Pri Galil given glimmer of hope
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/24/2009 6:47:00 PM
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Int'l human rights group wants Syria to abolish security court
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Rights group wants Syria to abolish security court
Human Rights Watch calls State Security Court "one of Syria's main pillars of repression;" urges its dissolution.
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Interpreter killed in attack on Iraqi police station
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Official: 18 killed in fighting in Somali capital
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Netanyahu makes final appointments to Likud coalition negotiating team
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/24/2009 7:36:03 PM
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Field Reports from the 2008 Expedition
Jerusalem Post News Editor and award-winning blogger Amir Mizroch traveled to India to meet with the alleged descendants of Menashe and Ephraim.
amir mizroch \
2/24/2009 7:43:32 PM
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Avi Pazner expected to be named acting chairman of the Jewish Agency
Etgar Lefkovits \
2/24/2009 7:55:24 PM
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Holocaust-denying bishop scuffles with reporter in Argentina
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Controversial bishop back in England
Argentine TV shows Holocaust-denier Williamson threatening reporter at Buenos Aires int'l airport.
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BoI Governor Fischer refuses Netanyahu's offer of Finance portfolio
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/24/2009 8:12:21 PM
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Bibi: A minister for every three MKs
BoI head turns down offer to be finance minister; Likud chair finalizes coalition negotiating team.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
2/24/2009 8:19:38 PM
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Judge who sentenced mob figures to receive police protection after threats
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
2/24/2009 8:36:43 PM
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'Dekel to travel to Egypt with new offer for Schalit deal'
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/24/2009 8:36:58 PM
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Countdown to 30
30 yrs of fraught Israel-Egypt ties trump previous 30 yrs of bellicosity.
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Lion's Den: The deceits of Bridges TV
The American Muslim channel was based on ideological, financial and familial falsehood.
Daniel Pipes \
2/24/2009 8:51:43 PM
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When I came home
A new immigrant teacher discovers he has made a warm circle of 'friends.'
E.M. Hammer \
2/24/2009 8:53:03 PM
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Jewish groups: Leniency for UK alleged anti-Semitic university employee unacceptable
Jewish groups condemned response to member of staff who made use of an anti-Semitic image on Facebook.
JONNY PAUL, JPost correspondent in LONDON \
2/24/2009 8:55:46 PM
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Jerusalem light rail project 'now in financial danger'
Cash crunch pushes inauguration to end of 2010... or later.
Etgar Lefkovits \
2/24/2009 8:57:13 PM
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Police hail 6% drop in violent crime
But traffic deaths, youth crimes increase.
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
2/24/2009 8:58:23 PM
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'British Medical Journal' complains of 'obscene' attacks by pro-Israel lobby
Journal declares it will "ignore" all "orchestrated e-mail campaigns."
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
2/24/2009 9:01:59 PM
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Financial crisis gives universities a chance to reverse brain drain
As academics begin to return, others push to keep them coming.
ABE SELIG \
2/24/2009 9:03:15 PM
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In My Own Write: Speaking truth to power
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Judy Montagu \
2/24/2009 9:06:53 PM
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February 25: What is it about...
There is something sick about a "human rights" outfit that singles out Israel.
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Fundamentally Freund: Are all counterterror operations created equal?
Jews are news, while Tamils and Sinhalese are not.
MICHAEL FREUND \
2/24/2009 9:12:04 PM
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Where's Obama's foreign policy spine?
With one exception, a month of pummeling has been met with utter passivity.
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER \
2/24/2009 9:13:36 PM
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The roots of the water crisis
The country's deep historic and cultural commitments to agriculture have played a crucial role.
Hillel Shuval \
2/24/2009 9:14:39 PM
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Channel 1: Abbas drafts demands he plans to make to Netanyahu
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/24/2009 9:19:05 PM
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Turkish anti-Israel mini-series aired
TV show depicts Israel supporting Turkish mafia to spread prostitution and drugs throughout the country.
Etgar Lefkovits and Jpost.com staff \
2/24/2009 9:35:41 PM
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24 years of Turkish culture
Tel Aviv puts a time limit on a gloriously restored building, fashion in the port and a Japanese doll ceremony.
Greer Fay Cashman \
2/24/2009 10:04:42 PM
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'Bombed Syrian reactor now missile base'
Diplomats say facility on site IAF reportedly bombed either missile control center or actual launching pad.
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Barkat to Reform rabbis: We must find common denominator
Etgar Lefkovits \
2/24/2009 10:10:06 PM
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Lador: State's conduct in Katsav case 'should be examined'
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/24/2009 10:32:05 PM
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Kadima submits bills to embarrass Lieberman, complicate coalition talks
As celebrations end following the swearing-in ceremony for the 18th Knesset, MKs begin submitting legislation intended not only to help the public, but also to harm political rivals.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
2/24/2009 10:37:19 PM
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Man moderately wounded in Upper Galilee shooting
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/24/2009 10:41:57 PM
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Egyptian trade delegation, recalled last week, to return Thursday
Egyptian official tells 'Post' Cairo delegation was recalled due to "technical reasons."
BRENDA GAZZAR \
2/24/2009 10:45:40 PM
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Gaddafi: Foreign forces, including Israel, behind Darfur conflict
Libyan leader calls on International Criminal Court to stop its proceedings against Sudanese president.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/24/2009 11:17:20 PM
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'Iran asked Turkey to mediate with US'
Erdogan tells 'Guardian' Teheran made request when Bush in office; urges Bibi to "accept Palestine."
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/24/2009 11:40:04 PM
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Syrian-born arms dealer gets 30 years in prison in US