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Chief IDF rabbi begins consultations on captive soldiers
Determining the death of Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev in accordance with Jewish legal criteria will take several days.
Matthew Wagner \
6/25/2008 12:14:07 AM
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'81% know of violent incidents against medical staffers'
92% said the ministry had not done enough to prepare medical staffers for violence by patients or their relatives.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
6/25/2008 12:18:23 AM
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Former Mossad chief urges Israeli talks with Hamas
Halevy says any peace accord reached with Abbas without Hamas was likely to be ineffective.
Etgar Lefkovits \
6/25/2008 12:19:17 AM
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Iron Dome hits unexpected technical delays
Launch test canceled at last minute due to a technical malfunction; test rescheduled for July.
Yaakov Katz \
6/25/2008 12:21:12 AM
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Livni chooses country's first woman UN ambassador
Prof. Gabriela Shalev is currently the rector of the Ono Academic College and an expert in contract law.
HERB KEINON \
6/25/2008 12:22:01 AM
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Prime minister's political destiny to be decided today
Kadima expected to hold talks with Labor, Shas until the last minute to persuade party leaders to block members from voting for dissolving the Knesset.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
6/25/2008 12:25:00 AM
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Landslide in Colombia kills 10 from same family
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Chavez sends gratitude to Russia's Putin for arms purchases
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Kadima, Labor both claim to have vanquished the other
Barak aide boasts that Olmert was forced to dig his own grave; Olmert camp: PM won at least three more months in just three hours.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
6/25/2008 5:10:25 AM
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Dennis Rodman pleads no contest to misdemeanor charge of battery
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Barak orders border crossings to remain closed in response to Kassams
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/25/2008 5:35:52 AM
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Obama asks his fundraisers to help Clinton pay off her campaign debt
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Wimbledon: Pe'er battles to first round win
Andy Ram and Yoni Erlich complete stunning comeback to beat American dup Scott Lipsky and David Martin.
ANDREW SHERWOOD, Wimbledon, England \
6/25/2008 6:14:00 AM
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Local Hoops: Holon owner Dorsman threatens to quit
A month after capturing historic league title, Holon may be forced out of top division.
ALLON SINAI \
6/25/2008 6:15:08 AM
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Vaulter Alex Averbukh not fazed by qualification task
Averbukh has only one month to clear 5.55 meters in the Pole Vault in order to guarantee a place at the Olympic games.
ALLON SINAI \
6/25/2008 6:16:55 AM
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Sinai says: The futility of Luzon's expansion plans
Expanding the Premier Leagure will favor the short term over the long will backfire for Luzon and his supporters.
ALLON SINAI \
6/25/2008 6:18:43 AM
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IDF troops arrest 8 terror suspects during West Bank ops
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/25/2008 6:38:36 AM
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6 dead, 6 remain missing after boat from Indonesia capsizes in Malaysia
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Blast kills NATO soldier on patrol in southern Afghanistan
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US military says 3 soldiers, interpreter killed in northern Iraq
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Large scale drill to be held in Ben Gurion Airport Wednesday morning
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US military says 3 soldiers, interpreter killed in northern Iraq
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Shlomo Goldwasser says process of naming soldiers KIA has been halted
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/25/2008 9:19:39 AM
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Officials: Taliban slay at least 22 rivals in latest Pakistan violence
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Jewish 'it' girl in the US
Singer Michelle Citrin did not always consider herself a "Jewish" singer.
KELLY HARTOG \
6/25/2008 9:42:00 AM
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Malik, Barack and the "Sh'ma"
When Obama and McCain next speak, close your eyes and open your ears.
sheldon schorer \
6/25/2008 9:47:28 AM
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New TV series transports locals to remote locations
'Wish You Were Here' aimed at exposing Israelis to places they've never been.
EDON OPHIR \
6/25/2008 10:04:05 AM
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Iraqi police: 14 Shi'ite gunmen killed in clashes in Nasiriyah
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US diplomat to attend destruction of N. Korea's nuclear reactor tower
Cooling tower at Yongbyon scheduled to be destroyed Thursday.
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Sacha Cohen invited to Oscar ranks
Sacha Baron Cohen has been invited to join Hollywood's most exclusive club - the group that hands out the Academy Awards.
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Hamas: Closing crossings breaks truce
Group says it won't act as Israel's "police force" in confronting rocket launch squads in Gaza Strip.
JPOST.COM STAFF AND AP \
6/25/2008 10:21:55 AM
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Indian leaders to discuss future of controversial US nuclear deal
Deal would allow shipment of atomic fuel to India in return for New Delhi opening its civilian reactors to international inspections.
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Gal-On slams agreement between Barak, Olmert on early election
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/25/2008 10:39:45 AM
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'France has not done enough to become player in Israel's economy'
"We need to do more to forge cooperations in the business realm as well as with Israeli universities," said Sarkozy.
SHARON WROBEL \
6/25/2008 10:41:33 AM
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French president promises to save Peace Valley project
The joint launch of the Peace Valley project by Sarkozy and President Shimon Peres was canceled at nearly the last minute.
SHARON WROBEL \
6/25/2008 10:46:30 AM
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Israel home to 1000 new millionaires
The global report showed that the number of the country's millionaires grew by 13.6 percent in 2007.
ben sales \
6/25/2008 10:52:46 AM
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What's New in the EU: European civil justice network revisited
The purpose of this proposal is to endow the network with a new legal framework and a more effective organizational structure.
ARI SYRQUIN \
6/25/2008 11:04:08 AM
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Poll: 75% of Britons think Gordon Brown is worse PM than Tony Blair
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Your Taxes: Trustees and trusts
Will foreign trustees report and pay Israeli taxes as required under Israeli tax law?
LEON HARRIS \
6/25/2008 11:08:37 AM
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MK Orlev: Barak 'spat in the face of Israeli citizens'
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/25/2008 11:11:16 AM
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Israel home to 1000 new millionaires
Israel's multi-millionaires, or those with at least $30 million, also grew by ten, to a total of 97.
ben sales \
6/25/2008 11:13:12 AM
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Oil prices climb as market eyes Iran sanctions
EU governments recently approved new sanctions against Iran, imposing additional financial and travel restrictions on a list of Iranian companies.
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Tel Aviv-25 Index falls
Bank Hapoalim Ltd. fell to the lowest in seven weeks, retreating NIS 0.46, or 3%, to NIS 14.97.
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MK Livnat: Labor's attraction to gov't outweighs moral considerations
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/25/2008 11:23:37 AM
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Health trade could lift burden on state healthcare
Israeli government started a global campaign vaunting cutting-edge skills and multilingual staff.
FREDERIK ERIXON and LUCY DAVIS \
6/25/2008 11:26:27 AM
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Barak: The IDF cannot stop the 'KIA process'
Nasrallah tells Lebanese paper Israeli declaration that the soldiers are dead won't change deal.
TOVAH LAZAROFF and YAAKOV LAPPIN \
6/25/2008 11:37:39 AM
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US divers join rescue efforts at capsized Philippine ferry
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Zimbabwe opposition leader calls for UN peacekeepers
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Israeli taxi damaged in stone-throwing southwest of Ramallah
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/25/2008 12:23:23 PM
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Three US soldiers killed in northern Iraq
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Spain arrests 41 in crackdown on child pornography
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Iran blasts UK for removing opposition group from terror list
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Families of 'Mercaz' victims, MKs demand terrorist's house be demolished
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/25/2008 2:04:28 PM
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'Israel's politics remind me of scheming typical to the corrupted Roman Empire'
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Three environmental bills pass preliminary readings in the Knesset
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
6/25/2008 2:48:52 PM
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Former MK Omri Sharon released from prison
Former MK released for good behavior after serving four months out of seven-month prison term.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/25/2008 2:50:35 PM
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Egyptian troops discover 7 new tunnels, seize drugs, find arms near Gaza
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'Kentucky plant employee kills 4 people at before committing suicide'
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Iranian parliament speaker issues stern warning to the West
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Saudi Arabia says it arrested 701 al-Qaida terrorists this year
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wimps from the land of wimps
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/25/2008 4:04:53 PM
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wimps from the land of wimps
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/25/2008 4:10:50 PM
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Olmert: Opposition doesn't want peace
PM: Opposition has no alternative to coalition's agenda; Sa'ar speech cut short by speaker.
REBECCA ANNA STOIL \
6/25/2008 4:10:55 PM
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Healing homeless youth
Beit Hashanti's high rehabilitation rate proves what can be accomplished with only a little money, but a lot of care.
MEREDITH PRICE LEVITT \
6/25/2008 4:42:49 PM
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Not jest for laughs
Amnon Raviv is a university theater teacher who dresses up as a clown and wanders hospitals' hallways.
Maxine Liptzen-Dorot \
6/25/2008 4:48:14 PM
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Grapevine: Full bodies of work
Model agent and television personality Betty Rockaway was among the celebrities attending a body-painting contest at Dizengoff Center.
Greer Fay Cashman \
6/25/2008 4:52:38 PM
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A different kind of mission
A Christian community in the Galilee offers young Europeans, mostly from Germany, the opportunity to live, work and experience Israel and Judaism from up close.
Diana Bletter \
6/25/2008 4:59:40 PM
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Parliament speaker issues warning to the West over Iran's nuclear program
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No progress after Indian leaders meet on controversial US nuclear deal
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Queen Elizabeth II confers knighthood on author Salman Rushdie
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Kadima MK Hasson: We can't ignore Sa'ar's brutal Knesset display
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/25/2008 5:34:51 PM
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Kadima MK Hasson: We can't ignore Sa'ar's brutal Knesset display
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/25/2008 5:34:51 PM
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Iran to West: Take ElBaradei's warnings seriously
Iran's parliament speaker warns the West it may face a "done deal" if it provokes the Iranian Republic.
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US troops kill 3 militants after coming under fire near Baghdad airport
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Saudis arrest 700 militants, some planned to target oil installation
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The Palestinian track
If an agreement is to be viable, it must enjoy the support not merely of official negotiators but of a substantial majority of citizens on both sides.
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Pursuing justice
Meet Susan Turnbull, highest-ranking Jew in Democratic Party structure.
Hilary Leila Krieger, Washington \
6/25/2008 7:25:56 PM
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June 26: A hard choice...
Are the needs of one family more important than an entire nation's?
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How is conversion possible?
Without a strong, religious component, conversion is a farce.
nathan lopes cardozo \
6/25/2008 7:33:05 PM
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A disastrous attack on Iran?
Some argue consequences would be "disastrous." Would they really?
Chuck Freilich \
6/25/2008 7:34:27 PM
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View from America: Real friends, and real enemies
Presbyterian Israel-bashing shows how Jews are clueless about Christian groups.
Jonathan Tobin \
6/25/2008 7:36:12 PM
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Right of Reply: Watchdog organizations don't compete with Jewish education
Michael Freund ignores the role they play in making America a better place for Jews.
Abraham H. Foxman \
6/25/2008 7:37:58 PM
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We did not abandon Philippe Karsenty
Israel has not been silent on the questions of France 2's behavior in the al-Dura affair.
DANIEL SEAMAN \
6/25/2008 7:40:19 PM
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Rattling the Cage: How to keep out 'infiltrators'
Olmert should change course on African refugees and ask Mubarak to call off his dogs.
LARRY DERFNER \
6/25/2008 7:41:37 PM
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Pope will give out Communion old way at ceremonies
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Border policeman's family: Our son did not commit suicide
By JPOST.COM STAFF AND YAAKOV LAPPIN \
6/25/2008 8:01:20 PM
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Haifa increases its tourism to highest level in 2 years
Haifa is preparing zoning for 10 new hotels that would increase the number of available rooms.
STEPHANIE RUBENSTEIN \
6/25/2008 8:19:03 PM
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Background: The end of Lebanese factional fighting?
Eight people were killed and 48 were wounded in fierce clashes between Sunni and pro-Hizbullah gunmen in Tripoli this week.
Jonathan Spyer \
6/25/2008 8:24:21 PM
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Following the Paths of Jesus: Nazareth
Nazareth was the hometown of Jesus and the city where he was not welcomed by his own countrymen.
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UN team head satisfied with trip to Syria to check nuclear program claims
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Jerusalem landmark inaugurated with gala
Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava calls new Jerusalem bridge his nicest in the world.
Etgar Lefkovits \
6/25/2008 8:43:07 PM
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Salaries, tuition dispute hold up higher education budget
Treasury objects to universities' call for NIS 1.8b.
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
6/25/2008 9:16:51 PM
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Unions, employers reach deal on workplace computer use
ben sales \
6/25/2008 9:17:42 PM
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Social workers demand that PM intervene in strike
Union head: Social workers are overloaded and not able to operate at acceptable work levels.
Ruth Eglash \
6/25/2008 9:19:22 PM
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Omri Sharon released from prison after 5 months
The Supreme Court accepted an appeal on his behalf and shortened the sentence to seven months, of which Sharon served two-thirds.
ABE SELIG and JPost staff \
6/25/2008 9:20:26 PM
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Merkaz Harav families, MKs want home of terrorist demolished
MK Uri Ariel: We have to make sure the State of Israel acts against murder.
Asaf Shalev \
6/25/2008 9:22:30 PM
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Canadian Jew dies naturally amid attempts to euthanize him
Grace General Hospital fought injunctions won by the Golubchuk family to prevent his detachment from the respirator.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
6/25/2008 10:03:49 PM
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Gov't funds for Diaspora likely won't come till '10
On Tuesday, a steering committee was established to develop plans and budgets for the new initiative.
Haviv Rettig Gur \
6/25/2008 10:04:46 PM
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Thousands attend J'lem pride parade
Haredim protest march; demonstrator detained for holding insulting sign; 2,000 police secure event.
ETGAR LEFKOVITS, JENNA STARK and Jpost.com staff \
6/25/2008 10:06:02 PM
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Bush calls Friday's presidential runoff election in Zimbabwe a sham
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Bomb strikes minibus near Shi'ite shrine in Iraq, killing at least 2
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Defense Ministry decides to keep Gaza crossings closed on Thursday
Yaakov Katz \
6/25/2008 10:20:48 PM
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Jerusalemites not strung along by new bridge
Residents of the capital remain skeptical over the necessity and appearance of the new monument.
JENNA STARK \
6/25/2008 10:24:16 PM
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Analyze this: Don't lower the bridge, raise the city to its heights
Only problem with bridge's appearance is its surroundings.
Calev Ben-David \
6/25/2008 10:30:22 PM
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'Bridge of Strings' not only controversial Calatrava project
Venice residents protested negative impact Spanish architect's modern steel bridge would have on their classically designed city.
Nathan Cohen \
6/25/2008 10:31:29 PM
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'Gov't must bring the boys back home'
Ben-Eliezer says he'll vote for Hizbullah prisoner swap; Ashkenazi: "Israel has duty to return soldiers."
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/25/2008 10:37:50 PM
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Shalom: Barak has become Olmert's 'poodle'
"He was serious about overthrowing Olmert, but after Olmert threatened to fire him, he peed in his pants."
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
6/25/2008 11:36:27 PM