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American writer, held captive in Syria since 2012, released into Golan Heights
UN facilitates release of Peter Theo Curtis; militants hand him over to UN peacekeepers on Isreal's border with Syria.
By REUTERS \
8/25/2014 12:12:08 AM
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Knesset authorizes call up of 10,000 more reservists
Committee also extends the “special situation on the home front” until September 2; large rocket barrage sets off sirens throughout southern Israel before midnight.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN,BEN HARTMAN \
8/25/2014 12:28:54 AM
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Report: Progress in cease-fire talks in Cairo
Islamic Jihad, Hamas officials say cease-fire agreement close to being reached; Palestinian news agency Ma'an also reports of development in reaching deal.
By JPOST.COM STAFF,YASSER OKBI/ MAARIV HASHAVUA \
8/25/2014 1:43:31 AM
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Magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes southern Peru
By REUTERS \
8/25/2014 2:47:46 AM
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‘We’re not returning until this is over’
Families take refuge from rocket fire in central and northern Israel;
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
8/25/2014 4:13:04 AM
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W. Nile virus in Samaria, around Eilat
By SHARON UDASIN \
8/25/2014 4:20:34 AM
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Analysis: Hezbollah not looking to join Hamas in battle
For the Shi'ite movement, the sectarian conflict and payback for abandoning its alliance with Syrian President Bashar Assad trumps any other considerations now.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
8/25/2014 4:24:03 AM
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Earthquake damages Napa Valley Chabad center
By JTA \
8/25/2014 5:09:29 AM
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Snapchat- The Next Great Advertising Platform
By LEVI SHAPIRO \
8/25/2014 5:19:00 AM
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What's happening
By IRA SHARKANSKY \
8/25/2014 5:44:00 AM
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Comment: Jihadi cancer thrives in London
We've been told that if given welfare, education and comfortable lives that the bog of hatred from Islamic terror will dry, however in London this does not appear to be true.
By BEN CASPIT \
8/25/2014 1:46:17 PM
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Rocket sirens sound in Ashdod and Ashkelon
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 6:29:05 AM
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Rockets pelt Israeli communities on Gaza border; Tel Aviv siren deemed false alarm
Quiet night in Israel broken by rocket sirens in Ashkelon, Eshkol despite reports that Islamic Jihad, Hamas officials close to reaching cease-fire.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 12:07:15 PM
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Israel secures EuroBasket qualification
Erez Edelstein’s team steamrolls Holland for fourth straight win to clinch first place in Group B.
By ALLON SINAI \
8/25/2014 6:49:29 AM
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Israeli swimmers come up close but empty handed
The Israeli delegation will return home empty handed from this year’s edition of the event in Berlin.
By ALLON SINAI \
8/25/2014 6:55:12 AM
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35 terror sites targeted overnight between Sunday and Monday
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 7:18:25 AM
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Rocket alert sirens sound in Tel Aviv and surrounding areas
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 8:24:23 AM
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Two rockets fall in Eshkol Regional Council; none hurt
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 8:33:32 AM
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Tel Aviv area sirens were false alarms, IDF says
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 8:51:13 AM
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Iran claims decoding intel from Israeli drone shot down by Revolutionary Guards
Iranian military branch reported as saying stealth aircraft was trying to penetrate Natanz nuclear enrichment site; IDF refuses to comment on foreign reports.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 8:57:27 AM
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Rocket alert sirens sound in Beersheba
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 9:59:12 AM
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Quakes at Iceland volcano ease slightly, no sign of eruption
By REUTERS \
8/25/2014 10:14:47 AM
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4 minors arrested for alleged hate crime in Palestinian village in Binyamin
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 10:20:04 AM
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Rocket alert siren sounds in Sderot
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 10:22:38 AM
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Palestinians: 3 killed overnight in IDF strikes in Gaza
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 10:31:13 AM
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IRNA: Iran deputy foreign minister to visit Saudi Arabia on Monday
By REUTERS \
8/25/2014 11:06:59 AM
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Rocket alert sirens sound in Sderot, Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 11:34:38 AM
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Iran vows to send arms to West Bank in response to drone
Tehran claims it is extracting intelligence data from Israeli drone shot down by Revolutionary Guards.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
8/25/2014 11:53:54 AM
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WATCH: Iran displays Israeli drone allegedly shot down near nuclear facility
Tehran claims it is extracting intelligence data from Israeli drone shot down by Revolutionary Guards; Iranian military official says drone is Hermes model with a combat radius of 800 kilometers.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 12:08:37 PM
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Ukraine border guards clash with rebels near Russian border
By REUTERS \
8/25/2014 12:23:40 PM
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Iranian deputy FM visits Saudi Arabia in first for regional rivals since Rouhani's ascent
Shi'ite Muslim Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia are enmeshed in a struggle for influence across the Middle East and back opposing sides in conflicts across the region.
By REUTERS \
8/25/2014 12:30:14 PM
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17 projectiles fired at Ashkelon Coats Council in 20 minute span
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 12:35:07 PM
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IAF strikes two terrorists who fired on Gaza border communities
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
8/25/2014 12:38:17 PM
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Errant mortar shell from Syria civil war lands in Israeli Golan Heights
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 12:47:32 PM
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Iron Dome intercepts 2 rockets over Sdot Negev regional Council
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 12:51:19 PM
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Masked assailant shoots and kills principal at Taibe school
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 12:58:10 PM
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Masked gunman murders high school principal in Taibe
Principal of high school in Taibe was rushed to the hospital after masked gunman shot him and fled, the victim died of his wounds.
By BEN HARTMAN \
8/25/2014 1:10:52 PM
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Reservists able to delay paying bills by 30 days
"This is the minimum the country can do for the many reservists who left their lives behind…to defend the State of Israel," Knesset c'tee says.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
8/25/2014 1:13:24 PM
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Iran nuclear probe reaches deadline, no word yet on outcome
By REUTERS \
8/25/2014 1:16:25 PM
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Syria says ready to cooperate in anti-terror fight
By REUTERS \
8/25/2014 1:35:15 PM
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UN rights boss condemns 'widespread' Islamic State crimes
By REUTERS \
8/25/2014 1:36:05 PM
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Suicide bombing of Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad kills at least nine
By REUTERS \
8/25/2014 1:54:04 PM
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Sirens sound in Ashkelon and Ashkelon Coast Regional Council
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 1:55:57 PM
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'Palestinians willing to accept new Egyptian truce proposal, but awaiting Israeli response'
AFP quotes senior Palestinian official as saying proposal would open crossings, allow aid, but leave disputed points for discussion in 1 month.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 2:05:19 PM
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Iran's Zarif, EU's Ashton to meet Sept. 1 on nuclear dispute
By REUTERS \
8/25/2014 2:11:01 PM
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Bats take over house set to be renovated
Family decides to move back into uninhabited Ashkelon home, renovators find more than 100 bats living in the building.
By SHARON UDASIN \
8/25/2014 2:38:28 PM
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In times of trouble Hamas Inc. reverts to rockets
The Islamic terror organization is also a huge business, with a billion-dollar annual turnover in graft.
By SHLOMO MAITAL \
8/25/2014 2:17:36 PM
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This is so much garbage
By YISRAEL MEDAD \
8/25/2014 2:30:00 PM
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Hamas less of a threat to ground forces in Gaza than previously thought, intel officer tells Post
Hamas operates from heart of civilian population center, but melts away in face of ground offensive, Maj. S says.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
8/25/2014 2:31:25 PM
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Bats take over house set to be renovated
Family decides to move back into uninhabited Ashkelon home, renovators find more than 100 bats living in the building.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 2:58:10 PM
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Hamas claims to have captured Israeli drone in Gaza
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 3:17:39 PM
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One rocket intercepted by Iron Dome, one falls in open area in Ashkelon Coast Council
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 3:33:01 PM
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Crimean foray
The leaders of Russian Jewry flex their muscles in Crimea, recently occupied by Moscow.
By AVI HOFMANN \
8/25/2014 3:41:15 PM
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Uber launches in Tel Aviv
Like the San Francisco-based app Lyft, which is not available in Israel, Uber offers a service called UberX that allows registered drivers to freelance as taxis.
By NIV ELIS \
8/25/2014 3:52:42 PM
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IDF strikes rocket launcher located at school in Gaza
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 4:03:43 PM
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Restless in Zaatari
Syrians in the world’s largest refugee camp are no more comfortable than when they first arrived two years ago.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
8/25/2014 4:07:52 PM
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Hamas claims it seizes Israeli reconnaissance drone in Gaza
Izzadin Kassam Brigades announces seizure of "Zionist reconnaissance plane” in east Shejaiya in Gaza City.
By JOANNA PARASZCZUK \
8/25/2014 4:14:44 PM
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Twitter campaign calls on Messi to condemn killing of Israeli boy
The picture of Daniel Tragerman wearing Messi's No. 10 kit went viral following his death on Friday.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 4:24:07 PM
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As economy flails, Bank of Israel sets rate at record low .25%
By NIV ELIS \
8/25/2014 4:42:26 PM
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Israel’s first successful kidney transplants from cardiac-death donor will expand supply of organs
For two hours, the kidneys in the 30-year-old man who suddenly died of cardiac arrest were kept cold while they were tested for tissue and blood types, diseases and functioning.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
8/25/2014 4:54:12 PM
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Budapest falsifies history
An encyclopedia of the Holocaust in Hungary shows how far the government has gone in
trivializing the country’s role.
By THOMAS ORSZÁG-LAND, BUDAPEST \
8/25/2014 4:55:05 PM
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By Petra Marquardt-Bigman \
8/25/2014 5:01:17 PM
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Active shooter reported at US Army's Fort Lee in Virginia
By REUTERS \
8/25/2014 5:03:03 PM
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Hamas claims it seizes Israeli reconnaissance drone in Gaza
Izzadin Kassam Brigades announces seizure of "Zionist reconnaissance plane” in east Shejaiya in Gaza City.
By JOANNA PARASZCZUK \
8/25/2014 5:03:28 PM
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Rocket alert siren sounds in Sderot
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 5:04:57 PM
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In pursuit of justice
Not only should we pursue righteous goals, our methods in achieving those goals must be righteous as well.
By DAVID KALB \
8/25/2014 5:10:16 PM
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Likud MK Feiglin proposes paying Arabs to leave Gaza
Feiglin suggested the idea as his own opinion and not that of his Likud party or the government that it leads.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
8/25/2014 5:10:41 PM
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Active shooter reported at U.S. Army's Fort Lee in Virginia
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 5:11:00 PM
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IDF strikes Jaish Al-Islam operatives in Gaza who were planning terror attack
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
8/25/2014 5:22:09 PM
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Rocket alert sirens sound in Ashdod and Ashkelon
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 5:32:47 PM
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Iron Dome intercepts rocket over Ashdod, one falls in open territory
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 5:41:33 PM
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Erdogan visits wounded Palestinians in Turkish hospital
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits 15 Palestinians injured in Gaza who were flown into Ankara for medical treatment as Turkey seeks to expand regional role.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
8/25/2014 5:44:55 PM
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Libya's neighbors agree not to intervene in Libyan affairs, call for dialog
By REUTERS \
8/25/2014 6:06:51 PM
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Qatar's ties with US deterring Israel from all-out diplomatic offensive, official says
The Israeli official's comments came a day after the "New York Times" published an op-ed piece by Israel's ambassador to the UN calling Qatar the “Club Med for Terrorists.”
By HERB KEINON \
8/25/2014 6:14:11 PM
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The new Middle East realpolitik
The civilized world seems finally to be waking to the reality of the enemy it faces –extreme Islamists who have the eventual domination of the whole world in their sights.
By NEVILLE TELLER \
8/25/2014 6:24:34 PM
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Agriculture Ministry to offer incentives to small farmers to form associations
The Agriculture Ministry is allocating a NIS 10 million budget in order to strengthen the power of smaller family farms.
By SHARON UDASIN \
8/25/2014 6:28:49 PM
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Netanyahu's son challenged him to the ALS ice bucket challenge
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
8/25/2014 6:35:03 PM
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A subversive movie
Zero Motivation mocks the IDF through the eyes of the immensely non-heroic female soldiers in the secretarial service.
By MICHAL LEVERTOV \
8/25/2014 6:37:40 PM
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European Jewish Congress says continent ‘ripe’ for ISIS attack
Recent reports that the member of ISIS responsible for beheading James Foley was a British citizen have sent shockwaves throughout Europe.
By SAM SOKOL \
8/25/2014 6:39:21 PM
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Cukierman calls for private sector to promote high tech aliyah
According to Cukierman, European immigrants with high levels of academic and technical training could serve as an economic catalyst.
By SAM SOKOL \
8/25/2014 6:51:36 PM
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111 projectiles fired at Israel so far on Monday, IDF attacks 64 terror targets
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 8:53:55 PM
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UN reports improved aid access in Syria, but outlook bleak
By REUTERS \
8/25/2014 6:57:35 PM
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Large group of conservative national religious rabbis issue letter against conversion law
The reforms, proposed by Hatnua MK Elazar Stern, have stirred considerable controversy and has faced significant opposition from the chief rabbinate and hardline national religious rabbis.
By JEREMY SHARON \
8/25/2014 7:00:38 PM
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Report: Netanyahu, Yaalon and Gantz meeting to discuss cease-fire proposal
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 7:49:24 PM
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Rocket sirens sound in central Israel, Shfela
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 7:53:26 PM
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Rocket fire strikes North again, Gaza belt under continued mortar barrage
Shrapnel hits Ashdod mall, Gush Dan region also targeted; IAF takes out Salafi cell in Strip.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN,BEN HARTMAN \
8/25/2014 10:58:15 PM
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Hotels lost NIS 180m in July, 14% drop in overnight stays from 2013
The areas worst hit by the ebbing tourism were Nazareth, down 29%, followed by Tel Aviv and Herzliya, down 35%.
By NIV ELIS \
8/25/2014 8:01:58 PM
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US judge named to UN panel on Gaza conflict
By REUTERS \
8/25/2014 8:04:00 PM
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Deadline passes for Iran to explain nuclear weapons research
IAEA specifically wants Iran to address concerns into its research over explosives experimentation.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
8/25/2014 8:17:49 PM
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Police arrest 4 minors from Jerusalem and Binyamin for price-tag attack
August 18 vandalism took place in Palestinian West Bank village of Dora al-Kara, sprayed the word "revenge" in graffiti on large placard.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
8/25/2014 8:18:52 PM
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Efforts at cease-fire linger on
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri says that despite efforts, “until now, there is nothing final”; Islamic Jihad official says Palestinians waiting for Israel’s response to proposal they agreed to.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH,HERB KEINON \
8/25/2014 8:42:58 PM
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'Hamas set classic humanitarian trap,' IAF officer says
Rockets were fired from rooftops, and from launchers next to several buildings, including a medical center and 2 schools.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
8/26/2014 2:32:20 AM
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Rocket sirens sound in Ashdod and Ashkelon
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 9:02:47 PM
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Show Review: The Voca People
After landing on Earth, the only way they can power up their spaceship and return home is via music.
By YOSEFF SHACHOR \
8/25/2014 9:11:24 PM
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Missing American yeshiva student’s family demands IDF intervention
‘It’s well known that a murder took place in that forest, and especially with the ongoing tensions with Palestinians, we feel there should be military involvement,’ says family spokesperson.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
8/25/2014 9:18:03 PM
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Abbas' goal
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas apparently plans to ask the UN Security Council to force Israel to withdraw from the territories.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
8/25/2014 9:28:28 PM
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Poll finds huge fall in Netanyahu's approval rating
The Channel 2 poll found that 50 percent of Israelis were dissatisfied with Netanyahu and just 38% were satisfied, a 17% drop since a poll broadcast Thursday night.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
8/25/2014 9:29:41 PM
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CANDIDLY SPEAKING: Operation Protective Edge - gains and losses
Few would envy Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s challenge in making the tough decisions required in an extraordinarily complex situation.
By ISI LEIBLER \
8/25/2014 9:40:39 PM
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US prepares military options in Syria against Islamic State
By REUTERS \
8/25/2014 9:43:59 PM
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Who won Operation Protective Edge? Iran
This is to Israel’s great detriment, as Iran is Israel’s number one existential threat.
ERIC R. MANDEL \
8/25/2014 9:45:31 PM
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Abbas to propose new diplomatic initiative to PLO and Fatah on Tuesday
At the meeting, Abbas will seek the backing of PLO and Fatah leaders for his initiative, which calls for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as it capital.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
8/25/2014 9:50:14 PM
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TERRA INCOGNITA: Filling Nasser's shoes
Qatar seems to be everywhere these days.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
8/25/2014 9:56:46 PM
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Improper forum: August 26
The foreign minister should not receive our admiration for publicly declaring his objections to the actions of the prime minister.
By JERUSALEM POST READERS \
8/25/2014 10:04:46 PM
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Sirens sound in North, Kiryat Shmona
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/25/2014 10:17:43 PM
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Kurdistan: The one-state solution for regional stability in the Middle East
This development – not the silly idea of an “Arab spring/awakening,” or the establishment of another Arab Palestinian state – will change geopolitics in the coming decades.
By MOSHE DANN \
8/25/2014 10:28:30 PM
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Fundamentally Freund: Fighting terror for dummies
War has been known to bring out the best and worst in man.
By MICHAEL FREUND \
8/25/2014 10:30:30 PM
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IDF confirms one rocket fired from Lebanon lands in Israel
By BEN HARTMAN \
8/25/2014 10:36:12 PM
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NO HOLDS BARRED: Rwandan troops are the solution for Gaza
Both Israel and Rwanda are nations that have experienced unimaginable genocides. Both have unique security situations.
By SHMULEY BOTEACH \
8/25/2014 10:38:33 PM
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Two car bombs kill at least 11 in mainly Shi'ite part of Baghdad
By REUTERS \
8/25/2014 10:42:14 PM
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The many faces of Islamo-Nazism
Contemporary Islamo-Nazism is of a different nature.
By MANFRED GERSTENFELD \
8/25/2014 10:48:00 PM
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Remembering Leibel Fein
I’m privileged to have known him. His voice and his heart are already sorely missed.
By MICHAEL FELSEN \
8/25/2014 10:53:43 PM
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Shall we forever live by the sword?
A personal and national reflection on the day my son was inducted into the Israel Defense Forces.
By YANIV SAGEE \
8/25/2014 11:04:20 PM
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IDF fires into Lebanon in retaliation for rocket
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
8/25/2014 11:09:05 PM