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Trump and Alan Dershowitz chat at Mar-a-Lago Christmas Eve party
The two men were spotted by reporters chatting at a Christmas Eve dinner at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach. The White House did not comment on the conversation.
By JORDAN FABIAN/BLOOMBERG NEWS/TNS \
12/26/2019 12:02:25 AM
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Woman and two children found dead on Boston sidewalk on Christmas Day
The Renaissance Park Garage, where the deaths occurred, lies adjacent to a transit station near the Northeastern University campus.
By REUTERS \
12/26/2019 1:08:52 AM
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Former Labour MP who resigned over party antisemitism appears in Israel
Ryan who resigned over the issue of antisemitism in the party, spoke about the recent elections in the UK, her glee towards the results as well as Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's failure.
By ZACHARY KEYSER \
12/26/2019 5:30:39 AM
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Israeli woman, 26, arrested and charged with exploiting husband, 77
Authorities arrested Israeli native Lin Helena Halfon after she allegedly tried to cash a check worth $1 million from her husband's bank account.
By RACHEL WOLF \
12/26/2019 5:40:03 AM
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Jerusalem rated fastest growing tourist destination of 2019
The cities that topped the 2019 list in order were, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Macau, Singapore, London and Paris.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/26/2019 2:28:50 AM
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Hebrew University student delegation meets the Pope
The conference focused around social and interfaith meetings designed to promote multicultural cooperation between the next generation of youth.
By ZACHARY KEYSER \
12/26/2019 5:32:45 AM
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Two days of shootings leave two dead in North Carolina
By Wednesday, all six victims were listed in stable condition, but investigators had yet to identify any suspects or the vehicle involved.
By REUTERS \
12/26/2019 9:05:28 AM
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Wiesenthal Center administrator wins award for fighting antisemitism
“The highest award of the EJP is awarded annually for outstanding achievements in the development of the Jewish communities of Europe," EJP wrote on its website.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/26/2019 4:09:38 AM
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Mexico again protests 'harassment' at embassy in Bolivia
By REUTERS \
12/26/2019 4:33:05 AM
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Star Wars Jedi named for hero student in U. of North Carolina shooting
The character is named Ri-Lee Howell and was first mentioned in the Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker visual dictionary, CNN reported.
By RACHEL WOLF \
12/26/2019 5:36:44 AM
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Hong Kong protesters gather for free Christmas dinner: We're family now
The protesters are angry about what they see as an encroachment by China on the wide ranging autonomy Hong Kong was guaranteed under a "one country, two systems."
By REUTERS \
12/26/2019 5:13:54 AM
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Ben-Gurion University develops miracle molecule for fighting Lupus
NIBN, BGU and NIH researchers make breakthrough in the 'Fight to Cure Lupus: A Proof of Concept in an Animal Model', reported in the prestige journal Science.
By ZACHARY KEYSER \
12/29/2019 3:56:45 PM
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Christmas typhoon kills at least 13 in Philippines
By REUTERS \
12/26/2019 6:26:34 AM
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230,000 people lost in a day: 2004 tsunami remembered
On the morning after Christmas Day in 2004, a 9.1 magnitude quake off northern Sumatra island triggered a tsunami with waves as high as 17.4 meters (57 feet) that swept over vulnerable coastal areas of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and nine other countries.
By REUTERS \
12/26/2019 7:53:52 AM
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Seven dead as migrants' boat sinks in Turkey's Lake Van
By REUTERS \
12/26/2019 7:47:22 AM
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Hanukkah in Myanmar - Bringing light to the world
Yehudit and her husband Rabbi Shneur Raitport are the Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries in Myanmar, who have recently made the country the umpteenth nation in the world where representatives of the Hasidic group are supporting and fostering Jewish life.
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
12/28/2019 6:25:36 PM
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US, Russian troops brawl in northeast Syria - report
Russian forces were present in the area at the same time as US troops and when the two parties met it devolved into a fist fight, "due to their presence in the same area," according to SOHR.
By TZVI JOFFRE \
12/26/2019 12:14:01 PM
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Fourth suspect arrested in 'merciless' abuse of elderly at Mahane Yehuda
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/26/2019 9:04:35 AM
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Sea of Galilee rises by 6 centimeters
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/26/2019 9:07:46 AM
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KKL-JNF Holds Panel with Regional Decision Makers on Strengthening the Negev & Galilee
“Project 2040 will breathe new life into Israel’s periphery”, said KKL-JNF World Chairman Danny Atar, at the Israel 2040 conference in Nof HaGalil
By KKL-JNF \
12/26/2019 10:21:49 AM
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Gideon Sa'ar: This is a fateful day for the Likud
"I asked for you trust and your votes in order to bring about the vision that the people of Israel expect," Sa'ar said.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF,GIL HOFFMAN \
12/26/2019 11:58:08 AM
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KKL-JNF: Keep Disposable Plastics out of Israel’s forests
Dear visitors: On your next picnic, please do not bring disposable plastic utensils into our forests. The forests and wildlife of Israel depend on you behaving responsibly.
By KKL-JNF \
12/26/2019 9:49:34 AM
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Ex-IDF intelligence soldiers may be aiding Israel's enemies - journalist
Alumni of the 8200 Unit, which develops hacking tech, are high profile targets for foreign regimes wanting to exploit Israeli expertise for their own gain.
By DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS \
12/26/2019 3:20:45 PM
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Japan executes first foreigner in over a decade
A 40-year-old Chinese man convicted of murdering a family of four became the country's first foreigner to be executed since the disclosure of details on sentences carried out began in 2007.
By REUTERS \
12/26/2019 10:45:30 AM
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Turkey's Erdogan determined to send troops to Libya
By REUTERS \
12/26/2019 11:03:50 AM
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China, Iran, and Russia to hold joint naval drills starting Friday
The maneuvers will take place in the Indian Ocean and the Sea of Oman.
By REUTERS \
12/26/2019 12:19:52 PM
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Israelis rush to get vaccinated as flu crisis intensifies with 11 dead
A one and a half year old child was brought to the Kaplan Hospital in Rehovot in critical condition on Wednesday and passed away shortly after. She was the 11th Israeli to die of the flu this season.
By TZVI JOFFRE \
12/26/2019 8:45:47 PM
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Police searching for teen swept away by flash flood near Yarka
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/26/2019 11:50:23 AM
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Rabotai rock Hanukkah with a modern take on Maoz Tzur
The Hanukkah classic Maoz Tzur has been spliced with Pharrel William's 'Happy' to create an energetic fusion of old and new.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/26/2019 3:13:20 PM
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"We just need closure," plead friends of missing IDF soldier Oron Shaul
Friends of missing IDF soldier Oron Shaul urge Hamas: "It's time to solve our problems, come to the negotiating table."
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
12/27/2019 11:08:06 PM
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Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny detained by police during Moscow raid
By REUTERS \
12/26/2019 12:34:22 PM
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Deputy A-G green lights decisions, appointments within election period
Normally such decisions would be delayed until after an election, but with the transition government being in effect for over a year, Raz Nizri has given them the go-ahead.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/26/2019 9:35:02 PM
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Iranian minister insists protesters shot in head and legs, not 'just' head
According to a parliamentarian, the officials who were present at the meeting were shocked by the interior minister's indifference and coldness when he made the remarks.
By TZVI JOFFRE \
12/28/2019 11:53:56 AM
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Israeli team who treated measles patients in Samoa: Get vaccinated
The trip to Samoa was "difficult and complicated," Dr. Itai M. Pessach of Sheba Medical Center.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
12/26/2019 8:52:51 PM
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Hanukkah candle lighting from Mumbai - watch
Happy Hanukkah from The Jerusalem Post.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/28/2019 7:32:59 PM
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Man swept away by flash flood in north Israel in critical condition
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/26/2019 1:40:37 PM
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Eight-year-old forgoes Christmas gifts to buy dog food for local shelter
Landyn Wadsworth raised enough in donations to buy 600 lbs. of food for the homeless pets.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/28/2019 12:10:12 PM
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Storm beaches Panamanian merchant ship near Ashdod
By REUTERS \
12/26/2019 2:06:11 PM
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Libyan minister will ask for Turkish support if Tripoli war escalates
By REUTERS \
12/26/2019 2:14:47 PM
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A-G refuses to tell High Court his view on PM eligibility - again
On Sunday, the High Court set a hearing for December 31 for Mandelblit to argue before it along with other parties about whether Netanyahu can form a government.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/27/2019 1:15:39 AM
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Is water quality more important than quantity at the Sea of Galilee?
As heavy rains raise the level of the lake, a leading scientist has warned that the amount of water is not the most important metric.
By EYTAN HALON \
12/26/2019 4:17:19 PM
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New laser beam system developed to take down drones, burning balloons
Dubbed "Light Blade" the laser beam system can take down targets over two kilometers away
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
12/26/2019 2:49:19 PM
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Iraqi president would rather quit than name Iranian-backed PM nominee
By REUTERS \
12/26/2019 2:43:33 PM
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Turkey to send troops to Libya at Tripoli's request -Erdogan
Last month, Ankara signed two separate accords with the GNA, led by Fayez al-Serraj, one on security and military cooperation and another on maritime boundaries in the eastern Mediterranean.
By REUTERS \
12/26/2019 3:37:19 PM
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Mexico appeals to ICC over diplomatic spat with Bolivia
By REUTERS \
12/26/2019 3:54:39 PM
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Israel: Brain could integrate natural/artificial vision, cure blind
Bar-Ilan University and Stanford University researchers find brain can combine natural and artificial vision to help treat Macular degeneration.
By ILANIT CHERNICK \
12/28/2019 6:24:28 PM
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Georgia to open cultural center in Jerusalem
By LAHAV HARKOV \
12/29/2019 2:51:04 PM
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Two Iran prisoners begin hunger strike, supporters say
By REUTERS \
12/26/2019 5:04:10 PM
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Trump warns Russia, Syria, Iran against killing civilians in Idlib
By REUTERS \
12/26/2019 5:11:23 PM
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Hong Kong marchers target malls on third day of Christmas protests
By REUTERS \
12/26/2019 5:15:03 PM
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Netanyahu calls Putin, requests release of Naama Issachar
Netanyahu also said he and Putin discussed Iran and Syria with Putin, and the two wished each other happy holidays.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
12/26/2019 7:20:10 PM
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COGAT: 500 permits issued to Gazan Christians for Christmas
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/26/2019 5:59:58 PM
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GRAPEVINE: Digital panhandling
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
12/27/2019 12:57:00 AM
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Arab entrepreneur: Hi-tech is the foundation for coexistence
While Arab citizens represent 21% of Israel's population, they constitute just 3% of the Israeli hi-tech workforce – a primary engine of Israeli economic growth.
By EYTAN HALON \
12/29/2019 7:25:53 PM
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Innovation demands disruption within companies
"At Tnuva, we realized that we must build a platform that will enable us to get to know our customers."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/26/2019 9:25:09 PM
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Longtime ‘Post’ writer Carl Hoffman – a unique light
He headed for the Philippines and dedicated himself to helping the Mangyan tribe on the island of Mindoro.
By STEWART WEISS \
12/26/2019 6:31:18 PM
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Tamar Gil Menachem Speaks at Maariv Conference about building the Negev
Employment is the first consideration of young adults when choosing where to live, said Tamar Gil Menachem, Deputy CEO of the Lauder Center for Employment in the Negev.
By ALAN ROSENBAUM \
12/30/2019 10:14:55 PM
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An interview with Jacky Mukmel, chairman of CBRE Israel
Jacky Mukmel, CEO of CBRE Israel, is regarded as Israel’s leading expert in the commercial real estate field.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/26/2019 6:44:57 PM
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Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem tenure extension request held up
‘Every moment that Rabbi Stern’s tenure is not extended is an insult to the honor of the Torah and honor of rabbis’ said New Right MK Matan Kahana.
By JEREMY SHARON \
12/26/2019 6:59:02 PM
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The ICC decision on Israel would make Himmler proud
The ICC chief prosecutor’s hand is now controlled by organizations linked to the 3rd Reich.
By RICHARD KEMP \
12/26/2019 7:13:27 PM
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Gaza’s weekly protests suspended for 3 months
‘Decision linked to ceasefire deal with Israel, fatigue.’
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
12/27/2019 1:29:36 AM
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Getting down to IDF brass tacks
By raising the issue of morality, then, Kochavi was following a long-standing tradition carried down by his predecessors. His version was to emphasize that war is always a “last resort”
By RUTHIE BLUM \
12/27/2019 3:52:24 PM
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Refusing to play the Palestinians’ ICC game
No more of Arafat’s ‘branch and gun’
By NITSANA DARSHAN-LEITNER \
12/27/2019 6:13:23 PM
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Germans: Trump is a greater danger to the world than Putin or N. Korea
The YouGov survey found 41% of Germans think it is the US under Trump, not Iran or Russia, which is a threat to the world.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/26/2019 8:14:19 PM
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Israel shrugs at Hamas saying it will cancel Weekly Gaza riots - Analysis
The announcement did not lead the news broadcasts, which was dominated by weather news and Likud primaries.
By HERB KEINON \
12/27/2019 1:33:20 AM
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Two people killed due to stormy weather
The storm not only affect Israel. In Beirut, the storm toppled an old wall and several graves at an old Jewish cemetery that dates back to the early 1820s.
By ALON EINHORN,REUTERS \
12/27/2019 10:48:06 AM
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End the Russian roulette on the roads!
It has been a grim year for road fatalities in Israel: A shocking 345 people lost their lives – needlessly.
By LIAT COLLINS \
12/26/2019 8:43:55 PM
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Netanyahu victorious, vows US recognition of Israeli settlement annexation
MK Gideon Sa'ar conceded in a call to the prime minister.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
12/28/2019 8:20:59 PM
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Kindling in the capital
But that wasn’t the only “first” candle kindled by either Friedman or Netanyahu.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
12/26/2019 9:16:09 PM
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Former head of Israeli bar allegedly promoted a judge in quid pro quo
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/26/2019 9:27:50 PM
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My father warned decades ago of an assault on Israel as an ‘apartheid’ state
He was sagely prescient in warning about the snowballing confluence of anti-Zionism and antisemitism, going back to the mid-1970s.
By DAVID M. WEINBERG \
2/25/2020 5:14:26 PM
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Palestinian who almost died in interrogation ‘not necessarily tortured’
State Attorney Shai Nitzan was asked about under staffing and insufficient funds provided to the Justice Ministry’s special unit, for probing complaints of alleged torture of detainees.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/27/2019 1:26:16 AM
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Fearing to be ‘too Jewish’
The debate, “Are we Jews or American’s first” was the underlying issue in the controversy or the new executive order against antisemitism recently signed by President Donald Trump.
By DAVID ELIEZRIE \
12/26/2019 9:40:06 PM
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The ICC, settlements and the Orwellian denial of the Jewish presence in Israel
The fact remains that the position that settlements are illegal as such serves a war-like narrative that denies any legitimacy to Jewish presence on the entire territory of Israel.
By EMMANUEL ALTIT/JENNIFER NAOURI/DOV JACOBS \
12/27/2019 6:15:45 PM
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The ‘separate but equal’ illusion
Dr. Thabet Abu Rass and Amnon Be’eri-Sulitzeanu are the co-directors of the Abraham Initiatives, a nonprofit based in Lod and dedicated to a shared and equal society for Jewish and Arab Israelis.
By AMNON BE’ERI SULIZEANU AND THABET ABU RASS \
12/27/2019 11:56:30 AM
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Redress for the Jews from Arab countries
Unfortunately, all of this ended in the 20th century, when its Jews, and the Jews of the entire Arab world fled or were expelled from their homes and communities.
By DAVID A. DANGOOR \
12/26/2019 10:25:12 PM
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How to stick to your fitness New Year’s resolution
The key to keeping one’s 2020 health goals starts with setting the right goals.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
12/27/2019 12:44:38 PM
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Esther Lurie: The Holocaust's living witness
Lurie’s art is on display is in the Yizkor Room, the special exhibit hall at the heart of the museum.
By DIANA BLETTER \
12/26/2019 10:33:55 PM
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Where the battle against antisemitism begins
While there are certainly personal relationships between members of the two communities, they are somewhat uncommon, and usually based on business associations and family relationships.
By CHAIM STEINMETZ \
12/26/2019 10:34:44 PM
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Identity rap comes to Israel
Rami does most of his freestyle rap in English, but now that he is learning and speaking more Hebrew, he is composing more in Hebrew.
By ALAN ROSENBAUM \
12/27/2019 12:43:19 PM
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The best of Russian culture
The M.Art foundation brings to Israel ‘Paquita’ by the Ural Ballet, the modern dance brilliance of choreographer Tatiana Baganova and the musical magic of the Bolshoi.
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
12/26/2019 10:47:21 PM
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To counter the ICC, Israel needs leadership that truly wants peace
The State of Israel has long been portrayed in the international community as an occupier that refuses to hold talks to end the occupation.
By EHUD OLMERT \
12/27/2019 6:12:48 PM
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Pascale's Kitchen: Fricassee Sandwiches for Hanukkah
This year, I decided to return to my roots and explain to my readers how to prepare Tunisian fricassee sandwiches, which I don’t often make during the year, except for the eight days of Hanukkah.
By PASCALE PEREZ-RUBIN \
12/27/2019 10:31:24 AM
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The global economy calls for mutual respect and win-win cooperation
However, the ever-growing cooperation between China and Israel is not insulated from external factors.
By H.E. ZHAN YONGXIN \
12/26/2019 10:56:05 PM
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Israel's alpha radiation treatment shows 100% rate of tumor shrinkage
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States. Around the globe, cancer incidence has been steadily increasing over the past half-century.
By HILLEL FULD \
12/29/2019 7:22:15 PM
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How more office space can lead to greater employment
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/26/2019 11:10:16 PM
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What is American Jewry thinking about antisemitism?
The majority of American Jews who vote Democratic blame Trump for the rise in antisemitism, which is viewed primarily as coming from the “white nationalist fringe.”
By BRENDA KATTEN \
12/27/2019 8:25:59 PM
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The triumvirate: Avigdor Liberman, Avichai Mandelblit & Aviv Kochavi
How these three men made the most impact on Israel in 2019
By HERB KEINON \
12/27/2019 9:48:15 AM
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Gideon Sa'ar thanks supporters as polls close
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/26/2019 11:26:23 PM
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Did Corbyn’s antisemitism cost Labour the elections?
For the Jewish community, December’s snap elections were about the Labour leader’s legitimization of antisemitism.
By Hannah Gal \
12/27/2019 8:25:04 PM
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20/20 vision for avoiding additional elections in 2020
The ability to look into what can happen in the year 2020 from just a few days away requires extra special glasses.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
12/26/2019 11:31:35 PM
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Three Ladies, Three Lattes: Enable education
Is secular education not necessary for a lifetime of studying Torah?
By THREE LADIES, THREE LATTES \
12/26/2019 11:36:16 PM
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The blood-dimmed tide
Syrian chaos reflects the conclusive breakdown of the post Cold War regional order.
By JONATHAN SPYER \
12/27/2019 9:10:14 PM
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What Hanukkah means to me
These brave little lights flicker on every windowsill in Jerusalem
By DVORA WAYSMAN \
12/26/2019 11:44:46 PM
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Can the 2020s roar?
Middle Israel: How the two gloomy decades that opened the century can make way for a decade of hope.
By AMOTZ ASA-EL \
12/28/2019 6:27:23 PM
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Introducing children to the Holocaust
Bikel’s story seeks to inspire emerging from the darkest of places
By AARON LEIBEL \
12/26/2019 11:50:46 PM