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Pro-Gaddafi gangs deploy in Libyan capital
Regime distributes guns to civilian supporters as strongman tries to keep tenuous hold on Tripoli; neighborhoods of capital reportedly in open revolt.
By OREN KESSLER AND ASSOCIATED PRESS \
2/27/2011 12:22:24 AM
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Egypt proposes term limits, competitive elections
Hundreds of thousands rally across Mideast; largest protests yet in Jordan and Bahrain; first reports of unrest in Saudi Arabia.
By OREN KESSLER AND ASSOCIATED PRESS \
2/27/2011 12:38:44 AM
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US revokes visas for senior Libyan officials
By ASSOCIATED PRESS \
2/27/2011 12:44:54 AM
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Libyan ambassador pleads to UN: Save our country
Abdurrahman Mohammed Shalgham tells UNSC people of Libya are asking for freedom and democracy.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
2/27/2011 1:03:12 AM
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3 people injured in car crash in north
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/27/2011 1:14:06 AM
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PM evokes Sudetenland when deflecting EU criticism
Czech foreign minister told ‘Post’ 'the analogy doesn’t work'; Netanyahu says in interview that "settlement issue has to be resolved."
By HERB KEINON \
2/27/2011 1:35:36 AM
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Non-profits to gather in Jaffa to examine their future
Charities, social action groups from Jewish world to hear from professionals who will guide them on improving their services.
By RUTH EGLASH \
2/27/2011 1:47:00 AM
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Symposium to address Israel advocacy on US campuses
J'lem symposium comes before Israel Apartheid Week; aims to change approach to Israel advocacy by looking at Palestinian side.
By MELANIE LIDMAN \
2/27/2011 1:55:39 AM
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Cherney says he mistakenly signed deal after drinking
Israeli oligarch accused of owing $270m., in accordance with signed agreement for stake in Russian coal-producing organization.
By JONNY PAUL \
2/27/2011 2:02:21 AM
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Libyan ambassador to US supports interim government
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/27/2011 2:09:02 AM
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Report: 50 people killed in clashes in Libyan town
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/27/2011 2:16:40 AM
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'Extreme weather could heighten risk from toxic chemicals'
Most chemicals cited in UN report not in use in Israel but Environment Ministry plans to implement Stockholm Treaty in order to eliminate hazardous materials.
By EHUD ZION WALDOKS AND ASSOCIATED PRESS \
2/27/2011 2:24:43 AM
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Green panel explores Beduin’s role in solar energy
Rahat mayor to Eilat-Eilot conference: It could help residents enjoy greater employment and income.
By BEN HARTMAN \
2/27/2011 2:32:35 AM
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Tunisia: Potential model of progressive Arab democracy
Analysis: N. African state set off a region-wide revolution, but can it also serve as an example of tolerant, forward-leaning governance?
By OREN KESSLER \
2/27/2011 2:48:59 AM
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Analysis: The plagues of Egypt
Lacking a significant democratic culture, Egypt will likely be providing alarming headlines almost daily.
By MORDECHAI KEDAR \
2/27/2011 2:58:11 AM
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Just raw food and nuts
A new ‘health’ fad – eating only uncooked and unpasteurized food – may copy the eating habits of primitive man, but that doesn’t mean it’s good for you.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
2/27/2011 3:11:27 AM
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Health Scan: Drugs at petrol stations? No thanks
'Clothespin' fixes leaky heart valves; nano treatment for chronic wounds.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
2/27/2011 3:20:26 AM
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UNSC votes to impose sanctions on Gaddafi's regime
By ASSOCIATED PRESS \
2/27/2011 3:22:44 AM
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UN Security Council slaps sanctions on Libya's Gaddafi
All 15 nations on UNSC also approve referring Libya to war crimes tribunal; council members freeze assets of Libyan leader and family.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
2/27/2011 3:31:22 AM
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Deciphering German foreign policy toward Israel and Iran
Analysis: The so-called German-Israeli ‘special relationship’ is clouded by Berlin’s tight relations with Tehran.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
2/27/2011 3:43:05 AM
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Alternative Oscars
Tired of sitting through the same old ‘and-the nominees-are’ categories year after year? Here’s a selection of picks that would add a little more punch.
By HANNAH BROWN \
2/27/2011 4:00:17 AM
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Iran aiming to exploit anarchy in post-Mubarak Sinai
Tehran studying new military presence in trying to establish mass smuggling mechanisms, according to defense officials.
By YAAKOV KATZ \
2/27/2011 4:21:41 AM
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Algorithmic trading: Mathematical and magical
Since algo trading takes place in large quantities, a mistake can cost a lot, so there is a need to consider risk management seriously.
By YAEL GRUNTMAN / GLOBES \
2/27/2011 4:33:50 AM
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My Word: Southern discomfort
"We are probably the only town in the world where it’s often considered too dangerous to wear car seat belts," says my friend Channa.
By LIAT COLLINS \
2/27/2011 4:45:52 AM
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Libyan envoy welcomes UNSC decision for sanctions on Libya
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/27/2011 4:52:08 AM
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February 27: Crossing the street
Do Shai and his fellow MKs truly think they will educate ideologues whose ears are deaf and whose minds are closed?
By JERUSALEM POST READERS \
2/27/2011 5:05:11 AM
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Out There: The repackaging of Bamba
Pretentious marketing has potential. Imagine how we could sell some Israeli products using a similar scheme.
By HERB KEINON \
2/27/2011 5:17:09 AM
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Bracing for the ‘big one’
It can happen any day, and if it is of a particularly destructive magnitude and lethally nearby, no part of the country would be safe.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
2/27/2011 5:24:07 AM
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North Korea threatens to fire at South Korea
By ASSOCIATED PRESS \
2/27/2011 5:28:46 AM
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Yellow-and-blue closes in on the big boys
Hap TA, Mac Haifa ready for marquee matchup at Bloomfield; Betar falls again.
By ALLON SINAI \
2/27/2011 5:42:38 AM
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Gilboa/Galil tops Mac Haifa to continue recent run
Haifa got off to a good start, opening a double-digit margin in the first period and leading 22-14 after 10 minutes.
By ALLON SINAI \
2/27/2011 5:49:12 AM
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Sports Medicine: We are what we eat: Sports nutrition
One of the important factors that can certainly make a difference between victory and failure is what athletes put into their bodies.
By YONATAN KAPLAN \
2/27/2011 5:57:05 AM
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Kassam lands in Eshkol Regional Council, no injuries
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/27/2011 8:02:25 AM
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Police arrest 20 in the south suspected of drug trafficking
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/27/2011 7:40:56 AM
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Charlie Sheen slams allegations of anti-Semitism
ADL's Foxman says that "Two and a Half Men" actor's rants against Jewish producer "are bizarre and borderline anti-Semitism."
By LAHAV HARKOV \
2/27/2011 9:09:35 AM
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Oman ruler shakes up government after protests
By ASSOCIATED PRESS \
2/27/2011 9:15:20 AM
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North Korea threatens to attack South Korea, US
By ASSOCIATED PRESS \
2/27/2011 9:15:59 AM
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North Korea threatens to attack South Korea, US
Pyongyang says it will launch a "full-scale" war as joint US, S. Korea military drills are set to begin in Seoul.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS \
2/27/2011 9:20:06 AM
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Man killed in Hatzor Haglilit tractor accident
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/27/2011 9:24:11 AM
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New Zealand earthquake toll at 146 dead
Christcurch quake may be the country's worst disaster ever; over 200 still missing; city center may be unusable for months.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS \
2/27/2011 9:33:48 AM
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Israeli’s Gaddafi spoof strikes chord with Libyan rebels
In "Zenga Zenga," musician Noy Alooshe remixes Libyan leader’s speech with hip-hop song.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
2/27/2011 10:09:02 AM
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Two found dead in Kiryat Ata; police suspect murder-suicide
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/27/2011 10:31:51 AM
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Body of Israeli hiker identified in New Zealand
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/27/2011 10:36:42 AM
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PM: Gov't is trying to find missing Israelis in Chrischurch
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/27/2011 11:04:42 AM
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Israelis Ofer Levy and Gabi Ingel still missing in NZ
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/27/2011 11:07:21 AM
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PM: Gov't is working with NZ to find missing Israelis
Whereabouts of Ofer Levy and Gabi Ingel are still unknown; body of Israeli identified as death toll from quake reaches 146.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/27/2011 11:13:10 AM
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Iran seeks closer naval ties with Syria
By ASSOCIATED PRESS \
2/27/2011 11:47:09 AM
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Oman police clash with stone-throwing protesters
By REUTERS \
2/27/2011 11:49:47 AM
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Police suspect murder-suicide in Kiryat Ata deaths
Woman was found dead at home with multiple stab wounds, as husband was hanging by a rope.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/27/2011 11:57:38 AM
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Hague: It is time for Gaddafi to go
By REUTERS \
2/27/2011 12:16:46 PM
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‘Kuwait Hackers’ hijack several Israeli websites
"Team Kuwait Hackers" shut down sites for the Israel Scouts and Israeli gap-year programs.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
2/27/2011 12:39:37 PM
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PM says gov't to fund 1,400 additional hospital beds
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/27/2011 12:49:46 PM
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PM announces additional gov't funding for hospitals
NIS 500 million reform will add 1,400 beds to Israeli hospitals, create jobs for doctors and nurses, focus on periphery.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/27/2011 12:55:45 PM
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Jewish teen charged with killing Arab man in brawl
3 more suspects indicted for battery and obstruction of justice; the 3 allegedly killed Hussam Hasan, 24, in Jerusalem.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/27/2011 1:24:16 PM
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Earliest human remains in US Arctic reported
Discovery of 11,500-year-old burial sheds new light on life and times of early settlers who left Asia for New World.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS \
2/27/2011 1:25:00 PM
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Katsav sentencing postponed by two weeks
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/27/2011 1:27:45 PM
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Gaddafi's Ukrainian nurse heads home
By ASSOCIATED PRESS \
2/27/2011 1:30:40 PM
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Iran's ex-president wants opposition leaders freed
By ASSOCIATED PRESS \
2/27/2011 1:38:26 PM
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UN refugee agency: Over 100,000 have fled Libya
By ASSOCIATED PRESS \
2/27/2011 1:39:10 PM
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Anti-Gaddafi rebels take over city closest to Tripoli
Protesters fly flag over Zawiyah town square; UK revokes Gaddafi and family's diplomatic immunity; 100,000 refugees flee Libya amid violence.
By REUTERS \
2/27/2011 2:01:59 PM
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Two killed as Omani police fire on protesters
Over 1,000 anti-government demonstrators threw stones as police used tear gas, batons and rubber bullets to disperse them.
By REUTERS \
2/27/2011 2:14:05 PM
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The Jewish Palate: The Jews of Libya
Chef Dennis Wasko explores how the long history of Libya's Jews influenced the cuisine of this North African country.
By DENNIS WASKO \
2/28/2011 10:22:48 AM
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Police station, state office burning in Oman town
By REUTERS \
2/27/2011 3:04:42 PM
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Italian FM: End of Gaddafi rule is 'inevitable'
By REUTERS \
2/27/2011 3:22:30 PM
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Lebanese protest against sectarian political system
By REUTERS \
2/27/2011 3:37:21 PM
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Anti-government protests break out in Lebanon
Hundreds rally in Beirut against sectarian government, which demonstrators say is "a dictatorial system."
By REUTERS \
2/27/2011 3:43:33 PM
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Verdi opera 'Jerusalem' set to entertain the capital
Israel Opera announces it will perform two Operas this year in Jerusalem.
By THE MEDIA LINE AND JONAH MANDEL \
2/27/2011 3:49:36 PM
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Healthy Eating: When good foods go bad
The verdict is in on 7 favorite snack foods – find out which ones are not as healthy as they seem and which are much worse than you would have ever dreamed.
By KATHRYN RUBIN \
3/2/2011 11:59:29 AM
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Hebrew University seeks to try professor
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/27/2011 4:35:14 PM
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Six dead in failed coup attempt - DR Congo
By REUTERS \
2/27/2011 4:39:12 PM
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Gaddafi's son denies turmoil sweeping Libya-report
By REUTERS \
2/27/2011 4:49:59 PM
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Man found stabbed, dead in Ashdod; 2 suspects arrested
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/27/2011 5:04:29 PM
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Tunisian prime minister resigns after protests
By REUTERS \
2/27/2011 5:09:32 PM
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Study finds 1/4 of Australians hold anti-Semitic prejudice
12-year study, conducted by several universities, surveyed 12,512 people across country, found that 23.3 percent were negative towards Jews.
By JTA \
2/27/2011 5:11:24 PM
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Clinton heads to Geneva to push for Libya action
By REUTERS \
2/27/2011 5:28:42 PM
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Tunisian prime minister resigns following protests
Critics had accused Mohamed Ghannouchi of being too close to state's ousted gov't; elections to replace Ben Ali by July 15.
By REUTERS \
2/27/2011 5:48:12 PM
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Clinton: US 'reaching out' to Libyan opposition groups
By REUTERS \
2/27/2011 5:54:31 PM
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Clinton: US 'reaching out' to Libyan opposition groups
US secretary of state heads to Geneva to consult with allies on next step to end crisis; Italian FM says end of Gaddafi's rule "inevitable."
By REUTERS \
2/27/2011 6:07:52 PM
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Gas prices will rise Monday at midnight by 4%
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/27/2011 6:09:53 PM
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Egyptian editor: Israel-peace treaty will likely be revised
The Media Line interviews Egypt Daily News editor on Egyptian role in peace process, controlling Gaza border, future of Israel-Egypt relations.
By FELICE FRIEDSON / THE MEDIA LINE \
2/27/2011 6:14:37 PM
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The Mafioso Colonel
Gaddafi is a crime-novel caricature whose antics were tolerated by the West because they were profitable, not to mention entertaining. While the world wakes up, Israel's Left and Right should hit the snooze button on their nihil ad rem whining.
By ALON PINKAS \
2/27/2011 6:22:01 PM
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Iranian opposition leaders moved from house arrest
By REUTERS \
2/27/2011 6:18:51 PM
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Saif Gaddafi denies media reports of turmoil in Libya
Anti-Gaddafi rebels take over city closest to Tripoli; UK revokes Gaddafi and family's diplomatic immunity; 100,000 refugees flee Libya.
By REUTERS \
2/27/2011 6:27:57 PM
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Iranian opposition leaders moved from house arrest
Mousavi and Karoubi moved to "safe house"; follows former president's contention that house arrest of leaders might radicalize the opposition.
By REUTERS \
2/27/2011 6:37:42 PM
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Arab League boss Moussa to run for Egypt president
By ASSOCIATED PRESS \
2/27/2011 6:41:19 PM
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Arab League boss Moussa to run for Egypt president
Moussa enjoys wide popularity in Egypt, largely because of his scathing criticism of Israel, a country seen by most Egyptians as an enemy.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS \
2/27/2011 6:55:36 PM
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French foreign minister quits after Tunisia blunders
By REUTERS \
2/27/2011 7:14:24 PM
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C'tee: No criminal misconduct in Shahada targeted killing
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/27/2011 7:19:41 PM
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Schalit denies mulling forming party
BY TOVAH LAZAROFF AND Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
2/27/2011 7:34:33 PM
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Male suspect shoots wife and then commits suicide
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/27/2011 8:12:33 PM
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C'tee: No criminal misconduct in Shehade targeted killing
Report on 2002 hit doesn't recommend punishment for those involved; says deaths of 13 citizens "disproportionate," result of "faulty intelligence."
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/27/2011 7:56:07 PM
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Fatah says no to unity government with Hamas
Official calls Fayyad’s effort a "private" plan that doesn’t have Palestinian support.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
2/27/2011 8:05:26 PM
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'Gaddafi is capable of anything'
In this week’s 20 Questions, the Moshe Dayan Center's Yehudit Ronen addresses the current upheaval in Libya.
By DEBORAH DANAN \
2/27/2011 8:57:59 PM
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2 murder-suicides perpetrated by husbands in North
For the second time in the same day, man kills his wife and then proceeds to commit suicide, this time in Lower Galilee town of Massad.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/27/2011 8:43:59 PM
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Palestinians turn to technology to avoid roadblocks
Checkpoint-buster program uses text messages to warn drivers of long lines ahead in West Bank.
By ARIEH O’SULLIVAN / THE MEDIA LINE \
2/27/2011 8:45:49 PM
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Tunisia appoints Beji Caid Sebsi as prime minister
By REUTERS \
2/27/2011 8:49:28 PM
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UK freezes Gaddafi assets after UN resolution
By REUTERS \
2/27/2011 8:52:41 PM
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Netanyahu meets with parents of missing Israelis in NZ
Netanyahu to speak with New Zealand prime minister on efforts to find Israelis, material assistance to disaster victims.
By HERB KEINON \
2/27/2011 9:06:04 PM
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Gaddafi dismisses UN sanctions, will crush rebels
By REUTERS \
2/27/2011 9:18:38 PM
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Report: Gaza militant killed in Israeli air strike
By REUTERS \
2/27/2011 10:31:30 PM
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Gaddafi dismisses sanctions, says rebels will be defeated
"The people of Libya support me, small groups of rebels are surrounded and will be dealt with," Libyan leader says in phone interview.
By REUTERS \
2/27/2011 9:29:53 PM
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Elizabeth Taylor spends 79th birthday in hospital
By REUTERS \
2/27/2011 9:36:52 PM
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Kehati’s muse
Enamored of improvisation, jazz guitarist Assaf Kehati is forging his own path – which, on March 3, will take him to Petah Tikva.
By BARRY DAVIS \
2/27/2011 10:20:10 PM
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Lights, camera...Actors Studio
To hone the local theatrical profession, actors Oded Kotler and Amnon Meskin are running a workshop in TA.
By HANNAH BROWN \
2/27/2011 10:20:49 PM
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Dance Review: Antonio Gades Company
In Blood Wedding (Bodas de Sangre), Gades’s unique sophistication sets him apart from many of his contemporaries.
By ORA BRAFMAN \
2/27/2011 10:21:14 PM
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Concert Review: JSO
Canadian conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson knows how to emphasize difference between 2 and therefore make this double bill an enjoyable experience.
By URY EPPSTEIN \
2/27/2011 10:20:10 PM
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Moussa announces run for Egyptian presidency
Highly popular at home, Arab League chief has often been a scathing critic of Israel.
By OREN KESSLER \
2/27/2011 10:16:47 PM
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British military planes evacuate 150 from Libya
By REUTERS \
2/27/2011 10:19:00 PM
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Arts in Brief: February 28
A Milch-Sheriff premiere; The many faces of ‘R&J’ in Ra’anana.
By JERUSALEM POST READERS \
2/27/2011 10:20:49 PM
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C'tee: No criminal action in Shehadeh targeted killing
Report on 2002 hit doesn't recommend punishment for those involved; says deaths of 13 citizens "disproportionate," result of "faulty intelligence."
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/27/2011 10:26:46 PM
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Activism and the Arab uprisings
If same organizations don’t support the Arab revolts with same vigor they condemn Israel, they will be proven hypocritical and morally bankrupt.
By JEREMY RUDEN \
2/27/2011 10:40:49 PM
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Jewish Ideas Daily: Strange bedfellows
A genuine strategic alliance between Egypt and Iran – which have kept each other
at arm’s length – would be an unprecedented development.
By ELLIOT JAGER \
2/27/2011 10:41:16 PM
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The Region: Eyes wide shut
The more ‘reassurances’ we receive from Western governments and pundits about the ‘new Arab realities,’ the more we should ignore them.
By BARRY RUBIN \
2/27/2011 10:41:16 PM
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Palestinians report 1 dead, 2 injured in IDF strike on Gaza
IDF spokesperson denies launching strikes on Gaza; Islamic Jihad spokesman claims member of group killed in incident.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/27/2011 10:51:11 PM
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Get tough on Hamas prisoners
1000s of security prisoners enjoy perks, while Schalit is held incommunicado. It’s time for the government to rectify that intolerable imbalance.
By TZACHI HANEGBI \
2/27/2011 11:00:42 PM
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February 28: Tackling the killer
There is no such thing as road safety, and I believe that the blame is primarily that of pedestrians.
By JERUSALEM POST READERS \
2/27/2011 11:00:59 PM
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Two murder-suicides in one day in the North
Additional murder in Ashdod, both murder-suicides had history of domestic violence
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/27/2011 11:06:44 PM
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France names Alain Juppe new foreign minister
By REUTERS \
2/27/2011 11:13:26 PM
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EU to discuss sanctions against over 80 Iranian officials
European diplomats have prepared list of over 80 Iranian commanders, prison guards, judges, ministry bureaucrats for human rights abuses.
BY BENJAMIN WEINTHAL, JPOST CORRESPONDENT \
2/27/2011 11:14:25 PM
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J Street’s fragile alternative
By some of the positions it takes and some of the company it keeps, J Street risks sabotaging its laudable endeavor to present a viable left-wing pro-Zionist alternative to American Jews.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
2/27/2011 11:23:57 PM
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The revolutions and US euphoria
If the Western world carries on with the "instant democracy" illusion, what occurred in Egypt will bring about the fall of more moderate regimes.
By BOAZ GANOR \
2/27/2011 11:39:17 PM
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2010: More than 2,500 violent acts against health workers
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/27/2011 11:38:49 PM
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Reality Check: Between Binyamin and Avigdor
Whose stance will the new ambassador to the UN and the consul-general
to New York be representing, the prime minister’s or the FM's?
By JEFF BARAK \
2/27/2011 11:44:05 PM
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US accuses Iran of 'blatant' rights violations
By REUTERS \
2/28/2011 2:45:16 PM
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US accuses Iran of 'blatant' rights violations
Washington condemns Iranian arrests of political figures, Internet meddling; 2 Iranian officials get US sanctions over human rights abuses.
By REUTERS \
2/27/2011 11:56:53 PM