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India detains 30 after bombings kill 45
Little-known Indian Mujahedeen group claims attack revenge for 2002 riots in western state which left 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, dead.
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McCain campaign: Obama chose world leaders over 'injured American heroes'
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Tirat Hacarmel man allegedly stabs wife to death
JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/27/2008 1:27:35 AM
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Channel 1: Olmert weighs quitting after primary
According to reports, PM would resign if winner can form new gov't; Mofaz pulls closer to Livni in polls.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
7/27/2008 1:47:56 AM
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Sakhnin loses Intertoto tie to La Coruna
Sakhnin put up a fighting performance on Saturday, but Juan Carlos Valeron scored the only goal of the encounter in the 40th minute.
ALLON SINAI \
7/27/2008 1:50:46 AM
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Israel's 2008 Olympic team: Shahar Pe'er, Tzipi Obziler
The 21-year-old, the only Israeli to twice reach a quarterfinal of a Grand Slam singles tournament, will be taking part in her first Olympics.
ALLON SINAI \
7/27/2008 1:52:44 AM
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Swimming: Five Israeli records broken at Wingate
Alon Mandel proved he's in excellent form ahead of the Olympics on Saturday, clocking a new Israeli record time of 53.61s in the 100m butterfly.
ALLON SINAI \
7/27/2008 1:53:48 AM
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Dozens of sea turtles found dead on Mexican beaches
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IAF troops rescue injured Ukrainian sailor off Israel's coast
JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/27/2008 3:30:50 AM
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'Karadzic's lawyer lodges last-minute appeal against extradition - by mail'
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NATO forces kill 4 civilians in shooting at checkpoint in Afghanistan
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Man stabs wife to death in view of 3 young kids
Murder reportedly takes place in view of couple's 3 children, aged 5 to 10, after argument breaks out.
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
7/27/2008 6:47:43 AM
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Little-known group claims responsibility for India bombings
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Palestinians: IDF troops kill Hamas gunman in Hebron raid
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Report: Iran hangs 29 convicts
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Dimona attack mastermind killed by IDF
Olmert praises security forces' operation; Hamas vows response "at time and place we choose."
Yaakov Katz \
7/27/2008 8:09:44 AM
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Hamas: Our reaction to Hebron op will be swift and painful
JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/27/2008 8:57:44 AM
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Afghan official: Dozens of militants killed in clash near Pakistan border
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Egyptian border guards wound African migrants trying to enter Israel
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3 Pakistani troops killed in clashes with rebel tribesmen
Suspected tribal insurgents ambush security patrol in resource-rich southwest, 15 gunmen killed.
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Dozens of terrorists killed in eastern Afghanistan
American troops and aircraft assist Afghan forces during battle in Spera district; 2 policemen die, 4 wounded.
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California bans restaurants from using trans fats
Violations could result in fines of $25 to $1,000. Food items sold in their manufacturers' sealed packaging would be exempt.
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Police: Bomb wounds Sunni politician, kills 2 bodyguards near Baghdad
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Mobixell pioneers technology for cellphone ads
Mobixell may be Israel's biggest little secret in the country's mobile-phone industry.
DAVID SHAMAH \
7/27/2008 9:44:07 AM
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Anti-Arab slogans hung around J'lem following bulldozer attack
JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/27/2008 9:46:47 AM
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Conference Circuit
A group of 22 Polish young people, all of whom only recently discovered their Jewish backgrounds, will arrive in Israel for a three-week Polish-language seminar.
Greer Fay Cashman \
7/27/2008 9:49:06 AM
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Obama's Mideast tour: Prepare to see it backfire
Opinion: His shameless usurpation of Judaism's holiest site for use as a cheap political prop is embarrassing.
ABRAHAM KATSMAN \
7/27/2008 10:00:27 AM
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Petah Tikva house damaged in Molotov cocktail attack
JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/27/2008 10:20:58 AM
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Turkish warplanes bomb Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq
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Celebrity Grapevine
Bar Rafaeli has a new TV special in the US, Ironic Iconic America.
Greer Fay Cashman \
7/27/2008 10:37:59 AM
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The hills are alive with the sound of violins
Keshet Eilon's annual international master course in the Galilee is in full gear with concerts and classes galore.
MAXIM REIDER \
7/27/2008 10:49:16 AM
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Arab monodrama festival takes Acre
The event, called Mascharid, will feature seven new plays, special events and a tribute to actress Salwa Nakara.
HELEN KAYE \
7/27/2008 11:07:03 AM
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Olmert praises Hebron operation that killed Hamas terrorist
JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/27/2008 11:15:43 AM
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An 'aha' moment
Judging by sales, industrial designer Merav Fleischer's creations are striking a chord with nursing mothers.
Diana Bletter \
7/27/2008 11:19:41 AM
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'Main problem is new anti-Semitism in which Israel is attacked mainly in the classroom'
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1 dead in Hamas, Army of Islam clashes
Hamas cracks down on Fatah after Gaza bombings; Fatah responds with 35 arrests in West Bank.
JPOST.COM STAFF AND AP \
7/27/2008 11:34:55 AM
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Grapevine: A princely invitation
Prince Albert II of Monaco: 'It is important that countries of the Middle East cooperate in protecting the environment.'
Greer Fay Cashman \
7/27/2008 11:37:27 AM
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Hamas rounds up Fatah men in Gaza after blast kills seven
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Huldai opens election campaign
Tel Avivians seem to be in for an 'unexciting' one-horse race for the mayorship.
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
7/27/2008 11:55:31 AM
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Diskin: E. J'lem becoming Hamas hotbed
Tells cabinet neighborhoods on "other side" of fence are more dangerous than areas in the West Bank.
HERB KEINON \
7/27/2008 11:55:56 AM
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Picnic protest pushes for park
Residents of Tel Aviv's Kiryat Sefer area held a "picnic" on the hard ground of an unused lot in protest against the city's long delay in turning the area into a park.
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
7/27/2008 12:01:18 PM
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City rents offices for $1.2 million
Despite public criticism of the renovation of Tel Aviv's City Hall building, the city is continuing to pour taxpayers' money into the project.
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
7/27/2008 12:04:03 PM
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Doctors gear up to help refugees
The Israel Medical Association plans open a new clinic in Tel Aviv to provide African refugees with much-needed medical care free of charge.
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
7/27/2008 12:22:07 PM
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Car park opens to public
The municipal Ahuzot Hanof company has decided to allow free parking for the general public at the Reading power station.
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
7/27/2008 12:24:12 PM
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Cities act against noise and vandalism
Ra'anana has decided to increase its activities to protect public property and the personal safety of residents.
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
7/27/2008 12:28:34 PM
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Herzliya residents demand inquiry into water supply
Residents of the Weizmann neighborhood claim that their area suffers from a "worryingly high" rate of cancer-related illnesses and deaths.
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
7/27/2008 12:31:17 PM
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Salaries highest in Sharon area, survey finds
The survey by the AllJobs website found that in the Sharon area an employee can get as much as 15 percent more than a worker doing the same job elsewhere in Israel.
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
7/27/2008 12:33:53 PM
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School, ministry ordered to pay NIS 10,000 over face injury
A 16-year-old boy's face was scarred by a ruler during a fight between him and another boy five years ago.
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
7/27/2008 12:37:15 PM
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Lieberman petitions High Court, demands Mazuz finally decide on indictment
JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/27/2008 12:39:06 PM
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Interior Ministry accused of allowing tax exemptions
The appeal named 47 local authorities that have a history going back many years of collecting a tiny or negligible portion of the taxes they should have collected.
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
7/27/2008 12:41:50 PM
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Local authorities urged to save water before elections
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel has written to local authorities around the country urging them to save water before municipal elections.
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
7/27/2008 12:43:41 PM
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Children protest against air pollution
Children from around Israel gathered in Haifa to urge voters to choose candidates who plan to solve the air pollution problem in the Haifa Bay area.
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
7/27/2008 12:47:47 PM
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Ethiopian children to get computers
The city of Haifa and the Computer For Every Child non-profit organization have decided to distribute 120 computers to the homes of Ethiopian immigrant children in Haifa.
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
7/27/2008 12:50:19 PM
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PM praises 'successful' Hebron op, Hamas vows revenge
At cabinet meeting, Olmert hails security forces that killed man involved in Dimona attack; Diskin urges decision on house demolitions.
JPOST.COM STAFF AND AP \
7/27/2008 12:52:49 PM
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Abbas says Egypt to relaunch Palestinian reconciliation talks
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Iran asks Non-Aligned support for non-permanent UN Security Council seat
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Kuwait to introduce legislation to punish Internet offenders
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Mofaz: Demolishing terrorists' homes and expulsions now on agenda
JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/27/2008 2:12:51 PM
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Soap opera shakes customs of Arab married life
"Noor" delivers an idealized portrayal of modern married life as equal partnership - clashing with the norms of traditional Middle Eastern societies.
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Attorney: Probe Israeli paper for printing Obama note
Man petitions Mazuz to order a criminal investigation against Ma'ariv, urges boycott of paper.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/27/2008 2:49:23 PM
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Foreign worker confesses to throwing stillborn baby in J'lem garbage bin
Etgar Lefkovits \
7/27/2008 3:15:40 PM
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'Egypt to relaunch Palestinian dialogue'
Abbas tells Mubarak no preconditions for Hamas reconciliation talks, 2 leaders also discuss Schalit.
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Yad Vashem denies funding any of Olmert's flights
JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/27/2008 3:38:41 PM
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'Egypt to relaunch Palestinian dialogue'
Abbas tells Mubarak no preconditions for Hamas reconciliation talks, 2 leaders also discuss Schalit.
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Hamas: Haniyeh underwent successful unspecified surgery
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Livni: Israel must respond to cease-fire violations, fire against fire
JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/27/2008 4:34:59 PM
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Iraqi official says provincial elections unlikely this year
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PM: Gaza calm lets Hamas strengthen position
Diskin tell cabinet: Group has smuggled in 4 tons of explosives since cease-fire.
HERB KEINON \
7/27/2008 6:01:06 PM
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Health Ministry: Don't use cellphones in trains, elevators
Report recommends limiting children's exposure to the technology.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/27/2008 6:02:45 PM
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Official: Palestinians facing serious water shortages as drought continues
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Barak set to leave for 5-day visit to Washington, New York
JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/27/2008 7:22:05 PM
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Caution: Deep water
Lack of lifeguard protection in some beach areas is nothing less than callous disregard for human life.
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Center Field: A pornographic approach to violence
Journalistic narratives overlook what initiating bloodshed for effect rather than to defend oneself does to a people's collective soul.
Gil Stern Stern Troy \
7/27/2008 7:52:27 PM
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May an American comment on Israel?
Correct and important thoughts can come from any provenance.
Daniel Pipes \
7/27/2008 7:54:14 PM
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Construction, deconstruction and destruction
When Bob the Builder meets a Palestinian Mickey Mouse, bulldozers turn into weapons.
Liat Collins \
7/27/2008 7:56:06 PM
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July 28: Present possessive
When people ask about "my kids," I always say: I'm the father, but they're not mine.
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Maj.-Gen. (res.) Uzi Dayan planning to join Likud
JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/27/2008 8:14:10 PM
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Paz-Pines pushes for more guarded beaches
Spate of weekend drownings prompts Labor MK to call on Interior Ministry to speed up preventative measures.
REBECCA ANNA STOIL \
7/27/2008 8:26:24 PM
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Flooding in Ukraine and Romania kills 18, leaves 2 missing
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Karmiel school community pays tribute to principal killed in India
Dina Hoshea died while visiting daughter on trek
STEPHANIE RUBENSTEIN \
7/27/2008 8:57:22 PM
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Body of missing 669 captain found in Laos
Avner Bardugo, 25, disappeared Friday while kayaking down the dark and muddy Mekong River.
Abe Selig and Jpost.com staff \
7/27/2008 9:00:20 PM
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Weak dollar forces cuts in Taglit-Birthright program
Weak dollar may force program to cut 2,000 participants.
Nathan Cohen \
7/27/2008 9:04:11 PM
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Al-Qaida claims responsibility for Yemen suicide bomb that killed policeman
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Israel set to deport Canadian volunteer arrested at fence protest
IDF claims 23-year-old was taking pictures in closed military zone.
Josh Scheinert \
7/27/2008 9:13:19 PM
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Rocks hurled at Israeli bus in the Hebron area; none hurt
JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/27/2008 9:21:19 PM
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High Court blasts haredi school curriculum
High Court says Ministry of Education failed to introduce core curriculum in haredi yeshivot.
DAN IZENBERG \
7/27/2008 10:39:14 PM
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'Indirect talks between Israel and Syria renewed in Turkey'
JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/27/2008 10:45:23 PM
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Lieberman petitions High Court to end 10-year police investigation
Urges A-G to decide 'at last' whether to indict him or close the file.
DAN IZENBERG \
7/27/2008 10:52:44 PM
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Yad Vashem denies funding any of Olmert's flights
Police have said that Olmert's travel agency colluded in scheme by sending copies of same bill to numerous public bodies, including Yad Vashem.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/27/2008 10:53:30 PM
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Talansky suit against Israeli satellite firm dismissed in NY
Talansky was one of several plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Imagesat International satellite company.
Yaakov Katz \
7/27/2008 10:54:45 PM
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IBA sets guidelines for unbiased coverage of Knesset elections
Greer Fay Cashman \
7/27/2008 10:57:22 PM
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Uzi Dayan joins Likud, hails Netanyahu for fight on corruption
Former deputy chief of staff says he has been guaranteed he will be part of party's leadership.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
7/27/2008 10:59:54 PM
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Paratroopers head to Gaza for first time in nearly 2 decades
New policy calls for all infantry brigades to rotate between different fronts.
Yaakov Katz \
7/27/2008 11:00:37 PM
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McCain: If elected, I'd move US embassy to Jerusalem
Republican presidential contender vows to do what both Bush, Clinton failed to do if he wins election.
AMY SOBERANO and JTA \
7/27/2008 11:01:47 PM
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Vilna'i pleased with southern rocket drill
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
7/27/2008 11:02:33 PM
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At least 13 dead, 70 wounded in Istanbul terror attack
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Officials: US talks to Iran to legitimize attack
Defense officials assess talks aimed at garnering international support should Bush decide to strike nuclear facilities.
Yaakov Katz \
7/27/2008 11:23:10 PM
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Fire breaks out in hangar at Jordan's Amman airport, causing disruption
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Analyze This: Livni's choice
What the new UN ambassador must do better than her boss.
Calev Ben-David \
7/27/2008 11:29:14 PM
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Shin Bet head: Hizbullah swap increased appetite for kidnappings
Families of Sultan Yakoub MIAs skeptical about Nasrallah's offer to provide information on the fate of their sons.
HERB KEINON and BEN SALES \
7/27/2008 11:30:25 PM