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No sign of impending intifada despite rise in shootings
Hamas seeks to exploit tensions on Temple Mount to encourage violence.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
7/27/2015 12:01:58 AM
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US candidate Huckabee says Obama marching Israelis to 'door of the oven'
By SAM SOKOL \
7/27/2015 12:06:48 AM
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US candidate Huckabee says Obama marching Israelis to 'door of the oven'
Huckabee’s comment draws immediate condemnation from the Democratic National Committee, the National Jewish Democratic Council and the Anti-Defamation League.
By SAM SOKOL \
7/27/2015 2:59:32 AM
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UK’s Labor in disarray as Corbyn closes in
Near panic has swept through the party, and MPs are considering plots to derail Corbyn.
By JERRY LEWIS \
7/27/2015 12:24:57 AM
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Two-states-for-two-peoples caucus head Hilik Bar to present diplomatic plan
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
7/27/2015 12:33:14 AM
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Letters to a Lost Soldier: World leaders meet to end war, July, 1945
By Maxine Clamage \
7/29/2015 8:56:24 PM
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Two-states-for-two-peoples caucus head Hilik Bar to present diplomatic plan
The plan calls for an end of all claims between Israel and Palestinians, as well as a significant part of the moderate Arab world.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
7/27/2015 12:42:33 AM
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2016 budget worries bonds mayors, social service NGOs
By SAM SOKOL \
7/27/2015 1:09:46 AM
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In the Pale Moonlight
By R.P. Nettelhorst \
7/27/2015 1:15:03 AM
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2016 budget worries bonds mayors, social service NGOs
More than 90 mayors and the heads of a number of social service NGOs are set to gather in at the Kfar Maccabiah hotel in Ramat Gan on Monday.
By SAM SOKOL \
7/27/2015 1:17:00 AM
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Treasury: Soil from building sites must be reused
By SHARON UDASIN \
7/27/2015 1:20:03 AM
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Treasury: Soil from building sites must be reused
Each year, about 2.5 million cubic meters of excess soil and building debris are simply buried or removed illegally to open spaces.
By SHARON UDASIN \
7/27/2015 1:21:39 AM
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Jewish educators called to UK authority meeting on Rosh Hashana
By JERRY LEWIS \
7/27/2015 1:33:19 AM
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Jewish educators called to UK authority meeting on Rosh Hashana
The Rosh Hashana meeting, which is meant to brief schools on a new inspection framework, has angered and bewildered Jewish educational heads.
By JERRY LEWIS \
7/27/2015 1:41:06 AM
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Israeli safety app Musketeer saves lives
By TAMARA UNGAR \
7/27/2015 1:44:41 AM
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Israeli safety app Musketeer saves lives
Musketeer is a cellular safety application based on the premise that help is most efficient and effective when it comes to those in need quickly.
By TAMARA UNGAR \
7/27/2015 1:47:11 AM
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Basketball: Coach Edelstein announces Israel roster
By ALLON SINAI \
7/27/2015 1:56:54 AM
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Basketball: Coach Edelstein announces Israel roster
Captain Halperin and forward Pnini, who were both starters in last summer’s qualifying campaign, were ruled out last week.
By ALLON SINAI \
7/27/2015 1:58:04 AM
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Soccer: Israel anticipates massive World Cup qualifying challenge
The blue-and-white was drawn on Saturday to face former World Cup winners Spain and Italy in qualifying Group G, as well as Albania, Macedonia and Liechtenstein.
By ALLON SINAI \
7/27/2015 2:00:19 AM
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Some Guantanamo inmates would go to US under new plan, Obama aide says
By REUTERS \
7/27/2015 2:25:27 AM
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Turkish prime minister says no plans for ground troops in Syria
By REUTERS \
7/27/2015 2:27:09 AM
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US presidential candidate Clinton unveils renewable energy goals
By REUTERS \
7/27/2015 2:42:35 AM
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Report: Whitney Houston's daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, dead at 22
By REUTERS \
7/27/2015 4:49:24 AM
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New York, Nu York: The Length of our days
By ELLEN LEVITT \
7/27/2015 6:07:01 AM
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Even Abbas is tired of himself
By Marc Dubey \
7/27/2015 6:41:50 PM
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Report: Gunmen storm police station in India's Punjab, take hostages
By REUTERS \
7/27/2015 6:39:01 AM
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PM’s Office gears up for battle in US against Iran accord
By HERB KEINON \
7/27/2015 6:49:54 AM
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Prime Minister’s Office gears up for battle in US against Iran accord
To the question of whether this deal makes it less likely that Iran will get a nuclear weapon, the talking points say the opposite is true.
By HERB KEINON \
7/27/2015 6:54:04 AM
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Earthquake of 6.9 magnitude strikes Alaska's Aleutians
By REUTERS \
7/27/2015 8:19:27 AM
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Wanted Palestinian terror suspect runs from police and falls to his death
Palestinian witness says suspect was shot and did not fall off the roof.
By JPOST.COM STAFF,REUTERS,BEN HARTMAN \
7/27/2015 8:26:39 AM
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Turkey's Erdogan, Russia's Putin discuss situation in the Middle East
By REUTERS \
7/27/2015 8:54:59 AM
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IDF launches massive 3-day drill, calls up thousands of reservists
Exercise will test military's ability to transition to emergency mode; Hundreds of thousands of reservists will receive telephone message.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
7/27/2015 9:47:39 AM
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Kurdish militia says Turkish army fired at its positions inside Syria
By REUTERS \
7/27/2015 10:16:53 AM
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Turkey arrests dozens more in sweep against ISIS, Kurdish militants
By REUTERS \
7/27/2015 11:04:31 AM
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Conservative synagogue in Israel booby trapped
Masorti, the Israeli branch of the Conservative movement, called the incident one of “baseless hatred."
By JTA \
7/27/2015 11:12:45 AM
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In Israel's largest acquisition, Teva buys Allergan Generics for $40.5b
Deal will further enhance Teva’s goals of delivering the highest quality medicines at the most competitive prices, Israeli company says.
By NIV ELIS,REUTERS \
7/27/2015 12:05:41 PM
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Youth arrested after yelling, 'Muhammad is a pig' at Temple Mount
In second such incident in recent days, police arrest youth after video appears to show him making provocative calls against Islam's prophet.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD,JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/27/2015 12:18:57 PM
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Monitor: Syrian Kurds capture town from Islamic State in north
By REUTERS \
7/27/2015 12:27:23 PM
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Turnaround in Health Ministry will allow sales of medical cannabis in pharmacies
The policy shift will make it easier for tens of thousands of people with pain and other chronic symptoms to get medical marijuana.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
7/27/2015 12:54:26 PM
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US would show flexibility in nuclear talks with N. Korea, envoy says
By REUTERS \
7/27/2015 1:11:04 PM
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Palestinian Authority: Israel's escalation will have disastrous consequences
Abbas's spokesman warns Israel of repercussions of "continuous raids on al-Aksa Mosque, daily killings of Palestinian civilians and continued settlement construction."
By YASSER OKBI/ MAARIV HASHAVUA \
7/27/2015 1:41:29 PM
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Ethiopia PM says he agrees with visiting Obama on intensifying fight against terrorism
By REUTERS \
7/27/2015 2:12:54 PM
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Chris Brown arrives in Tel Aviv, shows off acrobatic skills at beach
Singer arrives after performance in Hong Kong with large entourage.
By MICKI LEVINE/MAARIV HASHAVUA \
7/27/2015 2:56:07 PM
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Obama says yet to hear good argument against Iran nuclear deal, criticises Republicans
By REUTERS \
7/27/2015 3:00:32 PM
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The abortion question
By Lawrence Polyakov \
7/27/2015 3:45:36 PM
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Families of 500 Ethiopian Israeli IDF soldiers to be brought to Israel
Interior Minister: I intend to bring all 7,000 Ethiopian Jews waiting to come to Israel.
By HAYAH GOLDLIST-EICHLER \
7/27/2015 4:00:49 PM
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Obama slams Huckabee for invoking Holocaust in his criticism of Iran deal
US president says such outrageous rhetoric has become commonplace among Republican politicians.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
7/27/2015 5:50:04 PM
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Knesset C'tee set to select representative for picking next Attorney-General
Current Attorney-General Yehuda Weinstein is slated to step down in January.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
7/27/2015 4:41:57 PM
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Why sue the rabbinate?
My goal here is to make it clear why an Orthodox rabbi would and should use such unconventional means to change Israeli policy.
By SETH FARBER \
7/27/2015 4:55:01 PM
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Two senior Shin Bet women complain their supervisor sexually harassed them
The alleged harassment started in 2013 and continued through this year.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
7/27/2015 5:11:58 PM
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There must be a rational explanation for Obama’s regional 'strategy'
By DAVID TURNER \
7/27/2015 5:15:46 PM
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'Crime cost Israel NIS 15.8 billion in 2014'
In report, violent crimes account for 34.4% of economic damage caused, with murders by far the most costly, with each murder costing the state an average of NIS 2.3 million.
By BEN HARTMAN \
7/27/2015 5:24:22 PM
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My friends went on vacation and all I got was this stupid ISIS flag
ISIS has taken on a new business venture - selling souvenirs.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/27/2015 5:38:46 PM
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Huckabee strikes back at Obama, says US president doesn't take Iran's threats seriously
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/27/2015 5:43:05 PM
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Netanyahu to discuss gas, Palestinian issue in Cyprus visit
PM set to make first diplomatic trip abroad since re-election in March.
By HERB KEINON \
7/27/2015 6:07:34 PM
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Vaetchanan: Pay attention
By RABBI LAZER GURKOW \
7/27/2015 6:23:32 PM
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Work complete on first leg of Road 1 Motza Bridge
The entire Motza Bridge will extend 800 meters, at a height of 30 meters.
By SHARON UDASIN \
7/27/2015 6:44:23 PM
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Deputy FM: ‘Dove of peace’ unlikely to emerge from meeting between Israeli, Palestinian officials
Hotovely remarks on convening last week in Amman between Interior Minister Shalom and PLO chief negotiator Erekat.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN,HERB KEINON,KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
7/27/2015 6:51:01 PM
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Betting with Fareed Zakaria
By Marc Dubey \
7/28/2015 2:04:05 AM
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Obama and leaders discuss possible sanctions, force for South Sudan
By REUTERS \
7/27/2015 7:07:08 PM
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Ministerial committee resurrects bill to ban free plastic bag distribution at supermarkets
Customers would be required to pay 30 agorot for bags, with the price dropping to 20 agorot after two years and then to 10 agorot after four years.
By SHARON UDASIN \
7/27/2015 7:07:55 PM
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Safed rabbi indicted on 12 charges of sexual offenses including rape
The rabbi is also charged with interfering with a criminal investigation against him, coercing testimony sexual harassment and fraud.
By JEREMY SHARON \
7/27/2015 7:20:20 PM
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Twitter removes offensive photos of Israeli leaders
Photos of Israeli leaders in kaffiyehs and Nazi uniforms spread across the social media platform.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
7/27/2015 7:26:10 PM
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Economic affairs committee discusses five-point plan for public housing
MK Cabel: For 20 years I have seen no change on the issue.
By HAYAH GOLDLIST-EICHLER \
7/27/2015 7:26:34 PM
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Simple blood test can predict how much damage is suffered by victims of smoke inhalation
The research results were sent for presentation at the European Burns Conference to be held in Germany in September.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
7/27/2015 7:35:17 PM
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Justice Ministry cracks down on terrorists
New legislation defines terrorism and makes it easier to convict terrorists, while another bill would keep killers in prison longer.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
7/27/2015 7:39:45 PM
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Turkey detains over 1,000 in militant crackdown, including members of ISIS
By REUTERS \
7/27/2015 7:45:11 PM
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Education Committee hosts student discussion ahead of new school year
Student councils from junior high and high schools across the country attend Education, Culture, and Sport Committee meeting.
By HAYAH GOLDLIST-EICHLER \
7/27/2015 7:48:17 PM
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IBA Journalists to hold emergency meeting to evaluate new scenarios in their status
For several months now, certain Israel Radio anchors have been signing off by reminding listeners that the station is in a state of liquidation.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
7/27/2015 8:13:56 PM
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Lapid: Left can't win an election - I'm running for prime minister
Lapid: the Left "is not capable of winning an election. They won't win for at least another 30 years."
By LAHAV HARKOV \
7/27/2015 8:29:53 PM
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Herzog predicts government will fall by March
Yisrael Beytenu leader Liberman says glad he stayed out of current coalation.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
7/27/2015 8:30:04 PM
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Woman who called Muhammad a pig after Temple Mount visit: I could no longer stay silent
"If we continued to hide our heads, we would be like the Jews in exile who are afraid of non Jews," says the 20-year-old who has received death threats.
By MICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN \
7/27/2015 8:33:45 PM
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A painter who begins abstractly at the end
The Tel Aviv Museum of Art presents an exhibition of works by artist Hagit Lalo who died in 1961 at the age of 29.
By JESSICA VRAZILEK \
7/27/2015 8:57:21 PM
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No Holds Barred: Will Iran deal expose Jewish political impotence?
While Obama’s actions demonstrate the political powerlessness of America’s Jewish community, we can still appeal to the sense of righteousness, justice that should motivate all our elected leaders.
By SHMULEY BOTEACH \
7/27/2015 9:03:29 PM
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At least 16 killed in Boko Haram raids
By REUTERS \
7/27/2015 9:08:00 PM
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Police gear up for gridlock ahead of Tel Aviv light rail construction
On any given day between 500,000 and 600,000 cars enter Tel Aviv.
By BEN HARTMAN \
7/27/2015 9:16:04 PM
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President Obama: It is now the time for Palestine
For Obama, having lost control over both the Congress and the Senate at the end of last year, it’s been even more of a challenge not to spend his remaining time in office as a lame duck.
By TAL HARRIS \
7/27/2015 9:17:59 PM
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Mr. Berman, why not tell the truth?
My humble advice to the Claims Conference president is that telling the truth should also be considered by him as an option.
By SHMUEL HOLLANDER \
7/27/2015 9:23:54 PM
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US, allies target Islamic State with 26 air strikes in Syria, Iraq
By REUTERS \
7/27/2015 9:26:51 PM
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Israel should support the YPG and gain a great friend in the Middle East
Israeli humanitarian aid should be flowing into Rojava; the message should be absolutely clear: you aren’t alone against IS.
By MACER GIFFORD \
7/27/2015 9:28:42 PM
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Borderline Views: The crisis facing Israel’s universities
During the past five years Israel’s universities have attempted to make up lost ground following a decade of reduced public funding, which brought about a major brain drain.
By DAVID NEWMAN \
7/27/2015 9:33:16 PM
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Siblings can be common-law couples, too
According to the law, common-law couples are people who share a household, live together as a family, and have an emotional and economic relationship.
By AVIAD IGRA \
7/27/2015 9:43:38 PM
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Mergers and acquisitions: When tech-sector takeovers make sense
Executives also love takeovers because they get to run a bigger business (which generally means more remuneration).
By ADAM SCHWAB \
7/27/2015 10:00:38 PM
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July 28: Temple Mount unrest
Let’s admit that Moshe Dayan was wrong when he turned the Temple Mount over to the Wakf after the Six Day War.
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
7/27/2015 10:06:03 PM
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Former US secretary of defense: Releasing Pollard doesn't make Iran deal any less of a disaster
Donald Rumsfeld reiterates warning against release of Israeli spy in 1998 and 2001 under Clinton and Bush administrations.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/27/2015 10:07:03 PM
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Lessons from Gaza
Israel does not want a rerun of South Lebanon, Gaza, or Sinai on the West Bank.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
7/27/2015 10:26:50 PM
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Emergency meeting to fight neglected welfare issues in 2016 budget
Newly launched Coalition for Social Reform demands government action
By HAYAH GOLDLIST-EICHLER \
7/27/2015 10:27:09 PM
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Understanding the poll of US Jews on the Iran deal
Those Jews who have never visited Israel support the agreement by a margin of 58% to 30%.
BY RAFAEL MEDOFF \
7/27/2015 10:28:59 PM
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Improving the Iran nuclear pact
I believe the president’s posture in Syria also preserved his ability to negotiate a nuclear agreement with Iran while presenting Iran with an advantage.
By LARRY SNIDER \
7/27/2015 10:31:57 PM
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Jerusalem Municipality approves major luxury residential tower, hotel adjacent to shuk
Downtown ‘The Pyramid’ to feature 26 floors, high-end shops, rooftop restaurant in effort to revitalize city center
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
7/27/2015 10:35:19 PM
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Report: Committee members recommending stricter price supervision in gas outline
Committee members are reportedly supporting expedited development of the Leviathan reservoir.
By SHARON UDASIN \
7/27/2015 10:38:37 PM
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Kerry to visit Egypt, Qatar in early August
By JPOST.COM STAFF,TOVAH LAZAROFF \
7/27/2015 10:51:33 PM
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Hamas official: Iranian aid to Gaza halted
Deputy head of Palestinian group says Hamas working to strengthen ties with Islamic Republic, "for the benefit of the Palestinian issue."
By YASSER OKBI \
7/27/2015 11:32:46 PM