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Austrian filmmaker uncovers apparent secret Nazi nuclear complex
Documentary filmmaker discoveres 1944 CIA report that revealed the existence of underground atomic weapon program in the area of St. Georgen an der Gusen, according to local media.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
12/29/2014 12:00:18 AM
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Channel 10 announces impending closure on Wednesday, blames Netanyahu
Television station halts regular broadcasting on Sunday night, pointing at PM for failing to resolve channel's long-lasting financial problems.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/29/2014 12:51:56 AM
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Foreign investors may be deterred from investing in Israeli gas, experts say
Antitrust head refutes Energy Ministry criticism, says locals deserve competitive prices; Cukierman: some of the financiers are shocked.
By SHARON UDASIN \
12/29/2014 1:27:49 AM
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Motorcyclist seriously injured after crash in North
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/29/2014 1:43:39 AM
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Analysis: Israeli Arab parties doing everything not to unite
It seems that Arab parties prefer not to be forced to run together, but to preserve the status quo, where each party can continue to call the shots for itself.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
12/29/2014 1:57:07 AM
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American fugitive indicted in alleged terror plot ordered kept in custody
Order comes almost 3 weeks after Adam Everett Livvix was indicted by the Netanya Magistrate’s Court for illegal possession of arms and for being an undocumented alien.
By BEN HARTMAN \
12/29/2014 2:02:27 AM
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Jerusalem high school’s alumni call on students to refuse to serve in IDF
According to the letter’s signatories, missive is intended to denounce what they deem to be immoral IDF activities by becoming conscientious objectors.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
12/29/2014 2:11:18 AM
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Hamas: Qatar hasn’t cut off our financial aid
Islamist group denies report that emirate temporarily halted financial aid to Hamas in wake of the Doha’s rapprochement with Cairo.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
12/29/2014 2:25:05 AM
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Marco Balbul takes the reins at Maccabi Haifa
Stanojevic resigns a day after Greens suffer 8th defeat, ending dejecting four-month tenure; Maccabi Tel Aviv up to first place.
By ALLON SINAI \
12/29/2014 3:19:34 AM
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Hapoel Jerusalem reaches State Cup last four in dramatic fashion
Jerusalem eked out an 81-78 overtime win at Rishon thanks to a strong defensive showing in the closing stages of the fourth quarter and overtime.
By ALLON SINAI \
12/29/2014 3:22:25 AM
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Indonesia searches Java Sea for missing AirAsia plane
By REUTERS \
12/29/2014 3:23:47 AM
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Indonesian rescue agency says missing AirAsia plane believed to have crashed in sea
By REUTERS \
12/29/2014 5:03:58 AM
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Hopes dim for release of Australian Al Jazeera journalist jailed in Egypt
By REUTERS \
12/29/2014 5:13:55 AM
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Jordan to present amended Palestinian statehood resolution to UN
Erekat: Proposal is being made on behalf of Palestinians and Arab countries.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
12/29/2014 6:15:05 AM
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Myths
By R.P. Nettelhorst \
12/29/2014 6:33:08 AM
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Police near completion of Givat Amal evacuation
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/29/2014 8:26:00 AM
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Lapid slams Netanyahu for not implementing plan to save Channel 10
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/29/2014 9:03:10 AM
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Gal-On: Netanyahu's refusal to save Channel 10 is 'dark day for democracy'
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/29/2014 9:16:35 AM
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Balaam's Curse: Part 2 - Queer laws and customs
By STEVE APFEL \
12/29/2014 9:23:08 AM
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Rivlin: Channel 10 crisis 'casts shadow on Israeli democracy'
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/29/2014 9:30:38 AM
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Netanyahu accused of harming democracy for not throwing lifeline to Channel 10
Meretz leader Zehava Gal-On called Netanyahu's lack of action to save financially stricken Channel 10, "a dark day for democracy."
By GREER FAY CASHMAN,NIV ELIS \
12/29/2014 9:42:24 AM
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Iranian official: The fight against satellite TV is more important than obtaining nuclear weapons
The regime has been threatening and fining those who own satellite dishes and then gathering and destroying those dishes publicly.
By HAGAI LAP \
12/29/2014 9:45:13 AM
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Michal Aloni, who choked 2 young daughters to death in 2010, gets double life sentence
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/29/2014 10:16:50 AM
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Danino: Going public with Yisrael Beytenu probe has nothing to do with election
By BEN HARTMAN \
12/29/2014 10:28:38 AM
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Indonesia says missing AirAsia plane could be at 'bottom of sea'
Multinational search is focused in Java Sea; pilot sought to change course, no distress signal sent.
By REUTERS \
12/29/2014 10:39:48 AM
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Lauder: Auschwitz anniversary a reminder that anti-Semitism at levels not seen since WWII
Death camp was liberated 70 years ago on Jan. 27; WJC chief says Hungary could do more on anti-Semitism.
By REUTERS \
12/29/2014 10:59:03 AM
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Second Swedish mosque targeted by arsonists in 4 days amid debate on Muslim immigration
Fire set to mosque in southern town of Eslov after five people were hurt in Christmas day arson attack on mosque in Eskilstuna.
By REUTERS \
12/29/2014 11:27:24 AM
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Cellcom fires first shot in TV price war with NIS 99 VOD package
Package is 60% less expensive than current market prices, Cellcom says.
By NIV ELIS \
12/29/2014 11:42:56 AM
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Bomber kills 11 Shi'ite pilgrims north of Baghdad
By REUTERS \
12/29/2014 11:59:04 AM
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Obama: Iran could be very successful regional power if it curbs nuclear program
In a tape that is set to air this week, US President says Iran should seize the chance of a deal that could lift crippling sanctions.
By REUTERS \
12/29/2014 12:05:51 PM
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Lebanese army disperses youths protesting near border town
By REUTERS \
12/29/2014 12:36:58 PM
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Wiesenthal Center top 10 list: Worst global anti-Semitic/anti-Israel incidents of 2014
Europe dominates the list of incidents of Israel hatred and anti-Semitic violence, with six mentions.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL,SAM SOKOL \
12/29/2014 4:30:05 PM
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Three Iranian Revolutionary Guards killed near Pakistan border
By REUTERS \
12/29/2014 12:58:22 PM
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IDF fires warning shots at Gazans approaching border with Israel
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/29/2014 12:59:18 PM
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Cameroon says fights off Boko Haram attacks, kills 41 militants
By REUTERS \
12/29/2014 1:08:49 PM
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Two east Jerusalem brothers indicted for planning terrorist attack in capital
Brothers charged with working with Hamas to create terror cell within city.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
12/29/2014 1:27:23 PM
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IDF clashes with rock throwers at Tapuah junction, 1 Palestinian killed
Assailants stoned vehicle in West Bank.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
12/29/2014 1:51:31 PM
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JPost selection: Most uplifting stories of 2014
While the headlines often are filled with violence or political turmoil, JPost looks back on the most uplifting and inspiring moments of the year.
By ARIEL COHEN \
12/30/2014 4:03:10 PM
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IDF clashes with rock throwers at Tapuah junction, 1 Palestinian killed
Assailants stoned vehicle in West Bank.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
12/29/2014 1:55:14 PM
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The US and Israel: Top Ten Events of 2014
Historic moments, tense and opportune, made for a tumultuous year in the US-Israel relationship.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
12/30/2014 1:00:05 AM
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Taliban declare 'defeat' of US, allies in Afghanistan
By REUTERS \
12/29/2014 2:39:02 PM
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JPost News: December 29, 2014
JPost.com brings you all the latest news on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/29/2014 3:54:21 PM
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Bennett: Electoral success won't make me give away land for a Palestinian state
Bayit Yehudi chief tells Diaspora rabbis he is not influenced by polls, but by the Torah.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/29/2014 4:01:03 PM
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US coalition launches 18 air strikes against Islamic State
By REUTERS \
12/29/2014 4:08:47 PM
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Report: Country's strategic sites unprotected since 2004 despite Defense Ministry takeover
According to the State Comptroller report, so little progress was being made on the issue that in March 2012 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu personally intervened.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/29/2014 4:09:44 PM
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Palestinian statehood resolution to be presented at UN 12:30 New York time
Abbas said that the Palestinians will decide on their future moves regardless of the result of the vote, but did not elaborate.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
12/29/2014 4:39:33 PM
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Rare Sumatran tiger eats her cubs at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
From a past litter, the tiger Hannah has a surviving offspring who is living in a zoo in southern France.
By NATHAN WISE \
12/29/2014 4:46:45 PM
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Torah is Israeli deed to land, Bennett tells Orthodox gathering
Rabbis from around world gather in Jerusalem to discuss challenges facing the Diaspora.
By SAM SOKOL \
12/29/2014 5:11:10 PM
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Elkin ranked least socially-minded in Likud, but most right-wing
Levin is most social Likud MK, followed by Katz, Steinitz and Livnat are least-right wing according to NGOs' rankings ahead of party primary.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
12/29/2014 5:26:14 PM
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Virgin Atlantic flight to carry out "non-standard landing" at UK airport
By REUTERS \
12/29/2014 5:36:02 PM
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Edelstein: Wrong to create Palestinian state Israel would have to attack
Knesset speaker cautions about complacency in Likud primary.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
12/29/2014 5:39:45 PM
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Jesus the Palestinian?
Numerous Palestinian officials claim that Jesus was a Palestinian, and are calling him both a Palestinian "martyr" and a "messenger of peace."
By ARIEL COHEN \
12/29/2014 11:11:44 PM
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Israel expects world community to oppose Palestinian efforts at UN, Netanyahu says
PM's remarks come during meeting with Indiana Governor Mike Pence, ahead of presentation to the UN Security Council of a Palestinian resolution calling for full IDF withdrawal to pre-1967 lines.
By HERB KEINON \
12/29/2014 6:01:44 PM
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Egyptian court bans Jews from visiting Jewish mystic's grave
The court said its decision was due to "moral offenses" committed in previous years at the three-day festival celebrating the birth of Rabbi Jacob Abu Hasira.
By REUTERS \
12/29/2014 6:04:38 PM
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A Philistine at the Israel Philharmonic
By Barbara Kessel \
12/30/2014 2:21:10 PM
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Ebola case numbers top 20,000, deaths approach 8,000
By REUTERS \
12/29/2014 6:28:13 PM
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Revival of US embassy in Tehran is possible, Obama says
US president says Iran can be a powerful player in world affairs after curbing its nuclear program.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
12/29/2014 6:59:54 PM
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20-year-old stabbed in Rishon Lezion
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/29/2014 7:09:02 PM
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‘Police suspected of wrongdoing with a taser should be taken off the beat'
By BEN HARTMAN \
12/29/2014 7:31:45 PM
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Israel Electric Company management appeals to Labor Court over general strike
IEC's union chief announced general strike last Tuesday at a Knesset Economic Affairs Committee meeting.
By SHARON UDASIN \
12/29/2014 7:37:57 PM
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Arye Deri reportedly offers to resign from Shas
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/29/2014 8:16:35 PM
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A call for terror victims to receive equal recognition to that of disabled soldiers
Yehoshua Cohen, the chairman of The Representative Organization of Israel’s Terror Victims, requested funds for terror victims equal to disabled soldiers.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
12/29/2014 8:23:41 PM
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Court sentences mother who murdered own children to two life sentences
Alon's sentence had been delayed substantially following her conviction after she claimed insanity.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/29/2014 8:24:37 PM
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Arye Deri offers to resign from Shas
Ultra-Orthodox party chairman's move comes day after footage exposed of late Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef criticizing Deri.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/29/2014 8:48:36 PM
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US says Palestinian draft resolution not constructive
By REUTERS \
12/29/2014 9:20:26 PM
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US says opposes revised Palestinian UN bid
State Department says draft bid calling for Israeli withdrawal to pre-1967 lines "sets arbitrary deadlines" for reaching peace deal, doesn't meet Israel's security needs.
By MICHAEL WILNER,KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
12/29/2014 9:26:15 PM
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Labor Court postpones suit against Netanyahus until after elections
Meanwhile, court rules that affidavits in case need to be presented within 60 days, which is before the March 17 election date.
By HERB KEINON \
12/29/2014 9:38:50 PM
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Confirmed case of Ebola diagnosed in Glasgow
By REUTERS \
12/29/2014 9:44:48 PM
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Ministers snub emergency Knesset meeting
Edelstein says he didn't successfully get executive branch to respect parliament or improve MKs' decorum, but its public image improved; two new MKs sworn in during election recess.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
12/29/2014 9:47:21 PM
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Israeli enters Hebron, gets beaten and robbed
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/29/2014 9:53:07 PM
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CANDIDLY SPEAKING: Mounting election turmoil
Hopefully more will vote for the major parties and avoid subcontracting their votes to “centrist” parties whose leaders seek to be kingmakers.
By ISI LEIBLER \
12/29/2014 10:09:37 PM
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The Shas Saga
It was bound to happen. The late Rabbi Ovadia Yosef was the Shas party’s life-giving force, its raison d’etre. With him gone, the party has lost its way.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
12/29/2014 10:15:24 PM
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Israel's Pipe Dreams
Unlike oil, natural gas requires long-term strategic planning between companies and states, and a significant dose of trust.
By GABRIEL MITCHELL \
12/29/2014 10:18:43 PM
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BORDERLINE VIEWS: The world's greatest Jewish learning project
Much has been written about the uniqueness and success of Limmud over the years. It is the ultimate Jewish learning experience. Bringing together Jews from almost all denominations and beliefs.
By DAVID NEWMAN \
12/29/2014 10:24:44 PM
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Givat Amal houses leveled, as 8 families evicted from north Tel Aviv shanytown
Neighborhood was established by the state during the War of Independence in order to help protect the outskirts of Tel Aviv, and in the decades since became swallowed up by the expanding city.
By BEN HARTMAN \
12/29/2014 10:24:52 PM
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Letters to the editor: December 30, 2014
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
12/29/2014 10:29:59 PM
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MKs applaud antitrust commissioner’s move to review Leviathan gas players
Gas industry stakeholders appeal to PM to intervene, enable reservoir development.
By SHARON UDASIN \
12/29/2014 10:31:07 PM
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Community center to empower new mothers opens in Jerusalem
Center to provide women with necessary tools to "experience ongoing journey of motherhood personally and professionally," says municipality.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
12/29/2014 10:35:13 PM
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NO HOLDS BARRED: An annus horribilis for Israeli PR
In the end, then, it is for us Jews who live abroad to join the battle to protect Israel’s good name and reputation.
By SHMULEY BOTEACH \
12/29/2014 10:35:22 PM
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FUNDAMENTALLY FREUND: A diplomatic terrorist attack at the UN
After all, if PA President Mahmoud Abbas has no qualms about unilaterally attempting to change the reality on the ground, then why should we?
By MICHAEL FREUND \
12/29/2014 10:40:52 PM
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Notes from China: The Chinese Dragon
When I see how bureaucracy hobbles construction in our country, I wonder if Israeli officials wouldn’t benefit from a dose of Chinese medicine.
By GILAD SHARON \
12/29/2014 10:44:13 PM
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Hundreds attend Zagreb mass in honor of ‘one of Europe's biggest mass murderers’
Memorial held for World War II era dictator Ante Pavelić, whose fascist regime was allied with Nazi Germany.
By SAM SOKOL \
12/29/2014 10:46:32 PM
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Shas rabbis reject Deri's resignation letter
Ultra-Orthodox party chairman's move comes day after footage exposed of late Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef criticizing Deri.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/29/2014 10:49:27 PM
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Islamic State claims shooting down Iranian drone
Terrorist group also claims sniper killing of an Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander in Iraq.
By Ariel Ben Solomon,REUTERS \
12/29/2014 10:59:56 PM
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Dylan, Cohen and the music of the Akedah
I’ve been contemplating two of the greatest musical icons and poets laureate of rock music in the sixties and onward and how their music emerges from their Jewishness.
By JAMES A. DIAMOND \
12/29/2014 11:07:51 PM
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The independent rabbi and the fight for Shas’s future
With Shas’s inability to find a suitable replacement for Rabbi Yosef, Rabbi Mazuz is showing himself willing to step up to the plate.
By FRANCIS NATAF \
12/29/2014 11:14:50 PM
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IDF to remove forces from communities outside Gaza border area
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/29/2014 11:19:31 PM
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10 Israeli start-ups to watch closely in 2015
Of the thousands of Israeli start-ups vying to become global businesses, only a small percentage will make it to the big leagues.
By BEN LANG \
12/29/2014 11:19:54 PM
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Theater review: Fatal Attraction
Let’s step back from an almost instinctive need to wash out our souls with soap after watching the stage version of Fatal Attraction.
By HELEN KAYE \
12/29/2014 11:23:04 PM