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Police recommend charges of bribery for two mayors
Authorities ask state prosecutors to charge Nazareth Illit Mayor Shimon Gapso and Petah Tikva Mayor Yitzhak Ohion.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
3/29/2011 1:00:41 AM
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Rabbinic conventions to discuss American Jewish life
Rabbinical Assembly of the Conservative movement meets in Las Vegas; while Central Conference of American Rabbis meets in New Orleans.
By JORDANA HORN \
3/29/2011 1:24:12 AM
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Obama, European leaders agree Gaddafi should leave
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 1:16:31 AM
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Panel to explore work discrimination
Complaints against employers steadily increasing; Ministry of Industry, Labor and Trade to hold conference to reveal the data.
By RUTH EGLASH \
3/29/2011 1:33:27 AM
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Digital TV to replace analog tomorrow
Consumers will need a set top box (STB) and will gain access to channels 1 and 33, the Knesset Channel, and commercial channels 2 and 10.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
3/29/2011 2:07:49 AM
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Obama says US won't use force to remove Gaddafi
US President: "We've stopped Gaddafi's deadly advance"; NATO to assume full responsibility for Libya operations.
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 2:15:36 AM
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Japan PM Kan: Nuclear plant incident requires vigilance
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 2:20:07 AM
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Light rail seeks to reassure jittery Jerusalemites
Transportation officials hope to assuage security fears among residents about the light rail; will be fully operational by mid-August.
By MELANIE LIDMAN \
3/29/2011 2:28:37 AM
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‘Hospitals not prepared for missiles, quakes’
Health Ministry Associate Director-General Dr. Boaz Lev says all country's hospitals need to be renovated, fortified.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
3/29/2011 2:37:53 AM
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‘Arab spring’ not expected to provoke mass Land Day protest
Land Day has been a day of protests and general strikes in the Arab sector for more than 30 years.
By BEN HARTMAN \
3/29/2011 2:54:23 AM
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Israel got only 70% of average precipitation this year
Country badly needs more than the annual norm, stresses Water Authority.
By SHARON UDASIN \
3/29/2011 3:07:10 AM
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A-G: Alleged favors for inmates reason for Gavizon reversal
Attorney-general, Public Security Ministry and Turkel Commission check allegations; Weinstein: "significant questions remained."
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
3/29/2011 3:24:43 AM
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Fatah, Hamas set to hold April unity talks in Cairo
Adviser to Abbas: "Palestinians need American money, but if they use it as a way of pressuring us, we are ready to relinquish that aid."
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
3/29/2011 3:27:29 AM
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Danon vows to push probe of left-wing NGOs
MK submits new bill to limit international groups from filing petitions to High Court.
By REBECCA ANNA STOIL AND RON FRIEDMAN \
3/29/2011 3:37:07 AM
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Bills pressuring Hamas to release Schalit remain stalled
Soldier’s grandfather asks MKs to remove family name from legislation.
By REBECCA ANNA STOIL \
3/29/2011 3:40:19 AM
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Gov’t warns Israelis to get out of... Iraq?
Advisory in light of “the increased phenomenon of Israelis visiting Iraq."
By HERB KEINON \
3/29/2011 3:58:39 AM
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Shin Bet’s Cohen latest religious man appointed to top post
Alongside Cohen, Maj.- Gen. Yair Naveh and Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror are in senior security and army positions.
By YAAKOV KATZ \
3/29/2011 4:06:47 AM
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IDF opening field hospital in disaster-ravaged Japan
Medical delegation will complete construction of a field hospital near Minamisanriku, a village devastated by the tsunami.
By YAAKOV KATZ \
3/29/2011 4:15:08 AM
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Blair removes website maps that did not label Israel
The map appeared on the Office of Tony Blair website, as well as on the website of the Office of the Quartet Representative.
By HERB KEINON \
3/29/2011 4:24:47 AM
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New security bosses will face sharper challenges
Analysis: Shin Bet appointment concludes personnel changes at top of Mossad, IDF, Military Intelligence, Police, and Prisons Service.
By YAAKOV KATZ \
3/29/2011 4:53:23 AM
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IDF arrests wanted Palestinian near Ramallah
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/29/2011 8:22:18 AM
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What's a little gossip?
BY Jen Maidenberg \
3/29/2011 6:28:00 AM
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When in Israel, do as the Romans do
By BEN-ZION JAFFE \
3/29/2011 6:33:00 AM
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A good soldier
By LAURA BEN-DAVID \
3/29/2011 6:41:00 AM
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From Herzl to Bibi: Where Did the Vision Go Wrong?
By GALIA ALBIN \
3/29/2011 6:46:00 AM
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Ode Against an Antisemite,,,,...
By TOBY GOTESMAN SCHNEIER \
3/29/2011 6:48:00 AM
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Tales from the Towers "Silence Doctors"
By LUCCA GINSBURG \
3/29/2011 6:59:00 AM
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Shirley Marder to undergo liver transplant
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/29/2011 7:08:19 AM
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It’s Iran, Mr. President, not Libya!
By DAVID TURNER \
3/29/2011 7:16:00 AM
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13 soldiers killed in friendly fire incident in Pakistan
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 7:17:06 AM
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Begin’s Prisoner’s Dilemma
By DANIEL TAUBER \
3/29/2011 7:24:00 AM
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Feelin' Groovy
By ED KOCH \
3/29/2011 7:32:00 AM
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Tikkun Ha'am
By GUEST BLOGS \
3/29/2011 7:36:00 AM
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Home Front Command to hold siren drill in Center
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/29/2011 8:26:16 AM
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Shin Bet head-designate to reporters: It's a 'good feeling'
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/29/2011 8:35:43 AM
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Turkey: NATO can 'pressure' Gaddafi into Libya truce
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 8:43:37 AM
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Egyptian military: Mubarak, family under house arrest
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/29/2011 8:50:56 AM
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Philippines: Tiny amounts of radiation from Japan detected
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 8:57:01 AM
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Egyptian military: Mubarak under house arrest in Sharm
Statement marks first mention of house arrest by ruling military council; denies former president, family have left Egypt; are still in Sinai.
By JPOST.COM STAFF AND REUTERS \
3/29/2011 9:02:32 AM
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Doctors: Shirley Marder may not undergo liver transplant
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/29/2011 10:03:52 AM
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'Cohen's religiosity should not interfere with role'
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/29/2011 9:37:32 AM
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Libyan rebels pushed back from Sirte overnight
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 9:34:40 AM
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Woman, 80, dies in Eilat apartment fire
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/29/2011 9:41:17 AM
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Two towns fall to Ivory Coast's Ouattara
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 9:44:02 AM
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Palestinians: IDF arrests 60 residents of Awarta
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/29/2011 10:10:13 AM
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'Cohen had supported deal to release Gilad Schalit'
Ex-Shin Bet head Yaakov Perry: Incoming chief supported deal to release the kidnapped IDF soldier, is "a professional with moderate views."
By JPOST.COM STAFF, HERB KEINON, YAAKOV KATZ \
3/29/2011 10:37:58 AM
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'Syrian PM, cabinet expected to resign within hours'
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/29/2011 10:55:07 AM
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'Syrian PM, cabinet expected to resign within hours'
High ranking official in Damascus: The Syrian "government will tender its resignation today, a new cabinet should be formed within 24 hours."
By JPOST.COM STAFF AND REUTERS \
3/29/2011 11:05:57 AM
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Civil Administration razes 4 structures in S. Hebron Hills
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/29/2011 11:20:48 AM
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Police find weapons cache in Jaljulya, Tayibe
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/29/2011 11:18:26 AM
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Libya rebels pull back under Gaddafi army fire
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 11:31:39 AM
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Gaddafi forces push Libya rebels back to Bin Jawad
Rebels retreat after gov't forces attack; US forces attack 3 Libyan ships to stop indiscriminate fire at merchant vessels.
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 12:02:24 PM
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US military attack three Libyan ships in Misrata
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 12:07:17 PM
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IDF field hospital officially open doors to Japanese
Soldiers, doctors, local mayors observe moment of silence in opening ceremony; first patient is mayor of hard-hit Japanese city.
By JPOST.COM STAFF AND YAAKOV KATZ \
3/29/2011 12:14:15 PM
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Syrians amass in Damascus, await speech from Assad
Pro-government rallies held in capital, throughout country following a week of deadly pro-reform protests; cabinet expected to be sacked.
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 12:44:06 PM
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Tal Mor admits to drinking before fatal accident
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/29/2011 1:19:40 PM
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Saudi prints 1.5 million copies of anti-demo edict
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 1:15:45 PM
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Palestinian group seeks Peres' arrest in Switzerland
Human rights group petitioned Swiss att.-gen. to arrest the president over Goldstone allegations; Beit Hanassi says visit was "warm."
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/29/2011 1:19:02 PM
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Yemen protests continue as security deteriorates
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 1:18:23 PM
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Rice says US has not ruled out arming Libyan rebels
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 1:33:38 PM
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Tibi slams anti-Palestinian statements by Syrian official
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/29/2011 1:48:52 PM
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Libyan rebels promise free and fair elections
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 2:05:20 PM
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Messer: Central witness in Olmert trial threatened him
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/29/2011 2:22:10 PM
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40 leaders gather in London to discuss Libya, Gaddafi exile
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 2:28:55 PM
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World leaders meet in London; Libyan rebels lose ground
Over 40 leaders meet to plan Libya after Gaddafi; Italy proposes ceasefire, exile; France, UK continue to demand immediate departure.
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 2:43:16 PM
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'Syrian government tenders resignation, Assad accepts'
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 2:50:31 PM
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Syrian government resigns in attempt to appease protesters
State TV reports Assad accepts cabinet's resignation; pro-government rallies held in capital, throughout country following a week of deadly pro-reform protests.
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 2:53:51 PM
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'If Palestinians declare state, Israel weighing annexation'
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/29/2011 3:24:46 PM
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'If Palestinians declare state, Israel weighing annexation'
Official in Jerusalem tells AP that possible counter-measures include annexation of settlements, restricting water, use of ports.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/29/2011 3:28:59 PM
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UK: Murderous attacks go on in Libya; better days ahead
Over 40 leaders meet in London to discuss Libya; Clinton says military strikes will continue until Gaddafi complies with UN resolutions.
By JPOST.COM STAFF AND REUTERS \
3/29/2011 3:46:24 PM
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Carmel Fire: The prison guards' last moments
New footage captured by one of the 44 who perished shows flames rapidly consuming trees up to highway.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/29/2011 4:26:24 PM
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A computer game that helps Alzheimer's patients
Savion challenges its users to answer math and language questions that might seem simple to the average adult.
By BENJAMIN SPIER \
3/29/2011 4:28:53 PM
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Prosecution asks court: Declare Messer a hostile witness
Ehud Olmert's one-time attorney allegedly contradicted himself in statements to police, courts in Holyland corruption affair.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/29/2011 4:55:27 PM
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Libya coalition launches 22 Tomahawk strikes
US, NATO commander Stavridis tells US Senate int'l military drive applying full pressure in Libya on Gaddafi.
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 5:03:52 PM
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Libya intelligence shows 'flickers' of al Qaeda
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 5:09:35 PM
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An Embarrassment of Riches?
Excerpt: Three-quarters of Israeli-listed companies are controlled by a few families or individuals, a concentration that some warn is a dangerous direction for the economy.
By ZIV HELLMAN \
3/29/2011 5:16:52 PM
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Waiting for Netanyahu
Excerpt: The prime minister has begun working on a peace plan he hopes will move the ball to the Palestinians’ court.
By LESLIE SUSSER \
3/29/2011 5:19:01 PM
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Field Trip, Another’s Fanaticism
Excerpt: Politicians and educators, the left and the right face off over a proposal to send schoolchildren into a cauldron of controversy.
By LAWRENCE RIFKIN \
3/29/2011 5:20:47 PM
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Lindenstrauss slams IDF for not clearing urban bases
State comptroller report reveals serious flaws exist regarding IDF construction issues; discrepancies found in Mossad logistics units.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/29/2011 5:22:59 PM
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Marder's condition improves but still not out of the woods
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
3/29/2011 6:30:32 PM
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Facebook removes '3rd intifada' page
Move comes after administrators of page found to have participated in
calls for violence, Facebook says.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
3/29/2011 5:36:54 PM
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PM to sue Channel 10 for 'slanderous' flight funding report
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/29/2011 5:50:28 PM
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Powerful blasts heard in Libyan capital Tripoli
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 6:06:39 PM
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4 Palestinians suspected of raping boy in Bnei Brak
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
3/29/2011 6:13:43 PM
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‘Cleaning Up’ Israel, one piece of garbage at a time
Students, volunteers across country pick up trash and take part in educational programs in honor of National Clean-Up Day.
By SHARON UDASIN \
3/29/2011 6:24:59 PM
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State Comptroller: Severe planning violations in Mossad
Report finds faulty planning practices in Israel’s secret intelligence unit; poor management leads to millions of shekels being wasted.
By RON FRIEDMAN \
3/29/2011 6:43:47 PM
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PA accuses Israel of trying to 'bully' UN
Abbas says international community can no longer tolerate Israel's 'arrogance' and 'disrespect' for international laws.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
3/29/2011 6:47:26 PM
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NATO says no delay in transfer of Libya command
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 6:49:36 PM
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PM sues Channel 10, Maariv over ‘Bibi-tours’ reports
Netanyahu files 2 NIS 1,000,000 libel suits accusing news organizations of exposing false information about him regarding flight funding.
By RON FRIEDMAN \
3/29/2011 7:02:55 PM
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Gavizon appeals to High Court over appointment cancellation
By RON FRIEDMAN \
3/29/2011 7:18:28 PM
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Qatari PM urges Gaddafi to go within days
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 7:06:54 PM
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Gavizon appeals appointment cancellation at High Court
Lawyers of general whose appointment to head Prisons Service was rejected dispute claims he had sex with women within organization.
By JPOST.COM STAFF AND YAAKOV LAPPIN \
3/29/2011 7:30:25 PM
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4.5-year-old boy rescued from under concrete structure
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/29/2011 7:34:57 PM
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Israel's diplomatic tsunami
A diplomatic tsunami appears to be on the horizon for Israel this September with the following scenario: The Palestinians will ask the UNSC for a state, the US may veto, the former will appeal to the UNGA, the majority will be in favor, and Israel will cry “anti-Semitism.”
By ALON PINKAS \
3/29/2011 7:39:58 PM
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Clinton condemns Syrian govt 'repression'
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 7:36:33 PM
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Syrian gov't resigns; Clinton condemns its 'repression'
US secretary of state slams violence, killing of civilians; comments come as state TV reports Assad accepts cabinet's resignation.
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 7:46:12 PM
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US looking to provide cash to help Libya instead of arms
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 7:50:05 PM
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Knesset passes law to block foreign land purchases
By REBECCA ANNA STOIL \
3/29/2011 8:15:39 PM
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'Artificial island may be built 4.5km off coast of Gaza'
By HERB KEINON \
3/29/2011 10:06:19 PM
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IDF Chief Chaplain to have seat on Chief Rabbinic Council
By REBECCA ANNA STOIL \
3/29/2011 8:28:04 PM
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Toll rises to 53 killed, 98 wounded in Iraq attack
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 8:37:26 PM
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US sanctions Belarusian company for Iran ties
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 8:39:58 PM
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Libya coalition launches 22 Tomahawk strikes
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 9:03:39 PM
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Kassam launched towards Sderot lands in Gaza territory
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/29/2011 9:15:49 PM
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PM: Israel needs more tourists than people
By MELANIE LIDMAN \
3/29/2011 9:18:00 PM
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Over 1000 take part in Land Day protest in Lod
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/29/2011 9:33:29 PM
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Rocket fired from Gaza lands in Sderot area; no injuries
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/29/2011 9:36:05 PM
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Over 1000 take part in Land Day protest in Lod
Photos of Lieberman burned as Knesset members from both Arab, Jewish parties join city residents to mark anniversary of 1976 Arab deaths.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/29/2011 9:47:55 PM
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Soccer-Israel beat Georgia 1-0 with Benayoun bonus
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 9:52:17 PM
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Lieberman: Ysirael Beiteinu fulfilling promises to voters
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/29/2011 10:22:22 PM
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The poet of the piano
Classically trained pianist Orit Wolf will take the stage at TA Museum this week in an exploration of the life and work of Frederic Chopin.
By ORI J. LENKINSKI \
3/29/2011 10:13:40 PM
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Third group of Palestinians returns to Gaza from Libya
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/29/2011 10:18:31 PM
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Quiet diplomacy in a raging storm
The Council on Foreign Relations remembers David Kimche, International Women’s Day
is still being celebrated, and leading chefs cook up a kosher storm.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
3/29/2011 10:26:40 PM
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Egyptian foreign minister says Iran is not enemy state
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/29/2011 10:36:12 PM
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Palestinian declaration of statehood is ‘least bad’ option
Yalla Peace: A unilateral move by the Palestinian Authority to declare Palestine a state could have consequences we should all be thinking about.
By RAY HANANIA \
3/29/2011 10:39:41 PM
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Marwan Barghouti, Amos Oz, Haim Oron and a tale of darkness
Terra Incognita: The next time someone decides to invite Oz or Oron to speak, they shouldn’t waste time; they should cut to the chase and invite Barghouti himself.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
3/29/2011 10:47:13 PM
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Foreign nationals limited from purchasing ownership of land
Law approved by Knesset designed to ensure that property doesn’t fall into enemy hands.
By REBECCA ANNA STOIL \
3/29/2011 10:57:07 PM
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UN urges Lebanon to form new government amid Arab unrest
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/29/2011 11:04:00 PM
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IDF chaplain to be full member of rabbinate council
Bill’s sponsors agreed that in order to take the council seat, chief chaplain must be granted authority to serve as municipal rabbi.
By REBECCA ANNA STOIL \
3/29/2011 11:12:18 PM
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Netanyahu: Israel needs more tourists than people
Capital needs to develop quality attractions, says deputy mayor.
By MELANIE LIDMAN \
3/29/2011 11:22:23 PM
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Your Taxes: UK budget at the international level
Israel thankfully tightened its budget process almost a decade ago when current Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu served as finance minister.
By BARRY SORAFF AND LEON HARRIS \
3/29/2011 11:23:04 PM
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NATO chief: No military solution to Libya crisis
Fogh Rasmussen says he can not guess how long the alliance's military mission will last in Libya.
By REUTERS \
3/29/2011 11:26:12 PM
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In My Own Write: The ring of truth
Lying, the opposite of truth-telling, is regarded as bad; Tact, diplomacy, which involve omission, evasion, are generally viewed as admirable.
By JUDY MONTAGU \
3/29/2011 11:36:18 PM
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Letters: A ‘tzaddik’ receives
It is the sign of a tzaddik (righteous person), and what action can make one more worthy of the title tzaddik than to give life to so many people?
By JERUSALEM POST READERS \
3/29/2011 11:36:33 PM
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Lion's Den: Four Middle Eastern upheavals
In Libya, Syria and Yemen, less so in Egypt, Islamists have significant opportunities to expand their power. How will Obama protect Western interests against this threat?
By DANIEL PIPES \
3/29/2011 11:53:19 PM
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Seeking a responsible adult
This is no life for them, and no life for us, once again we find ourselves in the all-too-familiar nightmare.
By JULIA CHAITIN \
3/29/2011 11:53:19 PM
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Faithful service
New Shin bet head Yoram Cohen’s commitment to his faith will only help boost his motivation to meet these myriad challenges and others.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
3/29/2011 11:53:19 PM