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UK study: Shari'a courts 'incompatible'
Courts are "seriously out of step with trends in Western legislation," London think tank says.
JONNY PAUL, JPost correspondent in LONDON \
6/30/2009 12:00:29 AM
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Rights group: Abolish diplomatic escort for Gaza students
Israel coming up with new ways to make it hard for university students from Strip to study abroad, Gisha says.
DAN IZENBERG \
6/30/2009 12:04:24 AM
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Jerusalem blasts Red Cross for report
Israel rejects as "scandalous" a highly critical study on the situation in the Gaza Strip.
JUDY SIEGEL and HERB KEINON \
6/30/2009 12:06:33 AM
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Schneller: Settlement freeze demand 'extortion'
MK warns US insistence could set back Israeli readiness for peace; Barak to meet Mitchell.
HERB KEINON, REBECCA ANNA STOIL and HILARY LEILA KRIEGER \
6/30/2009 12:19:52 AM
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Court declares Jew for Jesus 'kosher'
Ashdod baker wins case after 3 years, severing connection between her beliefs and kosher status.
Matthew Wagner \
6/30/2009 12:21:37 AM
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US students attacked at Kinneret beach
Hooligans assault volunteers with metal poles, rocks; victim: "Men who attacked us were also Jews."
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
6/30/2009 12:27:13 AM
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Fireworks over Baghdad as Iraqis take over cities
JPOST.COM STAFF AND AP \
6/30/2009 1:09:21 AM
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Yemenite plane crashes in the Indian Ocean
AP AND JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/30/2009 6:04:51 AM
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Navy stops Free Gaza boat from reaching the Gaza Strip
AP AND JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/30/2009 6:10:53 AM
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4 US soldiers killed during Iraq cities pullout
Prime Minister Maliki assures Iraqis that gov't forces taking control of urban areas are more than capable of protecting the country.
AP AND JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/30/2009 6:29:02 AM
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Boy chokes to death on rope outside home
Eleven-year-old was trying to climb down from the 2nd floor to the 1st, when rope coiled itself around his neck.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/30/2009 7:06:21 AM
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Wimbledon: Djokovic is just too good for Sela
Israeli star fails to make a match of encounter with No. 4 seed from Serbia.
ALLON SINAI \
6/30/2009 7:53:53 AM
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Zubari to lead Israel team at Maccabiah opening ceremony
"Shahar excited not just Israelis when he scaled the Olympic podium last summer, but also Jews around the world," OCI president says.
ALLON SINAI \
6/30/2009 7:55:37 AM
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Reunified J'lem attracts unprecedented numbers to 8th Maccabiah
ARIEL ZIRULNICK \
6/30/2009 7:57:55 AM
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Golf: Beck returns to Israel with a bang
Teenage star leads second qualifying round of the International Pairs tournament at Ga'ash with partner Dor Hacham.
SHMULIK FUTERAN \
6/30/2009 7:58:51 AM
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Journalists briefly detained by troops in Honduras
JPOST.COM STAFF AND AP \
6/30/2009 8:12:31 AM
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'No comfort in Madoff sentencing'
Head of Israeli NGO says real pain comes from fact that such fraud can happen anywhere. (Video inside)
AP AND JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/30/2009 8:15:59 AM
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5-year-old rescued from Yemeni crash
3 bodies retrieved from plane wreckage; search & rescue mission ongoing; 153 people on board.
AP AND JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/30/2009 8:26:53 AM
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Israel Beiteinu No. 2 slams reported Sarkozy calls to oust Lieberman
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/30/2009 9:23:52 AM
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'Defense Ministry to expand Migron plan'
Residents of 21 outposts to be offered housing in existing settlements; Yesha denies report.
JPost.com and Tovah Lazaroff \
6/30/2009 9:51:43 AM
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Samaria mayor: Probe left-wing groups that gave material to UN c'tee
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/30/2009 10:03:46 AM
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Russian casinos to close in Moscow, other cities
A new law that will soon come into effect says gambling must now be confined to four far-flung special zones.
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British Airways CEO defends work-for-free policy
Unions criticized the carrier for bullying workers into the program.
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British Royal Mint issues rare coins with no date
The mint said that at least 100,000 of the year-less 20-pence coins slipped into circulation at the end of last year.
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Israeli millionaires drop by 28 percent
Israel now has 5,900 high-net-worth individuals, defined as those with at least $1 million in liquid financial assets.
jta \
6/30/2009 10:16:33 AM
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EU, phone makers to use same charger
EU Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen said selling a single, standard charger would cut costs for manufacturers.
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Israel and Kazakhstan sign space technology deal
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/30/2009 10:24:45 AM
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Portugal to create car-recharging network
The center-left Socialist government is aiming to reduce energy imports and emissions.
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Your Taxes: VAT rate rises
The main effect of the higher VAT will be felt by private individuals, charities, and financial institutions.
LEON HARRIS \
6/30/2009 10:35:58 AM
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Stellar Start-Ups: eBiz Mobility: Banking on the unbanked
The CEO of Israeli startup eBiz Mobility, seeks to help people who are excluded from Web shopping because of trust issues.
DAVID SHAMAH \
6/30/2009 10:41:40 AM
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Italy: 13 dead in blast caused by train derailment
Many of the fatalities killed as they sleep in their homes; over 50 people injured, many severely.
AP and Jpost staff \
6/30/2009 11:20:58 AM
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Gilad Erdan: 'IDF is biggest polluter in Israel'
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/30/2009 11:23:59 AM
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Pedestrian killed in Tel Aviv after being hit by bus
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/30/2009 11:29:58 AM
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'We won't give Iran any nuke material'
Peres meets Kazakhstani counterpart, who says he told Ahmadinejad nukes won't safeguard security.
Haviv Rettig Gur \
6/30/2009 11:36:03 AM
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State Prosecution opposes Katsav's request for another hearing
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/30/2009 11:43:38 AM
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The many sides of Puccini
A new multimedia performance by Jewish composer Ricardo Joseph Moretti aims to show the Italian opera legend in a more intimate light.
ELANA ESTRIN \
6/30/2009 12:00:38 PM
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'10 others to be charged in Madoff probe'
AP and Jpost staff \
6/30/2009 12:10:04 PM
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Taliban backs out of peace agreement with Pakistan
AP AND JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/30/2009 12:19:14 PM
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Memories of a child star
Chicago oleh Mark Rashkow remembers playing with a young Michael Jackson in the 1960s.
David Brinn \
6/30/2009 12:21:25 PM
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Transformers breaks summer box-office
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen took in $112 million in the sequel's first weekend.
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Celebrities paint for Tambour exhibition
Among the celebrities whose works are featured are Sandra Ringler, Pablo Rozenberg, Eden Harel, Shiraz Tal and Yuval Caspin.
JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/30/2009 12:40:33 PM
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Former soccer star Eyal Berkovic to serve 100 hours of community service
JPOST.COM STAFF AND AP \
6/30/2009 1:05:35 PM
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IDF doubts credibility of Gaza report
Says HRW's findings of drone misuse leading to civilian deaths based on "unreliable sources."
Yaakov Katz \
6/30/2009 1:22:02 PM
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Yeshivat Torat Yosef-Hamivtar
Yeshivat Torat Yosef-Hamivtar empowers young men to study Talmud and other classic Torah texts.
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J'lem welcomes Spain's closing of Gaza bombing case
Panel of 18 judges at the National Court decides Spain lacks jurisdiction in the matter.
HERB KEINON and AP \
6/30/2009 2:21:51 PM
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Police arrest Palestinian on suspicion of murdering Tel Aviv pimp
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/30/2009 2:59:01 PM
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Druse, Circassian workers demonstrating in northern Israel
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/30/2009 3:11:41 PM
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16-year-old moderately wounded in stabbing on Tel Aviv beach
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/30/2009 3:19:36 PM
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49-year-old account manager accused of stealing NIS 2.5m. from clients
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/30/2009 3:32:07 PM
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Top US commander: Iran still supporting Iraq attacks
AP AND JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/30/2009 3:46:40 PM
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IDF Navy intercepts Gaza-bound ship
'Arion' sailing from Cyprus reportedly carries aid; ship navigated to Ashdod port; crew detained by IDF.
Yaakov Katz \
6/30/2009 4:39:03 PM
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Pregnant women, elderly, kids urged to avoid hajj due to swine flu
AP and Jpost staff \
6/30/2009 5:06:55 PM
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Nablus: Palestinian man with 30-centimeter knife arrested at checkpoint
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/30/2009 5:17:53 PM
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'Med students use Holocaust remains'
Rabbinical Center of Europe's probe can't conclude if allegations by US Jew living in Romania true.
Dov Lieber \
6/30/2009 5:38:57 PM
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Jerusalem-Tel Aviv bus to run into the night
Etgar Lefkovits \
6/30/2009 5:58:57 PM
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Czech Jewish cemetery desecrated
AP AND JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/30/2009 6:34:55 PM
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Egyptian president holds talks with Saudi king
AP and Jpost staff \
6/30/2009 6:54:32 PM
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Al Qaida warns of revenge on France for burqa warning
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/30/2009 7:36:36 PM
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July 1: Those who toil
A major lesson from the Bernard Madoff disaster is the difficulties the modern economic world places in the way of people earning a reasonable return on their life's savings
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In My Own Write: Seeing is believing, most of the time
You'd think that being there would be enough to establish the fact you exist. Not for some people.
Judy Montagu \
6/30/2009 8:03:22 PM
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Sweden won't push debate over burqa ban in European Union
AP and Jpost staff \
6/30/2009 8:08:10 PM
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'No commitment to settlement freeze'
After meeting Mitchell, Barak says "too early to predict" agreement on temporary halt to construction.
HERB KEINON and HILARY LEILA KRIEGER \
6/30/2009 8:43:52 PM
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Fundamentally Freund: A place where Israel is loved
There are churches where the Israeli flag is displayed side-by-side with the Finnish national colors, and where Christian congregations recite 'Hatikva' first in Hebrew and then in Finnish.
MICHAEL FREUND \
6/30/2009 8:49:57 PM
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Is Facebook an Israeli plot to control the world?
Palestinians complain they have an extremely difficult time on Facebook.
RAY HANANIA \
6/30/2009 8:53:05 PM
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Making Jewish philanthropy work in a post-Madoff world
My personal mission, like many others', is to take our family's wealth and use it to create a lasting legacy.
JAY RUDERMAN \
6/30/2009 8:54:52 PM
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Tel Aviv University President Prof. Tzvi Galil to resign
ABE SELIG \
6/30/2009 9:00:37 PM
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Vengeance & Bernie Madoff
Vengeance is indeed an acceptable goal of punishment.
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Where are all the usual suspects?
Why will Westerners wear green for Hamas and Hizbullah but not for Iranian dissidents?
SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
6/30/2009 9:02:52 PM
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A blow to the chances for peace
Abbas not only proved incapable of accepting Olmert's offer; he also distorted it.
YOSSI ALPHER \
6/30/2009 9:06:27 PM
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San Francisco gets an 'eruv'
In a modern twist, the area's Jews will be able to get regular weekly updates on the eruv's status via the social-networking Web site Twitter.
MICHAEL FREUND \
6/30/2009 9:08:41 PM
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Summer camp beckons for 500,000 kids
Education Ministry, other agencies offer safety tips.
abe selig and judy siegel \
6/30/2009 9:10:55 PM
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IFCJ making sure youngsters have a place to play
"[We] are happy to have the opportunity to contribute to the children of Israel," IFCJ head says.
LEA KAPLAN \
6/30/2009 9:14:01 PM
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Hip-Hop Shabbat brings youth back to religion
"We get young people into Judaism and the older generation into hip-hop."
Etgar Lefkovits \
6/30/2009 9:15:57 PM
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Boy, 3, seriously hurt after falling from 3rd floor of Hadera building
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/30/2009 9:22:29 PM
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Germany may rehabilitate Nazi 'traitors'
Some 30,000 Germans were condemned as traitors during third Reich for opposing Nazis, helping Jews.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/30/2009 9:58:12 PM
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Iraq bomb kills at least 27 hours after pullout
Just hours after US troops withdraw from major cities, terrorism strikes in Kirkuk; at least 40 hurt.
AP AND JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/30/2009 10:07:16 PM
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'Zaken may have listened in on Olmert'
Channel 10: Secretary told police that aide eavesdropped on private phone calls with officials.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/30/2009 10:16:24 PM
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Grapevine: Being party to the mitzva
Poland's ambassador hosts Chabad, Forbes is flying out and July 4 moves to July 1.
Greer Fay Cashman \
6/30/2009 10:23:52 PM
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Shalom: Pilot project to pump water from Red to Dead Sea
Shalom refutes a report in Monday's edition of The Jerusalem Post that the World Bank had not given a green light to the project.
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
6/30/2009 10:25:35 PM
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New Budgeting and Planning Committee head appointed
ABE SELIG \
6/30/2009 10:28:58 PM
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Azerbaijan seeks closer ties to Israel despite Iran's pressure
Ben Eliezer: "Azerbaijan took a brave step, and I salute the president for resisting these pressures."
Haviv Rettig Gur \
6/30/2009 10:29:46 PM
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Young Christians get hands-on Israel experience
Visiting group 'adopts' a Holocaust survivor.
Ruth Eglash \
6/30/2009 10:50:37 PM
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Abbas hosts released Hamas speaker
Dweik was released from Israeli prison last week; Fatah and Hamas negotiators fail to reach deal.
Khaled Abu Toameh \
6/30/2009 10:52:43 PM
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Women's groups protest Ramon post in Kadima
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
6/30/2009 10:54:12 PM
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2 Orthodox women's conferences present decidedly different takes on feminism
Is feminism compatible with Orthodox Judaism? Is a woman's role primarily in the home?
Matthew Wagner \
6/30/2009 10:55:54 PM
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Police release video of Indian caretaker abusing elderly woman
Elderly woman's caretaker, Santi Peetala, was caught in the act by a hidden camera planted by the woman's daughter.
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
6/30/2009 10:57:07 PM
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Nine-year-old girl drowns off Ashkelon coast
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/30/2009 11:20:33 PM
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Private security costs in e. J'lem double in a decade
Report released by Peace Now says government funding now exceeds NIS 54 million.
ABE SELIG \
6/30/2009 11:24:44 PM
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Palestinians want settler removed from land
Landowners petitioned the High Court of Justice against IDF appeals court, which said settler could not be expelled.
DAN IZENBERG \
6/30/2009 11:28:13 PM
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Settler leaders deny pending outpost deal
Settlers are unlikely to accept deal by which 21 outposts would be relocated to existing settlements.
TOVAH LAZAROFF \
6/30/2009 11:30:32 PM
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Baby will donate cells to treat brother with rare genetic syndrome
Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that occurs in about one in 50,000 births.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
6/30/2009 11:32:21 PM
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Provocative Israel T's prompt social awareness
"It's showing the human face behind the headlines," spokesperson for the Sderot Media Center says.
RACHEL GEIZHALS \
6/30/2009 11:34:14 PM
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Biometric identification documents called both 'vital' and 'disastrous'
Bill requiring identification through fingerprints, facial or retinal identification being prepared for second and third readings.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
6/30/2009 11:37:05 PM
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Settlers to be reimbursed for EU tariffs
State to give settlers over NIS 32 million for tolls they pay to export goods to European Union.
TOVAH LAZAROFF \
6/30/2009 11:40:27 PM