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Finance, Economy ministries take steps to boost exports
Israel to set up a World Bank fund designed to help market Israeli goods in developing countries.
By NIV ELIS \
12/4/2013 12:03:15 AM
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Your Business: Independence from foreign oil just got stymied
Israel’s dependence on foreign energy imports is particularly alarming... Oil imports leave the country vulnerable as the number of cars on the roads increase.
By HAROLD GOLDMEIER \
12/4/2013 12:06:58 AM
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Unprecedented finding from Hasmonean period unearthed in City of David
"This discovery bridges a certain gap in Jerusalem’s settlement sequence," says excavation co-director.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
12/4/2013 12:28:09 AM
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Ukraine protesters threaten tighter blockade over spurned EU pact
By REUTERS \
12/4/2013 12:36:40 AM
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Court awards Temple Mount activist NIS 30,000 for two wrongful arrests
Rabbi Yehuda Glick arrested for trying to film security booth at site, where he claims religious Jews are discriminated against.
By JEREMY SHARON \
12/4/2013 12:40:59 AM
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Government says it is unable to enforce labor laws for Palestinians
Justice Ministry delays extending workers’ rights to West Bank Arabs employed there by Israelis.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
12/4/2013 12:52:10 AM
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Fireworks erupt at Knesset panel debate on Beduin
MK Zvulun Kalfa ends meeting after MK Jamal Zahalka calls him a "fascist racist" and refuses orders to leave room.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
12/4/2013 12:57:21 AM
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Witness tells ‘Uvda’: Brother of Bar Noar murder suspect linked to 2006 killing of police informant
According to interview on Channel 2 program, Yaakov Felician was involved in death of Ayal Salhov seven years ago.
By BEN HARTMAN \
12/4/2013 1:08:16 AM
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Residents, district committee petition court against new pumping
station in Ein Kerem
“Ein Kerem and the surrounding cultural landscape constitutes one of the country’s most beautiful heritage sites in the country."
By SHARON UDASIN \
12/4/2013 1:15:05 AM
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Female kashrut supervisors get nod from rabbis
Chief Rabbinate removes a stipulation that kashrut supervisors must be men; decision follows petition from Emuhah women's rights group.
By JEREMY SHARON \
12/4/2013 1:24:41 AM
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VC firm chief says agritech can be Israel’s next ‘hi-tech’
Israel's agricultural technology industry has potential to become global force to be reckoned with, experts say.
By SHARON UDASIN \
12/4/2013 1:27:48 AM
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Ukrainian Jews split on dangers of protest movement
Local Jews fear presence of Svoboda party, whose leader has been called anti-Semitic, neo-Nazi, may portend an ugly turn for country.
By SAM SOKOL \
12/4/2013 1:35:50 AM
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White House: Final deal with Iran could include uranium enrichment
US willing to negotiate strictly limited enrichment program if Tehran agreed to monitoring and limits on level, scope, capacity, stockpiles.
By JTA, REUTERS \
12/4/2013 3:22:55 AM
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Details scarce on Peres’s address to Arab leaders
Peres addresses via live-video link Gulf security conference attended by 29 foreign ministers of Arab, Muslim countries.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
12/4/2013 2:00:00 AM
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Largest shareholders in Israel Discount Bank begin selling stakes, citing ‘estate planning’
Bronfman, Schron sell 7% of bank's shares; Bronfman says he doesn't believe sale will have any major effects on bank.
By MAYA SHWAYDER \
12/4/2013 2:10:20 AM
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EU: Half our states support settlement product labeling
EU official says EU to support more action against settlements, halt financial aid to Palestinians if peace talks fail.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF AND KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
12/4/2013 2:19:32 AM
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Ron Dermer officially takes office as Israeli envoy to US in Oval Office ceremony
"America is a country to which the Jewish people owe so much and to which I, as a son of America, am so personally indebted."
By MICHAEL WILNER \
12/4/2013 2:31:45 AM
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Health deteriorates for American pastor in Iran prison
By REUTERS \
12/4/2013 2:42:45 AM
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Britain to tackle 'Islamist extremism' after soldier's murder
By REUTERS \
12/4/2013 2:44:04 AM
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Hezbollah chief says he met Qatari envoy in recent days
By REUTERS \
12/4/2013 2:55:14 AM
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Nasrallah: Saudi Arabia behind twin bombings at Iranian embassy in Beirut
By REUTERS \
12/4/2013 3:01:08 AM
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Bloomberg to use $1 million Genesis Prize for Israeli-Palestinian economic ties
New York mayor to receive prize in May; still unknown which organizations will be assisted by the prize money.
By JTA \
12/4/2013 3:06:01 AM
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Survey: Israelis in the US adopt political views of American Jews
The longer Israelis live in the US, the less critical of Israel they are likely to be, new survey suggests.
By JTA \
12/4/2013 3:11:39 AM
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Sefi Rivlin's funeral to be held Wednesday at 3p.m. in Rishon Lezion
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/4/2013 3:48:04 AM
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Zarif: Israel's campaign against Iran serves to hide 'atrocities against Palestinians'
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/4/2013 4:04:56 AM
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Michael Jackson's family to seek new trial in wrongful death lawsuit
By REUTERS \
12/4/2013 4:37:18 AM
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Poll: Majority of Americans want Congress to refrain from imposing new sanctions on Iran
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/4/2013 5:05:32 AM
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Strong state/Lazy state
By IRA SHARKANSKY \
12/4/2013 5:28:00 AM
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Analysis: In West Wing, a long-sought rapprochement with Tehran
A negotiated settlement with Iran over its nuclear program has been the "overwhelming preference" of President Obama for months now.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
12/4/2013 6:07:38 AM
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Construction of Israel-Egypt border fence has been completed
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/4/2013 6:49:47 AM
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Police arrests 2 additional suspects in J'lem stoning attack that wounded toddler
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/4/2013 7:03:40 AM
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Alan Gross asks Obama to intercede for his release from Cuban prison
By JTA \
12/4/2013 7:25:59 AM
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Palestinians praying on Temple Mount launch fireworks at police
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/4/2013 8:41:18 AM
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Two more Palestinians arrested in connection to Jerusalem stoning attack
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/4/2013 8:44:05 AM
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Two more Palestinians arrested in connection to Jerusalem stoning attack
The attack left two-year-old Abigail Ben-Zion moderately wounded in what police say was an attack motivated by hatred of Jews.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/4/2013 9:03:54 AM
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Hezbollah says commander killed in Beirut, blames Israel
By REUTERS \
12/4/2013 9:09:56 AM
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Hezbollah says commander killed in Beirut, blames Israel
Israel rejects accusations of involvement in hit; Ahrar al-Sunna Baalbek brigade claims responsibility for attack.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON AND REUTERS \
12/4/2013 9:27:22 AM
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Another Week of Miracles
By MICHAEL ORDMAN \
12/4/2013 9:28:00 AM
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Poll: 84 percent of Israelis say migrant workers are a danger to country
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/4/2013 9:38:36 AM
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Poll: 34 percent of Americans back Iran nuclear deal
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/4/2013 10:11:56 AM
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WATCH: Black-belt rabbi teaches NY Jews to fend off 'knockout attacks'
Rabbi Gary Moskowitz, a former police detective, is training locals self-defense in midst of wave of random assaults.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/4/2013 10:37:51 AM
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Out & About: Top 10 things to do
New exhibition “My Childhood Started Here" examines what happened to Jewish children in Europe at the end of World War II.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/4/2013 11:02:54 AM
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Israel denies involvement in killing of senior Hezbollah operative
By REUTERS \
12/4/2013 11:10:48 AM
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Many folded fish in the life of a an Even Hashem, who is a frumpy mom
By Hannah Greenberg \
12/4/2013 11:13:00 AM
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The Shi'ite Day of Atonement
By MORDECHAI KEDAR \
12/4/2013 11:20:00 AM
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WineTalk: Leading the way
A pioneer of wine tourism in Israel, David Perlmutter is both a professional tour guide and a wine geek.
By Adam Montefiore \
12/4/2013 11:22:30 AM
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Southern comfort
No longer just a city you pass by on the way to Masada or the Dead Sea, Arad
has undergone tremendous developments in recent years.
By ARIELLA AFLALO \
12/4/2013 11:51:43 AM
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Family Matters: Make or break
Samuel makes the decision to move his dad to a nursing home but he has to confront his sisters who don't want to hear about it.
By SHIMRIT NOTHMAN \
12/4/2013 12:28:37 PM
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Bayit Yehudi, Yesh Atid clash over gay parents tax bill
Bayit Yehudi reinstated its veto of Yesh Atid-initiated legislation giving equal tax benefits to gay and straight parents.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
12/4/2013 1:15:57 PM
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Netanyahu eulogizes late comedian Rivlin at public funeral
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/4/2013 1:32:58 PM
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New bill allows public to petition Knesset to discuss issues
The legislation, which brings a practice from the European Parliament to the Knesset, passed its preliminary reading.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
12/4/2013 1:38:53 PM
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US court orders Iran to pay $9m. to families of 1997 Jerusalem terror attack victims
NGO wins 1st potential seizure of Iranian funds in US; actual transfer of funds could still be blocked by appeal, current diplomatic process.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/4/2013 2:23:44 PM
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Keeping the flame of optimism burning
Science helps explain Israelis’ anomalous optimism; Hanukkah shows how to preserve it
By EVELYN GORDON \
12/4/2013 2:41:06 PM
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German football club FSV Frankfurt ends Saudi airline contract because of Israel boycott
Airline refuses to sell tickets to Israeli citizens; Jewish soccer club had previously criticized contract.
By Benjamin Weinthal, Jerusalem Post correspondent \
12/4/2013 4:18:58 PM
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IMF annual mission begins meetings
By NIV ELIS \
12/4/2013 4:11:21 PM
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Come to the Table: How to be a Balaboosta
Translated as 'woman of the house' or 'housewife' and originally meant as an honorific, the term implies to some being a slave to family demands.
By GAYLE SQUIRES \
12/4/2013 4:21:56 PM
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Palestinian peace envoy Erekat urges Kerry to 'save talks' with Israel
By REUTERS \
12/4/2013 4:21:57 PM
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Libyan assembly votes to follow Islamic law
By REUTERS \
12/4/2013 4:28:43 PM
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Iran eyes better ties with UAE after nuclear deal with West
By REUTERS \
12/4/2013 4:33:59 PM
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WATCH: Haredim protest over imprisonment of yeshiva student for evading IDF draft
Leader of protest, rabbi Auerbach has instructed students not to present themselves for IDF recruitment.
By JEREMY SHARON \
12/4/2013 5:02:51 PM
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Iran names 7 Western oil companies it wants to return
By REUTERS \
12/4/2013 5:03:17 PM
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Attack on intelligence HQ in northern Iraq kills six
By REUTERS \
12/4/2013 5:08:56 PM
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How Eliav met Maor
By LEAH HAKIMIAN \
12/4/2013 5:19:00 PM
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Attack on intelligence HQ in northern Iraq kills six
By REUTERS \
12/4/2013 5:21:04 PM
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Defense Ministry chemical attack drill set for Jerusalem
Ministry stresses that drill is not tied to any current developments; exercise will include police, MDA, municipality.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
12/4/2013 5:30:49 PM
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Report: Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher want Jewish babies
“It’s a dream for Mila and Ashton, and even if he doesn’t fully convert, he’s very much into the idea of having little Jewish babies.”
By JTA \
12/4/2013 5:38:15 PM
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Delek to buy $100m. of Tamar gas for industry, transportation
The company is promoting the use of CNG and natural gas in general as an alternative to gasoline and diesel.
By SHARON UDASIN \
12/4/2013 5:49:11 PM
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Putin could free Khodorkovsky, Pussy Riot in amnesty
By REUTERS \
12/4/2013 5:52:52 PM
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Share of investment homes more than doubled from 2003
Bank of Israel study finds that rental prices influence investors more than interest rate
By NIV ELIS \
12/4/2013 6:11:13 PM
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Rocket fire kills 17 in Syrian city of Aleppo
By REUTERS \
12/4/2013 6:13:09 PM
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Bennett in Indonesia: Trade missions closed in western Europe to open new ones in Asia
Economy and trade minister says Israel diverting funds to open trade missions in China, India, Hong Kong.
By HERB KEINON \
12/4/2013 6:25:37 PM
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Police seize armored car belonging to Amir Mulner crime organization
Photos of car show thick, bulletproof windows covered with a layer of metal plates, and cameras facing out.
By BEN HARTMAN \
12/4/2013 6:28:00 PM
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WATCH: Daring police rescue of girl held by uncle in Ashkelon
Man barricaded himself with niece in apartment; after hours of negotiations police rappel down side of building to free girl.
By BEN HARTMAN \
12/4/2013 6:49:40 PM
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Braverman: You cannot disconnect citizens from their water
Knesset Economic Affairs panel expresses concern over companies cutting off water to customers in debt.
By SHARON UDASIN \
12/4/2013 7:26:20 PM
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Opposition plans to filibuster Migrant Bill
MKs stop bill from being brought to vote, but coalition manages to block further attempts with parliamentary tricks.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
12/4/2013 7:28:44 PM
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World's largest menorah lights up Tel Aviv sky
The menorah, created by Israel Electric Corporation, is made up of nine aerial platforms.
By CAMILLA SCHICK \
12/4/2013 7:43:36 PM
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Internet bullying has increased the risk of suicide among youth, warns Yitzhak Kadman
Following suicide of 12-year-old boy in Beersheba after apparently being bullied at school, director of National Council for the Child urges education to identify distress in children.
By DANIELLE ZIRI \
12/4/2013 8:01:39 PM
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Ahead of Kerry visit, Palestinian officials voice pessimism on peace process
Erekat asks US secretary of state to save talks; other PLO officials complain no progress has been made in talks, and say US bias in favor of Israel "does not serve peace"; Kerry to arrive in Israel Wednesday night.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH, REUTERS \
12/4/2013 8:08:13 PM
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Austrian trade delegation to visit Iran after nuclear deal
By REUTERS \
12/4/2013 8:20:17 PM
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Peretz in Turkey to attend UN environmental conference
By SHARON UDASIN \
12/4/2013 8:51:48 PM
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Secular organization to teach Jewish values and identity course to IDF officers
Former IDF chief rabbi says "problematic" for group that "flies flag of secularism" to be in charge of course.
By JEREMY SHARON \
12/4/2013 8:28:49 PM
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Israeli actress Gal Gadot to play Wonder Woman in 'Batman vs. Superman' movie
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/4/2013 8:32:41 PM
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Jewish prisoner asks Obama to intercede for his release from Cuban jail
US Jew Alan Gross, was arrested in 2009 while working as USAID contractor; jailed for working as intelligence agent.
By SAM SOKOL \
12/4/2013 8:42:47 PM
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The new Wonder Woman: Israeli supermodel, actress Gal Gadot
Director of film calls Gadot amazing actress, says she has "magical quality that makes her perfect for the role."
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/4/2013 9:14:22 PM
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Former Shin Bet head: Israeli-Palestinian conflict more dangerous than a nuclear Iran
Diskin calls for settlement freeze outside main blocs, to stop settlement growth from getting out of control.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/4/2013 11:05:26 PM
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Rivlin’s last laugh
Rivlin’s trademark chaotic and tongue-incheek vehicles of artistic expression came to fruition in the 1970s.
By BARRY DAVIS \
12/4/2013 9:36:24 PM
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Lights, camera, Kotel
Filmmaker Susan Korda explores all aspects of Jerusalem in her next movie.
By HANNAH BROWN \
12/4/2013 9:44:46 PM
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Housing policy
The housing protests two years ago were supposed to bring this issue to the forefront.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
12/4/2013 10:07:41 PM
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Without values, Jewish knowledge is not enough
The new generation of the Russian- speaking Jews develops its national identity in completely different circumstances.
By SANA BRITA VSKY \
12/4/2013 10:14:01 PM
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Washington watch: US-Israel rift spreading to Jewish community
The widening rift between Washington and Jerusalem threatens to create fissures within the Jewish community here.
By DOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD \
12/4/2013 10:17:02 PM
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Mashav: Still up and running
Mashav is the organization that puts into effect the emphasis on Development Diplomacy.
By PHILIP MARCUS \
12/4/2013 10:25:02 PM
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December 5: Not for sale
Should we have gone to Uganda, as Herzl wanted us to do so many years ago?
By JERUSALEM POST READERS \
12/4/2013 10:33:06 PM
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My Iraqi Jewish heritage: What’s left?
It is a pity that many observant Middle Eastern Jews have adopted the symbols of a 200-year-old tradition over their own, much older ones.
By ROBERT FATTAL \
12/4/2013 10:40:25 PM
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ENCOUNTERING PEACE: Paradigm of partnership
The interim agreement of 1995 actually created more than 25 joint cooperative bodies between the two sides.
By GERSHON BASKIN \
12/4/2013 10:46:33 PM
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MEDIA COMMENT: Yes, there is left-wing media bias
The extreme Left is often described as “peace activists,” but it is invariably “Jewish extremists” when considering the Right.
By YISRAEL MEDAD AND ELI POLLAK \
12/4/2013 10:53:23 PM
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US seeks to better understand Syria Islamists
By REUTERS \
12/4/2013 10:56:30 PM
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The missing mufti
Those leaving Yad Vashem should take with them the image of the next Holocaust being promoted in our own time.
By ROBERT G. KAUFMAN \
12/4/2013 10:59:15 PM
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A call to action for Israeli-Americans
I’ll still most likely donate some money because it does matter, but I want to do more: I want to be there.
By NATAN HAROSH \
12/4/2013 11:05:24 PM
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NYC group puts bounty on ‘knockout game’ participants
NY Jewish Community Relations Council offers reward for information leading to arrest, conviction of attack perpetrators.
By SAM SOKOL \
12/4/2013 11:07:41 PM
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Defective or defensible? Defending product liability claims in Israel
Israel, too, has caught the product liability wave that has taken other western countries by storm.
By BENJAMIN LEVENTHAL AND MENACHEM C. KLEIN \
12/4/2013 11:11:24 PM
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Israel Hypertension Society adopts ‘successful’ British guidelines
Hypertension can usually be treated by changes in the diet and by taking medications.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
12/4/2013 11:20:36 PM
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Your Investments: Risk tolerance and investment objectives
A pensioner who is living from the income generated from his portfolio can’t afford to take those same risks because he needs to know that he will be able to generate enough money to cover his expenses.
By AARON KATSMAN \
12/4/2013 11:22:08 PM
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Kerry and Netanyahu meet in Jerusalem amid tensions
Israeli official accuses Palestinians of not being committed to peace, Palestinian officials charge US is biased in favor of Israel.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH AND HERB KEINON \
12/5/2013 10:36:09 AM
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Body of woman in her forties found in Haifa
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/4/2013 11:30:24 PM
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First Israeli minister visits Turkey since 2010
Amir Peretz flies to Istanbul to attend UN-sponsored conference about Mediterranean marine, coastal environment issues.
By REUTERS \
12/4/2013 11:56:06 PM