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Yitzhar rabbi: Government, IDF mostly to blame for settler violence against the military
Rabbi calls for a halt to attacks against the IDF, but says important to note the government actions that led to the violence.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
5/4/2014 12:36:57 AM
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Abbas to meet with head of Hamas in Qatar
By YASSER OKBI \
5/4/2014 1:30:19 AM
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*A one-two punch of chronic disease*
Neuroscientist Prof. Michal Beeri has returned from a decade in New York to investigate the connection between diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
5/4/2014 1:42:40 AM
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*Health scan: Small worm could explain human fertilization*
The results of the Israeli-French research will be useful in understanding processes such as fertilization or the formation of muscle fibers.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
5/4/2014 1:56:49 AM
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Jerusalem fears trouble in Iran nuclear negotiations, Dermer says
Ambassador to Washington, Senator Menendez express their concern to FDD forum over the direction of talks in Vienna.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
5/4/2014 2:27:43 AM
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UK Methodists continue boycott of Israel
The Board of Deputies of British Jews made strenuous efforts to steer the 800,000-strong Church into a more neutral approach on Israel.
By JERRY LEWIS \
5/4/2014 2:41:20 AM
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‘Norway is friendlier than Israelis think’
Ambassador Svein Sevje is looking forward to Peres’ reception in the Royal Palace in Oslo, hopes to rectify his country’s bad rap in the Jewish state.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
5/4/2014 3:14:51 AM
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Two injured in shooting near mosque
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2014 4:00:16 AM
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On Remembrance Day, soldiers remember their fallen fathers
For these soldiers, whose fathers died serving Israel, their service in the IDF takes on a special meaning.
By VICTORIA KEZRA \
5/4/2014 4:23:47 AM
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Danon’s power in Likud cental committee likely to increase
This week’s convention to vote on letting deputy defense minister call meetings on ‘ideological matters’ several times this year.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
5/4/2014 4:45:59 AM
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Maccabi TA avoids upset to beat Gilboa
Late surge secures yellow-and-blue win in Game 1 of quarterfinals, while Haifa overcomes Ness Ziona.
By ALLON SINAI \
5/4/2014 5:19:34 AM
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Mac TA beats Beersheba to seal 20th championship
Maccabi beat second-place Hapoel Beersheba 2-1 at Vasermil Stadium, with Eran Zahavi (12, 31) taking his tally for the campaign to 23 goals.
By ALLON SINAI \
5/4/2014 5:28:11 AM
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Ten bodies recovered from collapsed Colombia mine
By REUTERS \
5/4/2014 6:01:19 AM
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A soldier fights on to honor his comrades’ memories
Jerusalem District commander Col. Shai Belaish lost several men serving with him in war and will help honor their memories as leader of the city's Remembrance Day ceremonies.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
5/4/2014 6:27:40 AM
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Family of fallen IDF soldier says it found empty grave on Mount Herzl
IDF defends previous claim that soldier has been identified, is buried
at military cemetery.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
5/4/2014 9:28:42 AM
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The great peace blocker
By STEVE APFEL \
5/4/2014 9:42:00 AM
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Ten bodies recovered from collapsed Colombia mine
By REUTERS \
5/4/2014 10:27:17 AM
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President Peres, the eternal optimist
“There is no single group who can win or lose. It’s a battle without winners, without losers, only with victims," the president tells the 'Post'; Peres thinks Israel must work with neighbors to combat violence in region.
By NOA AMOUYAL \
5/6/2014 5:28:41 PM
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Border Police treat Palestinian who broke leg while trying to illegally enter Israel
According to the Border Police, the Palestinian, who is in his twenties, climbed a section of the separation fence in the area of Jerusalem.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD,JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2014 11:05:22 AM
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Fatah and Hamas reconciliation: Rushing to judgement
Both Fatah and Hamas have concluded that unlike past agreements, the new accord is essential to adjust to the changing dynamics in the region and their bilateral relations.
By ALON BEN-MEIR \
5/4/2014 11:46:44 AM
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Monitoring group: Syria rebel infighting forces over 60,000 to flee homes
By REUTERS \
5/4/2014 12:11:53 PM
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Beersheba police investigate vandalism of memorial plaque for fallen IDF troops
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2014 3:59:08 PM
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Police suspect 'price tag' incidents near Jerusalem, Acre
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2014 12:44:57 PM
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Cops investigate ‘price tag’ attacks against Israeli Arabs
In a construction site in Kiryat Ye’arim, anti-Arab graffiti was found spray-painted on the walls, including “price tag” and “Kahane was right."
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD,BEN HARTMAN \
5/4/2014 12:49:55 PM
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While all have equal rights, PM says Israel is the nation state of only one people: The Jews
Livni says she will oppose any effort to give "Jewish" nature of state
preference over country's democratic values.
By HERB KEINON \
5/4/2014 1:12:44 PM
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Syria's Assad calls for aid cooperation without hurting 'sovereignty'
By REUTERS \
5/4/2014 1:34:27 PM
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Meet the women lighting the Independence Day torches: Student Gal Yosef
The faces behind the flames: Head of National Student Council, youngest torch-lighter at Israel's official Independence Day ceremony, says she represents the country's "active and caring youth."
By TAMARA ZIEVE \
5/4/2014 1:39:20 PM
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58% of Israeli Jews back cutting funding to those marking Independence Day as 'Nakba'
A quarter of Israeli Arabs consider Independence Day a holiday, as do 87% of Israelis.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
5/4/2014 1:42:30 PM
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Cabinet approves Israel Broadcast Association reform, licensing fee to be eliminated
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2014 2:17:09 PM
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Ben-Eliezer: My enemies are spying on me
IDI poll shows Rivlin most popular presidential candidate, with one-third of the public's support.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
5/4/2014 2:27:38 PM
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Israel to get its own version of Air Force One
Cabinet approves panel recommendations to purchase an Air Force One-type plane for Israel's leaders at a cost of between NIS 50m to Nis 70m.
By HERB KEINON \
5/4/2014 2:31:01 PM
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Source: Suicide car bomber kills six soldiers in southern Yemen
By REUTERS \
5/4/2014 2:48:39 PM
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Iran says it has briefed nuclear agency on suspected detonators
By REUTERS \
5/4/2014 3:00:27 PM
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In memory of the fallen
We must heed Isaiah’s prophecy, yearning for the day when peace will come with our neighbors. But until that day, we mark and commemorate those who have given their last full measure of devotion.
By DANNY AYALON \
5/4/2014 3:10:23 PM
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Egyptian militants claim attacks near tourist sites in Sinai
By REUTERS \
5/4/2014 3:13:20 PM
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Report: India foils Pakistani terror plot targeting Israeli, US consulates
'Times of India' reports security agencies learned of plot after interrogating Sri Lankan allegedly hired by a Pakistani official.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2014 3:18:43 PM
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Border Police attacked in Yitzhar settlement while searching home of ‘price tag’ suspect
Residents of West Bank settlement throw stones at police investigating torching of mosque.
By BEN HARTMAN,TOVAH LAZAROFF \
5/4/2014 3:55:45 PM
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Syria court accepts Assad's presidential nomination bid
By REUTERS \
5/4/2014 3:57:21 PM
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Meet the women lighting the Independence Day torches: Holocaust survivor and actress Miriam Zohar
The faces behind the flames: Eighty-two-year-old Holocaust survivor and award-winning actress will light a torch at Israel's official Independence Day ceremony.
By TAMARA ZIEVE \
5/4/2014 5:56:39 PM
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Peres: Past and present
Peres: “I hope I helped to bring more unity, more parity, more understanding;” the president sums up his seven years in office and looks ahead to the country’s future.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
5/5/2014 11:01:26 PM
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Toddler dies after being left in car during heat wave
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2014 4:58:30 PM
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Peres on Remembrance Day: We still live by our swords, but yearn for peace
Siren rings out across Israel, marking start of tribute to 23,169 casualties of war and terrorism; IDF chief Gantz: Current security quiet is deceptive, any spark can cause a fire.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN,JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2014 8:30:56 PM
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Yad Sarah to make military cemeteries accessible to disabled mourners
Nechonit vans will take mourners to the graves at these military cemeteries: Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, Kiryat Shaul in Tel Aviv; Haifa and Beersheba.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
5/4/2014 4:39:39 PM
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Meet the women lighting the Independence Day torches: Dr. Kira Radinsky
The faces behind the flames: Selected by MIT as one of the world's 35 top young innovators, Radinsky lit a torch at Tuesday's Independence Day ceremony.
By TAMARA ZIEVE \
5/6/2014 5:51:11 PM
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Netanyahu praises 'Dado' on anniversary of death of IDF chief of staff during Yom Kippur War
Some of highest profile terrorist acts, and counter terrorist actions, took place with David "Dado" Elazar at the helm.
By HERB KEINON \
5/4/2014 4:53:06 PM
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Baby dies after being left by Beit Hagai parents in car
Magen David Adom paramedics attempt resuscitation of the toddler who was found in critical condition in West Bank settlement of Beit Haggai.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
5/4/2014 4:56:33 PM
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Meet the women lighting the Independence Day torches: Tennis star Shahar Pe'er
The faces behind the flames: Israel's most successful female tennis player of all time is a torch-lighter at this year's Independence Day ceremony.
By TAMARA ZIEVE \
5/6/2014 2:44:31 AM
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John Kerry, J Street, and the Jewish establishment
By IRA SHARKANSKY \
5/4/2014 5:16:00 PM
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Netanyahu: Israel would not be here without the sacrifice of our fallen soldiers
At Remembrance Day ceremony in Jerusalem, prime minister says "unmatched pain" of bereaved families is a necessary sacrifice.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2014 5:17:57 PM
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Gantz delivers Remembrance Day directive to IDF soldiers
"With the dedication and determination they showed, the IDF's fallen have left us with a path to march down, a decree to live by," says chief of staff.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
5/4/2014 5:23:20 PM
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State indicts American for murder of Safed man at city's Makarev Synagogue
Avraham Levi Yosef Blau allegedly stabbed Tony Rose in chest 17 times with 18 centimeter commando knife.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
5/4/2014 5:26:06 PM
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Israel approves NIS 63m. plan to close hazardous landfill near Ashdod
Fires occurring at the Retamim landfill are continuing to release toxic gases into the air, endangering lives of local residents.
By SHARON UDASIN \
5/4/2014 5:34:49 PM
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Meet the women lighting the Independence Day torches: Miriam Peretz
The faces behind the flames: Mother of fallen Golani Brigade soldiers Uriel and Eliraz Peretz will light a torch at Israel's official Independence Day ceremony.
By TAMARA ZIEVE \
5/4/2014 5:42:28 PM
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Assi Dayan laid to rest in Nahalal
Dayan was buried next to his legendary father, defense minister and general Moshe Dayan who like his son was born and raised on the Jezreel Valley moshav.
By BEN HARTMAN \
5/4/2014 5:48:43 PM
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Israeli landscaping firm installs solar phone charging streetlamps
Project will provide a safe, well-lit place for residents on the move to charge their waning batteries, company says.
By SHARON UDASIN \
5/4/2014 6:04:51 PM
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Israel approves plans to reduce import taxes on dairy, meat despite objections of rights groups
Finance minister must meet with animal rights groups before finalizing program; groups argue that move encourages animal abuse.
By SHARON UDASIN \
5/4/2014 6:17:19 PM
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Blasts hit buses in Kenyan capital, casualties feared
By REUTERS \
5/4/2014 6:25:14 PM
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Jordan Press Association, Jordanian editor reject Israeli protest over anti-Semitic article
Israel summons Jordan’s envoy to protest the op-ed by a former Jordanian FM who used quotes from Mein Kampf to support his vehemently anti-Israel argument.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
5/4/2014 6:40:24 PM
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72% of pedestrians injured by cars were hit in crosswalks
By SHARON UDASIN \
5/4/2014 11:07:14 PM
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PA leader Abbas, Hamas's Mashaal to meet in Qatar for Palestinian unity talks
Palestinian sources predict "national consensus government" to be announced within two weeks.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
5/4/2014 7:18:57 PM
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Major haredi newspaper calls on haredim to stand still for Israel Remembrance Day siren
Attention has been drawn in recent years to some members of the community who continue with their activities during the sirens.
By JEREMY SHARON \
5/4/2014 7:29:43 PM
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State indicts PM’s former driver for sex assaults on minors
From 1988-2006, Ilan Shmuel, 51, allegedly raped or sexually assaulted several female family members.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
5/4/2014 7:38:30 PM
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Country one step closer to shutting down Broadcasting Authority, canceling licensing free
Cabinet approves draft bill that seeks to replace IBA with another public broadcasting enterprise.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
5/4/2014 7:39:10 PM
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Israel comes to standstill as siren marks beginning of Remembrance Day
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2014 8:00:09 PM
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Reform Movement adds religious content to Israel Independence Day celebrations
Movement is adding a havdala service and a cantorial recitation of the Israeli Declaration of Independence.
By JEREMY SHARON \
5/4/2014 8:04:16 PM
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Peres to bereaved families: Without the courage of your sons, we wouldn't have a state
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2014 8:13:27 PM
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Vandals desecrate memorial for fallen students at Beersheba high school
This is the second year in a row that vandals have destroyed the memorial site dedicated to the school's 16 fallen alumni.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
5/4/2014 8:16:26 PM
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Gantz: The quiet on Israel's security front is a 'deceptive illusion'
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2014 8:25:43 PM
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Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike turn up the volume for Israel's Independence Day
Celebrated Belgian/Greek DJ duo returning to Israel for an Independence Day performance at the Blu 4 Dance party in Tel Aviv.
By YONI COLLINS \
5/4/2014 8:31:48 PM
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Review: MayB, Company Maguy Marin, TLV Dance at the Suzanne Dellal Center
Marin redefines compassion through desolation and despair, misery and destitution. She composed MayB as homage to Beckett.
By ORA BRAFMAN \
5/4/2014 8:38:33 PM
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Indomitable spirit
Pent up and repressed for thousands of years, the Jews’ yearning to live in freedom and liberty in their historic homeland is far from spent.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
5/4/2014 8:50:36 PM
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Knesset remembers the fallen through songs, poetry and films
The annual "Singing in their Memory" ceremony features poetry read by legislators dedicated to fallen soldiers and performances by Israeli singers.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
5/4/2014 8:55:53 PM
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A day to be proud
Independence Day over the years has assumed enormous importance. There is such a feeling of pride when I see the flags flying from cars and buildings all over the country.
By DVORA WAYSMAN \
5/4/2014 9:00:10 PM
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Borderline Views: A day in the life of a country
"At the end of the day, it is our country and we will continue to strive to make it a better place in which to live. Greener pastures elsewhere are not for us."
By DAVID NEWMAN \
5/4/2014 9:02:45 PM
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May 5: Caravan of failures
The world’s number-one super power now languishes in a political backwater, to the delight of its enemies.
By JERUSALEM POST READERS \
5/4/2014 9:16:53 PM
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Dependence days: In the shadow of Kishinev
In Bialik’s condemnation of the Jews of Kishinev, the poet invokes the story of Hanukkah to contrast the meekness of the Jews of the shtetl to the heroism of the Maccabees of old.
By ELI KAVON \
5/4/2014 9:22:53 PM
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Israel gets in touch with its feminine side
A brief review of research from around the world about how we’re perceived discloses an entirely different understanding of our complex and vibrant society.
By JOANNA LANDAU \
5/4/2014 9:24:44 PM
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Police disperse crowd after Belgium bans anti-Semitic French comedian event
The event, organized by a small far-right group, "Stand up Belgians!", was to have been addressed by anti-Semitic French comedian Dieudonne M'Bala M'Bala.
By REUTERS \
5/4/2014 9:28:44 PM
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No holds barred: Judging Obama, Christie and Kerry
I hate it when we give people labels based on a single statement or action, reducing the sum total of their lives to one event. Both Democrats and Republicans are guilty.
By SHMULEY BOTEACH \
5/4/2014 9:32:21 PM
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Reality check: Breaking the glass ceiling
Dorner would make an excellent president, not because she’s a woman, but because of the qualities she embodies.
By JEFF BARAK \
5/4/2014 9:36:36 PM
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Think about it: How we remember the six million – and the 24,000
There is a lot of dignity in this modest and symbolic act, as well as a sense of proportion, which we seem to lack.
By SUSAN HATTIS ROLEF \
5/4/2014 9:42:01 PM
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Report: Egypt uncovers Mossad spy operation
The 12-person network was made up of three Egyptians and the rest were foreigners who entered the country as tourists, sources say.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
5/4/2014 9:48:02 PM
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National Council of Jewish Women, Union of Reform Judaism react to vote to exclude J Street
There ‘were very good reasons to exclude the organization,’ says president of the Zionist Organization of America.
By MAYA SHWAYDER \
5/4/2014 10:22:42 PM
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First American rabbi awarded Member of British Empire honor
Mark Winer holds dual American and British citizenship, was honored for his work in fostering interfaith dialogue, particularly between Muslims and Jews.
By MAYA SHWAYDER \
5/4/2014 10:27:07 PM
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Five killed as boulder crushes house in Sierra Leone capital
By REUTERS \
5/4/2014 10:37:44 PM
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Report: Erdogan moves to appease West on Israel, Armenians as he plans presidential run
Turkish daily 'Zaman' says Erdogan wishes to avoid criticism from the West on human rights, dictatorial nature of his regime.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
5/4/2014 10:53:53 PM
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3 Jewish girls arrested for spitting on priest in Jerusalem
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2014 10:56:57 PM
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Syria neighbors alarmed by refugee flow, want more aid access
"This is the worst catastrophic humanitarian situation we are facing, probably since the Rwanda genocide," says UN high commissioner.
By REUTERS \
5/4/2014 11:12:20 PM