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Father of hiker Or Asraf killed in Nepal: ‘I am happy we can bring him home’
Rescuers identify body of missing Israeli trekker Or Asraf.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
5/4/2015 12:28:36 AM
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PM’s associates: Liberman not needed in coalition
The source says a coalition will be formed by Wednesday’s deadline whether or not Yisrael Beytenu is be part of it.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
5/4/2015 12:44:09 AM
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Almost 6,000 migrants from Libya rescued in Mediterranean, including 10 dead
By REUTERS \
5/4/2015 12:53:48 AM
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The debate over marijuana: Politics and polemics
By DAVID TURNER \
5/4/2015 1:03:13 AM
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Memorial to murdered French Jew Ilan Halimi vandalized near Paris
By JTA \
5/4/2015 1:08:53 AM
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Home Front Command releases updated rocket alert map
The updated map makes it easier for the public to understand rocket alert zones by creating less confusing geographical divisions.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
5/4/2015 1:22:56 AM
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Analysis: Differentiating between a wave of pressure and a diplomatic tsunami
Warnings of a diplomatic tsunami have been heard in the past, but will they become a reality this time?
By HERB KEINON \
5/4/2015 6:14:28 AM
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When the walls came down
By R.P. Nettelhorst \
5/4/2015 2:00:32 AM
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Teen killed in motorcycle crash
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2015 2:06:54 AM
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Ethiopian Israelis ask: What would have happened to this soldier?
Community demands that needs be addressed seriously by authorities; Some say there should not be comparisons made with the Baltimore riots.
By HAYAH GOLDLIST-EICHLER \
5/4/2015 2:23:34 AM
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MKs show support at Tel Aviv anti-racism rally
Likud MK Avraham Naguise, the only Ethiopian- born lawmaker in the new Knesset, warns against violence during protests.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
5/4/2015 2:42:36 AM
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Analysis: Ideologically divided Joint List to shy away from controversial issues
Dr. Mordechai Kedar to ‘Post’: Arab bloc is full of contradictions that will prevent it from becoming a formidable force in Israeli politics.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
5/4/2015 2:54:41 AM
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Tea Party favorite Ben Carson makes US presidential bid
By REUTERS \
5/4/2015 2:58:23 AM
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Kim Jong Un to not attend Russian ceremonies marking World War II's end
By REUTERS \
5/4/2015 3:25:16 AM
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At sentencing hearing, Pinto apologizes, accepts state’s judgment
“I apologize and accept the judgment of the state,” the well-known Rabbi says in court.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
5/4/2015 3:38:27 AM
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Boko Haram releases 275 kidnapped women and children
Nearly 700 kidnap victims have been freed from Boko Haram's stronghold in the northeastern Sambisa Forest since Tuesday.
By REUTERS \
5/4/2015 3:58:13 AM
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World Health Organization: 1 in 3 Europeans potentially exposed to asbestos at work
WHO’s Regional Office for Europe holds high-level summit in Haifa.
By SHARON UDASIN \
5/4/2015 4:08:20 AM
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IMI to display tank round first used in Gaza conflict
M339 shell has become the principal munition for Merkava tanks.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
5/4/2015 4:17:39 AM
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Shots fired outside Muhammad art exhibit in Texas
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2015 4:40:18 AM
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ISIS fighter tweets: Two of our brothers just opened fire at Texas art exhibition
Organizers of the "Muhammad Art Exhibit and Contest" said the event was to promote freedom of expression. They offered a $10,000 prize for the best artwork or cartoon depicting the Prophet.
By REUTERS \
5/4/2015 4:32:50 PM
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Holocaust survivor advocate Menachem Rosensaft honored by Hebrew Union College
Rosensaft is the child of survivors as well as the founder of the International Network of Children of Jewish Holocaust Survivors.
By SAM SOKOL \
5/4/2015 5:29:27 AM
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Basketball: Haifa piles misery on struggling yellow-and-blue
Greens hand Mac TA third loss in four contests, Ashdod still not safe after setback against Nahariya.
By ALLON SINAI \
5/4/2015 5:51:30 AM
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Beersheba returns to second place with tight win in Petah Tikva
Beersheba officially secured its qualification for the Europa League next season after advancing to the State Cup final last week.
By ALLON SINAI \
5/4/2015 5:55:04 AM
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Israeli Ethiopians & Israeli society
By ABRAHAM FOXMAN \
5/4/2015 5:59:27 AM
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5.6 magnitude earthquake felt in New Zealand
By REUTERS \
5/4/2015 6:04:16 AM
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Knesset heads back to work after five months
Legislative work to begin only after government is formed; Knesset speaker Edelstein calls for shorter coalition-building period.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
5/4/2015 6:31:00 AM
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Shooter kills 3 in Wisconsin before committing suicide
By REUTERS \
5/4/2015 7:11:18 AM
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Taliban and Afghanistan back out of last-minute cease-fire deal
By REUTERS \
5/4/2015 7:27:04 AM
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IDF arrests 13 Palestinians in overnight West Bank sweeps
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2015 8:03:58 AM
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Herzl: The interesting character that inspired a nation
By MILAD DOROUDIAN \
5/5/2015 8:02:15 PM
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Police update: 63 hurt, 43 arrested in Tel Aviv anti-racism protest
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2015 8:34:26 AM
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Salafist group in Gaza accuses Hamas of abuse, torture
A group calling itself the Salafist Trend say its members are being tortured and monitored by the terrorist organization.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2015 8:54:39 AM
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Netanyahu to meet with Ethiopian community leaders after anti-racism protest
68 hurt and 43 arrested in large-scale Tel Aviv rally that turned violent Sunday night.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2015 8:56:59 AM
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How Maria met Yitz
By LEAH HAKIMIAN \
5/4/2015 9:04:01 AM
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Israeli woman killed in Mexico car crash
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2015 10:06:59 AM
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Israeli woman killed, 3 others hurt in Mexico traffic accident
Embassy in Mexico City is assisting in treating injured, transporting body of young woman back to Israel for burial.
By HERB KEINON \
5/4/2015 10:24:08 AM
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Egyptian authorities open investigation into pornstar's provocative pictures
After pictures surface on Internet, Egyptian authorities respond to conservative outrage.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2015 10:44:00 AM
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Protests to renew in Jerusalem after Tel Aviv anti-racism rally turns violent
President Rivlin: "Protest is an essential tool for democracy, but violence is not the path nor the solution."
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2015 11:04:55 AM
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Rivlin ahead of Jerusalem anti-racism rally: We aren't strangers, we are brothers
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2015 11:09:03 AM
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Three soldiers injured after vehicle flips over in Golan Heights
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2015 11:25:15 AM
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Suicide bomber blows himself up in heart of Syria's Damascus
By REUTERS \
5/4/2015 11:27:39 AM
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Maersk meets Iranian officials over seized vessel, says no progress
By REUTERS \
5/4/2015 11:35:30 AM
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IDF reservist in serious condition, 3 others lightly hurt after APC flips in Golan
Emergency teams treat the injured on the scene before evacuating them to Rambam Hospital in Haifa.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2015 1:29:33 PM
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Teva still targets Mylan despite rejection
Mylan had unanimously rejected Tea’s bid to acquire it for roughly $41 billion earlier in the week.
By NIV ELIS,GLOBES \
5/4/2015 12:00:03 PM
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Attempted stabbing attack at Jerusalem light rail station, no injuries
Security forces at scene shoot suspect in leg before taking him into custody.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD,JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2015 12:00:07 PM
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Two UN peacekeepers lightly injured by Syrian mortar in Golan Heights
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2015 12:17:29 PM
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Rivlin meets with Haredi Mayors
As minority Arab and haredi communities continue to grow, President Reuven Rivlin believes these two sectors will constitute Israel's future majority population.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
5/4/2015 12:29:37 PM
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Monitor: Senior Syrian army officer wounded in rebel attack in Damascus
By REUTERS \
5/4/2015 12:31:24 PM
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Pope says everyone is a sinner; warns not to be hypocritical
Pope Francis reminds the faithful that everyone is a sinner and warns them not to be hypocritical during a visit to a church in a seaside town south of Rome.
By REUTERS \
5/4/2015 12:32:28 PM
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Body of Israeli victim of Nepal quake Or Asraf transferred to family
By NOAM AMIR/MAARIV HASHAVUA \
5/4/2015 12:59:20 PM
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Syria mortars on Golan Heights hurt two UN peacekeepers
Israel hospital treating peacekeeping forces injured from apparent stray fire from Syrian civil war.
By REUTERS \
5/4/2015 1:07:17 PM
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Iranian official: US oil delegation to visit Iran this week
By REUTERS \
5/4/2015 1:20:55 PM
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Netanyahu to IDF soldier assaulted by police: I was 'shocked' by brutality
Meeting between PM, Damas Pakedeh come after footage of assault triggers protests against police brutality, racism.
By HERB KEINON \
5/4/2015 1:51:58 PM
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Former IDF chief Gantz: Hezbollah turned living rooms into missile rooms
The use of asymmetrical warfare by terrorist create new challenges for IDF and militaries around the world.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
5/4/2015 2:24:33 PM
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State Department rejects report that Kerry proposed Israel visit after elections
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2015 2:28:13 PM
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Yacimovich declares war on Livni, boycotts faction
Herzog: Former Labor leader "gave Netanyahu ammunition."
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
5/4/2015 2:52:12 PM
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Liberman says resigning as foreign minister, will not join next coalition
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2015 3:08:20 PM
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Liberman resigning as foreign minister, says will not join next coalition
Yisrael Beytenu leader makes announcement ahead of Wednesday morning deadline to form a new government.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN,JEREMY SHARON \
5/4/2015 10:49:52 PM
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JPost News: May 4, 2015
JPost.com brings you all the latest news on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2015 3:33:51 PM
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Gunman at Texas Islam caricature show was target of terror probe
By REUTERS \
5/4/2015 3:39:44 PM
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ISIS Crucifies Three Brothers in Libya
The incident comes just days before the militant group is scheduled to hold an event forcing non-believers to convert.
By ARIEL COHEN \
5/4/2015 4:09:36 PM
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Netanyahu meets with bi-partisan delegation from the US Congress
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2015 3:53:37 PM
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Finalist to compete in Britain’s FameLab competition will be chosen on Thursday
The contestants have just three minutes to discuss before a panel of judges in a unique and interesting way their favorite subject in science, technology, engineering, mathematics or medicine.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
5/4/2015 4:08:45 PM
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Weapons stash discovered in open area in Rehovot
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2015 4:21:50 PM
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National Labor Court orders teachers to go on class trips
By HAYAH GOLDLIST-EICHLER \
5/4/2015 4:34:01 PM
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Israeli researchers get grant to develop robots to help the elderly
Project’s goal is to advance robotic adaptive person following algorithms.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
5/4/2015 4:55:10 PM
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Salafi jihadi group: 'Gangs of Hamas regime destroyed Gaza mosque'
The mosque had been frequented by supporters of the salafi jihadi group, which is called Ansar al-Dawleh al-Islamiyeh (Supporters of the Islamic State).
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
5/4/2015 4:59:33 PM
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Live Below the Line
By Hallel Silverman \
5/5/2015 7:15:36 PM
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Britain's newest royal has a name
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2015 5:11:44 PM
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Britain's newest royal has a name
The palace releases the princess's name on its Twitter account
By REUTERS \
5/4/2015 5:23:10 PM
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Google Street View cameras to bring Israel National Trail alive
Tech giant teams up with Israel's Society for the Protection of Nature.
By SHARON UDASIN \
5/4/2015 6:02:59 PM
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South Sudan's future at grave risk, says Kerry
By REUTERS \
5/4/2015 6:15:26 PM
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Netanyahu:Israel guarantees equality to all citizens regardless of religion, skin color or gender
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2015 6:36:14 PM
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Netanyahu at opening Knesset session: More needs to be done to fight racism in Israel
Marking Herzl Day, PM says Herzl clearly saw threat of anti-Semitism and suggested a solution, a Jewish state.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
5/4/2015 6:49:52 PM
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Rivlin sends gift to new UK princess from State of Israel
The gift includes an Israeli made dress with the words "From Israel with love" printed on the front.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2015 7:02:51 PM
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US warships accompany British commercial vessels in Strait
By REUTERS \
5/4/2015 7:07:53 PM
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American Jewish Committee appoints campus affairs specialist
By SAM SOKOL \
5/4/2015 7:23:17 PM
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SolarEdge to provide inverter technology for Tesla’s solar-powered Powerwall battery
By NIV ELIS,SHARON UDASIN \
5/4/2015 7:27:12 PM
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Dozens of Ethiopians gather for protest in Kiryat Gat
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2015 7:36:19 PM
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Netanyahu meets US representative who skipped his Iran address to Congress
While the speech in Congress did come up during the meeting, the main focus was on the Iranian nuclear negotiations. Netanyahu is continuing to be outspoken in his opposition to the Iran deal.
By HERB KEINON \
5/4/2015 7:47:35 PM
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IDF had policy of indiscriminate fire during Gaza war, Israeli NGO says
“We did not do everything we could to avoid civilian casualties," said Breaking the Silence founder Yehudal Shaul.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
5/4/2015 7:52:11 PM
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BDS movement takes to social media to urge Lauryn Hill to cancel Israel show
A tweet last month by the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation read: “@MsLaurynHill 11,000 people asking you to boycott Israel. Please respect Palestinian call.”
By LIOR PHILLIPS \
5/4/2015 8:15:32 PM
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Empathy for the enemy: Yet another Western pipe dream
Israel tries to limit civilian casualties during military campaigns, and has been more successful in doing so than the Americans and the British.
By MANFRED GERSTENFELD \
5/4/2015 8:35:24 PM
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Senegal to send 2,100 troops to join Saudi-led alliance
By REUTERS \
5/4/2015 8:36:40 PM
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Islamic State – it’s time for the international community to act
IS is not solely the problem of Muslim countries. It rather threatens the peace and security of the world.
By MOHAMMED WATTAD \
5/4/2015 8:39:29 PM
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Deri calls for Zionist Union to join govt in light of Liberman’s decision to go to opposition
Deri told the haredi news website Kikar Shabbat that the government faced stiff societal challenges and that there was an opening to cooperate on such issues with Zionist Union.
By JEREMY SHARON \
5/4/2015 8:41:46 PM
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Is there a Jewish vote in the British elections?
Polls are notoriously suspect and it remains to be seen whether the Jewish community will indeed transfer their vote in the way that has been indicated.
By DAVID NEWMAN \
5/4/2015 8:46:55 PM
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Make war, not love
We must always strive for peace and we must always promote love. But we must likewise be prepared to fight for human life when it is assaulted by those forces animated by hate and not by love.
By RABBI SHMULEY BOTEACH \
5/4/2015 8:49:53 PM
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Jews of action, Jews of silence
There is not a single issue facing the Ethiopian community in Israel that can’t be resolved through enlightened philanthropy and government action.
By YOSEF I. ABRAMOWITZ \
5/4/2015 8:52:11 PM
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Almost half of Israelis support making Victory Day a national holiday
According to Yad Vashem some 1.5 million Jews served in the various allied armies during the war.
By SAM SOKOL \
5/4/2015 8:54:33 PM
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Anti-Semitism on campus: Old wine in new bottles
We have to address these campus issues now before they expand further and spin out of control, truly creating a widespread worrisome atmosphere.
By ABRAHAM FOXMAN \
5/4/2015 9:02:34 PM
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High Court petitioned to prevent Galant construction minister appointment
NGO says public's trust in government would be harmed irrevocably if Galant becomes construction minister.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
5/4/2015 9:08:46 PM
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Fundamentally Freund: Address the challenges facing Ethiopian immigrants
Israel can rightly take pride in bringing Ethiopian Jewry back from Exile over the past few decades, thereby fulfilling the dream of generations.
By MICHAEL FREUND \
5/4/2015 9:09:32 PM
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IDF calls up reserves as part of 5-day exercise
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
5/4/2015 9:10:50 PM
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Candidly speaking: Commemorate the heroic contribution of Soviet Jewish activists
In these difficult times, we can learn a lesson from the seemingly impossible goals we achieved by displaying unity in the struggle to free Soviet Jews.
By ISI LEIBLER \
5/4/2015 9:16:33 PM
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Kerry on Ethiopian protests: I am confident of Israel's handling of the matter
By MICHAEL WILNER \
5/4/2015 9:32:36 PM
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Shas signs coalition agreement with Likud
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/4/2015 9:39:12 PM
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Education Ministry instructs schools to discuss violence of anti-racism protests
By HAYAH GOLDLIST-EICHLER \
5/4/2015 9:42:17 PM
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French politician suspended over anti-Semitic comments
Jean-Marie Le Pen believes Nazi gas chambers were a mere "detail" of World War Two.
By REUTERS \
5/4/2015 10:03:52 PM
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Despite Iranian-Hezbollah support, 'in the long run it is hard to see how Assad can survive'
The momentum is definitely going against Assad and in the long run it is hard to see how he can survive, Tel Aviv University expert says.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
5/4/2015 10:14:31 PM
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Jerusalemites: Shahar's story
By Karolina Chojnacka \
5/4/2015 10:38:07 PM
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Russian Jewish leader: Increased authoritarianism a cause for aliya
The number of Russians arriving in Israel in the first quarter of 2015 was nearly 50 percent higher than that experienced during the corresponding period last year.
By SAM SOKOL \
5/4/2015 10:30:31 PM
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Knesset opens summer session with new MKs' inaugural speeches and little work on the agenda
Legislators have two main jobs, passing laws and overseeing the government's work, and both will be put on hold for at least another week.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
5/4/2015 10:48:12 PM
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Cost of Democracy in Israel: Ethiopian Uprising!
By DR. AFSHINE EMRANI \
5/4/2015 11:01:14 PM
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Second shooter in Texas cartoon shooting identified as roommate
By REUTERS \
5/4/2015 11:04:38 PM
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Tel Aviv's Rabin Square back to normal after riot
Broken glass, shards of exploded stun grenades, and stones were still scattered in the town square on Monday afternoon.
By BEN HARTMAN \
5/4/2015 11:59:00 PM