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Israeli swimmer Toumarkin shows promising form in Kazan
Yakov Toumarkin will take part in the 200m back heats on Thursday in what is considered to be his strongest event and in which he reached the final at London 2012.
By ALLON SINAI \
8/4/2015 12:03:03 AM
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Ashdod's preseason soccer match in Bulgaria turns ugly
By ALLON SINAI \
8/4/2015 12:04:41 AM
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Danny ‘Boy’ Barenboim strikes again: music is “social engineering”
By ALEXANDER BOOT \
8/4/2015 12:05:03 AM
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Ashdod's preseason soccer match in Bulgaria turns ugly
By ALLON SINAI \
8/4/2015 12:05:59 AM
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Kahlon’s budget draft envisions first debt increase since 2009
The proposed budget, like the previous one, overshoots the legal spending limits by a factor of almost double, and required fiscal acrobatics to hit the new 2.9% deficit targets.
By NIV ELIS \
8/4/2015 12:17:37 AM
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Israeli Arab radio host Jalal Ayoub: Arab society is frustrated, divided
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
8/4/2015 12:28:58 AM
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Israeli Arab radio host Jalal Ayoub: Arab society is frustrated, divided
Ayoub is a lawyer and an engineer who hosts three shows on the Arabic radio station A-Shams.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
8/4/2015 12:46:11 AM
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Amy Schumer joins cousin Sen. Charles Schumer in calling for more gun control
By REUTERS \
8/4/2015 1:11:33 AM
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Amy Schumer joins cousin Sen. Charles Schumer in calling for more gun control
Schumer is the screenwriter and star of 'Trainwreck,' a film that was screened in a theater in Louisiana where a gunman killed two women.
By REUTERS \
8/4/2015 1:21:46 AM
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TAU research offers new hope for breakthrough in melanoma care
Melanoma results from the uncontrolled division of melanocytes in the skin.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
8/4/2015 1:50:55 AM
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Organ transplants save 7 kids over weekend
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
8/4/2015 1:52:52 AM
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Zionist Union MK demands council to oversee dismantling of Israel Broadcasting Authority
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
8/4/2015 1:57:05 AM
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Zionist Union MK demands council to oversee dismantling of Israel Broadcasting Authority
Margalit lambasted the government at the meeting, headed by coalition chairman Tzachi Hanegbi (Likud).
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
8/4/2015 1:58:29 AM
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Obama to speak to Jewish leaders in first post-Iran deal meeting
By JTA \
8/4/2015 2:07:14 AM
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Obama to speak to Jewish leaders in first post-Iran deal meeting
Leaders from an array of Jewish groups will visit the White House on Tuesday afternoon, according to representatives for some of the groups.
By JTA \
8/4/2015 2:12:25 AM
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Website for marital cheats edges closer to advertising on Israeli television, radio
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
8/4/2015 2:25:23 AM
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Website for marital cheats edges closer to advertising on Israeli TV, radio
Should a website that facilitates affairs for married people be allowed to advertise on television and radio or does that constitute the soliciting of sexual services?
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
8/4/2015 2:27:39 AM
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False Dichotomies
By R.P. Nettelhorst \
8/4/2015 2:34:25 AM
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IDF destroys home in West Bank settlement of Eli
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
8/4/2015 2:52:33 AM
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IDF destroys illegally built home in West Bank settlement of Eli
High Court of Justice ruled that the structure and a portion of another must be removed because they were on private Palestinian property.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
8/4/2015 2:56:35 AM
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Gay rights activist says she’s optimistic about community’s future in Jerusalem
Sarah Weil is the founder of the Women’s Gathering, a Jerusalem-based cultural event directed toward the lesbian, bi and trans women’s community.
By LAURA KELLY \
8/4/2015 9:10:59 AM
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US judge blocks extradition of Russian to Poland over Nazi looted art
By REUTERS \
8/4/2015 4:23:47 AM
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Two people killed when circus tent collapses in New Hampshire during storm
By REUTERS \
8/4/2015 4:30:06 AM
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Actor Will Smith takes to Facebook to deny divorce report
By REUTERS \
8/4/2015 4:31:12 AM
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Iran nuclear deal makes US-Israeli defense cooperation more vital
Divisions between the two governments over Iran, however deep, will have to be put aside at some point soon.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
8/4/2015 4:49:48 AM
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Lod apartment fire leaves 15 people injured from smoke inhalation
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2015 5:36:51 AM
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Jihadists in America: The Media's Narrative
By BOB BROWN \
8/4/2015 6:19:13 AM
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'A miracle saved my five boys'
Emam Dawabsha's family was in Nablus when the two terrorists, believed to be Jewish extremists, snuck into the West Bank village of Duma and threw firebombs through the windows of her home.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
8/4/2015 9:17:42 AM
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Key Democrats in US House, Senate eye late declarations on Iran deal
By MICHAEL WILNER \
8/4/2015 6:43:58 AM
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Key Democrats in US House, Senate eye late declarations on Iran deal
Opponents of the deal must gain the support of 44 House Democrats and 13 Senate Democrats, alongside a united Republican caucus, to kill the agreement.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
8/4/2015 6:54:25 AM
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Moniz to Israeli reporters: Iran deal does not change ‘one iota’ who America’s friends are
By HERB KEINON \
8/4/2015 7:22:36 AM
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Moniz to Israeli reporters: Iran deal does not change ‘one iota’ who America’s friends are
US energy secretary defined America's friends in the region as Israel, the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and "a couple of Arab states."
By HERB KEINON \
8/4/2015 7:39:35 AM
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Australia to spend almost $65b. on navy submarines and ships
By REUTERS \
8/4/2015 8:05:15 AM
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Tzipi Livni on Jerusalem firebomb: Security must wield a heavy fist to stop future attacks
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2015 8:23:54 AM
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IDF arrests 17 security suspects in West Bank raids
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
8/4/2015 8:59:44 AM
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Study names three 'most Jewish' cities in America
By JTA \
8/4/2015 9:55:33 AM
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Study names three 'most Jewish' cities in America
Ranked by region, the Northeast is 4 percent Jewish; the Midwest, South and West each are 1 percent Jewish.
By JTA \
8/4/2015 10:12:17 AM
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Two killed by homemade mine in Turkey
By REUTERS \
8/4/2015 10:50:51 AM
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We Heard 'Em Say: Kanye West to perform in Israel
American rap superstar Kanye West apparently liked Israel so much on his lightning visit here in April with his celebrity wife Kim Kardashian, he's decided to reward his Holy Land fans with a show.
By DAVID BRINN \
8/4/2015 10:53:56 AM
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Father and baby hospitalized for heat stroke in South
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2015 11:16:30 AM
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German banks to open Iranian branches, official says
Gabriel was recently criticized in Germany for putting business interests above nuclear agreement qualms.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2015 11:40:03 AM
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Sources: Hamas focusing on terror attacks from West Bank after high casualties in Gaza war
Hamas has changed its strategy as a result of heavy losses during Operation Protective Edge, 'Al-Hayat' quotes sources in Gaza as saying.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2015 12:31:05 PM
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Russia calls for international cooperation to fight Islamic State
By REUTERS \
8/4/2015 12:35:08 PM
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Wiesenthal Center calls on Germany to condemn 'Jew baiting' at Maccabi games
Dr. Shimon Samuels says athletes faced anti-Semitic taunting from German Muslims and neo-Nazi threats.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
8/4/2015 12:54:11 PM
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Yitzhak Rabin’s sister: I’m afraid there is another Yigal Ami
Almost 20 years after his assassination, Yitzhak Rabin's sister speaks out against recent Jewish violence: "The atmosphere [of hatred] is returning."
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2015 1:05:50 PM
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Steinitz fires back at US energy minister: If I were American, I would oppose the Iran deal
Energy minister takes umbrage at Ernest Moniz's comment that if he were Israeli, he would support the Iran deal.
By HERB KEINON,JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2015 2:00:45 PM
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Greek bailout expected August 18
By REUTERS \
8/4/2015 2:25:03 PM
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Hundreds attend Limmud South Africa conference in Johannesburg
David Bilchitz, chair of Limmud International, and Chaim Chesler, chair of Limmud FSU were among those who officiated the event.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/4/2015 2:30:52 PM
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Yemen truce plane gaining support, UN envoy says
By REUTERS \
8/4/2015 2:43:30 PM
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Hot July, oil on fire
By IRINA OVCHINNIKOVA \
8/4/2015 2:59:58 PM
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What's In A Name
By DONALD BROADHURST \
8/4/2015 3:11:57 PM
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'Beat up an Arab' game appears on Iranian website
The game, linked to the country's Ministry of Culture and Guidance, has faced criticism from Iranian-Arabs who say it's racist.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2015 3:28:38 PM
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Erdan on LGBT, Duma attacks: Slamming political rivals isn't the way to bring change
Left-wing MKs say Right should take responsibility for the crimes, not just criticize them.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
8/4/2015 3:29:40 PM
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From the front Ro: Aliyah- when winning means accepting you have lost
By RO YEGER \
8/4/2015 3:37:52 PM
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Expert tips on keeping ADHD children (and their parents) happy during vacation
A parents’ guide for staying sane in the summer.
By HAYAH GOLDLIST-EICHLER \
8/4/2015 3:40:29 PM
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Five men to be indicted for brutal gang rape of woman dragged from Rishon Letzion bar
The attack took place on June 28th, after the complainant, aged 21, left a bar intoxicated and by herself, and was set upon by some of the assailants.
By BEN HARTMAN \
8/4/2015 3:44:50 PM
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Shaked mulls splitting attorney-general job into two
If Shaked decides on the controversial move, the attorney-general's sole job would be to serve as the government's legal adviser.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
8/4/2015 3:49:18 PM
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Turkish nationalists would back AKP minority govt in return for snap poll, official says
By REUTERS \
8/4/2015 3:54:57 PM
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Bible Study Week lets visitors walk in the Holy Book’s footsteps
Under the shade and across from a six-meter tall statue of Elijah at the Mukhraka Monastery in Daliat al-Carmel tour guide Shuli Mishkin lays out the scene for the Bible-lovers.
By BENJAMIN GLATT \
8/4/2015 4:16:35 PM
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Fatah official: Netanyahu is founding father of Jewish underground terrorists in W. Bank
Jibril Rajoub is not convinced about sincerity of Netanyahu's condemnation of arson that claimed life of Palestinian baby.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2015 4:22:48 PM
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Palestinian 'special committees' to defend villages against 'settler gangs'
It’s not clear at this stage whether the decision to deploy the guards was taken in coordination with the Palestinian Authority leadership, but PA officials have warned against any violence.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
8/4/2015 6:10:20 PM
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Turkish jets hit Kurdish militant targets in southeast Turkey
By REUTERS \
8/4/2015 4:36:06 PM
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Christian French tourist beaten on Temple Mount for raising Israeli flag
Tourist may face legal charges for "disturbing public order."
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
8/4/2015 4:44:07 PM
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IAF helicopter squadrons complete huge training drill in Greece
Drill saw helicopters train in Olympus mountain range, gain flight experience for short or long-range missions.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
8/4/2015 11:44:39 PM
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Netanyahu: I'm waiting for world to condemn terror against Jews
Prime minister visits Jewish woman in hospital injured in firebomb attack in Jerusalem.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2015 4:59:49 PM
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US official: Israel's Dermer not only ambassador in DC pushing policy against administration
Dermer "unusually vigorous" in outreach on Hill, says official.
By HERB KEINON \
8/4/2015 5:01:15 PM
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Chabad rabbi becomes second bearded officer in US Air Force history
Rabbi Estrin celebrates a new landmark a year-and-a-half after becoming the US Air Force's first bearded chaplain following the lifting of a ban on displays of religious belief.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2015 5:03:05 PM
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South African BDS activists set sites on US pop superstar Pharrell
BDS member: "He is about to face the biggest backlash any artist has faced in South Africa in over 30 years, since the days of apartheid."
By REUTERS \
8/4/2015 5:15:31 PM
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Italian minister visits Iran seeking better ties
By REUTERS \
8/4/2015 5:18:45 PM
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Park and Ride lots approved to accompany Tel Aviv area light rail construction
Years of construction on the region’s light rail, slated to stretch from Petah Tikvah in the north to Bat Yam in the south, began Sunday night.
By SHARON UDASIN \
8/4/2015 5:54:23 PM
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White House accusing Iran deal critics of warmongering 'outrageous,' Netanyahu says
Netanyahu calls for US Jews to unite against Iran deal; Resolution of disapproval introduced in US Congress.
By HERB KEINON,Michael Wilner \
8/4/2015 7:53:45 PM
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Environmental officials: Beach building proposal could endanger coast
Environmentalists responded with fury to the plans, which are slated to be discussed among planning institutions next week.
By SHARON UDASIN \
8/4/2015 6:06:27 PM
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Litzman: State will subsidize supplementary health insurance for poor
Deputy minister says Israeli medicine is excellent and admired by many other countries but there is suffering from long queues, manpower shortages and nosocomial (in-hospital) infections.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
8/4/2015 6:12:05 PM
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US-led coalition targets Islamic State with more air strikes
By REUTERS \
8/4/2015 6:12:38 PM
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Satmar hasidic school bans mothers from owning smartphones
Women are strictly forbidden from using a smartphone and may only own a “basic phone.”
By SAM SOKOL \
8/4/2015 6:22:37 PM
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Lauder, Abbas meet in Amman
By SAM SOKOL \
8/4/2015 6:27:41 PM
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18-year-old dies of sun stroke in Jerusalem
By JPOST.COM STAFF,SHARON UDASIN \
8/4/2015 6:37:00 PM
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Syria foreign minister in Tehran for talks with Iran, Russia
By REUTERS \
8/4/2015 6:38:44 PM
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Deputy Minister calls to abolish Ethics Committee
In June Yaron Mazuz came under fire for comments he made towards Arab MKs at an Ethics Committee meeting.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
8/4/2015 6:49:02 PM
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Amid heat wave, 18-year-old IDF soldier dies of sun stroke in Jerusalem
For the sixth day in a row on Tuesday, Israelis experienced the scorching temperatures of a brutal summer heat wave.
By JPOST.COM STAFF,SHARON UDASIN \
8/4/2015 7:03:27 PM
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Netanyahus' electrician questioned as part of PM's residence probe
By BEN HARTMAN \
8/4/2015 7:10:29 PM
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Kay Wilson in my Egypt
BY Ahmed Meligy \
8/4/2015 7:14:05 PM
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Gaza soccer team to host West Bank for first time in 15 years
The Israeli office in charge of movement said that al-Ahly's travel had been approved but did not comment whether there was a change of heart or a delay in issuing the team's travel permit
By REUTERS \
8/4/2015 7:23:45 PM
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Saudi king blamed Mossad for 9/11
Former US ambassador to Kingdom: This had to have been an Israeli plot. The Mossad must have done this,” (now king) Salman said.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
8/4/2015 7:28:10 PM
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In rare move, police ask for public to help them find suspects in Duma attack
Security services suspect that Jewish extremists were behind the firebombing of two family homes in the Palestinian village.
By BEN HARTMAN \
8/4/2015 7:29:45 PM
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Gaddafi loyalists stage rare protest in eastern Libya
By REUTERS \
8/4/2015 8:05:48 PM
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Original Smurf illustrator loses home in Jerusalem area forest fire
Yochanan and Barbara Boterberg to receive emergency grant from International Fellowship of Christians and Jews to purchase basic necessities.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
8/4/2015 8:33:44 PM
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Anti-Houthi fighters score more gains in south Yemen
By REUTERS \
8/4/2015 9:09:53 PM
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Resolution to disapprove of Iran deal introduced in US House
By REUTERS \
8/4/2015 9:22:27 PM
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Ya'alon signs administrative detention decree for far-right Jewish activist
The latest arrest was of Avitar Salonim, who has had a banning order preventing him from traveling to the West Bank and Jerusalem.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
8/4/2015 10:26:24 PM
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Putting on a show
Local choreographer Daphna Horenczyk delves into the world of humor in her three-part evening at the Suzanne Dellal Center
By ORI J. LENKINSKI \
8/4/2015 9:44:27 PM
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Jews and Arabs making music together
One Note for Coexistence music show at the Duhl Center in Tel Aviv will feature a glittering array of top Jewish and Arab musicians.
By BARRY DAVIS \
8/4/2015 9:50:32 PM
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US Jews speak out
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
8/4/2015 10:02:12 PM
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Our world: This isn’t about Bibi and Obama
For Netanyahu, as for the three quarters of Israelis who support him, opposition to the deal is not the consequence of ill will toward Obama. This isn’t personal.
By CAROLINE B. GLICK \
8/4/2015 10:08:25 PM
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In Gaza too, actions speak louder than words
By MSALLAM ABU KHALIL \
8/4/2015 10:11:03 PM
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Grapevine: A grim reminder
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
8/4/2015 10:14:57 PM
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IN MY OWN WRITE: What’s deemed obscene
Profanity, it seems, is defined by what offends a culture.
By JUDY MONTAGU \
8/4/2015 10:17:34 PM
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August 5: Writing on the wall
There is a not a single issue that Jeff Barak writes about in which he doesn’t ultimately blame Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
8/4/2015 10:21:35 PM
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Schiff; anotehr "pro-Israel" relic gone bad
By ANDY LAPPIN \
8/4/2015 10:24:13 PM
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Center field: The Gaza ‘Withdrawalaversary’ - Peacemakers, peace saboteurs, peace smashers
Clearly, acting unilaterally was foolish. Sharon’s contempt for the Palestinian Authority blinded him.
By Gil Stern Stern TROY \
8/4/2015 10:26:52 PM
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Fundamentally Freund: Praying towards the wrong home plate
Imagine the impact it would have on Israel’s religious and cultural life if the observant Jews of New York, Chicago and Los Angeles were to transplant themselves to the Jewish state.
By MICHAEL FREUND \
8/4/2015 10:29:16 PM
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Hypocrisy and the ‘C’ word
By JEFF KAYE \
8/4/2015 10:31:02 PM
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Helicopter accident kills 15 police officers in Colombia
By REUTERS \
8/4/2015 10:55:28 PM
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Tech talk: Haredim join the hi-tech world
In 2008, only 48,500 haredim were employed, but in 2014 this number rose to 101,000.
By ARIEL SHAPIRA \
8/4/2015 10:55:53 PM
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Your taxes: Budget proposals target olim
Currently, olim are exempt from Israeli tax on overseas income and gains for 10 years.
By LEON HARRIS \
8/4/2015 10:59:53 PM
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Iraqis complain of poor government services as heat rises
By REUTERS \
8/4/2015 11:07:19 PM
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B’ma-alot k’doshim ut-horim (The Ascension of the Holy and Pure)
By BAT-ZION SUSSKIND-SACKS \
8/6/2015 5:38:58 PM