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After seven weeks, tent cities begin to close up shop
Protesters in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem take down tents; homeless activists say ‘we have nowhere else to go.’
By BEN HARTMAN AND MELANIE LIDMAN \
9/5/2011 12:30:46 AM
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Security cabinet meets to ‘contain crisis’ with Turkey
Netanyahu: We won’t apologize; Barak signs security cooperation agreement with Greece
By HERB KEINON \
9/5/2011 12:51:35 AM
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Negotiations break down at besieged Gaddafi holdout
Analyst: Rebels employing talks, not tanks, in a bid to win public favor.
By OREN KESSLER \
9/5/2011 1:09:15 AM
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Labor Court rules medical residents’ resignations illegal
After doctors ordered to work, hundreds submit resignations, mull hunger strike or High Court appeal.
By JOANNA PARASZCZUK AND SHARON UDASIN \
9/5/2011 1:20:51 AM
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Settler leader, Braverman debate annexing West Bank
Labor MK argues that annexing Judea and Samaria would destroy the basis of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
9/5/2011 1:46:17 AM
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More to lose in crisis with Turkey than meets the eye
Analysis: For Israel, Turkey was a partner in the war on terror and a confidant when it came to sensitive intelligence information.
By YAAKOV KATZ \
9/5/2011 1:58:40 AM
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High Court nixes petition of demolition of West Bank school
Panel of justices say school, which was partially funded by the EU, is not a high priority for demolition.
By JOANNA PARASZCZUK \
9/5/2011 2:14:12 AM
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United Express plane skids off runway in Ottawa
By REUTERS \
9/5/2011 2:17:19 AM
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Deputy A-G recommends raising Dead Sea Works royalties
Green groups pleased with suggestions but caution gov’t not to cave in to captains of industry.
By SHARON UDASIN \
9/5/2011 2:27:16 AM
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Border police demolishing three Migron homes
Estimates are that busloads of border police on the way; a few dozen activists arrive at outpost after receiving late night warning.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
9/5/2011 2:34:21 AM
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Mofaz: PM, Barak prevent Knesset supervision of exec branch
Top security officials barred from testifying to Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
By YAAKOV KATZ AND LAHAV HARKOV \
9/5/2011 2:42:56 AM
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‘Green’ courthouse planned for Tel Aviv
The new building is scheduled to be ready in 2014 and will cost around NIS 300 million.
By JOANNA PARASZCZUK \
9/5/2011 2:55:48 AM
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IDF may reopen probe into Harpaz affair
Alleged ‘Galant Document’ forger sent 1,500 messages to Ashkenazi’s wife.
By YAAKOV KATZ AND JOANNA PARASZCZUK \
9/5/2011 3:03:57 AM
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Belgian PM opens new embassy in Ramat Gan
Yves Leterme officially opens new embassy in impressive 20 story Sason Hogi tower.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
9/5/2011 3:15:39 AM
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High Court issues interim order to stop Migron demolitions
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/5/2011 3:27:24 AM
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Court injunction halts Migron housing demolitions
"I understand that the order [to stop the demolitions] was given since there are legal reasons that have real weight," says Dani Dayan.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
9/5/2011 3:28:58 AM
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Jesse Cohen tent city residents await eviction
Some protesters in the impoverished neighborhood vow to fight police when time comes.
By BEN HARTMAN \
9/5/2011 3:43:25 AM
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100 tent activists break into building in Jerusalem
“People aren’t going to leave here like lambs to the slaughter,” says protester.
By MELANIE LIDMAN \
9/5/2011 3:56:51 AM
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Ben-Eliezer could be kingmaker in Labor race
“I was chairman of Labor and I know what is needed for the job,” the Labor MK says.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
9/5/2011 4:15:12 AM
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Prisons Service ordered to clarify Allawi detention
Al Jazeera bureau chief arrested on suspicion of Hamas ties; wants his doctor to examine him in jail.
By JOANNA PARASZCZUK \
9/5/2011 4:27:24 AM
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Gaddafi’s son offered Israel peace, Schalit’s release
Saif al-Islam told Kara he would speak in Jerusalem ‘like Sadat’ in exchange for reduced pressure from NATO and Europe on Libya.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
9/5/2011 4:32:42 AM
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IDF, Border Police demolish three dwellings at Migron
Court overturns previous emergency injunction which halted demolition; 4 activists injured, 6 arrested; hundreds of Border Police on scene.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
9/5/2011 4:59:23 AM
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Youth stabbed on Ashdod beach
19-year-old man is in serious condition; fight broke out at a party held on Lido beach.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
9/5/2011 5:11:13 AM
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Sanitation worker run over by garbage truck
By REUTERS \
9/5/2011 6:27:18 AM
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Palestinian sources: Settlers set fire in W. Bank mosque
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/5/2011 8:44:14 AM
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After the holidays / 5th Sept 2011
By LUCCA GINSBURG \
9/5/2011 9:09:00 AM
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'Settlers vandalize, set fire to West Bank mosque'
Palestinians, Rabbis for Human Rights report mosque near Nablus vandalized in apparent "price tag" attack following Migron demolitions.
By JPOST.COM STAFF, YAAKOV LAPPIN AND TOVAH LAZARO \
9/5/2011 9:10:06 AM
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Kurdish rebels kill two at Turkish police soccer game
By REUTERS \
9/5/2011 9:15:06 AM
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MK Shai criticizes security forces over 'price tag' attacks
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/5/2011 9:30:04 AM
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Police arrest 6 during Migron demolitions; 5 released
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/5/2011 9:45:40 AM
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For Russia, new Middle East will be a tough arms market
Moscow makes first-ever to sale to Bahrain in effort to capitalize on Arab Spring, but West likely to retain biggest customers.
By DAVID ROSENBERG / THE MEDIA LINE \
9/5/2011 10:07:27 AM
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Supreme Court refuses Hamas terror mastermind's appeal
By JOANNA PARASZCZUK \
9/5/2011 10:09:42 AM
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Untangling the Web: Sensationalist, serious or both?
Working out the best way to “sell” a story to readers is not exploitation - it’s good journalism, to the speed and tune of the digital age.
By elana kirsh \
9/5/2011 1:30:17 PM
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Rabbi Ovadia Yosef to US envoy Shapiro: Shas supports peace
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/5/2011 10:21:30 AM
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Police seek Bnei Brak couple who abandoned 4 of their kids
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/5/2011 10:29:39 AM
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Report: 40 Israelis detained, questioned in Istabul airport
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/5/2011 10:39:23 AM
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Report: Chinese firms offered weapons to Gaddafi's forces
By REUTERS \
9/5/2011 10:44:52 AM
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NASA releases 3-D Web app to 'explore the cosmos'
Using video game technology, "Eyes on the Solar System" is designed to be "a 3-D environment full of real NASA mission data."
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/5/2011 10:59:23 AM
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Gov't investigating detention of Israelis at Turkey airport
By HERB KEINON \
9/5/2011 11:18:58 AM
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40 Israelis detained, questioned in Istanbul airport
Travelers to Turkey detained for more than an hour upon landing in Istanbul; B-G airport security deny special treatment for Turks.
By HERB KEINON AND YAAKOV LAPPIN \
9/5/2011 11:25:19 AM
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Cairo: First witnesses to speak at Mubarak trial
Egyptian judge bans television cameras from court sessions; pro-, anti-Mubarak demonstrators gather outside court.
By REUTERS \
9/5/2011 11:29:40 AM
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Report: Turks to officially order expulsion of diplomats
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/5/2011 11:33:30 AM
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Iran rejects PJAK's cease-fire, demands withdrawal
By REUTERS \
9/5/2011 12:02:27 PM
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Egypt's Mubarak arrives at Cairo court, State TV reports
By REUTERS \
9/5/2011 12:05:50 PM
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Photo Gallery: 3 homes demolished in Migron outpost
High Court of Justice had ordered that the structures in the West bank outpost be taken down in September.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
9/5/2011 12:10:29 PM
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Egypt's Mubarak arrives at Cairo court, State TV reports
First witnesses to speak at trial; judge bans television cameras from court sessions; pro-, anti-Mubarak demonstrators gather outside court.
By REUTERS \
9/5/2011 12:18:45 PM
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Danon on Migron demolitions: Barak's behavior a disgrace
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/5/2011 12:32:00 PM
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Third session of Mubarak trial starts, witness says
By REUTERS \
9/5/2011 12:34:30 PM
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Mofaz: Netanyahu and Barak are 'a danger to Israel'
By JPOST.COM STAFF AND LAHAV HARKOV \
9/5/2011 12:55:02 PM
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Judea and Samaria police investigating mosque arson attack
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
9/5/2011 1:05:40 PM
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Meridor: Restoring ties is in Israel, Turkey's interest
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/5/2011 1:12:46 PM
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Protesters scuffle as Mubarak trial resumes in Egypt
By REUTERS \
9/5/2011 1:15:13 PM
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Protesters, police scuffle as Mubarak trial resumes
Senior police officers due to give first witness testimony in trial of ousted Egyptian president who is wheeled into court on gurney.
By REUTERS \
9/5/2011 1:26:39 PM
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Former Bank Hapoalim chairman to be indicted for fraud
By JOANNA PARASZCZUK \
9/5/2011 1:28:55 PM
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Fayyad: Apparent mosque 'price tag' attack is terrorism
Settlers allegedly set fire to, vandalize mosque near Nablus in response to earlier demolition of 3 homes in Migron outpost.
By REUTERS, YAAKOV LAPPIN AND TOVAH LAZAROFF \
9/5/2011 2:00:34 PM
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Egypt builds wall around Israeli embassy in Cairo
By REUTERS \
9/5/2011 2:07:13 PM
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Egypt builds wall around Israeli embassy in Cairo
After repeated angry protests, Egyptian official says barrier is to protect other residents of high-rise building, not Israeli mission.
By REUTERS \
9/5/2011 2:18:21 PM
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PM: Palestinians doing all they can to avoid peace talks
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/5/2011 2:20:30 PM
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Arrest raises hopes of Gaddafi find
One of Muammar Gaddafi's close friends is being questioned in the hope that he will point them to the deposed Libyan leader.
By REUTERS \
9/5/2011 2:32:01 PM
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PM: Palestinians doing all they can to avoid peace talks
In meeting with Belgian PM, Netanyahu says he's willing to go to Ramallah for negotiations; slams PA statehood bid as harmful to peace.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/5/2011 2:39:14 PM
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MKs call on Netanyahu to stop razing settlement homes
Land of Israel Caucus calls for gov't to legalize construction; National Union MK Katz says Likud prime ministers are the worst for settlements.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
9/5/2011 2:53:00 PM
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Man who gave religious lessons suspected of molesting boys
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
9/5/2011 2:54:58 PM
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Lebanon complains to UN over sea border dispute with Israel
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/5/2011 3:23:22 PM
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Lebanon to UN: Israel's sea border plan imperils peace
Beirut sends letter to Ban Ki-moon rejecting maritime border approved by cabinet in area of Mediterranean potentially rich in resources.
By JPOST.COM STAFF AND HERB KEINON \
9/5/2011 3:38:15 PM
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Fischer warns of damage to Israeli-Turkish trade
BoI governor says that consequences will be severe for Israel, Turkey will becomes most productive European country.
By LILACH WEISSMAN / GLOBES \
9/5/2011 3:41:49 PM
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14 pupils hurt when friends hurl 'chemical balloons'
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
9/5/2011 3:43:21 PM
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Abbas: I met with Barak in Amman last month
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/5/2011 3:51:44 PM
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MK Matalon wants tourism boycott of Turkey
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/5/2011 3:52:50 PM
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Abbas says he met with Barak in Amman last month
PA president say he also met with Peres several times; says security cooperation between PA, Israel continues despite frozen peace process.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
9/5/2011 4:06:36 PM
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Former Bank Hapoalim chair Dankner to stand trial
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/5/2011 4:07:06 PM
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B-G airport security denies special searches for Turks
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
9/5/2011 4:09:49 PM
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French judge to rule whether Chirac to attend trial
By REUTERS \
9/5/2011 4:22:30 PM
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CBS: Average Israeli family spends NIS 13,500 monthly
By ADRIAN FILUT / GLOBES \
9/5/2011 5:26:32 PM
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Palestinian lawmaker says Israel conspiring with settlers
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/5/2011 4:38:27 PM
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Ex-Tax Authority official convicted for taking bribes
By JOANNA PARASZCZUK \
9/5/2011 4:39:51 PM
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Report: Syria opens prisons for first Red Cross visits
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/5/2011 5:00:48 PM
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Report: Chief of Gaddafi's security brigade in Niger
By REUTERS \
9/5/2011 5:20:29 PM
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Tourism Ministry, Channel 2 launch ‘Seven Wonders of Israel
By SHARON UDASIN \
9/5/2011 5:18:41 PM
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Sheba Medical Center residents, interns end hunger strike
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/5/2011 5:23:43 PM
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Livni: Turkey recognizes Israel’s weakness
By LAHAV HARKOV \
9/5/2011 5:32:05 PM
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Livni: Government at fault for crash in Ankara relations
Opposition leader says Turkey recognizes Israel’s weakness; Israel Beiteinu MK calls for tourist boycott of Turkey.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
9/5/2011 5:39:41 PM
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Residents, interns end hunger strike after one day
Hunger strike begun when mass resignation of doctors ruled illegal; doctors ordered to return to work.
By JPOST.COM STAFF AND JOANNA PARASZCZUK \
9/5/2011 5:40:42 PM
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Europe's largest student union praises Israeli protests
By BEN HARTMAN \
9/5/2011 5:57:07 PM
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Cameron: UK re-establishing diplomatic presence in Tripoli
By REUTERS \
9/5/2011 6:02:59 PM
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Turkey gives Israeli diplomats 2 days to leave country
Ankara threatens to bring Gaza blockade before International Criminal Court, file suit against Israeli soldiers, officials.
By JPOST.COM STAFF AND HERB KEINON \
9/5/2011 6:17:04 PM
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Hamas decries peace negotiations after mosque attack
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/5/2011 6:22:12 PM
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'Hamas decries any peace talks after mosque attack'
Settlers allegedly set fire to, vandalize mosque near Nablus in response to earlier demolition of 3 homes in Migron outpost.
By JPOST.COM STAFF, YAAKOV LAPPIN, AND TOVAH LAZAR \
9/5/2011 6:26:52 PM
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Iran ready for 'full' UN oversight if sanctions go
By REUTERS \
9/5/2011 6:34:13 PM
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Iran ready for 'full' UN oversight if sanctions go
IAEA to be granted unfettered access to nuclear program for 5 years, but Iran will not stop enriching uranium, says Iranian atomic energy chief.
By REUTERS \
9/5/2011 6:43:13 PM
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Did Muslims miscall end of Ramadan fast?
Saudi astronomers threatened for casting doubt on moon sighting; Saturn mistaken for crescent moon indicating end of holy month.
By ARIEH O’SULLIVAN / THE MEDIA LINE \
9/5/2011 7:12:55 PM
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Israel must leverage Turkish rejection of Palmer Report
Ankara’s response to the Palmer Report disabuses the notion that the Israeli-Turkish relationship is still salvageable. Israel should be leveraging Turkey’s rejection of the report to prove to the world that its erstwhile ally is no longer a force for regional stability.
By EVELYN GORDON \
9/5/2011 7:21:40 PM
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240 new immigrants report to basic training
Three month course will teach soldiers to speak and understand Hebrew, help them adjust to military life and Israeli society.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/5/2011 7:58:42 PM
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Blair says he is not giving up on Mideast peace
Quartet's Mideast envoy: Economic solutions are not substitutes for political ones; US ambassador: Obama is committed to Israel.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
9/5/2011 8:00:12 PM
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IKEA stops selling incandescent lights
By SHARON UDASIN \
9/5/2011 7:57:21 PM
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Jewish Agency launches pre-IDF educational program
By SHARON UDASIN \
9/5/2011 7:59:48 PM
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9/11 consequences, 10 years on
Ten years since the coordinated attacks on the U.S. mainland on September 11 2001, the world has changed.
By REUTERS \
9/5/2011 8:20:23 PM
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IDF to simulate missile attack on Dimona nuclear reactor
Home Front Command, Israel Atomic Energy Commission to hold large exercise called “Fernando”; drill will simulate Hezbollah, Hamas attack.
By YAAKOV KATZ \
9/5/2011 8:34:02 PM
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What Wendy knew
From ‘Sex and the City’ to Facebook updates, Wendy Wasserstein was way ahead of her time, her unconventional life is a model for women.
By MISHA BERSON \
9/5/2011 8:40:37 PM
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At least 11 killed in central Nigeria violence
By REUTERS \
9/5/2011 8:43:15 PM
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The empirical case for defensible borders
Israel will have to maintain a perimeter presence along the borders of a future Palestinian state.
By URI RESNICK \
9/5/2011 8:49:33 PM
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Student Union head calls on PM to halt tent evictions
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/5/2011 8:52:10 PM
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Supporting Palestinians to fail?
Abu Mazen’s inefficiency in developing infrastructure is an impediment to the future sovereignty of the Palestinian people.
By GABRIEL BACALOR \
9/5/2011 9:02:53 PM
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Home Front Command warns of all-out Middle East war
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/5/2011 9:10:12 PM
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Encountering Peace: The loss of youth
Their childhood was filled with fear; where did these young people learn to raise their voices with such clarity of purpose and determination?
By GERSHON BASKIN \
9/5/2011 9:13:39 PM
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Consider Shprintsak found
By RACHEL SARAFRAZ \
9/5/2011 9:15:00 PM
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Borderline Views: Freedom of expression in danger
In recent years it has become acceptable for politically oriented groups to attack academics who express their views.
By DAVID NEWMAN \
9/5/2011 9:20:17 PM
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Home Front Command warns of looming multi-front war
Maj.-Gen. Eisenberg reveals that Hamas used new advanced rocket in most recent attacks against Israel.
By YAAKOV KATZ \
9/5/2011 9:26:08 PM
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Does questioning evolution make you anti-science?
Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry said that evolution was “just a theory” and that it had “some gaps in it.”
By SHMULEY BOTEACH \
9/5/2011 9:31:21 PM
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September 6: Bottom line
The recent demonstrations for social justice were among the most fantastic phenomena I have witnessed.
By JERUSALEM POST READERS \
9/5/2011 9:38:07 PM
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Our World: Ankara’s chosen scapegoat
Turkey harassed Israeli businessmen in Istanbul in order to gain popularity in the Muslim world generally and Arab world specifically.
By CAROLINE B. GLICK \
9/5/2011 9:48:14 PM
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A new public agenda for Israel
Housing is not the only basic necessity that is significantly more expensive in Israel compared to other western countries.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
9/5/2011 9:54:16 PM
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Hope in the Sinai
Egypt is making every effort to ensure that stability is maintained.
By DANIEL NISMAN \
9/5/2011 9:59:59 PM
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Ethiopia arrests 29 over bomb plots
By REUTERS \
9/5/2011 10:04:24 PM
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French envoy fired for opposing PA statehood bid
Valerie Hoffenberg learned of her dismissal only from official announcement.
By Gil Stern Stern SHEFLER \
9/5/2011 10:08:07 PM
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J’lem woos undecided Grenada on UN vote
Caribbean regional grouping of 15 countries called CARICOM, has not yet decided how to vote on the statehood bid at the UN.
By HERB KEINON \
9/5/2011 10:16:10 PM
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Activists to announce new steps in social protests
One activist says there will be an unprecedented 1,000 table country-wide discussion, planned from Rosh Pina to Beersheba.
By BEN HARTMAN \
9/5/2011 10:21:32 PM
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Nat’l team survives dismal 4th to beat Italy in final game
Wins against Latvia and Italy ensured that Israel ended the European Championships on a positive note.
By ALLON SINAI \
9/5/2011 10:46:51 PM
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Egypt TV: Mubarak's trial to resume on September 7
By REUTERS \
9/5/2011 10:49:21 PM
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Israel heads to Croatia with heads down
Only a victory in Zagreb against the strongest team in Group F will leave Israel with any hope of still finishing among the top two.
By ALLON SINAI \
9/5/2011 10:49:47 PM
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Stellar Startups: Alternative-energy smackdown!
7 most promising Israeli renewable-energy innovators will gather at Tel Aviv University for the semifinals of the Energy Storage Challenge.
By DAVID SHAMAH \
9/5/2011 10:55:36 PM
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Italian opera tenor Licitra dies after accident
By REUTERS \
9/5/2011 10:55:21 PM
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Obama previews jobs speech, challenges Republicans
By REUTERS \
9/5/2011 10:58:52 PM
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Steve Jobs stayed in the shareholders’ boat
Outgoing Apple CEO’s genius has been for investment management as well as technology.
By SHLOMI COHEN/GLOBES \
9/5/2011 11:00:45 PM
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Two Kassam rockets explode in Shaar Hanegev; no injuries
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/5/2011 11:01:30 PM
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‘Israel can defend its gas fields’
Rafael’s unmanned naval patrol vehicles are among means being introduced to protect our offshore rigs.
By YUVAL AZOULAI/GLOBES \
9/5/2011 11:06:45 PM
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Psagot: Israeli firms active in Turkey not at risk
Turkey is Israel’s sixth-largest export destination; exports totaled $950 million in the first half of 2011.
By GLOBES / KOBY YESHAYAHOU \
9/5/2011 11:15:47 PM
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Technical hitch halts Leviathan 3 drilling again
Technical breakdowns had had no effect on the geological results of the well or on the natural-gas reservoir at Leviathan.
By GLOBES / KOBY YESHAYAHOU \
9/5/2011 11:21:54 PM
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J'lem: Unclear if order to harass Israelis was from Turkey
Travelers detained, strip-searched at Istanbul airport; Ankara gives Israel two days to clear out envoys.
By HERB KEINON \
9/5/2011 11:53:53 PM
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IAF sets new guidelines for reconnaissance flights
Hezbollah building up air defense systems, moving weapons out of Syria; Lebanon tracks weapons shipments destined for Hamas, Hezbollah.
By YAAKOV KATZ \
9/5/2011 11:56:34 PM