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Haifa pollution report spotlights cleanup progress
Between April and June, the ministry gave itself a pat on the back for making efforts to cut emissions from factories and vehicles.
By MICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN \
7/6/2016 12:09:52 AM
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In Africa, Netanyahu talks of Kazakhstan trip
Netanyahu also mentions hopes to travel to South America
By HERB KEINON \
7/6/2016 12:26:24 AM
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Ex-US National Guardsman charged with trying to aid Islamic State
By REUTERS \
7/6/2016 12:28:35 AM
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High Court is unimpressed with efforts to block Turkey deal
Justice Shoham: You cannot say Israel finances terrorism through agreement
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
7/6/2016 12:34:12 AM
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Elkin orders construction delay in Old City following residents’ outcry
Repaving road to Kotel will block emergency personnel, locals say
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
7/6/2016 1:23:59 AM
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AG: Single women should also be able to use a surrogate
andelblit stated his position is that legislators should examine this issue as well in their amendment of the surrogacy law.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
7/6/2016 1:28:08 AM
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20-year-old in Jerusalem arrived to hospital with stab wounds, incident under investigation
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/6/2016 1:37:30 AM
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Lookstein’s conversions are valid, says Lau
The decision has been appealed to the Supreme Rabbinical Court, and a hearing is scheduled for Wednesday morning.
By JEREMY SHARON \
7/6/2016 1:46:50 AM
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Empowering youth with autism to run
The runners will be joined by their families for the last kilometer of the race, and the organizers have called on the general public to come and take part in the run.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
7/6/2016 2:01:26 AM
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Noble sells off part of Tamar share for $369m.
Insurance company and pension fund manager Harel partnered with infrastructure investment firm IIF for the agreement.
By MICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN \
7/6/2016 2:05:36 AM
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‘Cornflakes law’ may not have impact until 2017’
By NIV ELIS \
7/6/2016 2:14:36 AM
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Eight doctoral students receive Marcel Adams awards
Each scholar to receive $30,000 a year for 4 years of study
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
7/6/2016 2:31:06 AM
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Knesset panel demands a limit on restraining psychiatric patients
Yesh Atid MK Meir Cohen called on Bar Siman Tov to add at least 10 job slots so “there will be no alibi for staff members to come and justify forbidden behavior due to a manpower shortage.”
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
7/6/2016 2:45:52 AM
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Kerry, Saudi minister discuss fight against Islamic State
By REUTERS \
7/6/2016 2:54:53 AM
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‘Trade with Israel good for business and spiritual nourishment’
“We Christians in Kenya have a lot of attachment to Israel, and that helps in wanting to do business with the country,”
By HERB KEINON \
7/6/2016 3:01:40 AM
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Court sends Katsav back to parole board for another round in fight for early release
Katsav’s request for an early release was initially rejected by the parole board in April, leading to his appeal to the Lod District Court.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
7/6/2016 3:13:33 AM
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Sinai Says: Arab representation in Israel’s Olympic delegation lacking, but future bright
Unlike most Olympic sports, Israeli-Arabs play a significant role in the local boxing community and Ahmad Shtewe from Nazareth believes it helps promote co-existence.
By ALLON SINAI \
7/6/2016 3:21:20 AM
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Majority of Jews in Israel favor controlling West Bank, poll reveals
June Peace Index survey finds more than a third believe in annexing, without granting rights to Palestinians living there.
By JACK BROOK \
7/6/2016 3:28:18 AM
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Lawyers: Legal precedent clears Clinton in email investigation
By REUTERS \
7/6/2016 5:24:23 AM
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US accuses Israel of ‘systematically' seizing Palestinian land
The United Nations and the European Union also condemned the new settlement activity.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
7/6/2016 6:14:57 AM
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Ya’alon to begin DC fellowship in September
Steps to advance political future include fund-raising, meetings with potential allies, and possible formation of a new party.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
7/6/2016 5:39:51 AM
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Shameful Christian History.
By EARL COX \
7/6/2016 5:51:49 AM
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At least six soldiers killed in double suicide bombing in Yemen's Aden
By REUTERS \
7/6/2016 8:09:06 AM
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Clinton slams Trump for praising Saddam Hussein, 'killer of Israelis'
At an event in North Carolina, Trump said that Saddam proved himself efficient at killing terrorists– a skill he aspires to perfect should he assume the US presidency.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
7/6/2016 8:40:47 AM
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Jared Kushner employee blasts him for ignoring anti-Semitic imagery in Trump campaign
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee's son-in-law comes under fire by writer for New York newspaper he owns.
By JTA \
7/6/2016 9:14:51 AM
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Test sirens to sound in Beit Shemesh at 10:05 a.m.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/6/2016 9:26:48 AM
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Britain's business minister calls for corporate, personal tax cuts
By REUTERS \
7/6/2016 9:45:58 AM
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Highest IDF commander in Hebron shooter trial: No operational justice for shooting
By Yonah Jeremy Bob,JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/6/2016 9:54:19 AM
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IDF commander testifies: No reason for shooting of downed Hebron terrorist
The highest ranking IDF commander in the ongoing trial of Elor Azaria testifies in court on Wednesday.
By JPOST.COM STAFF,YONAH JEREMY BOB \
7/6/2016 9:59:56 AM
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European shares fall as banking stocks lose ground
By REUTERS \
7/6/2016 10:16:42 AM
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Is J. Edgar Hoover the model?
Gathering material on Knesset members and cabinet ministers and filing it away for possible later use is absolutely unacceptable.
By MEIR GILBOA \
7/6/2016 10:24:07 AM
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The leadership vacuum
The parameters of an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement are well known – all it would take is an Israel government courageous enough to sign up.
By GERSHON BASKIN \
7/6/2016 10:29:44 AM
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Worthless guarantees
Israel cannot allow itself to be stampeded into a peace agreement that isn’t worth the paper it’s written on.
By AMIEL UNGAR \
7/6/2016 10:35:46 AM
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Police chief justifies document with 'dirt' on Knesset members
Alsheich was bombarded with questions from MKs on the document and its purpose.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
7/6/2016 10:40:51 AM
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Talking Turkey: The Israel deal and the retreat from neo-Ottomanism
The rapprochement with Israel is part of a broader retreat from the neo-Ottomanism that until recently guided Turkish foreign policy.
By AMOTZ ASA-EL \
7/14/2016 1:20:59 PM
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Hamas's Haniyeh: No prisoner swap with Israel until re-arrested Schalit deal prisoners freed
In a speech marking the Eid al-Fitr holiday on Tuesday, Haniyeh charged that Israel must free the Palestinian prisoners who were part of the Schalit deal before another deal is sealed.
By MAAYAN GROISMAN \
7/6/2016 10:56:47 AM
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No going back to the 'good old days' for Israel and Turkey
Reconciliation with Turkey contains positive elements and advantages for Israel, but the era of close, even intimate, military and intelligence cooperation between the countries is over.
By YOSSI MELMAN \
7/14/2016 1:46:37 PM
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Can Jordan contain the jihadi threat?
Two recent terrorist attacks illustrate the dangers of militant Islamist ideological spillover from the war in Syria.
By BRUCE MADDY-WEITZMAN \
7/23/2016 11:53:25 AM
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Protesters slam Rabbinate for rejecting conversion of prominent US Jewish rabbi
Rejection of Rabbi Lookstein conversion is "severe injury" to standing of Israel in Diaspora Jewry, say protesters in Jerusalem.
By JEREMY SHARON \
7/6/2016 11:10:21 AM
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Islamic State says Dhaka cafe slaughter a glimpse of what's coming
By REUTERS \
7/6/2016 11:12:12 AM
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Stem cell therapy trial for ALS and MS patients at Jerusalem hospital shows stunning results
"It is a matter of definitely less than 10 years, maybe less than five, that we can have this treatment available," professor says.
By PAUL ALSTER \
8/5/2016 11:26:51 PM
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A new leader for France's embattled and worried Jewish community
For the first time, a Sephardi Jew from North Africa has been elected to head Europe’s largest Jewish population.
By BERNARD EDINGER \
7/29/2016 9:00:57 PM
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What price Brexit?
How will Israel be affected by the decision of the United Kingdom, its third-largest trading partner, to leave the European Union?
By SHLOMO MAITAL \
7/6/2016 11:37:27 AM
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Pistorius jailed for 6 years for murder of girlfriend
By REUTERS \
7/6/2016 11:45:56 AM
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Images of Jerusalem past
An exhibition at the Tower of David Museum provides a fascinating glimpse into how Jerusalem’s photographers captured the city at the turn of the 20th century.
By MORDECHAI BECK \
7/6/2016 11:52:42 AM
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The debatable laugh
Filmmaker Ferne Pearlstein takes a look at Holocaust humor on the silver screen.
By BERNARD DICHEK \
7/6/2016 12:01:07 PM
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Pope consoles parents of American student killed in Rome
By REUTERS \
7/6/2016 12:07:06 PM
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A call for historical accuracy
Sir Richard Evans provides an unequivocal defense of the historical uniqueness of the Holocaust, an assertion which has increasingly come under attack in recent years.
By EFRAIM ZUROFF \
7/6/2016 12:08:29 PM
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A Jewish view on ‘Nature Deficit Disorder'
Leading rabbis for millennia have stressed the importance of being in nature as part and parcel of spiritual practice.
By RABBI YONATAN NERIL \
7/6/2016 12:14:39 PM
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Syrian military declares 72-hour 'regime of calm' across Syria
By REUTERS \
7/6/2016 12:30:51 PM
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Kremlin: Istanbul attack could be result of Turkey, EU ignoring Moscow's 'signals'
By REUTERS \
7/6/2016 12:32:04 PM
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Republicans possibly ready to reject two-state solution, Trump advisor says
GOP might be due to assert more support for Israeli settlements, and possibly reject all together the idea of a two-state solution, says David Friedman.
By JTA \
7/6/2016 12:36:44 PM
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Clinton visits US casino hub to attack Trump's business record
By REUTERS \
7/6/2016 1:23:58 PM
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UK inquiry: Legal case for Britain's 2003 Iraq invasion 'unsatisfactory'
By REUTERS \
7/6/2016 1:36:50 PM
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Liberman: 'We must take off head of the snake'
By MAARIV ONLINE \
7/6/2016 1:36:52 PM
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Turkey seeks militants linked to Istanbul attack near Syrian border
By REUTERS \
7/6/2016 1:43:23 PM
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Israel, US syncing missile defense systems for joint response to future attacks
Trial was designed to see if Israel's Arrow systems, and David's Sling, could link up with American systems.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
7/6/2016 2:06:15 PM
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Five Jewish lawmakers elected to Australian Parliament
By JTA \
7/6/2016 2:06:42 PM
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Clinton campaign slams 'hateful' Max Blumenthal comments on the late Elie Wiesel
"Secretary Clinton emphatically rejects these offensive, hateful, and patently absurd statements about Elie Wiesel.”
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
7/6/2016 3:02:02 PM
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The strange case of the mezuzah, Elie Wiesel and Rabbi 'Miki' Mark
July 2 made for one of those moments when real life is “stranger than fiction.”
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
7/6/2016 2:26:30 PM
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WATCH: Orthodox Jewish beatboxers wow 'America's Got Talent'
Two Orthodox yeshiva students from Manhattan, take the stage on the last episode of the audition rounds.
By AMY SPIRO \
7/6/2016 2:41:43 PM
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Netanyahu notes similarities to Holocaust in Rwanda genocide memorial visit
PM tours Kigali Genocide Memorial and sets a wreath at the site on the grounds of a mass grave for some 250,000 people.
By HERB KEINON \
7/6/2016 2:58:23 PM
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Brother of Paris attacker sentenced to 9 years in jail
By REUTERS \
7/6/2016 3:31:12 PM
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Iraqi who hammered Saddam's statue says Blair should be put on trial
By REUTERS \
7/6/2016 3:36:20 PM
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'Netanyahu was used to smuggle Auschwitz blueprints out of Germany'
Former editor-in-chief of German newspaper claims that he had Netanyahu covertly smuggle Auschwitz plans out of the country to be taken to Yad Vashem.
By ASHER WEBER \
7/6/2016 4:03:21 PM
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An American in Israel: One month after Sarona
It’s been a month since the shooting at Sarona, and I walk by Sarona everyday—if you ask me, the shooting is the last thing that comes to mind.
By DANIA TANUR \
7/6/2016 4:22:20 PM
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Initial: Suspected car ramming attack in West Bank
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/6/2016 4:31:33 PM
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Three IDF soldiers hurt in suspected West Bank car ramming attack
According to an initial investigation, the incident was likely an intentional terror attack, the IDF said.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF,JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/6/2016 4:33:06 PM
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Extremely Careless
By Harry Maryles \
7/6/2016 4:41:16 PM
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Report: The Israeli Air Force bombed Syrian positions in Quneitra
By MAAYAN GROISMAN \
7/6/2016 4:42:57 PM
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Arab teen arrested for firebombing Hadassah University Medical Center
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
7/6/2016 5:13:12 PM
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PM says Rwanda genocide teaches that countries cannot outsource security to others
"The way to peace is through negotiations, we are willing to have direct negotiations, they are not willing to. That is preventing peace not a few houses in Jerusalem and Ma'ale Adumim."
By HERB KEINON \
7/6/2016 6:04:39 PM
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The Jerusalem Post's top 5 stories of July 6
Clinton campaign slams 'hateful' Max Blumenthal comments on the late Elie Wiesel, Orthodox Jewish beatboxers wow 'America's Got Talent', 3 soldiers hurt in suspected car ramming attack, and more.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/6/2016 5:30:26 PM
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Mark children call for creation of new settlement at spot of father’s murder
In the aftermath recent terror attacks, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Liberman ordered the advancement of plans for 560 new homes in the West Bank settlement of Ariel.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
7/6/2016 6:02:50 PM
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Supreme Rabbinical Court judges cast doubt on Lookstein conversions
Peretz said Lookstein was not on the list of US rabbis approved by the chief rabbinate as able to convert, while the chief rabbinate itself said that he was.
By JEREMY SHARON \
7/6/2016 6:32:09 PM
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Turkey seeks militants linked to Istanbul attack near Syrian border
By REUTERS \
7/6/2016 6:45:34 PM
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Man treated for stab wounds in Haifa, incident under investigation
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/6/2016 6:53:29 PM
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Olim hope to build up the demolition recycling industry in Israel
Currently, the process of breaking down building materials takes a crew of about 30 people and lasts weeks to process the materials.
By MICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN \
7/6/2016 7:59:02 PM
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Asia tourism spikes, drops sharply in Russia, increases modestly from US
Nearly 80% of tourists visit Jerusalem, 70% go to Tel Aviv, 50% visit Dead Sea
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
7/6/2016 8:02:09 PM
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The scandal-ridden chief rabbinate must be restructured
Failure by Orthodox leaders and organizations to stand up and be counted on this will have catastrophic repercussions on the Jewish values that should represent the foundation of the nation.
By ISI LEIBLER \
7/6/2016 8:18:34 PM
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Reel deal in the Holy City
The 33rd Jerusalem Film Festival offers a strong lineup of the best recent Israeli and Jewish-themed films
By HANNAH BROWN \
7/6/2016 8:19:25 PM
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Live at the Israel Museum
All the performances start at 9 p.m. Tickets are NIS 150, and on Tuesday and Wednesday will include admission to the museum from 4 p.m.
By SHAWN RODGERS \
7/6/2016 8:23:45 PM
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A challenge to far more than just one rabbi
That is a tragic lesson that could be so easily avoided if those in the Chief Rabbinate were to simply appreciate the danger of their ways and realize the impact of decisions such as these.
By DAVID STAV \
7/6/2016 8:28:11 PM
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Housing sovereignty
The expansion of Jerusalem’s neighborhoods to accommodate the city’s growing population is a matter for the municipality’s urban planners.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
7/6/2016 8:35:04 PM
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YOUR INVESTMENTS: Financial dehydration
“The one thing that offends me the most is when I walk by a bank and see ads trying to convince people to take out second mortgages on their home so they can go on vacation. That’s approaching evil.”
By AARON KATSMAN \
7/6/2016 8:40:40 PM
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ENCOUNTERING PEACE: My enemy's leader
I completely understand the anger many Israelis feel when they open my Facebook page and immediately see a large picture of Abbas and myself embracing.
By GERSHON BASKIN \
7/6/2016 8:46:38 PM
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Analysis: Genocide creates tragic link between Israel, Rwanda
“This is a unique bond that both our peoples would rather not have had, but we both persevered despite the pain, despite the horror we survived, we never never lost hope. You never lost hope.”
By HERB KEINON \
7/6/2016 8:52:17 PM
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MEDIA COMMENT: The Filber recommendations -good or bad?
We can only hope that five years from now all this will be moot, as the Internet, cellphone and WiFi markets will make any attempt at draconian regulatory measures obsolete.
By YISRAEL MEDAD AND ELI POLLAK \
7/6/2016 8:52:48 PM
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WASHINGTON WATCH: Netanyahu's costly blunders
Netanyahu wanted to increase Israel’s annual military assistance from the current $3.1b. to $5b. in a 10-year aid deal, not including missile defense funding.
By DOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD \
7/6/2016 8:56:53 PM
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MKs back Erdan's call for Facebook crackdown on terrorists
MK Revital Swid (Zionist Union) said that after recent terrorist attacks in Europe, Facebook began to automatically remove incitement, and yet in Israel it does not do so.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
7/6/2016 8:58:37 PM
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Elie Wiesel’s masters
Today this wonderful disciple of the greatest masters is our teacher, our leader, our master, our hero, and will continue to be so for generations to come.
By JACOB DOLINGER \
7/6/2016 9:07:08 PM
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Steinitz issues ultimatum to haredim on rabbinical judges appointments
By JEREMY SHARON \
7/6/2016 9:10:07 PM
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Israel Air Force F-15 Eagles over Auschwitz
The IDF ensures that 'Never Again" remains a reality
By ADAM MILSTEIN \
7/6/2016 9:11:36 PM
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A direct, strategic response to BDS
As The Alternative BDS campaign shows, our organization stands ready to take action against those who seek to undermine Israel’s fine achievements.
By IZZY TAPOOHI \
7/6/2016 9:18:02 PM
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IDF top Hebron commander: Shooting of immobile Palestinian assailant 'unjustified'
Hebron shooter lawyer stomps out of court screaming: It’s disgraceful what is happening here.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
7/6/2016 9:23:44 PM
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Fundamentally Freund: Unsung Jewish heroism and the American Revolution
It is well worth taking a moment to consider the outsized contribution that Jews made to the success of the American revolutionary cause.
By MICHAEL FREUND \
7/6/2016 9:43:23 PM
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Topsy-turvy
Building homes is the most natural activity of a healthy, vibrant, robust and growing society. It is absolutely not punishment. A building freeze is the punishment for that healthy community.
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
7/6/2016 9:51:54 PM
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Abbas calls on UN Security Council to reject Quartet report
Palestinian official says Quartet is useless and should dissolve itself.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
7/6/2016 10:01:09 PM
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Suspected gun shots in Tel Aviv turn out to be stun grenade
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/6/2016 10:10:59 PM
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25-year-old drowns in Hadera
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
7/6/2016 10:23:52 PM
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A Proper Response to Terror
By Dovid Ben-Meir \
7/7/2016 6:09:30 PM
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Watch: Congressmen voice concern over Palestinian stipend program for convicts
House Democrats and Republicans agree to strategize an end to the program, which is sustained indirectly with US foreign aid.
By MICHAEL WILNER,Ariel Ben Solomon \
7/6/2016 10:43:10 PM
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Ex-Fox News anchor sues CEO Ailes claiming sexual harassment
By REUTERS \
7/6/2016 11:21:55 PM
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J Street Israel head: Hillary win won’t end sticky US-Israel ties
Patir opened the J Street Israel office five years ago because the organization needed a command post to reach out to the players in the Jewish state.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
7/7/2016 12:10:42 AM
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IDF’s Yahalom engineers prepare for chemical warfare threat from ISIS
Unit commander: If solution required, we can do it.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
7/7/2016 2:25:18 AM