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State sues Jerusalem light rail builder
Legal action comes after years of repeated delays; company now wants project to begin running in 2011.
Etgar Lefkovits \
6/7/2009 12:15:03 AM
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Justice Ministry drafts new legislation to fight government corruption
DAN IZENBERG \
6/7/2009 12:16:22 AM
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Litzman says he plans to shake up medical system
Deputy health minister says his position is that "the health funds are not the solution for everything."
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
6/7/2009 12:17:30 AM
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Non-profit program focuses on helping mothers battle with cancer
Babysitting, homework help, and even a trip to London brings relief to the patients and families.
Ruth Eglash \
6/7/2009 12:19:04 AM
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Mosaic museum opens in the W. Bank
Museum of the Good Samaritan officially opens after nine-year excavation at site near Ma'aleh Adumim.
Etgar Lefkovits \
6/7/2009 12:31:17 AM
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Obama hardens US stance on North Korean defiance
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Obama hardens US stance on North Korean defiance
US president says he's taking a "very hard look" at tougher measures against maverick Pyongyang regime.
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Officials: Israel, US had accord on settlements
Jerusalem upset as Clinton tells reporters "If there were agreements, they weren't official US policy."
HILARY LEILA KRIEGER and HERB KEINON \
6/7/2009 1:19:02 AM
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US man sought for threatening president arrested
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Mexico day care fire kills 35 children
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First African American woman rabbi ordained
"I represent the new face of Judaism," Alyssa Stanton says.
E. B. SOLOMONT, jpost correspondent in new york \
6/7/2009 4:54:53 AM
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Blast kills 2 at police building in Islamabad
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IDF troops arrest six Palestinian fugitives in West Bank
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/7/2009 6:25:42 AM
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Security forces evacuate 2 outposts; none arrested
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/7/2009 1:39:29 PM
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12 charged in Shfaram shooter lynching
Seven of the suspects charged with attempted murder in killing of Jewish terrorist Eden Natan Zada.
DAN IZENBERG \
6/7/2009 1:45:22 PM
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PM to outline peace vision in speech next week
'Post' learns Begin-Sadat Center was approached by PM aide with request to host foreign policy address.
HERB KEINON and REBECCA ANNA STOIL \
6/7/2009 1:46:50 PM
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Lebanon votes in crucial parliament election
Silvan Shalom: A win by Iranian-backed Hizbullah would be "very dangerous for Middle East stability."
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Court hears petition against Haredi IDF exemption
Movement for Quality Gov't presents figures showing Tal Law ineffective.
DAN IZENBERG \
6/7/2009 1:55:21 PM
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Erdan appeals to designate open areas near Kishon River as public zone
jonah mandel \
6/7/2009 1:56:53 PM
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State takes J'lem light rail builder to court over delays
Project now slated to begin running in summer of 2011.
Etgar Lefkovits \
6/7/2009 1:59:49 PM
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Israel to pay 50 Hebron Palestinians for damage
50 residents of city to receive NIS 250,000 for property vandalized during Beit Hashalom eviction.
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
6/7/2009 2:01:27 PM
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Justice Ministry drafts new legislation to fight government corruption
The proposal has been circulated among the cabinet ministers and outside experts for their comments before drafting the actual legislation.
DAN IZENBERG \
6/7/2009 2:06:30 PM
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Livni: Bush knew settlement blocs must be taken into account
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/7/2009 2:13:57 PM
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936 lawsuits filed in wake of Operation Cast Lead
Palestinian rights center behind "wave of lawsuits" alleging war crimes committed against civilians.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/7/2009 2:16:55 PM
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Pedestrian killed by car on Route 6
Car with family runs unidentified man over near Sha'ar Efraim; MDA team pronounces him dead at scene.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/7/2009 2:24:27 PM
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Two Molotov cocktails thrown at house in Rishon Lezion; none hurt
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/7/2009 2:29:28 PM
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Man, 54, in serious condition after being stabbed in Mevaseret Zion
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/7/2009 2:29:53 PM
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Q&A on Lebanon's parliamentary elections
Who are the major players? What does a victory by the Hizbullah alliance mean?
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Simon pins blame of hit-and-run death on friend, Yemini
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/7/2009 2:46:28 PM
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Hamas gets into matchmaking business
"This makes people close to Hamas and makes Hamas close to the people."
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Iraq's Talabani visits ailing cleric in Iran
Talabani's trip was the latest in a string of visits made by senior Iraqi Shi'ite officials to al-Hakim.
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Iraq's Talabani visits ailing cleric in Iran
Talabani's trip was the latest in a string of visits made by senior Iraqi Shi'ite officials to al-Hakim.
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Indicted al-Bashir arrives in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is not among the 108 countries that have ratified the statute creating the world's first permanent war crimes tribunal.
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Government approves 5% cut in ministers' wages
jonah mandel \
6/7/2009 2:59:54 PM
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Belarus is first up for Israel at EuroBasket
"We have been waiting for this tournament for a year and we're delighted it has finally arrived," says team's star guard, Shay Doron.
ALLON SINAI \
6/7/2009 3:14:41 PM
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Legal Affairs: Ministering justice
Whether it's because he's been relatively quiet since taking office, or that his predecessor was so disliked, Yaakov Neeman's term in the Justice Ministry thus far has aroused little ire among liberals - in spite of his positions.
DAN IZENBERG \
6/7/2009 3:18:02 PM
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Ahi Nazareth upsets Hakoach to claim Premier League spot
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth will play Premier League soccer next season for the first time in five years.
JEREMY LAST \
6/7/2009 3:20:25 PM
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Media Matters: Dudu-filled pages
The response to the Topaz travesty - and how the media accuse and excuse in the same breath.
RUTHIE BLUM LEIBOWITZ \
6/7/2009 3:22:10 PM
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June 5: I was aboard the 'Dakar'
I was only 13 at the time. It was Hanukka. My family received a phone call that an Israeli submarine called Dakar was being refurbished at a dry dock on the Holy Loch Naval Base.
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Security and Defense: Cause for alarm?
Turning Point 3 proceeded this week with little mishap. And though it was geared to prepare the country for the worst-case scenarios, officials say it's not a harbinger of an attack on Iran.
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
6/7/2009 3:31:06 PM
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Recession suddenly humbles hi-tech sector
Bankruptcies, foreclosures and unemployment in hi-tech regions are now at some of the highest levels in the US.
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Asking a machine to spot threats that human eyes miss
Privacy watchdogs have raised concerns. Is surveillance less invasive when a computer rather than a human is doing the watching?
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Celebrity Grapevine
Bar Refaeli has graduated to the cover of Esquire, where she appears in the July issue naked
Greer Fay Cashman \
6/7/2009 3:53:21 PM
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Dance Review: Les Grands Ballets Canadiens De Montreal
The presentation of Noces by Belgian artist Stijn Celis with Mauro Bigonzetti was an inspired choice.
ORA BRAFMAN \
6/7/2009 3:57:04 PM
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Theater Review: 'Macbeth'
Though not what you expect for Shakespeare, 'Macbeth' is still spectacular.
HELEN KAYE \
6/7/2009 4:03:23 PM
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Theater Review: 'Speaking for Himself'
Hanoch Rosenne is classic mime for the Facebook generation.
HELEN KAYE \
6/7/2009 4:06:23 PM
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How about a Rendez-Vous?
The French movie festival offers filmmakers the chance to team up with their international counterparts.
LAURE WYBIER \
6/7/2009 4:13:58 PM
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Court rejects Katsav lawyers' resignation
Judges reaffirm hearings will be held 4 days a week; Justice George Kara: I don't intend to drag out former president's trial.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/7/2009 4:19:00 PM
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Battles, ambushes kill around 30 Taliban, policemen in Afghanistan
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Main Ahmadinejad rival: My supporters are being targeted
"There is a possibility of fabrication of evidence against my supporters," Mousavi writes to Iran's supreme leader.
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Barkat determined to keep parking lot open on Shabbat
Eda Haredit vows to continue its protests against the decision.
Etgar Lefkovits \
6/7/2009 5:18:51 PM
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MK Shai: PM should hold major foreign policy speech at the Knesset
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/7/2009 5:20:20 PM
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Clinton says North Korea reconsidered for terror list
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Clinton: Obama can handle that 3 o'clock call
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Shootout kills 16 in Mexico's Acapulco resort
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Saudi king: US should impose solution in Mideast
Saudi king reportedly urges Obama to invest in Palestinian issue, thus solving regional problems.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/7/2009 6:41:27 PM
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Clinton warns of ME nuclear arms race
In TV interview, US secretary of state says Iranian nuclear attack on Israel would be like attack on US.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/7/2009 6:56:39 PM
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Man shoots and seriously wounds a policeman in Ma'alot
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/7/2009 7:00:37 PM
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Jenin court accuses Palestinian woman of spying for Israel
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1st swine flu case discovered in Knesset
Landau instructs parliament workers to remain alert; person carrying virus in good condition, not an MK.
REBECCA ANNA STOIL \
6/7/2009 8:04:37 PM
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Merkel ahead in Germany; rivals embarrassed
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Suspect in US doctor's death warns of more violence
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Man found dead in Bat Yam, police detain his brother
JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/7/2009 9:37:45 PM
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Green project brings together US, Israeli pupils
Eco-Connection focuses on measuring ecological footprints of students.
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
6/7/2009 10:01:42 PM
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'Expel the Zionists from the Land of Israel'
"This is the only way to get the municipality's attention," Mea She'arim resident says of riots.
ABE SELIG \
6/7/2009 10:07:06 PM
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Charles Taylor is 'now a Jew,' wife says
Former Liberian president on trial for alleged war crimes committed during Sierra Leone civil war.
Haviv Rettig Gur \
6/7/2009 10:08:36 PM
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Giving up the party to volunteer
Israeli backpackers find new meaning on their trips to India.
benjamin spier \
6/7/2009 10:10:24 PM
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Nonlicensed tour guides face NIS 3,000 fine
Tourism Ministry selects a group of employees to serve as special inspectors.
STEPHANIE RUBENSTEIN \
6/7/2009 10:12:03 PM
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Gay pride being used to promote Israel abroad
A group of prominent gay opinion-shapers from around the world to attend TA parade on Friday.
MEL BEZALEL \
6/7/2009 10:13:58 PM
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Why Obama is wrong on Israel and the Shoah
Implying Jewish rights predicated on Holocaust he's dooming peace efforts.
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The settlements canard
Obama reinforced the myth that Palestinian statelessness is the fault of Israel and the settlements.
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER \
6/7/2009 10:35:23 PM
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What's best for the Jews
Once we've thrashed out among ourselves the best course to take, we shouldn't break ranks.
STEWART WEISS \
6/7/2009 10:36:55 PM
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The trouble with 'tribal'
The head of the 'Jewish Peace Corps' throws down a challenge.
ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL \
6/7/2009 10:39:49 PM
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June 8: Yes we can
We can and must trust and work together with this man of integrity, stature, wisdom and dignity.
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Boycotting universities is not the same as anti-Semitism
The simplistic charge of anti-Semitism and the failure to engage with the real issues pushes the silent majority and the waverers into the corner of the pro-boycotters.
DAVID NEWMAN \
6/7/2009 10:47:37 PM
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Right of Reply: Many narratives, not one
There can be no question that Israel's Arab citizens are a minority group which has endured systematic discrimination from the earliest days of the state.
larry garber \
6/7/2009 10:48:53 PM
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Hillary Clinton's troubling transformation on Israel
As senator she voted for the resolution endorsing Bush's letter to Sharon that envisaged Israel retaining settlement blocs.
By MORTON ALEO GIOSUÈ KLEIN \
6/7/2009 10:50:57 PM
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Right-wing Dutch party scores 17% of EU vote
Geert Wilders' Freedom Party finishes second to governing Christian Democratic Alliance.
Benjamin Weinthal, Jerusalem post correspondent, Berlin \
6/7/2009 10:53:19 PM
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How a preference for El Al saved the life of a Brazilian legislator and his wife
Jodenir Soares, heading to Jerusalem conference, cancelled his reservation on doomed Air France flight.
JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/7/2009 10:55:00 PM
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Hebron Palestinians to get NIS 250,000 in compensation for attacks by settlers
'Scope of damage' caused IDF to form committee on the matter.
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
6/7/2009 11:01:19 PM
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Far-right activists must be stopped, threatened Civil Administration says
"We know where you live," letter to officer reads.
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
6/7/2009 11:03:01 PM
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US envoy calls for 'immediate' talks
PA officials say they won't talk to PM Netanyahu before a total freeze on settlement construction.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH AND JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/7/2009 11:20:58 PM
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Ministers reject alternative energy bill
Bill aimed at 20% renewable energy.
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
6/7/2009 11:23:06 PM
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Courts to shift to Right after Knesset vote
National Union MK Ariel and Israel Beiteinu MK Rotem voted on to judicial selection c'tee, defeating Kadima's Bar-On and Labor's Cabel.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
6/7/2009 11:25:22 PM
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Lieberman, Shalom try to thwart each other's authority
Ministers take a 5% pay cut.
HERB KEINON \
6/7/2009 11:26:32 PM
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Far-right Hungarian party wins 3 EU seats
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Health Ministry allocates funds to cover basic dental care up to 10th grade
Decision dependent on Treasury agreement to provide funding.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
6/7/2009 11:55:48 PM
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Observant MDA personnel to answer Shabbat calls by clenching their teeth
Observant MDA staff advised to answer Shabbat calls by clenching teeth.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
6/7/2009 11:57:41 PM
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Analysis: Hizbullah's struggle to change the regime
The goal - the establishment of an Islamic state and a complete Iranian takeover of Lebanon.
SHIMON SHAPIRA and YAIR MINZILI \
6/7/2009 11:59:40 PM