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Settlements law spells trouble for Jordan
The first Jordanian condemnation came yesterday and it was decidedly sharp.
By BEN LYNFIELD \
2/8/2017 12:05:52 AM
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Red-hot Jerusalem hosts Nizhny in Eurocup
Coming off local conquest of Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel targets to finish Top 16 on a high.
By ALLON SINAI \
2/8/2017 12:28:27 AM
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Shechter, Beitar earn promising lead over K8 in Cup quarters
“We need to pinpoint the right person and find the right timing which is not right now.”
By ALLON SINAI \
2/8/2017 12:32:05 AM
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Sinai Says: Despite sense of déjà vu, Beitar fans should be careful what they wish for
“If the players believe in me, we will be able to realize our potential. If the fans give me a chance, they won’t regret it.”
By ALLON SINAI \
2/8/2017 12:36:32 AM
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Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 hits off Pakistan coast - USGS
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 12:37:59 AM
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EU: Settlements Law entrenches one state reality
“This is the first time the Israeli Knesset legislates in the occupied Palestinian lands and particularly on property issues.”
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
2/8/2017 1:20:46 AM
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IDF announces new spokesman
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
2/8/2017 1:52:17 AM
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Poll: Most Jewish Israelis oppose annexation
Majority of Jews believe police version of events in Umm al-Hiran; most Arabs do not.
By JEREMY SHARON \
2/8/2017 3:01:44 AM
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British PM anticipates call for Scottish independence referendum - report
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 2:36:04 AM
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China says United States should 'brush up on' Sth China Sea history
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 3:22:03 AM
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Judges press Trump administration on travel ban
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 3:30:45 AM
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Court orders demolition of 17 outpost homes
The Samaria Regional Council said that the homes could be relocated to other property lots within the outpost.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
2/8/2017 3:46:38 AM
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Trump reiterates US support to Turkey in call with Erdogan -White House
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 4:23:31 AM
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Hashtag does not smell!
By LEV STESIN \
2/8/2017 4:39:52 AM
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Bayit Yehudi plans its revenge against the courts
“There is no constitution in Israel, and because of that, trying to say something is unconstitutional is something ridiculous.”
By GIL HOFFMAN,ELIYAHU KAMISHER \
2/8/2017 4:52:38 AM
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Analysis: Does the settlements law have a prayer of getting past the High Court?
If Israel annexed the West Bank, the entire old framework and prior High Court rulings might become obsolete.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
2/8/2017 5:35:15 AM
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White House weighs designating Iran's Revolutionary Guard a terrorist group
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 5:40:25 AM
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Al Gore and the Rabbinout
By Dror Ben Ami \
2/8/2017 6:40:58 AM
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Military policeman suspected of taking bribes from Palestinians
Fifth to be arrested for allegedly allowing entry without permits
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
2/8/2017 6:18:10 AM
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US, Mexican security officials speak despite diplomatic rift
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 6:26:13 AM
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White House weighs designating Iran's Revolutionary Guard a terrorist group
US officials are reported to have said that government agencies have been consulted about a proposal to classify Iran's most powerful security entity as a terror group.
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 7:35:53 AM
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Security forces arrest nine wanted suspects in the West Bank
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/8/2017 7:46:35 AM
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US federal court reassesses Trump's controversial travel ban
Thousands of travelers await the court's final decision regarding the travel ban, which seeks to prohibit the entrance of immigrants from seven majority-Muslim countries into the US.
By JOY BERNARD \
2/8/2017 8:34:42 AM
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Jewish Hollywood actress Natalie Portman explains Hebrew slang in a Vanity Fair video
The actress taught viewers some basic Israeli slang in a Vanity Fair video as part of a series that reveals celebrities' hidden talents.
By JOY BERNARD \
2/8/2017 9:12:09 AM
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Trump meets Netanyahu: Where it can go right (and wrong)
The talk in Washington this week about how the Bibi-Donald bromance, taking center stage Feb. 15 at a White House summit, is going to be easy like a Sunday morning (even though it's on a Wednesday).
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
2/8/2017 9:35:58 AM
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Erdogan, Trump agree to act together on Syria's al-Bab, Raqqa - Turkish sources
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 9:47:58 AM
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New Hamas music video threatens to rain down rockets on Israel
Titled "Zionists, you will perish in Gaza," the video relays the terror group's message, threatening Israelis that rockets will "get you where you live."
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
2/8/2017 10:23:55 AM
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Turkish army, Syrian rebels escalate assault on IS-held city
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 10:27:34 AM
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Report: Israel suggests prisoner exchange to Hamas through intermediaries
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/8/2017 10:39:25 AM
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Chaim Ferster, survivor of 8 Nazi concentration camps, dies at 94
After World War II, the Polish-Jewish Holocaust survivor moved to England where he became a businessman and lecturer about the Holocaust.
By JTA \
2/8/2017 10:41:29 AM
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A shameful week in city politics
Jerusalem now more than ever needs a strong, determined opposition and we are looking forward to working for the residents of the city and not for a mayor who has lost his way.
By FLEUR HASSAN-NAHOUM \
2/8/2017 11:05:46 AM
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Report: Israel offered prisoner exchange to Hamas through intermediaries
Wednesday's report came after a claim earlier this week that Hamas had turned down another Israeli prisoner-swap offer.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/8/2017 11:09:19 AM
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French envoy: Int'l community wondering if it can trust Israel
Helene Le Gal condemns Settlements Bill, denouncing it as a unilateral decision made by Israel that serves as yet another roadblock to the two-state solution.
By BECKY BROTHMAN,TOVAH LAZAROFF \
2/8/2017 11:10:26 AM
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50 haredi demonstrators arrested in Jerusalem rally on IDF draft
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
2/8/2017 11:21:37 AM
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White supremacist fliers found at Indiana University campus
By JTA \
2/8/2017 11:23:34 AM
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Turkey-backed Syrian forces seize strategic al-Bab hills
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 11:35:18 AM
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Donald Trump vs. 'Liberalism,' Round 1
The liberal era is over. The new era will see the rising of two forces in America, which will have to choose whether to clash or rise above their differences and engender a cohesive society.
By Michael Laitman \
2/9/2017 11:42:28 AM
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Searches in Germany, UK focused on Islamist suspects
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 12:02:15 PM
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Belarus extradites Israeli-Russian blogger to Azerbaijan
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 12:02:29 PM
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Two Turkish soldiers killed, 15 slightly wounded in Syria -army
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 12:16:02 PM
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Ticketmaster Arrives in Israel
US company Live Nation and Tel Aviv's Bluestone Entertainment have joined forces to launch Ticketmaster Israel.
By JTA \
2/8/2017 12:18:08 PM
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Pope issues strong criticism of Myanmar's treatment of Muslim minorities
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 12:28:39 PM
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Ivanka Trump, Real Rabbis, and True Love
By Yehoshua Ben-Eliyahu \
2/22/2017 2:21:58 PM
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Israel left out of White House's ‘underreported’ terror acts list
The list includes 78 terrorist acts from September 2014 to December 2016 which the White House deems underreported by the media.
By JTA \
2/8/2017 1:09:10 PM
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Palestinian-backed petition filed to Israeli court over settlements law
By MOR SHIMONI/MAARIV \
2/8/2017 1:12:31 PM
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Why does a weakened ISIS see Trump presidency as a lifeline?
IS Trump's defiant pledge to crush Islamic State actually incentivizing the terror group to build up its forces in preparation for a major attack on the US?
By SAMIA NAKHOUL/ REUTERS \
2/8/2017 1:15:14 PM
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Turkey's foreign minister says next target is Raqqa
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 1:40:31 PM
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Palestinian municipalities petition Israeli court to axe settlements law
NGOs filed petition to Israel's High Court of Justice on behalf of 17 Palestinian municipalities.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
2/8/2017 1:44:05 PM
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Shin Bet nabs West Bank-Gaza cash smuggling ring
Hamas funds were said to be used to carry out attacks against Israel.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
2/8/2017 1:59:19 PM
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Abbas: PA could end security cooperation with Israel if 'colonization continues'
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 2:01:10 PM
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Abbas: Israeli 'colonization' could force us to end security cooperation
PA leader Abbas made the dramatic statement in an address to France's Senate.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
2/8/2017 2:03:00 PM
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Six Afghan Red Cross workers killed by suspected Islamic State gunmen
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 2:12:38 PM
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Israeli quadruple murder suspect: 'I am a cat'
Nazareth court extends remand of Nadav Sela, who is suspected of murdering his wife, two sons and a neighbor's child in the northern town of Migdal.
By ELIYAHU KAMISHER \
2/8/2017 2:17:52 PM
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Record number of students pursuing high level math in Israel
After making progress this year, the Education Ministry now aims to get 16-30% of high schools students to study mathematics at the highest level.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
2/8/2017 2:43:00 PM
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160 disabled IDF veterans receive new mobility scooters
The scooters were donated by Sheldon and Miriam Adelson through the Friends of the IDF Disabled Veterans Organization.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
2/8/2017 2:49:09 PM
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Cambridge U Jewish student leaders concerned about campus antisemitism
By JTA \
2/8/2017 2:50:10 PM
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Turkish plan to drive Islamic State from Raqqa under discussion - Erdogan spokesman
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 2:52:46 PM
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Report: Russia completes S-300 missile systems supplies to Iran in 2016
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 3:16:37 PM
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Islamic State claims responsibility for Afghan Supreme Court attack
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 3:36:16 PM
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Report: Syrian jets bomb rebel-held Homs district, kill several people
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 3:45:58 PM
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Iran: Israel confined to occupied territories, doesn't dare act against neighbors
Following Trump's threats, Iranian defense minister touts his country's deterrence power against the US and Israel.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/8/2017 4:05:54 PM
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נִיגוּן מוֹלֶדֶת
New album: Melody of a Homeland
By JPOST IVRIT STAFF \
2/8/2017 4:05:10 PM
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Jordan: 'Arab, Muslim and Christian' identity of Jerusalem must not change
"In our view, Jerusalem is extremely important, our firm stance is that we reject any unilateral efforts that attempt to change the Arab, Muslim and Christian identity of the Holy city."
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 4:28:57 PM
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מַעֲשֵׂה בְּרֵאשִית
New children’s book: Creation
By JPOST IVRIT STAFF \
2/8/2017 4:31:07 PM
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צִיפּוֹרָה דָוִד
New exhibition: Tzippora David
By JPOST IVRIT STAFF \
2/8/2017 4:35:48 PM
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Trump: 'Do walls work? Just ask Israel, they work'
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/8/2017 4:54:50 PM
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פְּרִינְסֶס שוֹאוּ
New film: Princess Shaw
By JPOST IVRIT STAFF \
2/8/2017 4:55:25 PM
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Comment: Bannon and the Jews - A conditional kind of love
"What troubles so many Jews, including some Jewish Republicans, is the deeply conditional nature of a support that says 'If you’re with me, I’m with you.'"
By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA \
2/8/2017 4:59:17 PM
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שִידוּרִים חַיִים מֵהַכְּנֶסֶת
Live Knesset Israel
By JPOST IVRIT STAFF \
2/8/2017 5:03:03 PM
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After fires, Haifa plants first tree with aid of Christian group
IFCJ donates $260,000 to restore badly hit neighborhood.
By BENJAMIN GLATT \
2/8/2017 5:13:49 PM
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מֵחוֹדֶש יָנוּאָר צָרִיך לְשַלֵם עַל שַׂקִיוֹת נַייְלוֹן
Paying for plastic bags
By JPOST IVRIT STAFF \
2/8/2017 5:20:20 PM
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Three arrested in alleged Israeli burial plot scam
By ELIYAHU KAMISHER \
2/8/2017 5:27:10 PM
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בְּרוֹש
A song for Shvat: 'Cypress'
By JPOST IVRIT STAFF \
2/8/2017 5:29:00 PM
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Ontario, Israel launch $15m. innovation research network
“Israel’s leadership in the cyber security field makes it a natural partner for Ontario in seeking to deliver state-of-the-art technology."
By SHARON UDASIN \
2/8/2017 5:39:20 PM
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Sourasky Medical Center most wanted by medical school grads
Hospitals at Israel’s periphery make up bottom of new intern list
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
2/8/2017 5:54:02 PM
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Hebrew University archeologists find 12th Dead Sea Scrolls cave
"This exciting excavation is the closest we’ve come to discovering new Dead Sea scrolls in 60 years," says researcher.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
2/8/2017 5:54:49 PM
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Knesset committee debates shocking geriatric conditions
MKs call for more foreign workers to take care of the elderly
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
2/8/2017 6:06:56 PM
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Trump criticizes Nordstrom after store reportedly curbs deal with Ivanka Trump
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 6:11:20 PM
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Belgium holds 11 people in hunt for Syria returnee fighters
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 6:23:16 PM
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Egyptian exports to Gaza signal better ties with Hamas
Egypt had insisted for years that the Rafah crossing - which it opens for a three-to-five day period about once every 40 days - would handle the passage of only people, not goods.
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 6:31:12 PM
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48 haredim arrested during anti-draft protests
Liberman says working to abolish exemptions for extremist yeshivas, and defund them.
By JEREMY SHARON,ANNA AHRONHEIM \
2/8/2017 6:35:02 PM
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Knesset moves forward bill to allow cannabis export
As for today, there are only eight companies that grow cannabis, and there are dozens of requests by business owners for licenses to join the market.
By UDI SHAHAM \
2/8/2017 6:44:04 PM
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Israeli ammonia tank set to close following Hezbollah threat
Politicians and environmentalists alike have been fighting for the removal of the facility from the Haifa Bay area for years.
By SHARON UDASIN,UDI SHAHAM \
2/8/2017 7:12:29 PM
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Report: Erdogan, Trump agree joint action against Islamic State in Syria
Trump spoke about the two countries' "shared commitment to combating terrorism in all its forms" and welcomed Turkish contributions to the fight against Islamic State.
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 7:23:12 PM
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Relocating The American Embassy To Jerusalem
By DR. ALON BEN-MEIR \
2/8/2017 7:24:00 PM
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White House says spy agency chiefs to be members of Trump's Cabinet
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 7:52:42 PM
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Trump may expand Iranian group to terror list
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 7:55:08 PM
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US commander sees recapture of Islamic State strongholds in six months
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 8:04:01 PM
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Former chief rabbi asks court to accept plea bargain
The plea bargain includes a 3.5-year jail sentence and NIS 5 million fine.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
2/8/2017 8:05:01 PM
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Le Pen, Brexit, Trump: the new dilemmas facing Jews
By Hugh Ash \
2/8/2017 8:06:29 PM
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Lapid: I will not join an alternative government during this Knesset term
Lapid added that he believes that the next elections will happen this year.
By UDI SHAHAM \
2/8/2017 8:11:34 PM
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Likud MK Sa’ar endorses annexing settlements
Sa’ar expressed hope that Netanyahu raises the issue of sovereignty in his meeting with US president Donald Trump in the White House next Wednesday.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
2/8/2017 8:20:43 PM
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Chuck Norris to Netanyahu: You will always have my support
The prime minister joked that with Norris around, security was no longer a necessity.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/8/2017 8:24:56 PM
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Republicans block vote on resolution slamming Trump's Holocaust statement
The resolution, sponsored by more than 100 Democrats, referred to the White House statement last month, which was widely condemned by Jewish organizations for not mentioning the Jewish people.
By JTA \
2/8/2017 8:48:05 PM
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Is Trump preparing an ambush?
Trump plans to sit Netanyahu down on February 15 for a “long conversation” focused on Middle East peace.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
2/8/2017 10:49:56 PM
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Fundamentally Freund: Europe’s occupation hypocrisy
It might sound silly, but instead of constantly being on the defensive, perhaps it is at last time for Israel to give Europe a taste of its own medicine.
By MICHAEL FREUND \
2/8/2017 8:56:18 PM
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Encountering peace: The wisdom to limit our rights
Bennett’s victory is Israel’s death.
By GERSHON BASKIN \
2/8/2017 9:00:14 PM
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Red Cross suspends work in Afghanistan after 6 staff killed
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 9:00:28 PM
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Mandelblit’s time of decision
The contrast in Mandelblit’s approaches to the two divisive issues illuminates the basic dysfunctionality of the government.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
2/8/2017 9:02:46 PM
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Tom Brady and not giving up on retirement saving
We are told to never give up, but that is easier said than done.
By AARON KATSMAN \
2/8/2017 9:12:58 PM
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February 9, 2017: Not in vain
Having defended our borders as an IDF conscript and reservist, I want to make sure nothing was in vain.
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
2/8/2017 9:21:59 PM
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Tu Bishvat: The ‘giving’ trees
The concept of “giving trees” has existed in the Jewish tradition for centuries.
By YONATAN SREDNI \
2/8/2017 9:22:46 PM
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Why doesn’t class hatred count as hatred?
Class hatred is racial hatred’s twin sib. But to call it by its name is unacceptable in progressive circles.
By IRINA EREMIA-BRAGIN \
2/8/2017 9:25:05 PM
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Washington watch: Netanyahu’s big surprise
Netanyahu may be the only world leader eagerly embracing Trump.
By DOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD \
2/8/2017 9:25:54 PM
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Why Israel is still only scratching the surface of relations with Japan
To quote a senior figure in the foreign ministry “Israel has not only seen an improvement with Japan – it has seen an upgrade.”
By GILAD KABILO \
2/8/2017 9:28:26 PM
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The real case for new elections and a new government in Israel
Netanyahu has allowed his government’s agenda to be increasingly dictated by the wishes of two small segments of society rather than the broader public interest.
By LEWIS ROSEN \
2/8/2017 9:29:38 PM
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The watered-down US Embassy relocation bill
The question remains as to whether the US will ever recognize Jerusalem as part of Israel.
BY DAVID BEDEIN \
2/8/2017 9:37:34 PM
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Trump criticizes Nordstrom after retailer drops Ivanka brand
Shares of the retailer fell 0.7 percent after the president's criticism but recovered to trade up 1.3 percent at $43.34 on the New York Stock Exchange.
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 9:41:14 PM
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Netanyahu: Africa key to UN support for Israel
While Israel is very interested in strengthening its economic ties with Africa, the diplomatic one is more important.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
2/8/2017 9:47:08 PM
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White House says US in touch with Yemen amid concerns about commando raid
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 9:52:14 PM
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Report: ‘Submarine Affair’ now full-blown criminal investigation
State Attorney Shai Nitzan is expected to announce the criminal investigation, termed “Case 3000” by police, in the coming days, Channel 10 reported.
By ELIYAHU KAMISHER \
2/8/2017 9:59:01 PM
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Mortar falls near Golan Heights border fence
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/8/2017 10:23:13 PM
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Jewish prayer session held at JFK in solidarity with refugees
Citing Jewish texts, students and rabbis gather at airport to protest Trump ban.
By TAMARA ZIEVE \
2/8/2017 10:47:24 PM
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IDF retaliates after Syrian mortar lands in Golan Heights
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/8/2017 10:52:12 PM
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Red alert siren in Eilat
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/8/2017 11:02:18 PM
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Iron Dome intercepts multiple rockets fired from Sinai over Eilat
No injuries or damage were reported.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/8/2017 11:18:24 PM
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Have Jewish Organizations that Sponsor Syrian Migrants Gone Too Far?
By LEON KUSHNER \
2/10/2017 6:23:07 PM
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Israel to reprimand Belgium over Breaking the Silence
Breaking the Silence, which is made up of former IDF soldiers and officers, receives funding from European governments such as Belgium.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
2/8/2017 11:54:13 PM
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Tillerson tells Mexico counterpart he will visit in coming weeks -official
By REUTERS \
2/8/2017 11:59:30 PM