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Peerless Pe’er comfortable with decision to hang up her tennis shoes
WITH HER legacy as a fierce and resilient competitor intact, 29-year-old Shahar Pe’er – Israel’s all-time highest-ranked tennis player (No. 11 in 2011) – closed the curtain on her playing career.
By ALLON SINAI \
3/8/2017 12:04:48 AM
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Speaker Ryan says Republican healthcare plan will pass US House
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 12:30:50 AM
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Report: Trump to nominate Francisco as top advocate before Supreme Court
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 12:36:06 AM
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US Jewish groups criticize Israeli bill banning BDS supporters
The legislation bans foreign nationals who publicly call for economic, cultural or academic boycotts of either Israel or the territory it controls beyond the Green Line, from entering the country.
By DANIELLE ZIRI \
3/8/2017 12:55:22 AM
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‘Women, if you want a career badly enough, you’ll get it’
Women from different walks of life and some from backgrounds that held no promise responded to an invitation from First Lady Nechama Rivlin to come to the President’s Residence on Tuesday.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
3/8/2017 1:32:18 AM
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Iraq calls for full cancellation of travel ban
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 1:47:58 AM
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Who run the world? Girls!
From filmmaking to the wellness industry, three young inspiring Jewish women explain how their projects empower women and develop their own take on ‘tikkun olam’
By NOA AMOUYAL \
3/8/2017 1:48:28 AM
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All-female Friends of the IDF delegation finds inspiration in Israel
The nonprofit group raises tens of millions of dollars each year for the IDF, including its Lone Soldiers Program.
By MICHAL GALANTI \
3/8/2017 2:00:11 AM
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Hadassah doctors reject Litzman’s idea of a mediator
Health Minister Ya’acov Litzman announced he had named Kobi Amsalem, a former Treasury salary director, as a nonbinding mediator.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
3/8/2017 2:09:06 AM
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Gov’t identifies 20,000 online privacy violations
Violators who post their customers’ or clients’ private information online in an unguarded manner have been fined as much as NIS 25,000.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
3/8/2017 2:13:34 AM
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Opposition MKs blame Trump and Israel in debate on US antisemitism
MK Dov Henin: “I don’t remember a US administration ever speaking in this way. It’s a dangerous phenomenon of right-wing nostalgia for fascism."
By TAMARA ZIEVE \
3/8/2017 2:23:31 AM
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UN Security Council condemns North Korea missile launches
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 2:26:51 AM
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B’Tselem: Israel does not compensate Palestinians for collateral damage
Israel has “taken measures to guarantee a nearly blanket exemption from its obligation under international law to pay compensation to Palestinians harmed by its security forces,” the report said.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
3/8/2017 6:18:53 AM
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‘Jerusalem belongs to the Jewish people’
Rivlin: “Most Jews who came in prestate times did not come to the Land of Israel; they came to Jerusalem.”
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
3/8/2017 2:52:14 AM
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Liberman tells Pence he expects to see the US embassy in Jerusalem soon
According to a statement by the Defense Ministry, Mattis and Liberman discussed shared security issues between the two nations, and strategic issues in the Middle East including Iran, Syria.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM,MICHAEL WILNER \
3/8/2017 3:43:50 AM
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State of Hawaii to challenge new Trump order in court
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 3:52:54 AM
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Unraveling Jordan’s hangings
Do the executions reflect frustration and insecurity, or determination?
By BEN LYNFIELD \
3/8/2017 8:30:02 AM
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How will Israel's anti-BDS entry law work?
Low-level Interior Ministry officials may determine how the law really functions, likely with some embarrassing consequences that ministers or the courts will later need to resolve.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
3/8/2017 12:03:18 PM
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IDF women protecting their families and the citizens of Israel
3 Home Front Command women talk to ‘Post’ in honor of International Women’s Day
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
3/8/2017 7:11:35 AM
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US secretary of state to make first trip to Asia
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 5:10:48 AM
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Four killed when freight train hits bus in Mississippi
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 5:59:49 AM
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Explosion, gunfire reported at hospital in Afghan capital Kabul
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 7:30:45 AM
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Texas executes man convicted of taking money to murder woman
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 7:33:36 AM
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Thousands flee Myanmar army clashes with insurgents near China border
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 8:39:11 AM
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Saudi police kill suspected Islamic State militant, detain another
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 8:57:26 AM
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Majority of public dissatisfied with Netanyahu’s job performance
The new polling data comes against a background of ongoing difficulties for Netanyahu with the criminal investigations into him.
By JEREMY SHARON \
3/8/2017 9:29:50 AM
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Hugh Laurie talks spies in Jerusalem
The veteran British actor takes part in Keshet’s TV conference in the capital.
By AMY SPIRO \
3/8/2017 9:33:44 AM
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Status of women in Israeli politics: The good, the bad and the road to full equality
The impressive increase of women's representation in the Knesset has not translated into similar strides in other political spheres and senior executive positions.
By OFER KENIG \
3/8/2017 9:55:34 AM
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One Dutch tourist dead and two missing after avalanche at French resort
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 9:56:12 AM
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Iraq says it will continue striking ISIS targets in Syria
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 10:24:03 AM
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Iranian Commander: US Navy ship changed course towards ships on Saturday
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 10:33:44 AM
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Comment: Why Loretta Lynch is inciting people to lynch
When the American democracy collapses, the Jews will take the heat, as they always have. But there is still time to evade the turmoil, and the choice to do so lies squarely with American Jewry.
By Michael Laitman \
3/9/2017 11:13:44 AM
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Cyclone slams into Madasgacar, at least three dead
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 10:42:52 AM
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UN rights boss fears unlawful US expulsions of migrants
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 10:54:45 AM
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Netanyahu: Israel can normalize ties with Arab states if 'we act wisely'
PM points to the ad hoc regional coalition that is being consolidated against Iran and could open doors for normalizing Israel's relations with regional countries.
By UDI SHAHAM \
3/8/2017 10:58:28 AM
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Watch: Israeli forces uncover weapons smuggling ring in West Bank
Cell bought weapons and weapon parts online and received their packages in the mail.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
3/8/2017 11:10:03 AM
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French Jewish historian cleared of hate speech charges against Muslims
Bensoussan, a scholar on the Holocaust and one of the world’s leading historians on Jewish communities in Arab territories, was put on trial in December.
By JTA \
3/8/2017 11:27:05 AM
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Rabbi denounced from all quarters for remarks against women in the IDF
Liberman to consider severing IDF ties with rabbi who said religious women in army become "non-Jews."
By JEREMY SHARON \
3/8/2017 11:33:12 AM
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Iran accuses US of instigating Gulf naval encounter
A US official told Reuters on Monday that multiple fast-attack vessels from the Revolutionary Guard had come within 600 yards of the USNS Invincible.
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 11:42:47 AM
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South Africa asked to appear at ICC in April over Sudan's Al-Bashir
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 11:50:00 AM
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Bennet announces he is moving election for chairman of party to after Passover
By GIL HOFFMAN \
3/8/2017 12:22:53 PM
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The WikiLeaks CIA disclosure: A warning for Israel's intelligence agencies
It is not inconceivable that we will one day wake up to hear that somebody has succeeded in breaking into our most classified computers, the inner sanctum of Israel's intelligence agencies.
By YOSSI MELMAN \
3/8/2017 3:22:08 PM
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Turkish minister says sees anti-Islamic sentiment in Germany
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 12:55:15 PM
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'Muezzin bill' passes in preliminary Knesset reading
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/8/2017 1:09:50 PM
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Moroccan lawmaker reportedly shot dead in Casablanca
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 1:14:40 PM
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Lebanon appoints new army chief
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 1:23:25 PM
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Report: First British royal visit to Israel expected this year
Israeli president asked visiting UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to relay the invitation to mark the centenary of the Balfour Declaration on Wednesday.
By JPOST.COM STAFF,REUTERS \
3/8/2017 1:39:21 PM
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Jewish community center bomb threats - Weapons of fear
The rash of JCC bomb threats and cemetery desecrations, combined with a general sense that the country is becoming more intolerant, has Jews on edge in ways they haven’t been in years.
By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA \
3/8/2017 1:55:09 PM
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Netanyahu’s doctor : PM doesn’t smoke cigars because of sinus problems
This came as Netanyahu reportedly told police investigators on Monday that he does not smoke cigars because he suffers from sinus problems.
By ELIYAHU KAMISHER \
3/8/2017 2:13:28 PM
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Iran's foreign minister visits Qatar, meets ruler
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 2:29:30 PM
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Iraqi military official says troops seize road west of Mosu
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 2:48:02 PM
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German government says takes issue of CIA leaks seriously
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 2:53:46 PM
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Knesset grants initial approval of controversial 'muezzin bill'
MK Tibi: The muezzin was here before the racist MKs; MK Ilatov: You should go back to Saudi Arabia.
By UDI SHAHAM \
3/8/2017 3:11:35 PM
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The People & the Book: Of scapegoats
and golden calves
The Torah portion Ki Tissa is read on Shabbat, March 18.
By RABBI SHAI CHERRY \
3/8/2017 3:14:54 PM
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Conflicting
identities
Maysaloun Hamoud’s debut feature film
tells the story of three Arab women living in
Tel Aviv.
By JUDITH SUDILOVSKY \
3/8/2017 3:18:09 PM
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Was Hebron shooter improperly threatened with more jail time?
Hebron shooter defense produces email alleging threat by IDF MAG of more jail time if Azaria would appeal conviction.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
3/8/2017 3:19:20 PM
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Do good, do well
Social start-ups are filling the gaps left
by shrinking government budgets.
By SHLOMO MAITAL \
3/8/2017 3:27:38 PM
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Israel clinches berth in World Baseball Classic quarterfinals
Netherlands’ victory guarantees advancement for blue-and-white at World Baseball Classic
By ALLON SINAI \
3/8/2017 3:40:20 PM
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Poland’s complex battle for its image decades after the Holocaust
Poland is promoting the stories of the righteous who saved Jews in the Shoah, but critics of the ruling Law and Justice Party charge that it is politicizing memory and stifling a debate.
By Ilan Evyatar \
4/22/2017 5:12:33 AM
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Eric Garcetti reelected to second term as LA mayor
By JTA \
3/8/2017 4:00:48 PM
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How anti-Islam leader Wilders became a frontrunner in Holland's election
Holland’s Jews watch hesitantly as the country goes to the polls amid rising nationalism and an anti-Muslim backlash.
By TIBOR KRAUSZ \
3/13/2017 3:05:32 PM
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As drugs flood into Gaza, Hamas to get tougher on smugglers
As drug smuggling into the Gaza Strip reaches an unprecedented peak, Hamas officials are looking for new ways to intimidate smugglers.
By REUTERS \
3/9/2017 7:49:24 AM
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German prosecutor to start probe if wrongdoing seen in Wikileaks CIA cache
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 4:19:55 PM
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Persian Influence: Myth or Fact? Judaica and the Persian Connection
How much has Persian art influenced Judaica? More than you might think…
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/8/2017 4:58:55 PM
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Wish Albert a happy birthday by celebrating National Science Day(s)
Universities and research centers across Israel are preparing for National Science Day celebrations.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
3/8/2017 5:00:41 PM
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Iranian rocker who performed in Israel: ‘I’m willing to die for peace’
Najafi told various outlets that he was taught to hate Israelis while growing up in Iran.
By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA \
3/8/2017 5:27:36 PM
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The agribusiness in Brazil
By MAURICIO MUNHOZ FERRAZ \
3/8/2017 5:45:28 PM
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Islamic State head abandons Mosul fight to field commanders
It is impossible to confirm the whereabouts of the Islamic State "caliph," who declared himself the ruler of all Muslims from Mosul's Great Mosque after his forces swept through northern Iraq in '14.
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 5:49:19 PM
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5 facts you didn’t know about Team Israel
Israel's national baseball team is heading to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic.
By ASHLEY O'BRIEN \
3/8/2017 6:03:49 PM
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Erdogan: The Sultan Of An Illusionary Ottoman Empire
By DR. ALON BEN-MEIR \
3/8/2017 6:24:44 PM
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UK's Johnson to JPost: Israel’s choice is two states or apartheid
UK Foreign Secretary says Israel has ‘rock solid’ support in May govt.; states that Netanyahu gave ‘alternative’ view to Peace Now briefing on settlements.
By HERB KEINON \
3/8/2017 6:33:46 PM
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People with disabilities in Israel ask to ‘make room for us’ in viral video
The viral video seeks to promote awareness about the right to housing for the disabled as well as a Knesset bill promoting the issue.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
3/8/2017 6:41:30 PM
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Turkish minister's Rotterdam rally canceled
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 6:46:39 PM
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Hebrew U’s Yissum to bring innovative home-schooling program to China, Korea
The typical HIPPY curriculum consists of storybooks and activity books, according to the program.
By SHARON UDASIN \
3/8/2017 6:56:44 PM
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More JCCs targeted in sixth wave of bomb threats
Nine of the threats were sent or called in on Tuesday and the remaining five, affecting JCCs in Colorado, Delaware, Connecticut and Vancouver, Canada, took place Wednesday.
By DANIELLE ZIRI \
3/8/2017 7:09:37 PM
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UN Ambassador Haley says "all options on table" for N.Korea
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 7:13:07 PM
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US senators ask FBI, DOJ for any evidence of Trump wiretap
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 7:30:04 PM
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Haredi leaders concede no dramatic changes on Shabbat status quo in Jerusalem
A committee was established by the municipality a month ago to look into the issue.
By JEREMY SHARON \
3/8/2017 7:40:49 PM
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The Gift of Life: NGO celebrates 400th altruistic kidney donation
Matnat Chaim, an Israeli NGO founded by Rabbi Yeshayahu Haber, has just marked the 400th kidney transplant it helped facilitate.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
3/8/2017 7:46:50 PM
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Survey: The majority of the public has little faith in state institutions
Most Israelis, according to the poll, say they want to actively decide what treatment they, get based on all the explanations they get from doctors.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
3/8/2017 7:56:21 PM
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Palestinian women earn substantially less than Palestinian men, report finds
Palestinian women receive an average salary of NIS 83.3 daily, whereas Palestinian men earn NIS 114.1, the report stated.
By ADAM RASGON \
3/8/2017 8:06:36 PM
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UK case reopened over antisemitic speech by far-right activist
Campaign against antisemitism wages legal battle against decision not to prosecute.
By TAMARA ZIEVE \
3/8/2017 8:10:45 PM
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Yacimovich: Nissenkorn’s Histadrut doesn’t care about women
Yacimovich complained that women make 30% less than men.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
3/8/2017 8:14:46 PM
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Jewish and Arab female Jerusalemites express mixed feelings on Women’s Day
'Women are treated as if they are inferior, like they are children,’ says one woman
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
3/8/2017 8:29:01 PM
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Disney CEO Iger defends role on Trump advisory council
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 8:32:40 PM
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Arab League warns: US Embassy move is ‘serious threat to world peace’
In January, Jibril Rajoub, a senior Palestinian leader and Fatah official, warned that an embassy relocation is tantamount to “a declaration of war against Muslims.”
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
3/8/2017 9:09:05 PM
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High Court: Netanyahu has no immunity in submarine probe
At the same time, the court said that the Attorney-General’s Office needed to be given sufficient time to investigate the issues.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
3/8/2017 8:47:02 PM
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Spain’s ruling party rejects the BDS campaign
The Partido Popular approved amendments that reject the BDS movements, the pro-Israel Spanish group ACOM has reported.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
3/8/2017 8:50:16 PM
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New York, Nu York: My Shul Was Threatened
By ELLEN LEVITT \
3/8/2017 9:11:41 PM
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Hollywood stars attend gala screening of ‘Zookeeper’s Wife’ in Warsaw
Based on the non-fiction best seller by poet and naturalist Diane Ackerman, the movie opens in theaters March 31.
By SHAWN RODGERS \
3/8/2017 9:19:56 PM
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Jewish culinary royalty
Joan Nathan’s seminal 1994 book enters the IACP hall of fame.
By AMY SPIRO \
3/8/2017 9:26:16 PM
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Concert Review: AWR
Menora Mivtachim, Arena, Tel Aviv, March 7.
By DAVID BRINN \
3/8/2017 9:29:57 PM
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Candidly speaking: Antisemitism and aliya
Despite rising tensions in the US following the recent uptick in antisemitic acts, the prediction of a wave of aliya American Jews in response is nonsensical.
By ISI LEIBLER \
3/8/2017 9:30:23 PM
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Quality of Life || Aliyah and Oranit
By MICHAEL BENJAMIN \
3/8/2017 9:36:12 PM
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The holiness of Jerusalem lies in its people
"Jerusalem is both a Holy City and a living city, but more importantly it is a Holy City because it is a living city."
By JUSTUS STURTEVANT \
3/8/2017 9:36:49 PM
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‘For such a time as this’
Christians emulate Queen Esther to support Israel.
By Tuly Weisz \
3/8/2017 9:42:28 PM
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Women of valor
Rabbi Yigal Levenstein doesn't think that women should be serving alongside men in the IDF. We could not disagree more.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
3/8/2017 9:44:58 PM
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Turkey’s glass house
El Presidente – or “Reis” (the chief) as he is known in Turkey – is on shaky ground.
By ROBERT ELLIS \
3/8/2017 9:50:57 PM
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Bayit Yehudi to advance leadership race
MKs endorse him; Bennett opponent: 50% chance he won't win
By GIL HOFFMAN \
3/8/2017 9:55:38 PM
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Becoming a real, effective democracy requires a real, effective opposition
Encountering Peace: The political reality to the Left of Netanyahu is splintered and fractured over egos and severely lacking in political integrity.
By GERSHON BASKIN \
3/8/2017 9:56:15 PM
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On top of the world down under
Australia can’t be reached by digging down from Stamford Hill – the trip, by whichever route, is still long and hard – but time will see its immense potential realized.
By RAYMOND APPLE \
3/8/2017 9:57:27 PM
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Fundamentally Freund: Stop calling it the ‘Old Testament’
At a time of rising antisemitism across Europe and even North America, it is all the more essential that steps be taken to defend the integrity of Judaism and its sacred texts.
By MICHAEL FREUND \
3/8/2017 10:00:23 PM
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Washington Watch: Trump keeps Jews in Democratic camp
Republicans have been unable to make inroads among mainstream Jewish voters and that is likely to get much worse.
By DOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD \
3/8/2017 10:03:50 PM
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Letters to the editor: March 9, 2017
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
3/8/2017 10:03:54 PM
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No reason to believe Trump is target of any investigation -White House
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 10:05:24 PM
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Report: Billionaire’s softened testimony in Netanyahu investigation
Israeli movie mogul Arnon Milchan said to walk back previous testimony in setback for police investigators.
By ELIYAHU KAMISHER \
3/8/2017 10:09:30 PM
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Chairman of the NATO Military Committee lands in Israel on official visit
Gen. Petr Pavel's visit comes as supreme allied commander of NATO in Europe, Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti is in Israel.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
3/8/2017 10:22:03 PM
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US open to dialog with N.Korea, but Pyongyang must take steps -State Dept
By REUTERS \
3/8/2017 11:15:02 PM
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Analysis: Will WikiLeaks CIA data harm Israeli intelligence?
It could take a year or two to know...
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
3/8/2017 11:46:59 PM