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IDF chief Gantz: All seized rockets from Klos-C have an 'address'
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/9/2014 6:02:01 AM
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Fleeing cops, man dies after jumping from balcony
Police are doing tests to determine whether he was on drugs during the incident, they added.
By BEN HARTMAN \
3/9/2014 1:18:44 AM
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Deciding – again – the fate of Beit Shemesh
Ahead of the revote on Tuesday, controversial Mayor Moshe Abutbul weighs in
on the city’s future.
By JEREMY SHARON \
3/9/2014 1:48:33 AM
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Herzliya moves on as Katzurin replaces Birenboim
Katzurin replaced Birenboim as team coach after the latter surprisingly resigned following the team’s ninth defeat in 10 games.
By ALLON SINAI \
3/9/2014 2:15:43 AM
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Yellow-and-blue drops to painful loss in Russia
Maccabi Tel Aviv lost battle for a top-two finish in Top 16 Group F on Friday with 78-76 defeat to Lokomotiv Kuban.
By ALLON SINAI \
3/9/2014 2:20:22 AM
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Sela ousted by Lopez; top seeds start play at Indian Wells
The 28-year-old Israeli, ranked No. 61 in the world, had his chances against Lopez (37), especially in the first set.
By ALLON SINAI \
3/9/2014 2:23:38 AM
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Lucky Beersheba keeps the heat on Mac TA
Own-goal gives Beersheba 1-0 win over Hapoel Haifa • Hapoel TA edges Ashdod in thriller.
By ALLON SINAI \
3/9/2014 2:29:21 AM
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Rand Paul wins again in conservative US Republican poll
By REUTERS \
3/9/2014 3:32:37 AM
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Aspects of Israel-Palestinian framework might stay secret
Kerry discusses peace process with King of Jordan; US reaffirms that it does recognize Israel as the Jewish state.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
3/9/2014 3:36:18 AM
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Top UK vet challenges Jewish ritual animal slaughter
Animal welfare organizations in the UK have long campaigned for a ban; Jewish group defends practice as humane.
By JERRY LEWIS \
3/9/2014 3:59:34 AM
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Nefesh B’Nefesh holding aliya fair in New York’s Times Square
Organization has largely taken over North American aliya from the Jewish Agency, whose aliya department was shuttered.
By SAM SOKOL \
3/9/2014 4:12:27 AM
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Malaysia Airlines says 'fearing the worst' for missing jet
By REUTERS \
3/9/2014 4:15:00 AM
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Twenty employees of US chipmaker among passengers on Malaysian flight
By REUTERS \
3/9/2014 5:06:27 AM
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Malaysia probing two more passengers on missing flight-source
By REUTERS \
3/9/2014 5:13:02 AM
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Go figure
By IRA SHARKANSKY \
3/9/2014 5:36:00 AM
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IDF chief to returning navy commandos after ship seizure: 'There will be many more missions'
Benny Gantz tells soldiers that the IDF's ongoing struggle is to prevent strategic weapon's buildup that can hurt Israel.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/9/2014 6:34:04 AM
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Radar showed missing plane may have turned back
By REUTERS \
3/9/2014 7:43:24 AM
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11 people injured in car accident in north, 3 in critical condition
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/9/2014 8:19:22 AM
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Hebrew gets an update: Can you guess what the new word for 'avatar' is?
The Hebrew language has received a small makeover with the addition of about one hundred new words to keep the evolving lingo up to par.
By SHULY WASSERSTROM \
3/9/2014 10:34:03 AM
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SXSW: Spring Break for Geeks
By LEVI SHAPIRO \
3/9/2014 11:03:00 AM
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Ashton says 'no guarantee' of success with Iran talks
EU foreign policy chief meets with Zarif in Tehran, says that reaching a comprehensive agreement is focus of talks from now on.
By REUTERS,JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/9/2014 11:03:29 AM
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Suicide bomber kills 32 in Iraqi city of Hilla
By REUTERS \
3/9/2014 11:05:19 AM
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Russian forces take over border guard post in Crimea
By REUTERS \
3/9/2014 11:05:56 AM
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Netanyahu calls on EU's Ashton to question Iran on arms ship during Tehran visit
At cabinet meeting, PM calls on international community to "deal with the true polices of Iran, not its propaganda."
By HERB KEINON \
3/9/2014 11:34:26 AM
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Youth who stabbed man to death over noise complaint sentenced to life in prison
20-year-old Eden Ohion convicted of murdering Gadi Vichman who asked him to reduce noise so that his baby could sleep in May 2012.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
3/9/2014 11:57:50 AM
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Russian forces tighten grip on Crimea despite US warning
West warns Russia not to annex Crimea; Russian forces take over border guard posts; Crimea's pro-Russian leaders want to join Russia.
By REUTERS \
3/9/2014 12:34:02 PM
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Scarlett Johansson: SodaStream can change the world
Actress admits she is no expert on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but says West Bank factory promotes building a bridge to peace.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/9/2014 12:45:16 PM
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Israel unloads 150 containers from Iranian weapons ship
IDF experts determining if rockets on vessel have 90 k.m. range or were more advanced M-302 rockets with 150-200 k.m. range.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/9/2014 2:01:23 PM
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Gantz lands in US for visit
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
3/9/2014 2:07:48 PM
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Ukraine PM says he will go to U.S. to discuss Crimea crisis
By REUTERS \
3/9/2014 2:09:50 PM
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Erekat: I suggested to Abbas to abandon the negotiations with Israel
Chief Palestinian negotiator claims that PA president told him he won't quit talks until fourth prisoner release at end of month.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/9/2014 2:24:01 PM
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Not like a fairy tale: Saudi princesses reportedly locked in castle by king for 13 years
King's daughters complain of human rights violations in e-mails, say they haven't left palace since 2001 except to bring groceries.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/9/2014 3:04:07 PM
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Bulgarian police recover DNA evidence of one of Burgas bombers
Hezbollah operative who remotely detonated bomb in suicide bomber's backpack left hats, towel in hotel room which yield DNA evidence.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
3/9/2014 3:05:16 PM
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Opposition parties to boycott votes on referendum, electoral threshold and haredi draft bills
Move comes after coalition faction leaders sign document obligating their parties to vote yes on controversial legislation.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
3/9/2014 3:26:30 PM
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Meir Panim: Lighting Up Life for Israel’s Neediest Residents
Charity in Or Akiva, a town in Northern Israel near Caeseria, goes beyond traditional packaged food deliveries,
By DANIELA BERKOWITZ \
3/9/2014 3:40:14 PM
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Jesus at the checkpoint
The aim of an upcoming Bethlehem conference is not peace, but division and bias against the Jewish state.
By BARRY SHAW \
3/9/2014 3:51:09 PM
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NGO demands state reconsider decision to not cut deal with Zaken to testify against Olmert
Movement for the Quality of Gov't in Israel rejects one of prosecution's said reasons for not cutting plea bargain.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
3/9/2014 4:06:30 PM
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Lebanese security source: Captors release nuns held in Syria
By REUTERS \
3/9/2014 4:13:18 PM
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State cancels indictment against Bar Noar double murder suspect Felician
Case against man who had been main suspect in murders at LGBT center falls apart after key witness arrested for fabricating evidence.
By BEN HARTMAN \
3/9/2014 4:19:17 PM
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Liberman calls for government funding of afternoon programs for young children
Foreign minister estimated the cost of implementing such a plan at around NIS 7 billion per year.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
3/9/2014 4:29:04 PM
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BGU researchers identify mutation causing severe genetic disease common in Moroccan Jews
Discovery to make it possible for possible carriers of disease that causes epilepsy, severe mental retardation to be tested.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
3/9/2014 4:38:47 PM
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Peres, NGO launch website where public can draft preliminary Declaration of Human Dignity
Israel Democracy Institute is concerned over what it believes is the erosion of respect for human dignity in Israel.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
3/9/2014 4:44:59 PM
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Ministry: Lack of internal medicine beds, home care, reduces elderly hospital days
Internal medicine wards are usually populated by the elderly, as they suffer from more complex chronic conditions.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
3/9/2014 4:58:02 PM
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Nuns held in Syria since December go free
Captors release about a dozen nuns held for more than 3 months; sources say nuns are on their way to Damascus via Lebanon.
By REUTERS \
3/9/2014 5:16:45 PM
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Vietnam reports object in sea that may be part of missing jet
By REUTERS \
3/9/2014 5:19:09 PM
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Too little too late? After dry season rain begins to fall in Israel
Highway 40 from The Zin Valley to Mitzpe Ramon was closed due to desert flooding; rain also begins in north.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/9/2014 5:49:25 PM
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Haredim pray in New York for cancellation of Israeli ultra-Orthodox draft bill
Israeli ultra-Orthodox leaders call on US brethren to hold solidarity rally for their cause in Manhattan.
By SAM SOKOL \
3/9/2014 9:06:17 PM
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Analysis: Can the coalition keep its Jenga tower from collapsing?
Coalition leaders committed to supporting bills on electoral reform, haredi conscription and the referendum bill. The question is whether their commitments are worth the paper on which they're written.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
3/9/2014 6:11:28 PM
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Finance Ministry allocates additional NIS 300 million to Holocaust survivors
Lapid announces new funds intended to resolve compensation issues of survivors who made aliya after October 1, 1953.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
3/9/2014 6:16:08 PM
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Israel Postal service to strike Monday
Israel Chemical workers strike, blocking 3000 contract workers; National Labor Court considers port strike.
By NIV ELIS \
3/9/2014 6:18:49 PM
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Silent but proud Judaism in Iran
Iranian Jews today will have to stamp and shout quietly and attentively when Haman’s name is mentioned.
By MILAD DOROUDIAN \
3/9/2014 6:28:21 PM
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Ministers reject bill limiting tax breaks for NGOs
By LAHAV HARKOV \
3/9/2014 6:31:09 PM
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Lena Dunham to 'Girls'ify Archie Comics
'Girls' creator Lena Dunham to write 4-part story for comic series; according to a press release, story will be published in 2015.
By JTA,JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/9/2014 6:34:31 PM
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MK Shaked's car hit by rocks near Itamar
By LAHAV HARKOV \
3/9/2014 6:38:52 PM
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Arab League rejects recognizing Israel as a Jewish state
By REUTERS \
3/9/2014 6:40:39 PM
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Committee to probe Samuel Sheinbein shooting at Rimonim prison
Public Security Minister Aharonovitch calls for investigation into incident in which prisoner got hold of pistol in penitentiary.
By BEN HARTMAN \
3/9/2014 6:41:46 PM
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Police arrest man suspected of sending bullets, death threats to public officials
By BEN HARTMAN \
3/9/2014 6:53:12 PM
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Arab League rejects Israel's demand for recognition as a Jewish state
Council ministers endorse PA President Abbas's rejection of Netanyahu's requirement for peace.
By HERB KEINON \
3/9/2014 7:00:00 PM
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Turkish lawmaker: Jew or atheist behind Erdogan corruption scandal
Zafer Caglayan is a member of the Turkish PM's ruling party and was forced to resign in wake of the December graft scandal.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/9/2014 7:10:38 PM
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Opposition parties to boycott votes on referendum, electoral threshold and haredi draft bills
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/9/2014 7:33:20 PM
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Final inventory of Iran arms ship: 40 rockets, 180 mortars, 400,000 bullets
IDF recovers forty M-302 rockets, with a range of 90-160 kilometers, hidden in crates on intercepted Gaza-bound vessel.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
3/9/2014 7:33:59 PM
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Authentic Zionism – alive and kicking, in Israel, in Hebron
By DAVID WILDER \
3/9/2014 7:59:00 PM
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Jonathan Pollard describes his health as 'wretched'
Homefront security minister Gilad Erdan warns Obama not to let him die in jail; says would be "stain" on president's administration.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
3/9/2014 8:13:22 PM
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Putin foe Khodorkovsky says Russia is lying about Ukraine
By REUTERS \
3/9/2014 8:17:55 PM
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Sheffer leaves PMO as chief of staff, Harow takes over
Netanyahu praised Sheffer for his "sensitivity to others and concern for details," said he could always be counted on.
By HERB KEINON \
3/9/2014 8:28:25 PM
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Israel Railways CEO: Tel Aviv-Jerusalem train to open on time
High speed train between Israel's two major cities to be unveiled in December 2017, executives say.
By SHARON UDASIN \
3/9/2014 8:44:57 PM
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Festival Reveiew: Kol Hamusica Spring Festival Kfar Blum, February 27-March 1
Artistic director and celebrated cellist in his own right Zvi Plesser set out his eclectic stall in no uncertain terms.
By BARRY DAVIS \
3/9/2014 9:19:48 PM
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Israeli scientists seek lunar landing with dishwasher-sized spacecraft
Group from Israel competing for $20 m. prize from Google, hoping to land first private craft on moon.
By REUTERS \
3/9/2014 9:22:29 PM
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Film for thought at the Jerusalem Cinematheque
Before the lecture and film, different labs from the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences will present their latest discoveries.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/9/2014 9:24:03 PM
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Public broadcasting
Communications Minister Gilad Erdan is calling for a major revamping of our public broadcasting network, the Israel Broadcasting Authority.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
3/9/2014 9:32:26 PM
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Due to storm police rescuing group of 130 students camping in Negev
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/9/2014 9:34:41 PM
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Candidly Speaking: Obama-Netanyahu rift is unbridgeable
In an unprecedented breach of diplomatic etiquette, President Obama once again sandbagged Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
By ISI LEIBLER \
3/9/2014 9:39:46 PM
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Arab refugees and Jewish refugees – the inextricable link
The United States should not foot bill alone for international fund for compensation for Arab and Jewish refugees.
By LYN JULIUS AND STANLEY A. URMAN \
3/9/2014 9:48:04 PM
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Rocking the boat?
It is unlikely that Ashton is raising this particular issue over tea with Zarif in Tehran. Nor would she want to rock the boat.
By RUTHIE BLUM \
3/9/2014 10:00:56 PM
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Knesset: High Court shouldn't intervene in Foreign Affairs, Defense C'tee chairman debacle
Petitioners complain that prestigious panel has not had a permanent chairman since Avigdor Liberman became Foreign Minister in November.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
3/9/2014 10:02:07 PM
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Think about it: The directorate for Jewish identity
The ministry that should deal with fortifying Israel’s Jewish and democratic identities is the Education Ministry.
By SUSAN HATTIS ROLEF \
3/9/2014 10:07:19 PM
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The next Kotel battle: Reading from the Torah
I am a progressive religious liberal Jewish woman and as I go into the army 10 hours from now, these are some of my hopes.
By HALLEL ABRAMOWITZ-SILVERMAN \
3/9/2014 10:12:24 PM
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Protesting against Torah
Rabbis and communal leaders must be honest with their flock about what Jewish Law demands.
By SHIMSHON HAKOHEN NADEL \
3/9/2014 10:16:48 PM
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Role models for Israel?
The OECD study explicitly specifies that that there is a direct link between high levels of productivity and the exposure to global markets.
By DAVID SHULMAN \
3/9/2014 10:25:55 PM
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Tibi predicts record 15 Arab Knesset members due to electoral reform
UAL-Ta'al MK has been trying to get Arab MKs to unite in one party for many years in order to maximize potential of sector's voting bloc.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
3/9/2014 10:30:09 PM
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Qatar-backed bloc says to rejoin Syrian opposition coalition
By REUTERS \
3/9/2014 10:31:57 PM
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March 10: Mind the EU
As a long-standing supporter of Israel I am deeply concerned that the government is not taking the prospect of European Union sanctions seriously.
By JERUSALEM POST READERS \
3/9/2014 10:34:59 PM
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Likud minister: ‘Palestinians want Jaffa, Haifa and Ramle’
At service marking three years since the slaying of the Fogel family, Yisrael Katz says Palestinians want to establish a state on both sides of the pre-1967 lines.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
3/9/2014 11:00:53 PM
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Dying for an imaginary right of return
By Petra Marquardt-Bigman \
3/9/2014 11:03:00 PM
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Committee to address ‘future intelligence’ in education
MOFET Institute will create practical plan for school systems.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
3/9/2014 11:06:40 PM
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Prague police probing murder of researcher on Jewish heritage in Czech Republic
By JTA \
3/9/2014 11:13:10 PM