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Jerusalem repeats as State Cup champion
Nahariya puts up tough fight in final, but Hapoel hangs on in 4th quarter to capture title.
By JOSHUA HALICKMAN \
2/14/2020 12:13:16 AM
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Settlers to Netanyahu: If you want our votes, apply sovereignty now
"If you want the support of the Right – act like you are the leader of the Right.”
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
2/14/2020 1:19:28 AM
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PM after Israel reportedly strikes Syria: Maybe it was Belgian air force
Seven people – four Iranians and three Syrians – were killed in an airstrike allegedly launched by the IAF on Iranian targets in the Damascus area.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
2/15/2020 12:29:40 PM
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US considers N. Korea sanctions exemption to fight coronavirus
The sanctions were imposed over the country’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs, which were developed in defiance of UN Security Council resolutions.
By REUTERS \
2/14/2020 2:00:34 AM
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4,823 new coronavirus cases confirmed in China's Hubei province
By REUTERS \
2/14/2020 2:04:07 AM
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Nigeria's army burns villages in fight against Islamist forces - report
By REUTERS \
2/14/2020 2:16:38 AM
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The challenge of finding kosher food in Cuba
“It’s very difficult in Cuba to be shomer Shabbat, or to keep kosher.”
By STEPHEN SILVER/JTA \
2/14/2020 2:29:13 AM
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Israeli company launches tool to turn black and white photos into color
The Israeli start-up, called MyHeritage, uses the free technology MyHeritage In Color to recover images from the past and restores them with added color.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
2/14/2020 11:23:26 AM
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Harvard professor refers to 'chesed' at Bernie Sanders campaign event
Prof. Cornel West called President Donald Trump the “neo-fascist gangster in the White House.”
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
2/14/2020 2:37:50 AM
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Delegation from umbrella US Jewish group visited Saudi Arabia
It’s believed to be the first official visit to the kingdom by an American Jewish organization since 1993.
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
2/14/2020 2:45:19 AM
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White nationalism not enough to bar entry to US military
A poll released earlier this month found that more than one-third of active duty service members and more than half of minority service members say they have witnessed white nationalism.
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
2/14/2020 2:52:19 AM
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Stephen Spielberg gets rights to novel on Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The novel, which tells the story of how the fathers turned their grief into activism, has been named a most anticipated book of 2020 by The New York Times.
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
2/14/2020 2:58:48 AM
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Jewish women's org. pushes for US gov't to pass bill protecting abortion
Twenty Jewish organizations were among the 53 groups that signed the letter in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act.
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
2/14/2020 3:04:16 AM
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San Diego Padres pull 'swastika cap' due to fan backlash
The caps will be worn at least once since the team has been selling and promoting the hat with the logo to fans as on-field equipment.
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
2/15/2020 7:23:34 AM
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Oxford Dictionary defines 'yiddo' and 'yid' as fans of Tottenham Hotspurs
The Tottenham Hotspurs, known as the Spurs, has many Jewish supporters who sometimes call themselves the “yid army.” However, the term is used derogatorily by opposing fans.
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
2/14/2020 3:21:12 AM
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20 gunmen kill Honduran policemen to free senior MS-13 gang leader
By REUTERS \
2/14/2020 4:02:18 AM
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Japan to step up coronavirus containment after first fatality
By REUTERS \
2/14/2020 4:53:25 AM
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Mexico City hands out 100,000 condoms ahead of Valentine's Day
Celebrating 'International Condom Day' on Feb. 13, sexual safety campaigners from AIDS Health Foundation (AHF) organization launched their campaign using the "Condom use is sexy" tagline.
By REUTERS \
2/14/2020 5:00:15 AM
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Students of Haredi law, economic students seek to promote civil rights
The volunteers who gave out the brochuers noted that many in the ultra-orthodox community are unaware of their civil and social rights.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
2/14/2020 5:08:07 AM
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Nazi items removed from Montreal auction site after Jewish org. criticism
A Jewish organization based in Toronto sounded the alarm on an auction website promiting the sale the Nazi relics for profit.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
2/14/2020 8:08:38 AM
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Islamic scholar charged in French court of four counts of rape
Tariq Ramadan has consistently denied all the charges against him and labeled them as a media frenzy, while his supporters have called the charges an “international Zionist plot.”
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
2/14/2020 7:58:43 AM
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Bezalel Smotrich: Greatest danger to sovereignty is a unity government
US President Donald Trump plan creates the danger of a Palestinian state – Minister Bezalel Smotrich wants to forestall this by adopting the sovereignty parts of the plan here and now.
By BEZALEL SMOTRICH \
2/14/2020 2:53:10 PM
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Ayelet Shaked: 'It is our obligation to apply sovereignty'
Our plan "obviates the need for Israel to uproot communities, and it does so while avoiding any act that anyone could consider to be apartheid."
By AYELET SHAKED \
2/15/2020 10:44:48 AM
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Sharren Haskel's plan for sovereignty over the Jordan Valley
In her proposed legislation, MK Haskel detailed the process of sovereignty in the Jordan Valley and northern Samaria in a number of key phases
By SHARREN HASKEL \
2/14/2020 2:52:42 PM
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China stocks set for first weekly gain in four as virus deaths drop
By REUTERS \
2/14/2020 7:36:21 AM
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David Elhayani: 'Jordanians want Israeli sovereignty over Jordan Valley'
"Sovereignty over the Jordan Valley is merely a matter of time, and almost all indications point in that direction."
By DAVID ELHAYANI \
2/14/2020 2:59:32 PM
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Uzi Dayan: 'Sovereignty in the Jordan Valley is a security necessity'
The Jordan Valley – strategic depth essential for Israel's existence
By UZI DAYAN \
2/14/2020 2:56:09 PM
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Yoaz Hendel: Gantz-led gov't will bring sovereignty over Jordan Valley
"There is no sovereignty? It is mostly the fault of the right-wing governments."
By YOAZ HENDEL \
2/14/2020 2:53:04 PM
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US Attorney General says Trump's tweets make his job 'impossible'
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
2/14/2020 9:28:29 AM
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Fake WHO flyers published warning stay away from Chinese American business
By REUTERS \
2/14/2020 8:33:29 AM
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1,716 health workers in China infected with Coronavirus
By REUTERS \
2/14/2020 9:01:40 AM
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Student steals mezuzah, Jewish classmate takes him to Holocaust memorial
University student Maddy Gun says she believes in the power of education to fight antisemitism.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
2/26/2020 1:00:49 PM
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Russian, Turkish foreign ministers to meet on Sunday amid Syria tensions
By REUTERS \
2/14/2020 9:19:22 AM
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US accuses Huawei of assisting Iran, stealing trade secrets
"The indictment paints a damning portrait of an illegitimate organization that lacks any regard for the law,"
By REUTERS \
2/14/2020 10:11:23 AM
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Sudan's leader: Israel to help remove us from US list of terrorism supporters
The Sudanese leader referred to the meeting with Netanyahu and his contribution to normalize relations, as an action in favor of his own country's political interests with Washington
By MAARIV ONLINE \
2/14/2020 11:21:55 AM
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Taliban, Afghan forces clash despite talk of breakthrough in peace deal
"As result of a targeted air strike by Afghan air forces, Mawlavi Sardar Mohammad, a key member of the Taliban military commission was killed along with eight others,"
By REUTERS \
2/14/2020 11:04:18 AM
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Hamas reportedly sends message to Israel about halting balloons
Reports claiming that an Egyptian security delegation had convinced Hamas and PIJ to stop the launches started to circulate on Tuesday. However, many explosive balloons have reached Israel since.
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
2/15/2020 11:38:42 AM
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Iranian hackers targeted Western universities - report
The hackers were attempting to steal academic literature and course material to use in Iranian schools
By REUTERS \
2/14/2020 11:45:16 AM
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Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and US
See Shabbat times for your area.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
2/14/2020 11:57:27 AM
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French PM gives Ilan Halimi award to initiatives fighting antisemitism
The prize was created in the memory of Ilan Halimi, who was killed on February 13, 2006. It rewards initiatives launched by youths under 25.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
2/14/2020 12:29:22 PM
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Russia hints at Belarus joining in a unified state for oil deal
Russia and Belarus have been discussing possible deeper integration in a union state for around two decades
By REUTERS \
2/14/2020 12:26:11 PM
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Turkey says to export fast-results coronavirus detection kit
Turkey's coronavirus detection kit has a 99.6% accuracy rate, and can get results in 90 - 120 minutes
By REUTERS \
2/14/2020 12:37:46 PM
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Russia asks Canada to hand over files on ex-Nazi death squad member
As a result of one such operation, on Oct. 9 and 10, 1942, a mass murder of children at the Yeysk orphanage was committed.
By REUTERS \
2/14/2020 12:55:20 PM
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Vietnam turns away cruise ship over coronavirus fears - state media
By REUTERS \
2/14/2020 1:46:53 PM
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Israeli-Irish study: Global warming may cut lifespan of many species
Study suggests that the hotter the environment is, the faster the rate of living - which in turn leads to more accelerated aging and a shorter lifespan.
By EYTAN HALON \
2/15/2020 10:20:04 PM
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Syrian government helicopter downed in Idlib -Turkish state media
By REUTERS \
2/14/2020 2:22:55 PM
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Germany sides with Israel in International Court
"The court has no right to discuss what goes on in the West bank."
By CELIA JEAN \
2/14/2020 4:03:17 PM
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Did baby dinosaurs get fever? Israeli scholars shed light on giants' life
The scientists tackled one of the most pressing questions regarding the giant creatures: whether dinosaurs were cold or warm-blooded animals.
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
2/16/2020 6:54:52 PM
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Likud: We are committed to bringing over the rest of the Jewish Ethiopians
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
2/14/2020 3:12:26 PM
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Germany busts 'terrorist org.' that planned attacks on refugees
Prosecutors said four of the suspects had set up a "terrorist organisation" in September 2019 and regularly met and contacted each other by phone and in online chart forums and chat groups.
By REUTERS \
2/15/2020 3:08:56 PM
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What it’s like on the ground helping Syrians fleeing Idlib
Free Burma Rangers faith group helps hundreds of families who fled fighting in Idlib
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
2/16/2020 5:48:13 PM
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WHO: joint China mission to start coronavirus investigations this weekend
By REUTERS \
2/14/2020 6:02:00 PM
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Tel Aviv Mayor orders to remove sign showing tied Abbas and Haniyeh
The Tel-Aviv mayor instructed to remove a sign which was put up and read: "Peace is something you have only with defeated enemies":" Leads to violence reminiscent of ISIS and the Nazis"
By MAARIV ONLINE,JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
2/14/2020 6:43:41 PM
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US and Taliban reach reduction of violence agreement -US official
An agreement that leads to a major US troop withdrawal could be a political boost for Trump, who has repeatedly promised to stop "endless wars" as he seeks re-election in November.
By REUTERS \
2/14/2020 8:15:11 PM
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Shin Bet reps meet with Education Ministry director on Arab students
The agency's involvement in Arab education was banned in 2005 by the Supreme Court.
By LEON SVERDLOV \
2/14/2020 8:28:47 PM
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Egypt confirms first coronavirus case, says affected person is foreigner
By REUTERS \
2/14/2020 8:25:24 PM
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Trudeau demands from Iran independent probe into downed airliner
Iran has rejected Trudeau's call to send the "black box" flight recorders from the plane abroad to be decoded. Trudeau said he had repeated that demand on Friday.
By REUTERS \
2/15/2020 3:07:21 PM
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China diplomat concedes challenge of coronavirus, slams 'overreaction'
The Chinese mainland has reported more than 63,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus infection, with over 1,300 fatalities.
By REUTERS \
2/15/2020 10:15:37 AM
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Likud MKs to A-G: "Why did you interfere in the election?"
Transcripts were revealed from Sunday's cabinet meeting, where it was decided to form a committee to inspect the police investigation department. Several MKs harshly criticized the attorney-general.
By MAARIV ONLINE \
2/15/2020 11:34:20 AM
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Yair Netanyahu mocks Tel Aviv mayor over sign: Wacky, hypocrite
Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai tweeted on Friday evening that he ordered the removal of a large sign depicting Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Ismael Haniyeh on their knees.
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
2/15/2020 12:40:37 PM
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Did IDF lie about shooting Palestinian holding firebomb?
The reason why the troops did not use crowd dispersal equipment, such as tear gas, but rather used live fire remains unknown.
By LEON SVERDLOV \
2/15/2020 7:03:34 PM