-
Obama announces energy and environment team
-
US anti-kidnapping expert kidnapped in Mexico
-
Obama says reviews show no involvement in scandal
-
Death threats against UN assembly head probed
-
Rice: I think Clinton will do a fine job as secretary of state
-
Feds seize artifacts from US TV show `Survivor'
-
IDF troops arrest 22 Palestinians during operations in the West Bank
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/16/2008 6:36:12 AM
-
Local Soccer: Mac Haifa stretches lead to four points
As always seems to be the case, wastefulness at one end was quickly punished at the other.
ALLON SINAI \
12/16/2008 6:48:12 AM
-
Local Hoops: Nahariya defeats Galil/Gilboa
90-73 win was he first of the season for Nahariya.
ALLON SINAI \
12/16/2008 6:49:17 AM
-
Australian couple loses home via Facebook
-
IDF troops kill senior Jihad commander in West Bank raid
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/16/2008 7:36:10 AM
-
Rice cites Middle East peace moves at UN
UN Security Council set to meet today and adopt resolution to declare support for Annapolis process.
-
IDF official: Sderot is like Iraq and Afghanistan for the US
After 14 Kassams hit southern Israel, Washington orders any US gov't official visiting Gaza belt communities to travel in armored vehicles.
By JPOSTLEO GIOSUÈCOM STAFF AND YAAKOV KATZ \
12/16/2008 8:08:20 AM
-
UNGA head accuses Israel of slander
Follows allegations he tried to prevent Israel's envoy from giving a speech on human rights.
ALLISON HOFFMAN, JPOST CORRESPONDENT IN NY \
12/16/2008 8:23:18 AM
-
Comment: Madoff's country clubbers smiled $50 billion ago
If nothing else, the securities industry remains a predictable animal.
SUSAN ANTILLA \
12/16/2008 8:37:18 AM
-
Rahat man wounded by gunshots at his car near kibbutz Shoval
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/16/2008 8:37:32 AM
-
India: No plans for military action in response to Mumbai massacre
-
Palestinians fire 4 Kassams at western Negev, no casualties or damage
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/16/2008 9:07:54 AM
-
Palestinians fire 4 Kassams at w. Negev
Rockets hit open field in Eshkol region as cease-fire nears end; no casualties or damage reported.
JPOST.COM STAFF AND AP \
12/16/2008 9:29:17 AM
-
Moderate quake strikes southern Sweden
-
Bush recalls Truman at Hanukkah lighting
Attending the event were Jewish Bush administration officials and Republican Jews.
jta \
12/16/2008 9:47:16 AM
-
Olmert, Histadrut, manufacturers plan stimulus package
One of the recommendations seeks to expand the loan fund proposed by the Finance Ministry from NIS 200 million to NIS 1 billion.
SHARON WROBEL \
12/16/2008 9:51:39 AM
-
Soccer: Luzon denies bribery allegations
Mac Petah Tikva president and brother, the IFA chairman, allegedly transferred Beitar Nes Tubruk's registration in exchange for benefits.
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
12/16/2008 9:53:24 AM
-
Britain's Business Secretary encourages closer trade ties with PA
The Palestinian territories remain a challenging market for UK companies, with the foundation for a dynamic relationship already in place.
Jonny Paul \
12/16/2008 10:01:54 AM
-
Iraqi police: Baghdad bomb wounds 6
-
India: No plans for military action against Pakistan
Defense Minister A.K. Antony urges Islamabad to crack down on militants thought to be based within its borders.
-
Illinois lawmakers take first step to oust Blagojevich
Obama says a review by his own lawyer shows he had no direct contact with the governor.
-
Business Scene
Yfat Raphael has been named deputy CEO of the Ronit Raphael Science of Beauty Institute.
Greer Fay Cashman \
12/16/2008 10:31:10 AM
-
Barak orders Gaza crossings closed following recent shelling
jonah mandel \
12/16/2008 10:33:55 AM
-
US to unveil court rulings against Nazis
Yad Vashem, US Holocaust Museum to get one of largest contemporary sources of Nazi trial material.
Etgar Lefkovits \
12/16/2008 10:39:22 AM
-
'We still need to prepare for the worst,' warns bank regulator
Israel's Supervisor of Banks called upon the banks to continue to secure a high level of capital and to maintain the sector's stability.
SHARON WROBEL \
12/16/2008 11:06:45 AM
-
20-year-old construction worker falls to death in Herzliya
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/16/2008 11:13:36 AM
-
Two Israelis reported missing in southern Chile
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/16/2008 11:24:55 AM
-
Assad wants Syrian access to Kinneret shore
Source says Syria needs to know Israeli definition of occupied territory before progress possible.
jpost.com staff and herb keinon \
12/16/2008 11:58:18 AM
-
Barak: Golan drill instills confidence in IDF might
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/16/2008 12:33:42 PM
-
UK's Brown urges Olmert to end economic freeze
-
Theater Review: 'Thera'
Although it fails to illuminate the human condition, this dreary play about dreary people can act as a cautionary tale.
HELEN KAYE \
12/16/2008 12:38:11 PM
-
Dance Review: Curtain Up 4
Hillel Kogan came onstage with a scream and maintained his high energy to the end.
ORA BRAFMAN \
12/16/2008 12:42:11 PM
-
Poll shows most Israelis oppose Arab peace plan
-
Sicily: Almost 100 arrested in anti-Mafia raids
-
Russian military mulls buying Israeli drones
-
Brown urges PM to end Gaza cash freeze
British prime minister says stance damaging wider Palestinian economy, harming prospects for peace.
-
Paris police find suspected explosives at store
-
Ahmadinejad accuses Sarkozy of pharaonic arrogance
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/16/2008 1:52:37 PM
-
Gal-On: Next gov't must seriously consider Assad's peace overtures
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/16/2008 1:54:27 PM
-
Russia to provide Lebanon with fighter jets
-
Paris police foil terror attack at store
Explosives found in restrooms of Printemps department store; Afghan Revolutionary Front claims responsibility.
-
Sri Lanka says 145 killed in northern fighting
-
Iran-Egypt political rift widens
Cairo cancels scheduled visit of Iranian delegation following "hostile statements toward Egypt." (The Media Line)
The Media Line News Agency, Special to The Jerusalem Post \
12/16/2008 3:06:44 PM
-
2 Israelis reported missing in southern Chile found unharmed
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/16/2008 3:13:20 PM
-
Barkat cancels meeting with light-rail constructors over dire conditions
Etgar Lefkovits \
12/16/2008 3:18:28 PM
-
Judge rejects Dutch entertainer's suit
-
25 Russian tourists dead as bus falls into ravine
In worst traffic accident in nation's history, 'reckless' driver loses control on road to Eilat
Etgar Lefkovits \
12/16/2008 3:42:16 PM
-
Russian military mulls buying Israeli drones
-
Health Ministry: No connection between separate crib death cases
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/16/2008 4:54:56 PM
-
Israel demolishes tent set up by family evicted from e. Jerusalem home
Etgar Lefkovits \
12/16/2008 5:18:03 PM
-
Poll: Most Israelis oppose Arab peace plan
Survey finds two thirds of Palestinians support Arab peace initiative; 48% of Israelis oppose land swap with PA.
TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/16/2008 5:25:25 PM
-
Jordanians volunteer to aid shoe tosser
-
Israel sentences Hamas lawmaker to prison
-
Russia mulls buying batch of Israeli drones
If signed, deal would mark unprecedented delivery of Israeli military technology to Russian military.
-
Germany charges 4th man in terrorist plot
-
Abbas: General elections 'very soon' in West Bank, Gaza
-
Man critically injured in attempt to cross Route 6
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/16/2008 6:57:36 PM
-
Education Ministry to open inquiry into 8 year-old's death
ABE SELIG \
12/16/2008 7:13:17 PM
-
Dutch threaten to boycott 'Durban II'
Foreign minister: "It seems like sole intention" of Geneva racism conference "is to criticize Israel."
-
France arrests 7 suspected Islamists
-
US: thwarted Iraqi bomber blows himself up
-
Nazi hunters give trial papers to Holocaust Museum
-
Barak's criticism of W. Bank lawbreakers
Barak's statements sound distinctly disingenuous - viewed from anywhere along the political spectrum.
-
Fundamentally Freund: Bush's December surprise
For the sake of putting a positive spin on his presidential past, Bush is prepared to mortgage Israel and its future by getting the UN to tighten the screws on the Jewish state.
MICHAEL FREUND \
12/16/2008 8:06:49 PM
-
Washington Watch: Pay to play is the name of the game
Buying access is sometimes the only way to have your case heard by a powerful senator.
douglas bloomfield \
12/16/2008 8:08:51 PM
-
Abbas says he'll call elections `very soon'
Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum says Hamas opposes holding elections before working out differences with Fatah.
-
December 17: Male domination
I do not believe that the blame for male domination in the field of Jewish marriage and divorce jurisprudence can all be laid on the male rabbis.
-
In My Own Write: Who's a hoarder?
At some point, accumulating 'stuff' becomes a serious psychological problem.
Judy Montagu \
12/16/2008 8:34:34 PM
-
The Ahab syndrome: Why Olmert should resign now
The Bible hardly mentions Ahab's great accomplishments as the monarch of the northern kingdom.
ELI KAVON \
12/16/2008 8:36:13 PM
-
Taglit is for Israelis, too
Teaching others is often the best way to learn for oneself.
THEODORE SASSON, DAVID MITTELBERG and LEONARD SAXE \
12/16/2008 8:38:14 PM
-
Why I joined Kadima
It's a party that brings together forces from the broad spectrum of the center.
Nachman Shai \
12/16/2008 8:39:17 PM
-
Egypt police: Booby-trapped suitcase full of explosives discovered
-
UCU calls off proposed Israel boycott
UK academic union retracts proposal after members threaten legal action.
Jonny Paul, Jerusalem Post correspondent in London \
12/16/2008 9:25:55 PM
-
Israel: US Jewish groups back skipping Durban II
J'lem sure of support from organizations; AJC's David Harris: We'll wait to see what Obama does.
HERB KEINON \
12/16/2008 9:31:19 PM
-
Cleantech transfer could mean 'big opportunities' for Israel
"We are looking into creating an Israeli virtual knowledge center to export Israeli know-how," Environmental Protection Ministry Chief Scientist tells 'Post.'
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
12/16/2008 9:33:47 PM
-
'Our Jewish identity not shaped by Holocaust'
Bar-Ilan University survey finds Shoah impacts worldview, not view of self among diaspora Jews.
Matthew Wagner \
12/16/2008 9:35:26 PM
-
TAU study: Prozac can help fight cancer
Tel Aviv U. researchers find Prozac can fight resistance of cancer cells to tumor-fighting drug.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
12/16/2008 9:39:35 PM
-
IDF launches new, outsourced classification system for recruits
New program is being outsourced and run by Adam Milo, one of Israel's leading human resources companies.
Yaakov Katz \
12/16/2008 9:40:53 PM
-
Green group, Nahal soldiers' parents seek court order to close base
Recent reports cite much higher incidence of Hodgkin's lymphoma among Nahal soldiers than general population.
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
12/16/2008 9:42:04 PM
-
Eritreans want recognition as refugees
"We live in constant fear of imprisonment or deportation," asylum seekers say.
Ruth Eglash \
12/16/2008 9:43:43 PM
-
Analysis: Arab order and flying shoes
Rise of Islamism is a product of a political-cultural ambience.
Jonathan Spyer \
12/16/2008 9:45:48 PM
-
Egypt cancels Iranian delegation visit
Political row between countries deepens over Gaza border closure; conference was set for this week.
The Media Line News Agency, Special to The Jerusalem Post \
12/16/2008 9:48:07 PM
-
Somali pirates seize two vessels in Gulf of Aden
-
Prison for nuke engineer who took software to Iran
-
IAF aircraft targets Kassam launcher in northern Gaza Strip
JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/16/2008 11:43:48 PM
-
Shifra wins Big Brother as hundreds of thousands tune in
ABE SELIG \
12/16/2008 11:57:43 PM