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Despite uncertainties, optimism still reigns at Bank Hapoalim
An interview with Prof. Leonardo Leiderman, chief economic adviser at the country's largest bank.
JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
11/18/2008 12:16:23 AM
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Strauss Group's Vigodman is ready to take the dip
Published to coincide with the UJC General Assembly in Jerusalem, the 'Post' looks at key players in the Israeli economy.
jj levine \
11/18/2008 12:18:00 AM
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Multinationals discover Israel's wealth of hi-tech talent
Why some of world's largest computer companies have labs in Israel.
DAVID SHAMAH \
11/18/2008 12:19:26 AM
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First American exchange-traded fund to track Israel's TA-25 index marks milestone for local economy
TAV allows foreign investors to easily invest in the Israeli market.
jj levine \
11/18/2008 12:20:59 AM
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Soccer: Betar finally true to form in 2-1 victory
After falling behind a goal, Jerusalem scores a pair in two minutes early in the second half to edge Mac Netanya.
ALLON SINAI \
11/18/2008 12:23:04 AM
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Local hoops: Tapiro lifts Hasharon over Nahariya
Beat 67-65 Ironi Nahariya on Monday night, second straight win under new coach Ariel Beit-Halahmi.
ALLON SINAI \
11/18/2008 12:24:35 AM
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Games We Play - Flag Football: Weekly AFI roundup
Week 4 of the Moshiko Men's Contact League of the Talk n' Save AFI saw two top teams split their match-ups, making the race to first place even tighter.
Shimon Pack \
11/18/2008 12:25:53 AM
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Bolivian president rules out US drug agency
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Schwarzenegger convenes global climate summit
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US charges unlikely for terror interrogators
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IDF rocket detection system delayed over red tape
Two military branches disputing finance of HILA, capable of giving real-time intel on rocket squads.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/18/2008 3:28:49 AM
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Red tape holds back deployment of system capable of giving intel on Gaza
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/18/2008 3:33:08 AM
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Bush phones Gadhafi to laud claims settlement deal
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China central bank says downturn risks rising
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Somali pirates hijack Saudi tanker loaded with oil
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IDF troops arrest 32 Palestinian terror suspects in the West Bank
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/18/2008 8:20:28 AM
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Israeli Jeweler murdered in Johannesburg during robbery
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/18/2008 8:37:59 AM
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US government delays decision on killing wild horses
Killing large numbers of the animals is an attempt to control herds and spiraling costs.
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US-Iraq pact poses test for Iraq's security forces
Pact now before parliament calls for US forces to leave Iraq's cities by June 30 in recognition of an improved security climate.
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Alperon's son: I'll cut off killer's arms and legs
At father's funeral, slain mobster Alperon's son swears revenge; PM: Police in need of shake up.
By JPOSTLEO GIOSUÈCOM STAFF AND ABE SELIG \
11/18/2008 10:06:51 AM
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Syria dismisses uranium traces report
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Clinton lawyers vetting her for secretary of state
Friends of former first lady say she's weighing whether to take job should Obama offer it to her.
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Man who killed infant son gets 6 years in jail
Yisrael Valis was earlier this year convicted of beating his three-month-old son to death.
Etgar Lefkovits \
11/18/2008 10:53:13 AM
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Syrian official dismisses uranium traces report
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Syria dismisses IAEA report of uranium traces
Damascus official to CNN: "I don't know how a building under construction could have uranium."
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Palestinian caught with pipe-bomb at checkpoint outside Nablus
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/18/2008 11:04:18 AM
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Owner of hijacked Saudi tanker says crew safe
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Layoffs jolt Histadrut, industry, gov't
In a letter to Finance Minister Ronnie Bar-On, Histadrut chairman Ofer Eini criticized the Treasury's economic-stimulus package.
SHARON WROBEL \
11/18/2008 11:17:21 AM
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'In times of global uncertainty, Jerusalem is a secure investment'
"Jerusalem represents an attractive place for investment, in particular in real estate," outgoing Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski says.
SHARON WROBEL \
11/18/2008 11:24:44 AM
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Citigroup to shed another 53,000 jobs
The New York-based bank has already reduced its assets by about 20 percent since the first quarter of the year.
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Lebanese report: 'Mossad spy' visited Israel
'Al Akhbar': Ali Jarrah, who was arrested earlier this month, underwent training by Israeli agents.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/18/2008 11:36:58 AM
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Business Scene
Media reports of economic turmoil have a negative psychological impact on the public, despite calls not to panic by political leaders and economists.
Greer Fay Cashman \
11/18/2008 11:40:30 AM
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New IDF Gaza commander to assume post
Change of guard to take place despite continued Hamas rocket attacks; Palestinians attack IDF tanks.
Yaakov Katz \
11/18/2008 11:52:31 AM
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Peres: Syria must give up Lebanon bases
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Iranian parliament chooses new interior minister
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Egyptian court orders gas export halt to Israel
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Egyptian court orders gas export to Israel halted
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Yahoo's Yang decides he's no longer the right CEO
Company seeks to bolster its depressed stock price and sagging earnings in an economic downturn.
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Iran kills 4 drug smugglers, seizes opium
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GA video addresses
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Egyptian court: Halt natural gas sales to Israel
Court accepts position against 15-year fixed price deal; Israel "does not doubt" deal will be honored.
Ehud Zion Waldoks and AP \
11/18/2008 12:57:59 PM
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She's come a long way
Hanna Munitz is leading the Israel Opera ever higher while involving the youth and outlying communities.
HELEN KAYE \
11/18/2008 1:12:13 PM
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'Curtain Up' offering 9 works this year
There are nine works in the Curtain Up 2008 dance celebration, all by local independent choreographers.
HELEN KAYE \
11/18/2008 1:24:32 PM
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Iranian blogger arrested as Israeli spy
Hossein Derakhshan had told 'Post' on his trips here that he sought to 'humanize' Iranian-Israel relations.
JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
11/18/2008 1:27:14 PM
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Peres: Damascus must cut ties to Hizbullah for peace
"No Israeli will agree to give the Golan back if Syria keeps its bases in Lebanon;" President awarded honorary doctorate on first day of visit in Great Britain.
Jonny Paul, The Jerusalem Post, London \
11/18/2008 2:06:38 PM
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UN rights chief calls for end to Gaza blockade
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British FM sees 'constructive role' for Syria
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Olmert: Law enforcement bodies need to be shaken up
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/18/2008 3:11:58 PM
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Saudi FM: Pirate hijacking of oil supertanker 'outrageous'
MV Sirius Star was seized Saturday far off the Kenyan coast and was being taken to the Somali port of Eyl, one of the African country's main pirate ports.
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Four members of one family injured in western Galilee car accident
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/18/2008 3:27:14 PM
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Iran opens fourth navy base in Persian Gulf
Islamic Revolutionary Guards strategically positioned base opposite US base in Bahrain. (The Media Line)
The Media Line News Agency \
11/18/2008 4:22:40 PM
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Young man survives five-story fall from roof without broken bones
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
11/18/2008 4:37:43 PM
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Alperon's son: We will never forgive, God will avenge his blood
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/18/2008 5:15:52 PM
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Shas MK joins settlers rejecting court order to vacate Hebron house
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Hebron settlers prepare for evacuation
Defying court order, MK Ze'ev moves into disputed building, says "I'll stay as long as I need to."
By TOVAH LAZAROFF AND JPOSTLEO GIOSUÈCOM STAFF \
11/18/2008 5:31:48 PM
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Former IDF chief of Staff Ya'alon officially joins the Likud
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/18/2008 6:09:20 PM
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Likud MKs give Ya'alon cold shoulder
Former IDF chief of General Staff tells press, "looking at Israel's challenges today, I couldn't stand aside."
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
11/18/2008 6:13:38 PM
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UN agency: Israel should allow food into Gaza Strip
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Grapevine: Just don't call them 'Sir'
Honorary knighthoods for Peres and Ofer, Diana Lerner's Tel Aviv vignettes and Sammy Davis Jr.'s 'Yes I Can' precedent.
Greer Fay Cashman \
11/18/2008 7:23:33 PM
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Power & Politics: On Obama - what, me worry?
Many on the Right are already saying "I told you so."
ELLIOT JAGER \
11/18/2008 7:25:35 PM
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November 19: Let the gladiators fight
I would suggest that an all-out crime war would do wonders for our crime rate and allow the police to concentrate on other pressing matters.
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Encountering Peace: The greening of the political map
A new party will debut at the next elections - and I've been inspired to run within it for a Knesset seat.
Gershon Baskin \
11/18/2008 7:31:18 PM
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Israel 'occupies' no Arab territories
A sovereign state of Palestine did not exist before 1967 or 1948.
Louis Rene Beres \
11/18/2008 7:32:47 PM
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The spirit is gone
We'd like to remember the NRP as a bastion of modern Orthodoxy and bridge between religious and secular.
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When lip service meets reality
The scenario of US-Iran talks is arousing concern within Europe, Arab ME states, and Iran itself.
By EMILY B. LANDAU \
11/18/2008 7:37:37 PM
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Fundamentally Freund: Israel's window of opportunity
Gaza has been exploiting the transition period to bombard us - we should use it to strike a piercing blow back.
MICHAEL FREUND \
11/18/2008 7:39:06 PM
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Bush's final foreign trip dominated by economic issues
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2 arrested at Gaza protest outside Ministry of Defense
ABE SELIG \
11/18/2008 8:42:38 PM
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Iran wants Bushehr operational in 2009
Atomic energy spokesman: Commissioning stage of nuclear power station has kicked off.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/18/2008 8:47:33 PM
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Oxford investigates anti-Jewish party theme
Ads for party called on invitees to bring a "fit [attractive] Jewish girl" and come in appropriate "Jewish guise."
Jonny Paul, The Jerusalem Post, London \
11/18/2008 9:12:00 PM
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Police: Explosive device found outside Central Police Unit in Ramle
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/18/2008 9:17:49 PM
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'Vindicated' Eckstein finally gets official appreciation from Jewish organizations
Rabbi finally gets official appreciation from Jewish organizations.
Jacob Berkman \
11/18/2008 9:18:00 PM
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Personnel shortage could close child sex-abuse center
Over 700 likely sexually abused kids waiting for appointments with child investigator.
Ruth Eglash \
11/18/2008 9:21:39 PM
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'Alperon vendetta could rock cities'
Former senior police officer issues warning as bomb found near Central District Unit offices in Ramle.
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
11/18/2008 9:22:27 PM
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Kinneret College aims to produce ecologically knowledgeable tour guides
Course coordinator believes it's high time "eco-tourism" became a household word.
ABE SELIG \
11/18/2008 9:22:35 PM
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Report calls for Obama to name US nuclear adviser
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'Obama should appoint nuclear adviser'
Report by Harvard professor says US president-elect has historic opportunity to reduce nuclear threat.
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Meir Porush's son beaten as haredi confrontations continue
Yisrael Porush beaten, knocked to ground, but refused to provide details.
Matthew Wagner \
11/18/2008 10:09:03 PM
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'Now I feel 100% Jewish'
Thousands of halachicly non-Jewish olim undergo friendly IDF conversion.
Etgar Lefkovits \
11/18/2008 10:10:24 PM
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J'lem still worried Bush will open interestssection in Teheran
Issue of a Teheran office came up in recent talks Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni held with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
TOVAH LAZAROFF and HILARY LEILA KRIEGER \
11/18/2008 10:12:47 PM
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IDF chief to urge better cooperation at NATO meet
Ashkenazi to focus on Iran, volatile situation in Gaza and need to enhance UNSC Resolution 1701.
Yaakov Katz \
11/18/2008 10:14:26 PM
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Analysis: Pressuring Israel to suspend nuclear activity will not 'build confidence'
The authors of a new paper which urges Obama to get tough on Israeli nukes have it wrong.
shmuel Rosner, special to The Jerusalem Post \
11/18/2008 10:19:25 PM
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Mullen: DoD developing plans to get US troops out of Iraq, into Afghanistan
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Executive, journalist, cop join Kadima
Kadima plays catch-up to Likud in battle over well-known figures for the parties' Knesset lists.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
11/18/2008 11:02:24 PM
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Ramallah officials: Hamas staging blackouts
PA officials accuse rival group of staging Gaza power shortages to win sympathy, incite against Israel.
Khaled Abu Toameh \
11/18/2008 11:07:40 PM
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Israel condemns UN call for end to Gaza blockade
Israeli ambassador to UN in Geneva calls statements "shocking, biased and misinformed."
Tovah Lazaroff and AP \
11/18/2008 11:09:52 PM
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Israeli Air Force chief: We are ready to deal with Iran
Commander Ido Nehushtan tells German magazine decision whether to hit Iran diplomatic, not logistic.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/18/2008 11:10:44 PM
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Ecuador to impose raft of import controls