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Yacimovich: Olmert should stop interfering with police investigation
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2008 12:17:38 AM
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Man killed in collision with camel in Negev
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2008 1:43:06 AM
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'Israel agrees to free 71 prisoners'
Hamas official: Group sticking to demand that 270 be released; Hamas may add Schalit to cease-fire deal.
KHALED ABU TOAMEH, HERB KEINON, jpost staff \
5/18/2008 1:51:34 AM
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Police seek to question PM before Talansky testifies
Talansky is scheduled to testify at the Jerusalem District Court next Sunday.
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
5/18/2008 1:53:59 AM
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Jon Voight - from Hollywood to Chernobyl and Sderot
Midnight Cowboy star, moved by visit, calls Israel a "miracle in progress."
David Brinn \
5/18/2008 1:56:18 AM
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Mironov: Gazan rocket attacks are unacceptable
Russian upper house chief emphasizes Israel's right to self-defense and its close ties to Moscow.
REBECCA ANNA STOIL \
5/18/2008 1:57:27 AM
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Hydrochloric acid leaks from train in Louisiana; thousands evacuated
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Seven Mexican tourists kidnapped on main highway to Acapulco
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Sen. Kennedy's condition improves; doctors say he didn't have stroke
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Three wounded as man opens fire in California church
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China: Survivor found after 139 hours trapped in collapsed hospital
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Betar secures superb double at Teddy
Jerusalem defeats Netanya 3-0; Bnei Yehuda continues great escape with 7th win in a row.
JEREMY LAST \
5/18/2008 7:11:07 AM
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Local Hoops: Netanya, Kiryat-Ata play off for promotion spot
Winner will join Maccabi Haifa and Givat Shmuel BC, which secured their promotion to the top division on Thursday.
ALLON SINAI \
5/18/2008 7:12:36 AM
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IDF removes checkpoint near Hebron
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Insurgents hit NATO chopper carrying Afghan governor, none hurt
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IDF lifts full closure of West Bank, over one week after it was imposed
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2008 8:18:44 AM
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Bush: Mideast nations must reject 'spoliers' such as Iran, Syria
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Bush: ME nations must reject spoliers such as Iran, Syria
US President to attend World Economic Forum in Egypt on Sunday; urges Arabs to 'move past old grievances.'
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Body of youth discovered on beach in Ashkelon
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Final episode of 'Survivor' draws 37.8% of television viewers
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2008 9:50:03 AM
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Int'l community at Myanmar's doors as victims suffer
Aid agency: Thousands of children in Myanmar will starve to death in 2 to 3 weeks unless food is rushed to them.
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Survivor found after 139 hours in China
A "slightly bruised" man was pulled out alive from a collapsed hospital Sunday after being trapped by China's massive earthquake.
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Nearly 1,000 detained in anti-al-Qaida crackdown in Mosul
Operation part of sweep to break al-Qaida in Iraq's third largest city; many fighters have fled to nearby areas.
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Something to hoot about
Local Hooters branch owners are very proud of their waitress daughter.
ORIT ARFA \
5/18/2008 10:28:43 AM
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PA sources: Agreement of principles by Aug '08
Al-Hayat quotes officials as saying; Jordanians to paper: Bush's "Zionist speech" threatens deal.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2008 10:28:57 AM
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Green on the screen
Israel's Ecocinema Film Festival 2008 will run for an unprecedented 10 days this year in Tel Aviv, Haifa, Sderot, Rosh Pina and Jerusalem.
Shira Friedman \
5/18/2008 10:45:00 AM
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Olmert: We're close to decision on Gaza
PM at cabinet meeting: The situation in the South cannot continue; Yishai: Convene Security Cabinet.
JPost Staff and AP \
5/18/2008 10:50:38 AM
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Unknown assailants detonate bomb outside Gaza cafe
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Kassam rocket strikes open area in the w. Negev; none wounded
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2008 11:01:59 AM
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Israel-Property: Property Made Simple
For a wide variety of reasons, more and more foreign residents are purchasing property in Israel.
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Barak to Pelosi: Imagine if rockets were continually fired at California
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2008 11:06:42 AM
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'Judged by Israeli standards, all US politicians would have to resign or be jailed'
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Grapevine: Digitally tracking their family histories
Beit Hatefutsoth officially launched a new Jewish genealogy digital database system at the President's conference.
Greer Fay Cashman \
5/18/2008 11:23:02 AM
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Chinese state news agency says earthquake toll rises to 32,477
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MKs: PM, FM purposely neglect FADC
15 members of committee send letter to chairman Hanegbi demanding gov't debriefing on peace talks.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2008 11:55:21 AM
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White House: Bush would return to ME if it would help advance peace
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Stellar Startups: Unmaking a monopoly
Spikko does not charge users for making phone calls through its system to other Spikko members' regular land lines anywhere in the world.
DAVID SHAMAH \
5/18/2008 12:34:55 PM
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Muslim hardliners make strong gains in Kuwait's election, no women winners
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Conference Circuit
Russian Ambassador to Israel Piotr V. Stegniy will speak on "Russian modern foreign policy in the current period" at Hebrew University.
Greer Fay Cashman \
5/18/2008 12:43:59 PM
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Jordan's king urges FM Livni to set proper conditions for peace
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Celebrity Grapevine
Natalie Portman was given the red carpet treatment at the opening of the Cannes film festival in France.
Greer Fay Cashman \
5/18/2008 1:10:59 PM
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Qatar talks between feuding Lebanese bogged down on Hizbullah arms issue
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Cameri salutes Shalom Aleichem
The Cameri Theater will host a four-day celebration of performance, lecture and discussion dedicated to the author who wrote in Yiddish.
HELEN KAYE \
5/18/2008 1:19:32 PM
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Cellcom offers two months of culture
In celebration of Israeli culture, cellular phone company Cellcom is launching two months of concerts, theater, film and literary events.
JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/18/2008 1:22:27 PM
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Kassam lands in open area south of Ashkelon, none wounded
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2008 1:25:26 PM
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Pope expresses hope that Dublin conference will ban cluster bomb
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Tel Aviv continues its growth spurt
390,400 people now live in the city, 52% of them female, while 24% of the city's population is aged 25 to 34, compared with 15.1% nationwide.
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
5/18/2008 1:44:12 PM
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Kashrut demands cause outrage
Tel Aviv's kashrut supervisors are demanding that bar owners and caterers sign a contract agreeing to pay each supervisor NIS 100 per event.
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
5/18/2008 1:47:22 PM
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Talks between feuding Lebanese factions founder
Hizbullah sticks to its refusal to discuss any possibility that it will give up its weapons.
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Making Aliyah: Learning the ropes
My Ulpan classmates were an eclectic bunch comprised of 11 nationalities and zero eligible women.
Darrell Ginsberg \
5/18/2008 1:49:43 PM
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Parents worry about school overcrowding
The Naomi Shemer Elementary School in north Tel Baruch will become the most crowded school in Tel Aviv, which has sent parents into a frenzy.
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
5/18/2008 1:51:37 PM
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Employment fair to be held in Jaffa
The fair aims to encourage greater Arab participation in the workforce.
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
5/18/2008 1:53:33 PM
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Pakistan prime minister meets with Bush, pledges to fight terrorists
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Bush tells Arab world to fight terror
US president gives stern lecture to Arab countries in Egypt on political oppression, women's rights.
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Study finds Israelis more detached
40% of Israeli adults and nearly half of younger generation don't identify with Israel or its problems.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2008 2:21:38 PM
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Greens join appeal against kibbutz building plans
The plans call for 800 dunams of agricultural land belonging to Kibbutz Glil Yam to be attached to the city of Herzliya.
Miriam Bulwar David Hay (Translated) \
5/18/2008 2:51:57 PM
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US-Syrian trade on rise despite tensions
American companies circumvent SAA sanctions by not manufacturing their products domestically.
The Media Line News Agency \
5/18/2008 2:52:02 PM
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Road safety pact aims to sign up mayors
According to a report, some 450 people are killed and some 30,000 are injured in traffic accidents every year on Israel's roads.
Miriam Bulwar David Hay (Translated) \
5/18/2008 2:54:52 PM
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Call for action on fake disabled stickers
Fakes reportedly make up some 50 percent of the 180,000 disabled stickers currently in use in Israel.
Miriam Bulwar David Hay (Translated) \
5/18/2008 2:58:36 PM
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Police attacked near synagogue
"It was like a lynch squad. Nothing like this has ever been seen or heard of in Ra'anana," a shocked witness said.
Miriam Bulwar David Hay (Translated) \
5/18/2008 3:01:13 PM
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Parents demonstrate for democracy
The parents demanded that Ra'anana adopt the embattled Democratic School school, which has been ordered to close at the end of this school year.
Miriam Bulwar David Hay (Transated) \
5/18/2008 3:05:13 PM
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Property swap gets green light
The deal enables the city to acquire the health fund's building in Rehov Ahuza, while in return the health fund acquires a nearby car park.
Miriam Bulwar David Hay (Translated) \
5/18/2008 3:08:05 PM
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Burglars get more creative in Carmel region
Police say the burglars have been meticulously gathering information on residents' movements, and copying house keys without the owners' knowledge.
Miriam Bulwar David Hay (Translated) \
5/18/2008 3:11:13 PM
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Council to discuss reducing taxes on small businesses
Struggling small businesses in Haifa have long been seeking to have their tax burden reduced.
Miriam Bulwar David Hay (Translated) \
5/18/2008 3:14:02 PM
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Haifa beaches ready for swimming season
The city spends millions of shekels on its beaches each spring, repairing damage to them and to the promenades.
Miriam Bulwar David Hay (Translated) \
5/18/2008 3:22:34 PM
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A first: Man convicted over girlfriend's driving death
The 24-year-old Haifa man allowed his girlfriend to drive his car when she had no driver's license.
Miriam Bulwar David Hay (Translated) \
5/18/2008 3:24:56 PM
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IDF uncovers pipe bomb during patrol in Hebron
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2008 3:32:47 PM
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Kassam lands near Ashkelon beach; no casualties
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2008 4:05:00 PM
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Bin Laden to send 'strong message' to Islamic world
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Pelosi: More must be done to stop Iran
House speaker: US can't stop nuclear proliferation alone; warns Iran against attacking Israel.
herb keinon and david horovitz \
5/18/2008 4:29:30 PM
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The Radical Muslims of Germany
SAMI ALRABAA \
5/18/2008 4:30:39 PM
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Mobs kill at least 7, injure 50 in anti-foreigner violence in South Africa
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J'lem man arrested on suspicion of raping mentally disabled woman
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2008 5:32:33 PM
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'Talansky has close affinity to Israel'
NY financier's lawyer dismisses concerns he may not return to testify if indictment served against PM.
YAAKOV LAPPIN and DAN IZENBERG \
5/18/2008 6:05:37 PM
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'I'll resign if no peace by end of 08'
Abbas tells Beilin in Egypt that failure to make peace "would be a tremendous victory to extremist groups."
JPost.com staff, AP and Gil Stern Stern Hoffman \
5/18/2008 6:30:49 PM
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Israeli arrested by PA security forces for entering Bethlehem
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2008 6:37:24 PM
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'Israelis, PA privately discussing deal'
Rice says talks should intensify in next few months, claims all key issues being discussed seriously.
JPOST.COM STAFF AND AP \
5/18/2008 6:43:19 PM
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Bomb detonates outside Gaza cafe
Unknown assailants attack cafe in apparent anti-West attack; Hamas signs deal to start blocking "licentious Web sites."
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Police: Bomb explosion kills 4 in Pakistan's volatile northwest
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Jewish Agency aliya director leaves the agency
Haviv Rettig Gur \
5/18/2008 7:03:05 PM
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Six Decades of Israel
A special review of the 60 years since the miraculous re-birth of the Jewish State.
David Dolan \
5/18/2008 7:09:58 PM
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Hamas Information Ministry signs deal to block 'licentious Web sites'
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Defense Ministry official: No agreement to free 71 Palestinian prisoners
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2008 8:03:23 PM
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Palestinians hurl stones at Israeli vehicle north of Hebron; none hurt
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2008 8:07:17 PM
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Split-screen syndrome
Sometimes TV broadcasts one happy image while news headlines running underneath give a different picture.
Liat Collins \
5/18/2008 8:20:36 PM
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Washington Watch: The Olmert investigation is Bush's salvation
Israeli prosecutors give Bush a lifeline to avoid blame for failing to achieve his peace plan goal.
douglas bloomfield \
5/18/2008 8:22:22 PM
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Vilna'i won't join Barak in Sharm e-Sheikh due to security situation
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2008 8:23:32 PM
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Oil and the Saudis
Saudis must help bridge civilizational gap between Islam and West.
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The Region: Self-made Nakba
Who killed the independent Palestinian state alongside Israel that was part of the partition plan?
BARRY RUBIN \
5/18/2008 8:27:46 PM
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May 19: Post readers react to Bush's Knesset speech
I could visualize George Bush beaming benignly and approvingly as he listened to his great-grandson's Knesset speech.
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Mazuz: Olmert investigation will last several months
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2008 8:37:15 PM
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Missing his family, Heftsiba CEO Yona plans to return to Israel
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2008 8:49:30 PM
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Human Rights Watch: Lebanon should investigate atrocities reports
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Experts optimistic about Israel's future
Ross cites hi-tech; Dershowitz says many threats will have been "blunted."
solomon israel \
5/18/2008 8:59:37 PM
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Boaz Toporovsky elected national student union head
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
5/18/2008 8:59:39 PM
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Tel Aviv University plans new Student City
International students will soon be able to seek refuge in Tel Aviv University's new residential complex.
DANIELLE SINGER \
5/18/2008 9:01:45 PM
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Huckabee: 'There's no one I would rather be on a ticket with than McCain'
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China declares 3 days of nat'l mourning for quake victims
Confirmed death toll rises to 32,476; Olympic torch relay suspended.
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Huckabee: There's no one I'd rather run with than McCain
Former Arkansas governor also apologizes for "dumb, off-the-cuff remark" about Obama.
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US House speaker: Nothing should be ruled out in order to stop Iran
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2008 9:34:50 PM
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Mobs kill at least 12 in anti-foreigner violence
South Africa: 50 injured; attacks cap week of mounting violence that started in the township of Alexandra.
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US soldier killed by roadside bomb north of Iraqi capital
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Gays, lesbians take pride in their own Israeli birthright
A new organized trip to Israel for young Jewish professionals this summer aims to introduce participants to an Israel at the "forefront of gay rights."
Michal Lando - NEW YORK \
5/18/2008 10:01:43 PM
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Orthodox Jews in US slam same-sex decision
Two of the largest Orthodox organizations in the US attack a California Supreme Court ruling permitting same-sex marriages.
Matthew Wagner \
5/18/2008 10:03:27 PM
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'Israel is willing to be more flexible in its terms for a Gaza truce'
JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2008 10:59:56 PM
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Bin Laden blasts Arab leaders for 'sacrificing' Palestinians
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Olmert: Kadima MKs must stay unified
Netanyahu: This government has no mandate, new elections needed; Barak: elections by start of '09.
Rebecca Anna Stoil and JPost.com Staff \
5/18/2008 11:19:00 PM
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Israel's plan for dealing with offshore oil spills approved
Plan took over a decade to reach this point, next step is enshrining it in legislation.
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
5/18/2008 11:21:35 PM
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Holocaust survivor reunited with Polish rescuer
Father of renowned Israeli singer Dudu Fisher gets 80th birthday present.
Etgar Lefkovits \
5/18/2008 11:23:09 PM
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International scientists to discuss explosives
Improvised explosives to be focus of parley intended to be "important milestone in the war on terror."
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
5/18/2008 11:25:15 PM
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IDF to build 'Jewish heritage' campus in J'lem
Army to found new college-style campus on Ammunition Hill to offer courses for military commanders in Jewish heritage, tradition.
Yaakov Katz \
5/18/2008 11:27:59 PM
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Slovenia establishes 'Mediterranean' university
The picturesque Slovenian town of Piran will host the University Center for Euro-Mediterranean Studies.
Haviv Rettig Gur \
5/18/2008 11:30:05 PM
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Israeli doctors call for ban on calling condition by name of Nazi physician
Doctors: Replace name for 'Reiter's Syndrome' - named after Nazi physician.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
5/18/2008 11:33:33 PM
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Lebanese MP: Hizbullah was smart to halt offense
Lebanese MP says parliament waits to see if Qatar-hosted talks will broker agreement.
BRENDA GAZZAR \
5/18/2008 11:37:10 PM
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Analyze This: US elections
Why they can't stop talking about talking with Hamas.
Calev Ben-David \
5/18/2008 11:40:24 PM
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PA investor's parley draws businessmen from Arab world
Businessmen from Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and other Mideast countries to flock to Israel for an investors' conference in Bethlehem.
Yaakov Katz \
5/18/2008 11:43:51 PM
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TAKAM head: Gov't should talk to Hamas
Secretaries of northern Negev kibbutzim, local councils to hold emergency meeting Monday.
SHELLY PAZ \
5/18/2008 11:45:44 PM
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40% of evacuees still waiting for lots
Disengagement Authority: Resettlement of Gaza evacuees to cost more than NIS 6 billion.
TOVAH LAZAROFF \
5/18/2008 11:48:02 PM