-
IN PICTURES: Bonfires spark celebrations for Lag Ba'omer
Tens of thousands of pilgrims en route to celebrations in Meron, the burial site of Talmudic sage Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.
By JPOST.COM STAFF,JTA \
5/18/2014 12:18:13 AM
-
Elie Wiesel interview to be live-streamed Sunday
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/18/2014 12:24:37 AM
-
Cairo blast wounds 3 at pro-Sisi election event
By REUTERS \
5/18/2014 12:31:11 AM
-
Looney Livni loses it
By YISRAEL MEDAD \
5/18/2014 12:32:00 AM
-
Rabbi says government officials should in theory be killed, retracts remarks
Mir Yeshiva scholar has since retracted, apologized for his comments comparing Amalek and the current government.
By JEREMY SHARON \
5/18/2014 12:49:45 AM
-
Zahavi ends super season with hat-trick
Player-of-the-season Eran Zahavi ended the 2013/14 campaign in style on Saturday night to secure champion Maccabi Tel Aviv a 4-1 victory over Bnei Sakhnin.
By ALLON SINAI \
5/18/2014 1:44:11 AM
-
New York Times publisher outlines reasons for editor Abramson's ouster
By REUTERS \
5/18/2014 1:56:37 AM
-
Palestinian reports: IDF forces fired shots, wounding two in Gaza
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2014 2:15:22 AM
-
Lau calls Reform rabbis his brothers in NY meeting
Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau reaches out to non-Orthodox Jews during New York trip.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
5/18/2014 2:30:32 AM
-
Lebanese president: Hezbollah should withdraw from Syria
Michel Suleiman calls again on fighters from terror group to pull out of neighboring conflict to stymie future sectarian tensions in Lebanon.
By JPOST.COM STAFF,REUTERS \
5/18/2014 3:06:36 AM
-
'NY Times' publisher outlines Abramson ouster, denies sexism
Paper's publisher says removal of top editor was due to her bad management skills, not gender bias.
By REUTERS \
5/18/2014 3:26:06 AM
-
Shalom-Netanyahu meeting could open presidential race
PM to meet with energy and water minister to determine whether Netanyahu will endorse Shalom as presidential candidate.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
5/18/2014 6:09:18 AM
-
Woman to plea in US to charges she hid Israeli terrorism conviction
By JTA \
5/18/2014 3:59:18 AM
-
The Travel Adviser: Step by step
El Al needs to close down the airline, start anew and hire those pilots willing to work under the financial terms it can pay.
By MARK FELDMAN \
5/18/2014 4:29:32 AM
-
Preview: Another Maccabi Tel Aviv miracle in Milan
After the remarkable victory over CSKA Moscow in the semis, yellow-and-blue to face Real Madrid for Euroleague final on Sunday night.
By ALLON SINAI \
5/18/2014 8:05:10 AM
-
On the borders of cultures
By IRA SHARKANSKY \
5/18/2014 4:46:00 AM
-
Egypt: Busy Improving
BY Ahmed Meligy \
5/18/2014 5:07:00 AM
-
Paramedics treat 296 injured in Meron Lag Ba'omer festivities
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2014 5:53:32 AM
-
Report: Israel, US to hold joint rocket defense drill on Sunday
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2014 6:53:30 AM
-
Israel, US holding joint missile defense drill
Some 1,000 American soldiers arrive in Israel for biennial exercise due to start on Sunday morning; armies to test joint abilities to respond to projectile attacks.
By JPOST.COM STAFF,REUTERS \
5/18/2014 7:30:29 AM
-
The Blot on the Landscape
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson \
5/18/2014 9:16:00 AM
-
North Korean apartment building collapses, hundreds presumed dead
By REUTERS \
5/18/2014 9:18:48 AM
-
Knesset relaunches English-language site
By LAHAV HARKOV \
5/18/2014 10:00:57 AM
-
Iran defiant on Arak facility, right to enrich uranium as nuclear talks appear to falter
As recent round of talks in Vienna ends with few signs of progress, Deputy FM Araqchi says heavy water reactor will continue to function.
By JPOST.COM STAFF,REUTERS,MICHAEL WILNER \
5/18/2014 10:01:03 AM
-
Woman to plea to charges she hid Israeli terrorism conviction upon immigration to US
Rasmieh Yousef Odeh was jailed in Israel for 1969 bombings, including one that killed two Hebrew University students at a supermarket.
By JTA \
5/18/2014 10:25:35 AM
-
WATCH LIVE: Elie Wiesel discusses Holocaust, anti-Semitism in special JPost interview
Following the inauguration of the “Holocaust Cellar” educational center in his pre-war home, author talks to 'Post' about his childhood memories of the old Jewish ghetto in Sighet, Romania and his views on Israel today.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/18/2014 3:47:22 PM
-
East Turkestan Islamic Movement responsible for China station bombing
By REUTERS \
5/18/2014 10:41:28 AM
-
Netanyahu: Palestinian Authority incitement makes West Bank world's most anti-Semitic region
PM addresses ADL findings on anti-Semitism among Palestinians; hints that PA "distortion" of image of Israel, Jews reminiscent of Nazis.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2014 11:21:56 AM
-
Shaked: Netanyahu never supported Indyk's involvement in peace talks
Bayit Yehudi MK says that the PM agreed to Indyk's appointment as special envoy to the talks only because Kerry asked.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2014 11:56:21 AM
-
Next Iran nuclear talks due on June 16-20
By REUTERS \
5/18/2014 12:18:59 PM
-
WATCH: Experiencing Meron on Lag Ba'omer
Visiting youth join with 500,000 Jews from a variety of backgrounds, travel to Meron, a mountain village a few miles west of Safed.
By ANYA BONAN \
5/18/2014 1:00:18 PM
-
Iran out-maneuvers the West
Iran’s nuclear ambitions are simply the outward manifestation of its wider religio-political aims - regional hegemony appears to be its long-term aspiration.
By NEVILLE TELLER \
5/18/2014 1:09:54 PM
-
Tens of thousands celebrate holiday at Meron
Group of haredim in Tiberias burn effigy of Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid on Lag Ba’omer bonfire.
By NOAM AMIR,JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH,JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/18/2014 1:14:14 PM
-
Cabinet approves proposal simplifying import of dry food goods
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2014 1:43:16 PM
-
Egypt court jails 126 Brotherhood supporters
By REUTERS \
5/18/2014 2:04:55 PM
-
Police question 3 doctors for using facilities of public hospital for private medicine
By ALON HOCHMAN \
5/18/2014 2:08:51 PM
-
Turkish police detain 18 people in mine disaster investigation
By REUTERS \
5/18/2014 2:34:04 PM
-
Pope shuns using armored car in Israel, Jerusalem Catholics complain of security restrictions
Members of Latin parish in capital say imposing curfew on streets of Christian Quarter attempt by "occupying power to deny our existence."
By JPOST.COM STAFF,REUTERS \
5/18/2014 3:02:31 PM
-
Foreign doctors, nurses in Saudi Arabia could take MERS global
By REUTERS \
5/18/2014 3:13:55 PM
-
Listening to the Nevermind Generation
Now we are too busy to think in terms of not being heard because all we hear is noise. But does this noise, this ability to comment and communicate with the world, answer our desire to feel like someone is listening?
By YONATAN GORDON \
5/18/2014 3:52:23 PM
-
Syrian air defense chief killed near Damascus
By REUTERS \
5/18/2014 4:30:43 PM
-
Heavy gunfire in Libyan capital
By REUTERS \
5/18/2014 4:50:49 PM
-
Israel extends hand to flood-ravaged Serbia and Bosnia
Netanyahu speaks with Serbian counterpart Alexander Vučić; says Israel has already sent 1.5 million tons of medical, humanitarian aid to Serbia.
By JTA,JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2014 5:13:43 PM
-
Peres to be asked to push for Pollard's release
Pollard's wife is expected to meet with Israeli president ahead of his Washington trip to urge him to use close ties with Obama to have her husband freed.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
5/18/2014 5:38:02 PM
-
Gunmen storm Libyan parliament
By REUTERS \
5/18/2014 5:50:20 PM
-
High court urges government to link all IDF bases to sewage systems
Various army bases still lack appropriate sewage treatment facilities, and have been polluting soil with wastewater.
By SHARON UDASIN \
5/18/2014 6:22:24 PM
-
Beit Jann brothers suffer severe reaction to illegal black henna tattoos
Brothers from Druse village had tattoos painted on their arms while on vacation in Eilat; while now better, they still suffer from rashes and itching.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
5/18/2014 6:26:34 PM
-
Doctors queried on ‘medical tourism’ deal
Suspects accused of using hospital facilities to treat "medical tourists" who pay large sums of money under the table to the doctors for treatment.
By BEN HARTMAN \
5/18/2014 6:41:32 PM
-
Hamas official: Palestinian unity government to be finalized in days
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2014 7:01:39 PM
-
INSS Conference brings int'l law to world of non-lawyer security-experts
Most articles on int'l law and security are written in lawyer-speak and are neither marketed nor easily accessible.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
5/18/2014 7:05:36 PM
-
Conservative Jewish leader says Israel alienating Diaspora Jewry
US rabbi says state policies regarding non-Orthodox movements is endangering the unity of the Jewish people.
By JEREMY SHARON \
5/18/2014 7:16:00 PM
-
Don't call 100 – State tries to save Netivot police station from eviction
Police station may be evicted by the Netivot municipality if the civil division of the Southern District Attorney's Office does not win its appeal.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
5/18/2014 7:45:27 PM
-
Labor MK proposes permitting Jewish prayer on Temple Mount
Jews ascend Temple Mount, but are watched closely to ensure that they do not pray there in order to maintain the status quo.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
5/18/2014 8:07:38 PM
-
GDP growth slows to 2.1% in first quarter
Figure is down from 2.9% growth in the previous quarter, and similar to the 1.9% growth during the quarter before that.
By NIV ELIS \
5/18/2014 8:12:46 PM
-
Wiesel: World has not learned enough from Holocaust
Talk part of a ceremony marking the opening of the “Holocaust Cellar,” the first Shoah education center in Romania
By SAM SOKOL \
5/18/2014 8:17:22 PM
-
Israel to strengthen ties with Latin America
In move to decrease Israeli dependency on Europe, government approves 3-year, NIS 50 million plan to strengthen economic ties with Costa Rica, Columbia, Mexico, Chile and Peru.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
5/18/2014 8:34:05 PM
-
Maccabi Tel Aviv, Real Madrid tip off Euroleague final
By JPOST.COM STAFF,ALLON SINAI \
5/18/2014 9:05:00 PM
-
Rape Crisis Centers: Shalom should not be able to run for president
MK Pnina Tamano-Shata: "The police and attorney-general had their say and the case is closed; Shalom's innocence is clear and he can run for president."
By LAHAV HARKOV \
5/18/2014 9:04:36 PM
-
Mixing things up in Musrara
The funky Jerusalem neighborhood will get even more colorful
this week when the Musrara Mix Festival kicks off.
By BARRY DAVIS \
5/18/2014 9:19:24 PM
-
Haute couture charity
19-year-old New York gap-year student to host ‘Reuth Runway’ benefit.
By VICTORIA KEZRA \
5/18/2014 9:32:43 PM
-
Splintered al-Qaida rebels extend fighting in Syria
Clashes continue between Islamist fighters from Nusra Front - the official al-Qaida branch in Syria - and breakaway faction ISIL.
By Ariel Ben Solomon,REUTERS \
5/18/2014 9:32:51 PM
-
One state, two states
Following the breakdown in talks between Israel and the Palestinians, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has embarked on a “brainstorming” effort to explore alternative policy options.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
5/18/2014 9:43:26 PM
-
An afternoon at the museum
The Tel Aviv Museum of Art’s "From Painting to Photography" workshop for children offers a creative, hands-on outlet for visitors.
By ORI J. LENKINSKI \
5/18/2014 9:47:56 PM
-
Terra Incognita: Why Modi matters
The world needs more leaders like India's incoming PM, not because of his checkered past, but because we need to not fear national, linguistic and religious pride and nation-states that respect their origins.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
5/18/2014 9:57:46 PM
-
Think about it: Stopping inflamed crowds yelling ‘Death to the Arabs’
All too frequently inflamed crowds shamelessly yell “death to the Arabs,” against the background of a terrorist act.
By SUSAN HATTIS ROLEF \
5/18/2014 10:08:18 PM
-
Turkish court remands 3 suspects in mine disaster investigation
By REUTERS \
5/18/2014 10:11:27 PM
-
Reality check: A pope in Israel
Unfortunately, many Likud, Yisrael Beytenu and Bayit Yehudi Knesset members are like “Hebrew neo-Nazis” in their disdain for minorities in Israel.
By JEFF BARAK \
5/18/2014 10:22:28 PM
-
Maccabi Tel Aviv crowned champion of Europe
Yellow-and-blue claim 98-86 overtime win over Spanish side, Israeli team takes 6th European championship.
By ALLON SINAI \
5/19/2014 12:24:44 AM
-
Abraham Foxman’s good name
Foxman is not a denier, on the contrary, he has expressed genuine interest in learning more facts about what had happened.
By TAL BUENOS \
5/18/2014 10:36:42 PM
-
Maccabi Tel Aviv, Real Madrid continue into overtime in Euroleague final
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2014 10:51:05 PM
-
Edelstein to announce mid-June presidential election date
Report: Presidential hopeful, Hatnua faction chairman Sheetrit made secret deal with housekeeper.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
5/18/2014 11:02:18 PM
-
Maccabi Tel Aviv victorious over Real Madrid in Euroleague final
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/18/2014 11:12:32 PM
-
A new beginning in India
An unprecedented 540 million, or 66.38 percent, of the country’s 814 million eligible voters booted out the discredited Indian National Congress (INC) party by giving the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a landslide mandate.
By SAROSH BANA \
5/18/2014 11:40:58 PM