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Britain: Islamic State remains a threat
By REUTERS \
12/20/2018 12:15:08 AM
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Netanyahu hosts Cyprus President and Greek Prime Minister
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/20/2018 12:28:32 AM
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Albania expels Iranian agents for plotting attacks against Israel
Latest Iranian plan follows other attempts in 2018
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
12/20/2018 12:42:04 AM
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Netanyahu hosts Cyprus President and Greek Prime Minister
On Thursday, the three leaders will continue to meet in Beersheba, for the fifth trilateral meeting in just under three years.
By YVETTE J. DEANE \
12/20/2018 1:15:26 AM
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Left pushes back against last-minute effort to pass anti-BDS bill
Congress is debating whether to attach the law to must-pass spending legislation this month that will keep the government open.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
12/20/2018 1:58:43 AM
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Ex Lahav 443 head sentenced for not reporting bribery attempt
Arbiv was initially indicted in March 2017 for both failure to report and breach of trust for a range of other financial allegations regarding Pinto, but those other allegations were dropped.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/20/2018 2:14:51 AM
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Some EU members want to outlaw all of Hezbollah, says EU terror czar
The EU anti-terror chief responded noted the Bulgarian state prosecution office has decided not to charge Hezbollah with involvement in the 2012 bomb attack at a Bulgarian airport.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
12/20/2018 2:35:06 AM
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U.S. Syria-withdrawal decision could throw region into chaos
The U.S. decision now throws into question everything that has been done in the past four years.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
12/20/2018 3:23:35 AM
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Rivlin pays his respects to family of fallen haredi soldier Yosef Cohen
Turning to Cohen's mother, Rivlin said,“Only a mother can instill her child with such abilities.”
By YVETTE J. DEANE \
12/20/2018 3:59:34 AM
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The U.N. Hezbollah tunnel debate and U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking in Jerusalem to the foreign press, called on the Security Council to condemn Hezbollah’s aggression.
By HERB KEINON \
12/20/2018 4:28:55 AM
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Shaking it up: Israel's Salt and pepper shakers museum
Bar-on's exhibit includes shaker Santas, Christmas trees, toilet seats, animals, figures in traditional dress and even a ceramic Queen Elizabeth and her dog.
By REUTERS \
12/20/2018 4:43:25 AM
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World's largest Jewish education network receives Let Freedom Ring Award
Ort was honored with the award because of, "our commitment to equality in education and our efforts to bridge the gap between ability and opportunity," World Ort reported.
By YVETTE J. DEANE \
12/20/2018 5:09:30 AM
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U.S. Senate tries to avoid gov't shut down, approves budget
By REUTERS \
12/20/2018 5:11:43 AM
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U.S. child death rates higher than any other devloped country
The odds that a child will be killed by a gun is 36 times higher in the US than in other high-income countries.
By REUTERS \
12/20/2018 5:26:19 AM
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Analysis: Building settlements in response to terror is not a policy
The Israeli government is notoriously inept at conveying, to what remains admittedly an unreceptive, indeed adversarial, international community its posture vis-à-vis the Palestinians.
By CHARLES BYBELEZER/THE MEDIA LINE \
12/20/2018 6:26:20 AM
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IDF soldier critically wounded in car accident
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/20/2018 6:35:18 AM
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Vandalism in Jerusalem neighborhood calls for death to terrorists
The suspects sprayed "Death to the murderers," and "We will not sleep while her name is desecrated."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/20/2018 7:45:49 AM
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Netanyahu hosts Greek, Cypriot leaders in trilateral meeting
The leaders discuss "regional strategic issues including the plan to lay a gas pipeline from Israel to Europe and additional cooperation projects between the countries," Netanyahu's office said.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/20/2018 12:22:28 PM
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Rain arrives: Water level in the Kinneret goes up 1.5 cm
The level is now 1.58 meters below the lower red line and 29 cm above the black line.
By CASSANDRA GOMES-HOCHBERG \
12/20/2018 8:22:21 AM
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N.Korea state media says denuclearization includes 'eliminating U.S. nuclear threat'
Conflicting or vague views of what exactly "denuclearization" means, however, have complicated negotiations that now appear stalled.
By REUTERS \
12/20/2018 8:39:13 AM
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Ex-U.S. defense chief says Trump Administration cannot ignore Israel's Hezbollah threat
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/20/2018 8:55:54 AM
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Israeli rescue medical center owner convicted to 4 years in Thai jail
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/20/2018 9:08:35 AM
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Senior cabinet member: Trump decision to withdraw from Syria is a mistake
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/20/2018 9:26:12 AM
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Report: Turkey says Syrian Kurdish militants will be buried in ditches
By REUTERS \
12/20/2018 9:36:46 AM
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Coalition Chairman: Draft Law to be decided next week despite opposition
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/20/2018 9:51:48 AM
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Israel Railways CEO fights his dismissal
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/20/2018 9:52:31 AM
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Mandelblit: We are not hounding the prime minister
Mandelblit is expected to preliminarily indict Netanyahu in February or March pending a hearing that would take place six months later.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
12/20/2018 10:06:47 AM
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Winter is here: 10 cm snowfall recorded on Mt. Hermon
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/20/2018 10:13:54 AM
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Traffic police issue near 2,000 tickets for cell phone use while driving
Police have been cracking down on use of mobile devices while driving to increase safety and reduce the number of casualties and accidents on Israel’s roads.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/20/2018 10:18:54 AM
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France says Islamic State has not been wiped from map in Syria
By REUTERS \
12/20/2018 10:58:35 AM
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Jerusalem woman dies from measles in Jerusalem, second death of 2018
The first death from measles in 2018 was an 18-month-old toddler who died on November 1, also in Jerusalem.
By SARA RUBENSTEIN \
12/20/2018 11:48:33 AM
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Syrian sources: U.S. withdrawal from Syria will lead to ISIS revival
By REUTERS \
12/20/2018 11:53:11 AM
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Erdan to Kahlon: Stop giving tax breaks to Amnesty
"Amnesty International is an organization that promotes delegitimization and boycotts against the State of Israel and IDF soldiers," said Erdan in a letter.
By CASSANDRA GOMES-HOCHBERG \
12/20/2018 11:59:29 AM
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Sodastream will open factory in Gaza, says CEO at Globes Conference
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/20/2018 12:28:21 PM
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Russia's Putin agrees with Trump that Islamic State defeated in Syria
By REUTERS \
12/20/2018 1:23:33 PM
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SodaStream to open factory in Gaza
"We want the people in Gaza to have jobs, real jobs, because where there is prosperity there can be peace," Birnbaum said.
By SARA RUBENSTEIN \
12/20/2018 1:24:46 PM
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Iran will benefit, Israel will lose from U.S. pullout
“The confusion surrounding the US foreign policy is dangerous for all US allies in the Middle East.”
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
12/20/2018 1:46:39 PM
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Israel to increase its efforts against Iran in Syria, Netanyahu said
“We will continue to act in Syria to prevent Iran’s effort to militarily entrench itself against us. We are not reducing our efforts, we will increase our efforts,” Netanyahu said.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/20/2018 1:50:07 PM
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Jerry Stiller: I'm still not sure if my Seinfeld character was Jewish
Actor says Frank Costanza had an Italian name but Jewish eating habits.
By AMY SPIRO \
12/20/2018 2:00:29 PM
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Ofra terrorist eliminated on Wednesday is brother of Givat Assaf terrorist
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/20/2018 2:04:56 PM
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How Russia defeated America in Syria
Little by little the Russians helped shore up the regime in the fall of 2013 and spring of 2014.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
12/20/2018 2:25:41 PM
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Trump on Syria: ‘Does the US want to be the policeman of the Middle East?'
“Getting out of Syria was no surprise. I’ve been campaigning on it for years."
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/20/2018 2:41:48 PM
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Ofra and Givat Assaf terrorists reported to be Barghouti brothers
The Barghouti brothers belong to a clan whose members are famous for carrying out a series of terrorist attacks against Israel in the past four decades.
By SARA RUBENSTEIN \
12/20/2018 3:04:14 PM
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Winter in Israel: after heavy rain, rivers flow across the country
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/20/2018 3:35:04 PM
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Hezbollah expands clout in Lebanese government, selects health minister
By picking the health minister, Hezbollah will be moving beyond the marginal role it played in past governments: this ministry has the fourth biggest budget in the Lebanese state.
By REUTERS \
12/20/2018 3:47:59 PM
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France counters Trump, pledges to keep troops in Syria
By REUTERS \
12/20/2018 3:52:20 PM
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Israel works to defuse US concerns over Chinese control of Haifa Port
Israeli officials confirmed that the government was reviewing how to ensure that Chinese construction and management of the port does not adversely impact ties with the US.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
12/20/2018 3:55:05 PM
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Putin accuses Trump of risking nuclear war with Syria pullout
By REUTERS \
12/20/2018 3:55:05 PM
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IDF begins neutralizing Hezbollah tunnels on northern border
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/20/2018 4:14:35 PM
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Masa lifts ban on visiting east Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria
Masa has brought some 120,000 Diaspora Jews, ages 18 to 30, to Israel on various programs in order to strengthen Jewish identity and affinity with Israel.
By JEREMY SHARON \
12/20/2018 4:38:56 PM
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Report: U.S. and allies to condemn China for stealing trade, tech secrets
By REUTERS \
12/20/2018 4:39:16 PM
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Egyptian rocket remnants found in southern Israeli settlement
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/20/2018 4:39:27 PM
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U.S. special representative for Syria cancels U.N. meetings
By REUTERS \
12/20/2018 4:44:44 PM
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Why is an organization spreading puzzle pieces across TA's Rabin Square?
"The First Social Puzzle," will be held on Sunday and Monday to raise money for ALUT's annual fundraiser.
By JOSH AXELROD \
12/20/2018 6:43:56 PM
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Rivlin champions beleaguered Foreign Ministry
The financially beleaguered Foreign Ministry has found a champion in President Reuven Rivlin.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
12/20/2018 5:15:27 PM
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This week in 60 seconds
Got a minute? Here's the week in review.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/20/2018 5:17:40 PM
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Strategic Affairs Ministry to form anti-BDS legal network
The ministry is planning to invest NIS 3.25 million on the project in its first two years.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
12/20/2018 5:17:47 PM
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Iraq’s Kurdish region alarmed by U.S. withdrawal
Discussions to try and soften Ankara’s stance, dilute PKK role in eastern Syria came to naught.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
12/20/2018 5:41:43 PM
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PA: Arab journalists’ visit to Israel a sin
The PA on Thursday called for punishing the journalists for allegedly supporting Israel, and said that normalization was an “unacceptable and unjustified disgrace.”
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
12/20/2018 5:46:16 PM
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Fake News and MAGA signs found outside Texas Holocaust Museum
“It’s clearly a statement of Holocaust denial,” Ronit Sherwin, CEO of the Jewish Federation of San Antonio, told the news website.
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
12/20/2018 5:47:01 PM
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Harvey Weinstein's motion for criminal case dismissal denied
The accusations led to the #MeToo movement in which hundreds of women have publicly accused powerful men in business, politics and entertainment of sexual harassment and abuse.
By REUTERS \
12/20/2018 6:02:32 PM
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What if there were no Birthright Israel?
The future of the Jewish people depends on this life-changing organization.
By LISA BROWN \
12/20/2018 6:03:21 PM
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U.S. tells U.N. committed to ISIS destruction in Syria
By REUTERS \
12/20/2018 6:15:07 PM
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Trump to meet lawmakers, weighing options on shutdown as deadline looms
By REUTERS \
12/20/2018 6:34:11 PM
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Anything is possible in soccer's State Cup combat
Top-tier teams enter the fray in eighth round of historic tournament, with Maccabi Tel Aviv visiting Jerusalem.
By JOSHUA HALICKMAN \
12/20/2018 6:35:32 PM
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Liberation of Buchenwald: The first glimpse of a concentration camp
Content warning: Contains some graphic descriptions of the horrors of the Holocaust.
By SHAI BEN-ARI/NATIONAL LIBRARY OF ISRAEL \
12/20/2018 6:35:54 PM
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Saudi Arabia creates new organizations to improve intelligence operations
By REUTERS \
12/20/2018 6:38:35 PM
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Soldier dies of injuries following car crash in southern Israel
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/20/2018 6:45:07 PM
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Passenger on flight from Ukraine ill with measles
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/20/2018 6:50:55 PM
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First Israeli spacecraft to the moon launches children's book
The book "The Little Spacecraft" aims to encourage more children to reach new heights and dream of going into space.
By YAFIT OVADIA \
12/20/2018 6:59:31 PM
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Five 'Lev Tahor' leaders arrested in FBI raid in Mexico
Charges against the men might include kidnapping, sexual abuse, running a cult, extortion, intimidation, child abuse and more.
By URI BOLLAG \
12/20/2018 7:08:41 PM
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IDF begins process of destroying Hezbollah tunnels
Spokesperson says Israel has informed UNIFIL of an additional cross-border tunnel
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
12/20/2018 7:14:37 PM
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U.S. appeals court backs Trump administration bid to deport some Iraqis
By REUTERS \
12/20/2018 7:19:44 PM
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Saudi Arabia: Afghan peace talks to yield "very positive" results
By REUTERS \
12/20/2018 7:21:05 PM
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Netanyahu and Trump discuss continuation of cooperation in Syria, Iran
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/20/2018 7:45:40 PM
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On Facebook, Roger Waters attacks cover band for reviving Israel concert
Waters responded to a Jerusalem Post article: "I'm sorry you buckled boys..."
By TAMAR URIEL-BEERI \
12/20/2018 8:05:53 PM
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Lockheed Martin hits 2018 F-35 delivery target of 91 jets
By REUTERS \
12/20/2018 8:49:30 PM
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IDF investigating reports of shooting near Ofra
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/20/2018 8:52:08 PM
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Explosions in north part of IDF operation to destroy Hezbollah tunnels
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/20/2018 9:03:01 PM
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Why Benjamin Netanyahu's week may have gone from bad to worse
Netanyahu’s tough week on multiple fronts ends with news: His likely pre-hearing indictment will come before the next election.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
12/20/2018 9:09:36 PM
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President Mahmoud Abbas is convinced that there’s a big conspiracy against him
PA leads claims Israel, US and Hamas are out to undermine him, yet some Palestinians see him playing double game.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
12/20/2018 9:15:27 PM
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Ex-government agent discusses using AI to battle Hezbollah rockets
Ex-government agent discusses using AI in battling Hezbollah rockets, targeting terrorists, Russia-China cyber challenges and Iran.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/20/2018 9:25:03 PM
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IDF announces that shooting at Ofra junction was false alarm
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/20/2018 9:26:24 PM
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The rehabilitation of mass murderer Bashar Assad
As the Arab upheaval’s worst war winds down, the rehabilitation process of the century’s most prolific mass murderer is under way.
By AMOTZ ASA-EL \
12/20/2018 9:37:15 PM
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My Word: Terror and unity; redlines and the Green Line
Dehumanizing “settlers” legitimizes attacks on them.
By LIAT COLLINS \
12/20/2018 9:40:26 PM
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How the U.S.-Turkey crisis influenced Trump’s decision to withdraw from Syria
Trump’s hurried exit from Syria, under pressure from a Turkish threat, will be interpreted by all sides as a strategic defeat, an abandonment and a debacle.
By JONATHAN SPYER \
12/20/2018 9:45:55 PM
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Trump’s gift
An American departure leaves a vacuum that will be filled with people who harm American and Israeli interests: Russia and Iran.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
12/20/2018 9:49:58 PM
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Grapevine: Inspiring in life and in death
Rona Ramon established a relationship with current President Reuven Rivlin, whom she asked to give the address for the laying of the Beit Assaf cornerstone in memory of her son last September.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
12/20/2018 9:50:48 PM
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World must wake up and recognize Hezbollah as the terrorist organization that it is
Under the patronage of Iran, Hezbollah has blazed a worldwide murderous path with the declared objective of obliterating the State of Israel and combating “American imperialism.”
By ROBERT SINGER \
12/20/2018 9:56:27 PM
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Artists should never be silenced
One of Waters’s victims was Nick Cave, the lead singer of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, who was pressured by Waters, Brian Eno, and others to cancel their shows in Israel.
By ARI INGEL \
12/20/2018 10:00:02 PM
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The need for a civilian maestro to command the media and diplomatic efforts
Hezbollah seeks to shatter our nerves and break the national morale by challenging the political and defense establishments to protect our people.
By PETER LERNER \
12/20/2018 10:00:37 PM
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As I See It: Australia’s boomerang knocks Diaspora Jews off balance too
It takes a particular kind of genius to be attacked by all sides.
By MELANIE PHILLIPS \
12/20/2018 10:03:46 PM
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Know Comment: Still pro-Israel?
Some hard-left activists are cutting away the limb upon which all pro-Israel Jewish community activity must be based – the love for, and identification with, Israel.
By DAVID M. WEINBERG \
12/20/2018 10:13:42 PM
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Sanctioning Iran after Northern Shield: To bite, America must also sanction Iraq
Exports of Iranian oil are expected to drop as much as 1.7 million barrels daily.
By QANTA AHMED \
12/20/2018 10:14:29 PM
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Iran’s strategy to destabilize W. Bank enters crucial stage
Is Iran directly involved, or is just financially supporting Hamas’s instigation of an uprising within the disputed territories in the West Bank?
ERIC R. MANDEL \
12/20/2018 10:19:02 PM
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Car rams into blockade, IDF responds
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/20/2018 10:20:07 PM
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The Iranian domino effect and the US withdrawal from Syria
After the war and subsequent occupation in Iraq, the Iranian influence spread throughout northern Iraq at a greater rate than ever before without one Iranian troop having to set foot in Iraq.
By TIM ALEXANDER \
12/20/2018 10:23:29 PM
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Casting a wide net
As business development manager of Poalim Hi-Tech, Miri Ashkenazy works to recruit, accompany and provide services to young and promising start-ups in Israel and worldwide.
By DUDU LEVY REICH \
12/20/2018 10:25:45 PM
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Caroline Glick: Trump’s decision to pull forces out of Syria has upsides
On its face, Trump’s announcement that he is pulling US forces out of Syria seems like an unfriendly act toward Israel. But it isn’t.
By CAROLINE B. GLICK \
12/21/2018 2:57:40 PM
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Does Israel need to beware of Chinese gifts?
In the last five years, China has turned into Israel’s biggest infrastructure partner, building roads, tunnels, ports, train tracks and more.
By YAAKOV KATZ \
12/20/2018 10:36:16 PM
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Your Taxes: Israel versus OECD
Is Israel a high tax country?
By LEON HARRIS \
12/20/2018 10:39:56 PM
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Your Investments: Do credit card companies think we’re stupid?
By AARON KATSMAN \
12/20/2018 10:47:48 PM
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Mystery disconnects and loop recordings plaguing Israeli-U.S. phone calls
Hello? Anyone there?
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/20/2018 11:00:19 PM