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Pivotal clash between Maccabi Tel Aviv, Maccabi Haifa
New-look Greens seek to snatch rare victory over yellow-and-blue; Beitar held at home by Ashdod.
By ALLON SINAI \
10/20/2014 12:15:31 AM
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Jerusalem nips Hapoel Tel Aviv in down-to-the-wire contest
Two accurate Donta Smith free throws with 3.9 seconds to play ensured Hapoel Jerusalem claimed a win in its first-ever BSL game at its new arena.
By ALLON SINAI \
10/20/2014 12:20:00 AM
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Israeli driver Nissany gets invite from F1 team
The 19-year-old has competed in single-seaters in Europe over the past five years and is the son of Chanoch Nissany.
By ALLON SINAI \
10/20/2014 12:24:47 AM
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Blue-and-white rowers take on the Charles
Irina Vorvoreanu made Israeli rowing history on Sunday when she became the first local athlete to represent the country at the Head Of The Charles Regatta in Boston, Massachusetts.
By JERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF \
10/20/2014 12:28:53 AM
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Are EU sanctions against Iran beginning to evaporate?
The first Europe-Iran Forum, which took place on Wednesday and Thursday in London, stated its goal as “preparing post-sanctions investment and trade.”
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
10/20/2014 1:13:14 AM
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Israeli survivors of Nepal avalanche return home 'lucky to be alive'
Army helicopters scoured for survivors on parts of the trail at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters. Soldiers fanned out through some of the most treacherous terrain, where helicopters cannot land.
By BEN HARTMAN,REUTERS \
10/20/2014 1:52:39 AM
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Trauma expert: Nepal sites not prepared for emergencies
Prof. Avi Rivkind knew from his medical books what to do when he arrived at the American hospital in Kathmandu.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
10/20/2014 2:01:35 AM
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Hurricane Ana stays well south of Hawaii
By REUTERS \
10/20/2014 2:36:59 AM
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Obama makes rare campaign trail appearance, people leave early
By REUTERS \
10/20/2014 2:38:42 AM
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One-fifth of incoming UN Security Council has no ties with Israel
Israel is losing a good friend on the council with the exit of Australia.
By HERB KEINON \
10/20/2014 3:41:59 AM
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Kerry in Indonesia seeking Asian support against Islamic State
By REUTERS \
10/20/2014 4:00:52 AM
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Manning breaks Favre's record with 509th touchdown pass
By REUTERS \
10/20/2014 4:58:47 AM
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Report: Two arrested in death of Saudi student in California
By REUTERS \
10/20/2014 5:00:42 AM
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US military says air-drops weapons for Kurdish fighters near Kobani
By REUTERS \
10/20/2014 5:31:13 AM
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US resupplies Kurds in Kobani, seeking to bleed ISIS
In the first such air drop of its kind since the beginning of its operation against Islamic State in Syrian territory, US C-130 aircraft dropped the aid without any fighter escort.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
10/20/2014 6:08:28 AM
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Three in four Israeli Jews oppose a Palestinian state if it means dividing Jerusalem
By HERB KEINON \
10/20/2014 6:21:23 AM
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Poll: 3 in 4 Israeli Jews oppose a Palestinian state if it means dividing Jerusalem
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reflected a wide consensus opinion when he publicly sparred with the White House over plans to build in Givat Hamatos and allow Jews to move into Silwan.
By HERB KEINON \
10/20/2014 7:21:26 AM
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IDF arrests two Hamas members and suspected rioter
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
10/20/2014 7:53:55 AM
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Military aid reaches Kobani, Kurdish fighters say
By REUTERS \
10/20/2014 8:04:58 AM
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Liberman: Time to make decision vis-a-vis Iran, regardless of world's position
FM also called for MK Zoabi's Israeli passport to be revoked.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/20/2014 9:19:33 AM
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Women attacked with acid in Iran targeted because of 'bad hijab,' some fear
Authorities have not commented on a motive for the attacks in city of Isfahan, but chatter on social media suggests women targeted because of their clothing.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/20/2014 9:52:05 AM
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Analysis: The phenomenon of Israeli Arabs joining Islamic State
Israeli law enables the arrest of its citizens who fight in enemy territory, as well as their interrogation and indictment – but only once they return from the battlefields.
By YOSSI MELMAN \
10/20/2014 9:57:32 AM
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Gal-On: Netanyahu exaggerating Iranian threat to cover his economic and diplomatic failures
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/20/2014 10:26:28 AM
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Israel to testify on Gaza before UN in Geneva
Human Rights Committee holding periodic review of Israel’s compliance with International Covenant on Civil, Political Rights.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
10/20/2014 10:28:04 AM
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9 Jewish families move into Jerusalem’s Arab Silwan neighborhood
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
10/20/2014 10:54:36 AM
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Report: Hamas says Israel holding bodies of two commanders killed in Gaza fighting
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/20/2014 11:01:57 AM
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Body of missing Israeli woman, Michal Cherkesky, found in Nepal after 6 days
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/20/2014 11:04:24 AM
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Kurds hoping for more military support from US
By REUTERS \
10/20/2014 11:06:28 AM
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9 Jewish families move into Jerusalem’s Arab Silwan neighborhood
Rivlin: Our capital cannot be a city in which the building is done in secret, or whereby moving into apartments is done in the dead of night.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
10/20/2014 11:07:54 AM
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Body of missing Israeli woman, Michal Cherkesky, found in Nepal after 6 days
A total of seven Israelis landed in Israel in the early hours of Sunday morning from Nepal to receive continued treatment.
By BEN HARTMAN,REUTERS \
10/20/2014 11:24:26 AM
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Fake Viagra stashed at local synagogue, police say
By BEN HARTMAN \
10/20/2014 11:26:23 AM
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Fake Viagra stashed at local synagogue, police say
The pills were originally made in East Asia, police say most likely China, and were smuggled into Israel across its borders, including by way of Jordan and the West Bank.
By BEN HARTMAN \
10/20/2014 11:45:45 AM
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Liberman slams Balad party for turning into Hamas wing
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/20/2014 12:01:46 PM
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False alarm siren heard in Eshkol
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/20/2014 12:06:32 PM
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Saudi's NCB pledges conversion to Islamic bank after pressure from scholars
By REUTERS \
10/20/2014 12:10:25 PM
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Turkey helping Kurdish fighters enter Kobani
By REUTERS \
10/20/2014 12:41:45 PM
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Argentine far-left leader jailed for threatening Jewish rally at Iranian Embassy
Fernando Esteche, leader of the far-left group Quebracho, said he was protesting Israel’s “massacre against the Palestinians.”
By JTA \
10/20/2014 12:47:01 PM
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Israel allows Gazans rare visit to Israeli jails
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/20/2014 12:53:58 PM
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WHO: Nigeria declared Ebola free after 42 days with no new cases
By REUTERS \
10/20/2014 1:06:27 PM
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Turkish airspace not used for airdrops over Kobani, says FM
By REUTERS \
10/20/2014 1:19:17 PM
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Liberman calls to ban Balad, 'a branch of Hamas in the Knesset'
MK Ghattas says that "unlike IDF, Islamic State doesn't commit crimes against humanity," echoing Zoabi's statements.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
10/20/2014 1:29:03 PM
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Israeli aid to Iraq helps Christians persecuted by Islamic State
“What we’re trying to achieve is a partnership between religious actors...to provide as much aid as possible to hundreds of thousands of new refugees who are fleeing IS," says IsraAID director.
By ARIEL COHEN \
10/20/2014 1:36:48 PM
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Pinto's plea bargain postponed by High Court
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
10/20/2014 1:41:55 PM
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EU foreign policy chief to stay on as nuclear negotiator until deal reached
By REUTERS \
10/20/2014 2:02:10 PM
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Kerry says US aid to Syrian Kurds was response to crisis
By REUTERS \
10/20/2014 2:23:38 PM
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Pinto's plea bargain postponed by High Court
The court has ordered the state to provide further explanations of its decision to cut the deal in which it reduced the charges against Pinto.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
10/20/2014 2:38:15 PM
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At Ground Zero, Ya'alon says free nations 'won't be deterred' by Islamic extremists
Architect Michael Arad, who designed the World Trade Center memorial, joined Ya'alon on visit.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
10/20/2014 2:39:04 PM
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Lebanese shephard approaches Israeli border; IDF fires in air to push him back
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
10/20/2014 3:03:50 PM
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Dutch Christians boycott church over exhibit on Palestinian children
The exhibit displays jailed Palestinian children and is housed in Utrech's Domkerk Church
By JTA \
10/20/2014 3:14:46 PM
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UN nuclear chief suggests progress slow in Iran investigation
By REUTERS \
10/20/2014 3:23:04 PM
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Jerusalem Post News: October 20, 2014
JPost.com brings you all the latest news on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/20/2014 3:37:45 PM
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Oleh hadash puts Australia on the map
New company Global Bridge Australasia is taking Israeli business Down Under.
By CAROLINE FRANK \
10/20/2014 3:50:28 PM
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Pope Paul VI, first pontiff to visit Israel, moves closer to sainthood
Paul VI opened the Roman Catholic Church to formal dialogue with the Jewish world.
By JTA \
10/20/2014 4:01:50 PM
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How the media helps perpetuate a high cost of living
Reforming politicians earn little positive press to offset the costs of angering powerful interests.
By EVELYN GORDON \
10/20/2014 4:01:56 PM
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Report: Israeli officials fear Obama will try to avoid bringing Iran nuclear deal before Congress
'New York Times' reports that Obama administration would likely lose a congressional vote to terminate sanctions; Israeli officials reportedly think Congress would prevent a bad deal.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/20/2014 4:07:38 PM
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US reports 12 air strikes against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq
By REUTERS \
10/20/2014 5:03:24 PM
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Pope Francis calls for solidarity with persecuted Christians in Middle East
“We cannot resign ourselves to imagining a Middle East without Christians, who have professed the name of Jesus there for over two thousand years," Pope Francis said.
By ARIEL COHEN \
10/20/2014 5:35:01 PM
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Israel Cancer Association to kick off 'Knock on the Door fundraising campaign'
New research links obesity, excessive TV watching, alcohol and red meat consumption, use of unapproved hair straightening chemicals with higher cancer risk.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
10/20/2014 5:44:06 PM
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Quand le dauphin se fait crocodile
Le nouveau submersible de la marine israélienne procure une capacité de riposte nucléaire vitale au pays. Un crocodile aux dents longues
By YOSSI MELMAN \
10/20/2014 5:44:34 PM
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Water Authority investing NIS 385m. in sewage infrastructure, to enable housing construction
New sewage infrastructure will particularly serve housing units in the periphery.
By SHARON UDASIN \
10/20/2014 5:57:23 PM
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Police probe mysterious death of 12-year-old boy in Rishon Letzion school
By BEN HARTMAN \
10/20/2014 5:58:47 PM
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Emmanuel Ruben : un résident temporaire
C’est Jérusalem que le jeune auteur a choisie pour poser les bases de son prochain livre sur fond de conflit israélo-palestinien.
By ALIA SASSON \
10/20/2014 5:59:08 PM
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No plan for Egyptian military action against Islamic State in Iraq, Syria
By REUTERS \
10/20/2014 6:02:32 PM
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L’incendiaire de la mosquée al-Aqsa
A présent, il ne lui reste plus qu’à mettre plus son projet à exécution. Partie 2/3
By ABRAHAM RABINOVICH \
10/20/2014 6:14:11 PM
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Stern and Amar poised for victory in elections for chief rabbi of Jerusalem
The vote will take place on Tuesday between 16:00 and 19:00 at the Jerusalem Municipality and the result will be announced shortly thereafter.
By JEREMY SHARON \
10/20/2014 6:22:15 PM
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Man who called MK Regev 'filthy whore' countersues her for NIS 330,000
By LAHAV HARKOV \
10/20/2014 6:29:30 PM
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Man who called MK Regev 'filthy whore' countersues her for NIS 330,000
Regev "was negligent in publicizing Gili Golan's address on her Facebook page, which turned his life into a nightmare," the lawsuit, submitted to the Haifa Magistrate's Court, reads.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
10/20/2014 6:32:42 PM
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US social security payments to Nazi war criminals sends ripples through Jewish world
War criminals who immigrated to America, were outed and subsequently expelled and have collected millions in state benefits.
By SAM SOKOL \
10/20/2014 6:43:43 PM
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Supreme Court expresses doubts about 'huge mess' at scene of ’06 murder of teenager
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
10/20/2014 7:09:12 PM
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Helmsley Charitable Trust donates $9.6 million to Israeli institutions
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
10/20/2014 7:13:42 PM
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Supreme Court expresses doubts about 'huge mess' at scene of ’06 murder of teenager
The court had previously signaled to the lower court that it should seriously reconsider the old and new evidence.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
10/20/2014 7:13:50 PM
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Education Ministry unveils plan to combat cheating on matriculation exams
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
10/20/2014 7:16:08 PM
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Economy Ministry to address ‘serious and growing skills shortages’ in Israel
There is not enough compatibility between what people are studying and what jobs are needed in the Israeli workforce, Bennett says at conference.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
10/20/2014 7:19:23 PM
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Education Ministry unveils plan to combat cheating on matriculation exams
Cities such as Even Yehuda, Kochav Yair, Givatayim, and Givat Shmuel all recorded above 85% eligibility among students for matriculation certificates for 12th graders.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
10/20/2014 7:21:25 PM
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Iran acts to meet terms of extended nuclear deal with powers, IAEA says
By REUTERS \
10/20/2014 7:24:18 PM
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Netanyahu's opponents seek to thwart his attempts to advance Likud leadership race
“Feiglin has not been persuaded that there is a good enough reason to hold quickie elections," a source close to the MK said.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
10/20/2014 7:51:15 PM
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Iran FM meets Palestinian Jihad leader, voices support for Palestinian 'resistance'
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
10/20/2014 7:55:17 PM
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Study: Majority of Israeli students financially dependent on parents
Average financial support from parents stood at some NIS 16,497 per year, an increase of NIS 1,217 from last year.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
10/20/2014 7:59:37 PM
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Iran FM meets Palestinian Jihad leader, voices support for Palestinian 'resistance'
Zarif congratulated Palestinian Jihad head Ramadan Abdullah Shallah for the “victory” of the resistance in the Gaza war this past summer in a meeting on Sunday in Tehran.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
10/20/2014 8:01:34 PM
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Islamic State insurgents advance into Iraqi town of Qara Tappa
By REUTERS \
10/20/2014 8:03:37 PM
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Netanyahu instructs Likud MKs to push through Lapid's flagship housing plan
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
10/20/2014 8:05:04 PM
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Netanyahu instructs Likud MKs to push through Lapid's flagship housing plan
Netanyahu angered Lapid last month when he froze the legislation in order to pass it along with other bills related to the 2015 state budget.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
10/20/2014 8:09:01 PM
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IDF investigates brief detention of Palestinian youth
Rights group says 11-year-old boy suspected of throwing stones in West Bank city of Hebron is disabled.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/20/2014 9:00:10 PM
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Review: Acre Festival
Best Actress went to Noa Har-Zion for her performance as Shelley in the self-indulgent and forgettable Amsterdam Blog.
By HELEN KAYE \
10/20/2014 9:07:20 PM
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Driver lightly injured after stones thrown at Jerusalem bus
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/20/2014 9:13:28 PM
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Art inside and out
Appreciating beauty in everyday life is an integral part of photographer Matty Karp’s new exhibit.
By JORDYN SCHWERSKY \
10/20/2014 9:16:43 PM
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Buses with advertisements showing women in skullcaps vandalized in Jerusalem
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
10/20/2014 9:19:07 PM
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Amy Winehouse guitarist to play at Zappa Tel Aviv
Banerjee is in Israel this week to attend the opening ceremony of Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait at Beit Hatfutsot – The Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv.
By DAVID BRINN \
10/20/2014 9:25:07 PM
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Obama's Kobani crossroads
Whatever the US accomplished after about a decade of war in Iraq has deteriorated to a situation that may become unprecedented in its instability and threat to Western interests.
By NOAH BECK \
10/20/2014 9:33:15 PM
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Wanting strategic allies, needing genuine friends
Let it be the century for stronger Kurdish and Jewish bonds, and they should be genuine and unbreakable.
By BENJAMIN KWESKIN \
10/20/2014 9:36:22 PM
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Borderline Views: The British Parliament and Palestinian statehood
The response from the Jewish community and the Israeli government unsurprisingly bordered on the hysterical.
By DAVID NEWMAN \
10/20/2014 9:40:03 PM
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All Israelis would benefit from more economic freedom
What is economic freedom and why should Israelis care about it?
By ROBERT BORENS \
10/20/2014 9:44:12 PM
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The problem with religious sex abuse reporting
In the rush to report salacious abuse stories, the media often fail to report positive developments in the religious world’s fight to address child sexual abuse.
By ELIYAHU FEDERMAN \
10/20/2014 9:50:52 PM
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Iran takes action to comply with interim nuclear deal with powers, IAEA says
Islamic Republic is meeting its commitments under the temporary deal according to an IAEA report seen by Reuters.
By REUTERS \
10/20/2014 9:58:05 PM
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No Holds Barred: Kosher and non-kosher voyeurism
Can we cease always portraying sex in religion as a man’s game?
By SHMULEY BOTEACH \
10/20/2014 9:58:23 PM
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Let Zoabi talk
When we consider curtailing free speech, it is imperative that we take into consideration exactly what is at stake.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
10/20/2014 10:03:48 PM
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Our World: Obama, the virtuoso manager
Consistent polling data show that Obama’s policies of harming Israel and facilitating Iran’s acquisition of a nuclear arsenal are deeply unpopular.
By CAROLINE B. GLICK \
10/20/2014 10:07:38 PM
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A Palestinian state can only emerge from negotiations
If my friends Zehava Gal-On, Tal Harris or Avrum Burg think that the Swedish or British parliaments can play the role of the Israeli government, then they are wasting their time.
By HILIK BAR \
10/20/2014 10:10:51 PM
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State committee recommends softer approach to natural resource surtax
The Sheshinski 2 Committee was tasked last year by Lapid with examining the state’s taxation and royalty policies for the exploitation of natural resources.
By SHARON UDASIN \
10/20/2014 10:30:04 PM
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Who is fit to be chief rabbi of Jerusalem?
There is grave concern that instead of the necessary attributes for those fit to serve as Jerusalem’s chief rabbis, the selection will instead be based upon political deals and ulterior motives.
By URI REGEV \
10/20/2014 10:33:38 PM
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Iran arrests suspects after acid attacks on women in Isfahan
By REUTERS \
10/20/2014 10:33:47 PM
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October 21: Changing approach
It is horrifying to understand the added dimension of the violation of the sacrosanct by the use of electronic voyeurism in a case of filming women preparing for the ritual bath.
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
10/20/2014 10:38:37 PM
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Will this Shabbat be the one that Jews around the world observe?
Communities as far flung as Nigeria and Australia have organized events for the Shabbos Project.
By EITAN AROM \
10/20/2014 11:08:29 PM
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Abbas adds 'hard labor' to punishment for Palestinians who sell land to Israelis
PA president's decision came following reports that Palestinians have sold houses in Jerusalem’s Silwan neighborhood to Jews.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
10/20/2014 11:20:56 PM