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UN panel to hear accounts of North Korean human rights abuses
By REUTERS \
8/20/2013 12:02:25 AM
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Palestinians, Israelis work together to clear medicines from water
Joint Israeli-Palestinian research team is working to eradicate pharmaceutical materials from treated waste-water.
By SHARON UDASIN \
8/20/2013 12:21:39 AM
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Justice Ministry weighing indictment against TA officer for using Taser gun
Officer used Taser gun on detainee; use of electrocuting device still suspended after violent arrest of settler last week.
By BEN HARTMAN AND TOVAH LAZAROFF \
8/20/2013 12:28:37 AM
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Yacimovich, Deri blast child allotment cuts as 'evil for its own sake'
Shas MK Azulay asks government postpone policy until after High Holidays; MK Gilon: Families won't be able to support themselves with dignity.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
8/20/2013 11:03:43 AM
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Egypt security forces kill journalist after curfew starts, sources say
By REUTERS \
8/20/2013 12:44:42 AM
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Washington divided on Egypt
Democrats call offensive against Morsi supporters "inhumane, undemocratic," while Republicans say aid should be used for leverage.
By MICHAEL WILNER, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT \
8/20/2013 12:48:27 AM
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US delivers $148m. in aid to Palestinian Authority
Aid delivered “to help the Palestinian Authority avert a budget crisis"; overall package could amount to over $4b. in investments.
By MICHAEL WILNER, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT \
8/20/2013 1:04:43 AM
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Lone soldier from L.A. in intensive care after heatstroke during training
Family flies in to be at bedside of Nahal Brigade soldier who collapsed during 8K run; IDF investigating incident.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
8/20/2013 1:15:35 AM
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UN's Ban 'deeply disturbed' by Muslim Brotherhood deaths in Egypt
By REUTERS \
8/20/2013 1:21:28 AM
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Ultra-Orthodox media, politicians livid over cuts to yeshiva stipends
UTJ MK calls Bayit Yehudi "dirt rag of Lapid and Bibi"; Bayit Yehudi source say cuts might be ameliorated by “extra-budgetary funds.”
By JEREMY SHARON \
8/20/2013 1:29:06 AM
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Polish president vows to support kosher slaughter
President says Poland considers preserving religious rights of Jewish community a national interest of supreme importance.
By SAM SOKOL \
8/20/2013 1:46:53 AM
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Moscow luring Russian ex-pats to former Jewish autonomous region
World Forum of Russian-speaking Jewry dismisses plan to encourage settlement of Russian expatriates in Birobidzhan.
By SAM SOKOL \
8/20/2013 1:56:44 AM
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Weinstein to Edelstein: Speed up hearings on haredi draft bill
Shaked: I won't give up on serious legislative process; petitioners seek immediate drafting of thousands of ultra-Orthodox.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
8/20/2013 2:04:38 AM
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New Israeli tendon helps athletes spring back into action
As knee tear injuries become more common, Israeli company develops Knee-T-Nol implant, shortening recovery time.
By KARIN KLOOSTERMAN/ISRAEL21C \
8/20/2013 2:11:23 AM
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US, Russian officials to meet in The Hague on Syria
By REUTERS \
8/20/2013 2:25:06 AM
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Man in his 40s killed when his car flips near Sakhnin
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/20/2013 3:01:10 AM
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Israel warns US: Fall of Egyptian military will risk peace talks
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/20/2013 3:13:06 AM
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Israel warns US: Alienating Egyptian army could risk peace talks
Daily Beast quotes US senator as saying Obama administration has decided to temporarily suspend military aid to Egypt.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/20/2013 8:57:18 PM
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Report: Egypt arrests Muslim Brotherhood leader Badie
By REUTERS \
8/20/2013 3:42:04 AM
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Egyptian authorities arrest Muslim Brotherhood leader
Mohamed Badie, accused of inciting the murder of protesters, found in hiding and arrested; set to face trial on August 25.
By REUTERS \
8/20/2013 4:34:06 AM
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‘World mum on PA incitement but slams Israel on construction’
PM spokesman Regev says Palestinian media incites against Israel.
By HERB KEINON \
8/20/2013 5:12:34 AM
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High Court to debate on Amona outpost
Yesh Din petition High Court asking to overrule A-G decision not to demolish 30 of the 40 homes in the settlement.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
8/20/2013 5:30:29 AM
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Operator of crippled Japan nuclear plant says tank leaked contaminated water
By REUTERS \
8/20/2013 6:03:16 AM
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Experts: Israel should lobby for Sisi – but quietly
Israeli analyst says Israel should support new Egyptian gov't behind the scenes because in the Middle East “whoever Israel supports loses legitimacy,” warns such support can also lead to terror attacks against Israel.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
8/20/2013 7:00:41 AM
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Pakistan's Musharraf indicted in Bhutto murder case
By REUTERS \
8/20/2013 7:13:17 AM
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Open letter from Roger Waters calls on musicians to boycott Israel
Pink Floyd co-founder urges musicians not to perform in Israel "until such time as Israel complies with universal principles of human rights."
By JTA \
8/20/2013 7:40:53 AM
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Yesh Atid MK: Only possible peace agreement includes e. J'lem as Palestinian capital
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/20/2013 7:52:03 AM
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Israel tells nationals in Sinai to return home immediately
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/20/2013 8:47:20 AM
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IDF kills Palestinian in Jenin during clashes
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
8/20/2013 9:40:16 AM
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IDF kills Palestinian in Jenin during clashes
2 Israeli soldiers lightly injured in West Bank violence in pre-dawn raid to arrest suspects of terrorist activity.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF AND KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
8/20/2013 9:11:24 AM
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Livni: Bayit Yehudi's presence in coalition hinders peace
Lead Israeli negotiator urges PM to bring in Labor, says coalition make-up complicates peace efforts; Bennett: Get over it.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
8/20/2013 9:34:22 AM
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Une communauté mal à l’aise
L’antisémitisme est en hausse en Turquie. Si certains Juifs s’en vont, d’autres font le choix de rester. Confrontations d’idées.
By IGAL ACIMAN \
8/20/2013 10:06:22 AM
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How Amir met Michal
By LEAH HAKIMIAN \
8/20/2013 10:07:00 AM
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Les coulisses des relations irano-israéliennes autour de l’or noir
Une ardoise de pétrole d’un montant de 3 milliards de dollars, d’Israël envers l’Iran, fait l’objet d’une médiation qui dure depuis 27 ans.
By YOSSI MELMAN \
8/20/2013 10:26:46 AM
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Rencontres en tous genres
Adieu marieurs et entremetteuses ! À l’heure de la romance hi-tech, du chat et des réseaux sociaux, trouver l’âme sœur a pris une tout autre allure.
By ELIA BERGER \
8/20/2013 10:37:32 AM
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Herzog: Lapid thinks poor people are lazy thieves
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/20/2013 10:55:17 AM
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Cartes postales à un petit garçon
Un livre édité par Yad Vashem met en lumière l’histoire d’un convoi d’enfants évacués en 1939.
By BARRY DAVIS \
8/20/2013 10:50:20 AM
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Israël : maintenir avant tout la sécurité en Egypte
Pour Jérusalem, il faut d’abord empêcher que le pays ne sombre dans le chaos avant de se préoccuper de démocratie.
By HERB KEINON \
8/20/2013 10:58:54 AM
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Polio : la campagne s’étend à tout le pays
30 000 enfants ont été vaccinés lors de la première journée de l’opération nationale.
By JUDY SIEGEL \
8/20/2013 11:05:55 AM
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Child allotment cuts raise questions about how to ease plight of the poor
NGO: Large numbers of children will fall below poverty line.
By NIV ELIS, LAHAV HARKOV \
8/20/2013 11:06:06 AM
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Tenlev, à l’avant-garde de l’action caritative
Ce site internet original propose une nouvelle approche du don en proposant sur sa plateforme une vente aux enchères un peu particulière…
By DAHLIA PEREZ \
8/20/2013 11:15:25 AM
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Despite Morsi ouster, Qatar sends gas shipment to energy-starved Egypt
By REUTERS \
8/20/2013 11:16:23 AM
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Se rafraîchir dans les sources du Guilboa
Les meilleurs jeux d’eau se trouveraient dans les contreforts de la cordillère.
By VIVA SARAH PRESS/ISRAEL21C \
8/20/2013 11:28:10 AM
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Rétablir la grandeur d’Israël
Un pays qui ne respecte pas les morts, ne respecte pas non plus les vivants.
By JONATHAN POLLARD \
8/20/2013 11:38:45 AM
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US oleh allegedly tries to smuggle dozens of illegal knives through Haifa port
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/20/2013 11:43:04 AM
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L’enrôlement dans l’armée de tout Israélien : dans l’impasse
L’enrôlement de tout Israélien dans l’armée s’impose. Comment comprendre alors l’opposition d’éminents rabbins dans notre société ?
By ASHER ZELMATI \
8/20/2013 11:57:19 AM
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UN: Efforts to bridge gaps between Israel, Arabs on nuclear issue have failed
Israeli officials: Arab-Israeli peace, Iranian nuclear cooperation must precede realizing vision of nuclear-free Middle East.
By REUTERS \
8/20/2013 12:05:49 PM
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Le prix de la vérité
2012 a été l’année la plus meurtrière pour les journalistes. Qui sont ces hommes et ces femmes qui ont décidé de tout raconter au péril de leur vie ?
By EVA TAPIERO \
8/20/2013 12:08:50 PM
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Les héritiers
Qui sera le prochain Premier ministre ? 10 candidats qui pourraient remplacer Binyamin Netanyahou…
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
8/20/2013 12:18:36 PM
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Japan's wrecked Fukushima plant springs highly radioactive water leak
By REUTERS \
8/20/2013 12:37:38 PM
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US oleh allegedly tries to smuggle dozens of illegal knives through Haifa port
American immigrant who resides in northern town of Ma’alot-Tarshiha claims shipping company mistakenly sent him contraband.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/20/2013 12:58:05 PM
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Palestinian youth arrested for setting fire to Israeli-owned car in e. J'lem
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/20/2013 12:58:34 PM
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The partisan, Liberal American Jewish Committee (AJC)
When an organization makes a claim of being nonpartisan, but historically consistently supports certain viewpoints, policies and positions, clearly that description can no longer be used to identify it.
By RONN TOROSSIAN \
8/20/2013 1:05:17 PM
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Iran's president still undecided on his nuclear negotiator
By REUTERS \
8/20/2013 1:14:58 PM
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Egyptian court to review petition for Mubarak's release on Wednesday
By REUTERS \
8/20/2013 1:23:40 PM
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Erdogan blames Israel for Morsi’s downfall, Egypt unrest
Turkish PM cites as evidence remarks Bernard-Henri Lévy made alongside Livni in 2011.
By HERB KEINON \
8/20/2013 1:33:11 PM
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Shelah defies Yesh Atid platform: Jerusalem will be Palestinian capital
Yesh Atid faction leader's comments defy not only party platform, but also Lapid's explicit statements during election campaign.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
8/20/2013 1:38:30 PM
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Israel's 'Brangelina', Ninet Tayeb and Yehuda Levi, split
The singer and actor first got together eight years ago amid rumors of cheating on their respective partners.
By MIKI LEVINE AND JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/20/2013 2:24:17 PM
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Polish photographer uses Jewish cemetery for naked photo shoot
Topless model posed against headstones wearing large cross pendant on necklace; Lukasz Szczygielski says he wanted to draw attention to neglected cemetery.
By JTA \
8/20/2013 2:54:49 PM
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Saudi border guards shoot Yemeni in border clash
By REUTERS \
8/20/2013 2:59:49 PM
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US, Iran both supporting Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood
The recent removal of Morsi from power in Egypt has revealed a bizarre situation in which two opponents, the US and Iran, have joined in their respective shows of support for the Muslim Brotherhood.
BY TAWFIK HAMID \
8/20/2013 3:15:55 PM
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Muslim Brotherhood names Mahmoud Ezzat interim leader after Badie arrest
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/20/2013 3:34:12 PM
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Passenger attempts to pry open door on AirTran jet bound for Texas mid-flight
By REUTERS \
8/20/2013 4:12:02 PM
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Police: Two men preyed on elderly TA couples, in over 20 burglaries
Cops make the arrest after spotting the two leaving an apartment in the Bavli neighborhood of Tel Aviv.
By BEN HARTMAN \
8/20/2013 4:28:07 PM
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Report: Saudi Arabia to compensate Egypt if West withdraws aid
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/20/2013 4:40:13 PM
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Rights group slams upcoming Hamas execution of a man for crimes he committed as a child
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/20/2013 4:55:42 PM
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National polio vaccine campaign reaches total of 170,000 so far
Ministry criticizes "media sensationalism" of effects from vaccine on children with weak immune systems.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
8/20/2013 5:06:34 PM
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Report: Jordan to build first nuclear research reactor
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/20/2013 5:24:05 PM
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Intelligence Report: Iran, déjà vu
Benjamin Netanyahu’s $64,000 question – to bomb, or not to bomb Iran’s nuclear weapons program – and if so, when?
By YOSSI MELMAN \
8/20/2013 5:30:55 PM
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Campus Racists Again Fail to Turn Students Against Israel (Part 2)
By MITCHELL BARD \
8/20/2013 5:35:00 PM
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Indyk's third chance
'One of the most knowledgeable people in the world about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict' returns to the fray.
By LESLIE SUSSER \
8/20/2013 5:43:52 PM
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Turkish women strive for gender equality
Calls for pregnant women to stay home.
By STEVE DORSEY/THE MEDIA LINE \
8/20/2013 5:48:27 PM
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Report: Jordan to build first nuclear research reactor
Commission chief: Project to build capabilities, prepare for constructing future nuclear power plants.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/20/2013 6:12:48 PM
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Egypt's crackdown weakens, but does not crush resilient Muslim Brotherhood
As the army seeks to decapitate Egypt's oldest Islamist movement, fears remain that the crackdown may tempt some in the Muslim Brotherhood to take up arms, escalating violence in the tense region.
By REUTERS \
8/20/2013 6:14:20 PM
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Jerusalem's secular revival
A new pluralistic movement is gaining traction in the capital.
By RENEE GHERT-ZAND \
8/20/2013 6:15:40 PM
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Russian police kill nine suspected militants in North Caucasus
By REUTERS \
8/20/2013 6:26:14 PM
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Netanya: The most expensive apartment in the city was sold in the LAGOON Complex this year for
NIS 8.58 mil..
A new record – breaking the NIS 6.7 mil. price-tag set by another apartment in the city.
By LAGOON \
8/20/2013 6:31:04 PM
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High Court offers comprise to groups calling for immediate haredi conscription
Justices offer to freeze terms of law whereby one eligible for service - who is not drafted within a year - is only required limited service.
By JEREMY SHARON \
8/20/2013 7:03:25 PM
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Egyptian Jews: We support military’s fight against ‘terrorism’
“Not even a Jew would do this,” she heard him say.
By JTA \
8/20/2013 7:13:03 PM
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Israeli and Palestinian negotiators hold unannounced Jerusalem meetings
Abbas: Israel’s settlement activity in violation of “sincere intentions to achieve peace and end occupation.”
By HERB KEINON, KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
8/20/2013 11:32:23 PM
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A cautionary tale for pregnant women
Even a mild fall should be checked, advise Hillel Yaffe Medical Center doctors who saved an Or Akiva resident and her baby.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
8/20/2013 7:34:13 PM
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Egypt's ElBaradei faces court for "betrayal of trust"
By REUTERS \
8/20/2013 7:39:59 PM
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Jewish Agency prepares to end Ethiopian aliya
Final flight of 400 Falash Mura is scheduled to land in the holy land later this month capping an aliya of tens of thousands.
By SAM SOKOL \
8/20/2013 7:54:34 PM
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Egypt's former VP ElBaradei to face court for 'betrayal of trust'
Mohamed ElBaradei is unlikely to attend any hearing after leaving Egypt, and not supporting army crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood.
By REUTERS \
8/20/2013 8:00:01 PM
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Thank you Nir Barkat, for restoring Jerusalem's glow
By Gil Stern Stern TROY \
8/20/2013 8:04:00 PM
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Assad's forces counter rebel gains in eastern Syrian city
By REUTERS \
8/20/2013 8:15:46 PM
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Jordanian PM: Sell future desalinated water to Israel, purchase more Kinneret water
Project highly controversial among Israelis and Jordanians.
By SHARON UDASIN \
8/20/2013 8:19:58 PM
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Your Taxes: What you have to know about the budget law
The Knesset passed the Budget Law on July 29. Generally it takes effect from August 1.
By LEON HARRIS \
8/20/2013 8:31:13 PM
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White House: Reports that US cut aid to Egypt are untrue
By REUTERS \
8/20/2013 8:32:32 PM
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Grapevine: Paraguay's old friends and newly-reopened Israel embassy
Newly installed Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes owes his success in no small measure to an Israeli campaign strategist.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
8/20/2013 8:38:40 PM
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Report: Egypt's Brotherhood vows against violence after leader's arrest
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/20/2013 8:39:04 PM
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Terra Incognita: The invention of Israeli ethnicism
Begin: “In the days of the underground [before 1948] we had among our Mizrahi brothers many heroes..."
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
8/20/2013 8:44:10 PM
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Center Field: Thank you Nir Barkat, for restoring Jerusalem’s glow
A golden glow has returned to a booming Jerusalem, with improving infrastructure, exciting cultural happenings, world-class sports events and happier residents.
By Gil Stern Stern TROY \
8/20/2013 8:47:28 PM
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August 21: More on Pollard
Pollard’s own article, “Restoring Israel to greatness” (Observations, August 16), which the editorial refers to, had no special merit other than the name of the author.
By JERUSALEM POST READERS \
8/20/2013 8:53:33 PM
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For Zion's Sake: Coming soon to Israel – unpopular government
Saar: "I will vote for the unpopular decision.”
By DANIEL TAUBER \
8/20/2013 9:04:34 PM
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US reviewing ‘all aid’ to Cairo, but no halt yet
State Department denies reports of stopping military assistance as Pentagon awards Egypt contract to General Electric.
By MICHAEL WILNER, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT \
8/20/2013 9:04:56 PM
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Supreme Court to rule on legality of settlement boycott
Under the Boycott Law, continuing the above campaign might have exposed Gush Shalom to hundreds of tort actions by settlement-based corporations, resulting in a far from affluent movement having to pay many millions in damages and being effectively wiped out.
By ADAM KELLER \
8/20/2013 9:08:24 PM
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Painful cuts
The history of child allotments in Israel has been one of adjustments and changes since it was introduced in 1959 in an attempt to address the already pressing issue of poverty.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
8/20/2013 9:11:06 PM
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US blasts Turkish PM Erdogan's comments on Israel, Egypt
By REUTERS \
8/20/2013 9:14:30 PM
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Arab Israeli sets Orthodox man’s car ablaze in Sheik Jarrah
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
8/20/2013 9:40:27 PM
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Chinese artist presents Peres with peace statue
Internationally acclaimed Chinese sculptor and calligrapher We Yuan Yan, known professionally as Yao Yuan honors Peres.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
8/20/2013 9:50:07 PM
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Germany's Merkel pauses election campaign to visit Dachau concentration camp
By REUTERS \
8/20/2013 10:02:08 PM
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Agudath Israel decries NJ ban on sexual conversion therapy
Haredi communal organization blasts law banning therapists from counseling gay and lesbian youths to change their sexual orientation.
By SAM SOKOL, REUTERS \
8/20/2013 10:19:35 PM
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Dankner, Elsztain in last ditch effort to keep IDB
Eduardo Elsztain has signed undertakings on investment in IDB Holding and IDB Development.
By FADI MUALEM AND EFRAT PERETZ, GLOBES \
8/20/2013 10:24:32 PM
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Israel Chemicals drags local stock market down
Israel Chemicals had the biggest loss among Tel Aviv 25 shares on the day's largest turnover, while Delek Group's rally gained strength.
By AVIV LEVY AND GLOBES' CORRESPONDENT \
8/20/2013 10:27:52 PM
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Facing new mayoral election, Barkat presents ambitious five-year plan to improve Jerusalem
Mayor: I’ll give the city more jobs, housing, classrooms, light-rail lines and culture to help keep ‘our children’ from moving away.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
8/20/2013 10:30:10 PM
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MediWound raises $20 million from Israeli institutions
Clal Biotech: There is little chance that Gamida Cell will carry out a new clinical trial; the holding is no longer material.
By GALI WEINREB, GLOBES \
8/20/2013 10:30:15 PM
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Prime Minister's Office: Erdogan blaming Egypt turmoil on Israel is 'nonsense'
White House says statements "offensive, unsubstantiated, wrong."
By HERB KEINON \
8/20/2013 10:47:26 PM
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Security guard injured by stone throwers in Jerusalem's old city
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/20/2013 10:56:40 PM
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Merkel visits Dachau as first German chancellor to death camp
German leader takes break from election campaign, meets survivors; expresses concern about ongoing right-wing extremism.
By REUTERS \
8/20/2013 11:08:36 PM
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Israel ‘disturbed’ by Ban’s recanting comment on bias
Israeli officials dispute Ban's claims saying "the UN systematically discriminates against the Jewish state.”
By HERB KEINON \
8/20/2013 11:15:44 PM
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Pakistan seizes 100 tons of bomb-making material in Quetta
By REUTERS \
8/20/2013 11:51:11 PM