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Minor earthquake hits Mexico City
By REUTERS \
4/23/2019 12:02:35 AM
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US offering $10 million for info on Hezbollah's financial mechanisms
It is the first time that the department is offering a reward for information regarding Hezbollah's financial networks.
By OMRI NAHMIAS \
4/23/2019 4:10:57 PM
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Kim Jong Un set to travel to Russia and meet with Putin
By REUTERS \
4/23/2019 12:50:15 AM
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Bernie Sanders gets the buff comic book hero treatment
The left-leaning comics outfit that brought “Barack the Barbarian” and “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez And The Freshman Force” is back with “Talk Bernie to Me.”
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
4/24/2019 8:26:35 AM
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Trump administration discourages use of ‘two-state solution’
The White House is discouraging the use of the term “two-state solution” when describing possible outcomes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
4/23/2019 11:46:14 AM
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3-year-old from Monsey, NY, killed in West Bank bus accident
Baruch Eisenberg of Monsey, a heavily haredi Orthodox area in Rockland County, suddenly let go of his mother’s hand.
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
4/23/2019 3:11:37 AM
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New England grocer selling Passover foods reaches agreement with workers
The agreement reached between workers and company officials on Sunday includes wage increases and maintains health coverage.
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
4/23/2019 3:20:40 AM
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Dutch Holocaust museum leaves out graphic Auschwitz pictures
The removal of the four pictures from the museum’s newly opened exhibition on the persecution of Dutch Jews gained considerable media attention in the Netherlands.
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ \
4/23/2019 3:37:29 AM
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An Australian comedian joked about Nazi gas chambers
"If you can’t stand the heat get out of the oven.”
By HENRY BENJAMIN/JTA \
4/23/2019 3:45:46 AM
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Washington man adds more Facebook messages to plans to murder Jews
Dakota Reed, 20, had been out of jail on $50,000 bond since December.
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
4/23/2019 3:54:18 AM
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Health Ministry orders local airlines to vaccinate staff against measles
A flight attendant, 43, was hospitalized earlier this month with the measles.
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
4/23/2019 4:00:50 AM
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Jewish rapper Lil Dicky releases special Earth Day song featuring celebs
The song received some criticism for using foul language in a song that promotes a good cause, thus a clean version of the song was released.
By ALON EINHORN \
4/23/2019 11:24:03 AM
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China issues warning against traveling to Sri Lanka following terror attack
By REUTERS \
4/23/2019 4:15:12 AM
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Man with rod chases Jew down London street in alleged attempted hate crime
In a recent tweet, the JCC tweeted, “Crime in the community continues to increase” and then posted a video of an Orthodox Jewish man racing away from an individual pursuing him with a large rod.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
4/23/2019 4:55:43 AM
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Eleven dead, countless trapped as earthquake hits Philippines
During the night, seven people were rescued and four dead bodies were pulled out of the rubble of the commercial building, which had caved in on a ground floor supermarket, officials said.
By REUTERS \
4/23/2019 6:06:30 AM
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U.S. looking to sign new agreement with Iran: Brian Hook
“You can either work with the United States or you can work with Iran, but you can’t do both,” Hook told the Saudi-owned television news channel.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
4/23/2019 3:53:22 PM
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U.S. records highest amount of measles cases in a single week
More than half the cases recorded this year occurred in New York City, primarily in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn.
By REUTERS \
4/23/2019 7:03:30 AM
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Security officials urging Israeli tourists to immediately leave the Sinai
According to the report, around 30,000 Israelis have traveled there for the Passover break - and according to Globes, over 85,000 people will pass through the Taba border.
By ZACHARY KEYSER \
4/23/2019 1:10:40 PM
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Sri Lanka detains Syrian for questioning over attacks - sources
By REUTERS \
4/23/2019 8:42:10 AM
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Israel security forces arrest 16 suspects in terror activities
The suspects were wanted for terror related activities and disruption of the peace.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
4/23/2019 8:42:19 AM
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Facebook's flood of languages leave it struggling to monitor content
Monika Bickert, the Facebook vice president in charge of the standards, has previously told Reuters that they were "a heavy lift to translate into all those different languages."
By REUTERS \
4/23/2019 9:00:46 AM
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Earthquake of 6.5 magnitude strikes in south Philippines
By REUTERS \
4/23/2019 9:16:10 AM
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Rift between leaders in Union of Right-Wing Parties settled
Likud sources had also said they could make due with Bayit Yehudi if Smotrich did not tone down his demands.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
4/23/2019 6:59:14 PM
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Kazakhstan's Tokayev gets veteran leader's backing for presidency
By REUTERS \
4/23/2019 9:27:40 AM
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Rescuers race to find survivors after Philippine quake kills 15
Porac mayor Condralito Dela Cruz said the earthquake was the most intense the town had ever experienced.
By REUTERS \
4/23/2019 9:39:33 AM
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Bernie Sanders calls Netanyahu government 'racist'
Sanders defined himself as 100 percent pro-Israel.
By ZACHARY KEYSER \
6/17/2019 10:16:46 AM
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Nasrallah: Israeli home-front not prepared for war
“I personally eliminate any possibility for a Zionist war on Lebanon.”
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
4/23/2019 5:12:59 PM
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Iran shrugs off U.S. oil threats: 'We will surpass a million barrels a day'
Iran’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission head Heshmatullah Falahatpisha says Iran will get around the US pressure.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
4/23/2019 1:48:30 PM
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Palestinian to Iranian media: Israel is stronger, future unpredictable
Soltan-Shahi was described by MEMRI in 2018 as secretary-general of the Organization for Aiding the Islamic Revolution of the Palestinian People in the Office of the Iranian Presidency.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
4/23/2019 6:04:22 PM
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Terrorist groups evolve their social media strategy to avoid ban
They are careful to craft their posts so that they won't trigger any counter-terrorism alarms by social media platforms.
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
4/23/2019 1:19:11 PM
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Sri Lanka detains Syrian in investigation of blasts; toll rises to 321
No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
By REUTERS \
4/24/2019 1:02:09 AM
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Hunter S. Thompson letter being auctioned off, signed 'The Jew'
Thompson's work has been regarded by all communities of journalism as well as readers beyond as infamous and at times ingenious.
By ZACHARY KEYSER \
4/23/2019 12:55:30 PM
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Saudi Arabia welcomes U.S. move to end all Iran sanction waivers
By REUTERS \
4/23/2019 12:04:42 PM
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China lodges representations with U.S. over end to Iran sanction waivers
By REUTERS \
4/23/2019 12:08:39 PM
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Sri Lanka bomb attacks were revenge for N.Zealand mosque killings - minister
By REUTERS \
4/23/2019 12:17:57 PM
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Tyga lands in Israel for concert
Rapper will play in Rishon Lezion after cancelling appearance last year.
By AMY SPIRO \
4/23/2019 5:14:36 PM
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A Labour MP tweets false video of IDF 'abuses,' asks God to 'forgive' Israel on Easter
Grahame Morris also asked God to “forgive” Israel on Easter.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
4/23/2019 11:25:20 PM
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Do not accept the 'retaliation' narrative for Sri Lanka - analysis
After the Christchurch attack references to the perpetrator's “manifesto” were largely absent and there were calls to ban the manifesto or make it difficult to find online.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
4/23/2019 4:19:17 PM
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Oil hits highest since November as U.S. to tighten Iran sanctions
By REUTERS \
4/23/2019 1:17:07 PM
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Israel citizen and son detained in Azerbaijan
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
4/23/2019 1:18:18 PM
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Iran parliament authorizes firm action against U.S. 'terrorist acts'
"The bill authorizes the government to take firm and retaliatory measures against terrorist activities of American forces that endangers Iran's interests," TV reported.
By REUTERS \
4/23/2019 1:23:17 PM
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Former Marine connected to North Korea embassy raid to appear in federal court
By REUTERS \
4/23/2019 1:27:20 PM
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Sudanese militia commander waits in wings after president ousted
By REUTERS \
4/23/2019 1:28:06 PM
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Grieving relatives bury dead in Sri Lanka amid new security fears
By REUTERS \
4/23/2019 1:28:54 PM
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Technion sues own lecturer, claims intellectual property infringement
The Technion is also suing Michael Riabzev, a PhD candidate in computer science, who co-founded StarkWare with Ben-Sasson.
By EYTAN HALON \
4/23/2019 5:10:15 PM
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ISIS claims responsibility for Sri Lanka bombings that killed 321
Islamic State gave no evidence for its claim. The government has said at least seven suicide bombers were involved.
By REUTERS \
4/24/2019 10:54:52 AM
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Iran sanctions decision rewards hedge fund oil bulls
By REUTERS \
4/23/2019 1:57:20 PM
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'LATimes' names Israeli restaurant best of 2019
Bavel was opened by Ori Menashe and Genevieve Gergis last year.
By AMY SPIRO \
4/23/2019 5:16:43 PM
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Female MKs slam Likud for having sexual harasser Eshel on negotiations team
Eshel was forced to resign from Netanyahu’s staff; Blue and White MK: “Is there really no one in today’s Likud who dares to say this is not appropriate?”
By LAHAV HARKOV \
4/23/2019 2:37:44 PM
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Roman inscription found in the Galilee
The inscription features the name of Roman emperor Maximinus Thrax.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
4/24/2019 3:17:28 PM
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Shtayyeh to senator: U.S. 'punishing' and 'blackmailing' Palestinians
Last week, Shtayyeh was quoted as saying that the "deal of the century" was "born dead."
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
4/23/2019 5:10:24 PM
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Conflicting reports on death of Palestinian worker in police chase
Kamil was running from Israeli police in a Galilee town when he fell to his death, according to Wafa. After he was arrested, he lost consciousness and died, according to police.
By TZVI JOFFRE \
4/23/2019 6:59:08 PM
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Iran to increase naval ties with China
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi met with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
4/23/2019 5:20:46 PM
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Shoah survivor and foster mother of 52 to light torch on Independence Day
"The choice of Marie Nahmias to celebrate the 71st Independence Day represents Israel’s open heart at its best."
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
4/23/2019 8:49:44 PM
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Trump accepts invitation by Queen Elizabeth to visit U.K.
Only two U.S. presidents - Barack Obama in 2011 and George W. Bush in 2003 - have previously been invited for full state visits.
By REUTERS \
4/23/2019 4:27:46 PM
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High Court rejects petition to block Rivlin from appointing Netanyahu
They further argued that Rivlin had grossly violated his discretion as president by ignoring these allegations against Netanyahu and tapping him to continue in the role of prime minister.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
4/23/2019 10:11:16 PM
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Anti-gay Kuwaiti academic claims suppository “cure” for homosexuality
The Kuwaiti regime criminalizes homosexuality under its "debauchery” law. Cross-dressing is also illegal in the Gulf monarchy.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
4/24/2019 1:10:35 PM
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Sri Lankan ambassador to Israel: 'We are still in shock'
Envoy to Israel says waiting for word from Colombo regarding assistance needs
By HERB KEINON \
4/23/2019 7:20:18 PM
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Jerusalem-born woman admits to planning terror attacks in U.S.
The woman spread information online about the manufacturing of bombs and attempted to recruit ISIS agents.
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
4/23/2019 6:54:59 PM
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German political party proposes bill to ban state support of BDS
“We want to prevent state support for organizations that challenge Israel's right to exist."
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
4/23/2019 5:13:45 PM
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First shared workspace for women aims to spark a business movement
Panthera, Hebrew for a female panther, is a sprawling indoor campus on HaArba'a Street, specially designed to cater for the needs of professional women.
By EYTAN HALON \
4/23/2019 5:59:54 PM
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11 Most Amazing Personal Development Plans For Peak Performance
By PR - ADVERTORIAL \
9/20/2019 12:07:25 PM
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Netanyahu: I will name a Golan town after Trump
Netanyahu said there “is a need to express our appreciation by calling a community or neighborhood on the Golan Heights after Donald Trump."
By HERB KEINON \
4/24/2019 8:16:53 AM
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Gantz vows to stop PM from avoiding prosecution
Gantz will formally become opposition leader shortly after the new Knesset is sworn in on April 30.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
4/24/2019 1:23:36 AM
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U.S. calls on Iran to keep Straits of Hormuz open
By REUTERS \
4/23/2019 6:20:23 PM
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Woman holding baby and a gun tackled after threatening church on Easter
Conkey allegedly pointed the gun at the baby at one point.
By TZVI JOFFRE \
4/23/2019 6:20:51 PM
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The 5 best new Passover videos this year
From Mayim Bialik in the kitchen to Six13 in the desert, this holiday is already lit
By AMY SPIRO \
4/24/2019 5:22:34 PM
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Electric company produces record amount of green energy
The production capacity was 1,326 megawatts, accounting for 19.3% of the total energy production.
By TZVI JOFFRE \
4/24/2019 8:25:45 AM
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Jared Kushner: Two-state solution was 'a good attempt'
"But if that would've worked, we would've made peace a long time ago on that basis," he said.
By OMRI NAHMIAS \
4/24/2019 11:36:25 AM
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A yummy guide for the perplexed: How Passover food became so much better
In contrast to popular opinion about the matzah holiday being a drag, recent changes in food trends made Passover in Israel a unique, and tasty, thing.
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
4/23/2019 8:29:19 PM
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Made in Israel: Intel launches most powerful processor yet
The 9th Gen Intel Core mobile H-series processors are aimed at gamers and video graphics creators, boasting up to 33% better overall performance compared with a three-year old PC.
By EYTAN HALON \
4/23/2019 7:26:17 PM
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Can U.S. get Asia to play ball with Iran sanctions?
If they do not cut a deal, China may choose to defy the sanctions, which could lead to other Asian countries defying the sanctions and undermine the new US pressure campaign from its initiation.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
4/24/2019 8:22:58 AM
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Abolishing Chametz Law to be Meretz’s first bill in the 21st Knesset
“Israel is not a state run by Jewish law,” Zandberg said. “The Chametz Law has no justification in a democratic country.”
By LAHAV HARKOV \
4/23/2019 7:56:52 PM
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Jewish Ukrainian President-elect invited to Germany by Merkel
By REUTERS \
4/23/2019 8:12:52 PM
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Expert says Israeli politics getting as bad as U.S.
According to Dr. Gabriel Weimann, a professor of communication at University of Haifa, what Israel just witnessed was another step toward the “Americanization” of Israel’s political landscape.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
4/23/2019 10:15:21 PM
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Likud MK condemns attack by Sanders on Netanyahu
"To be right wing is not illegitimate and it is odd that the Democratic Party allows one of its senior members to not respect the democratic choice of the State of Israel."
By REUTERS \
4/23/2019 10:21:33 PM
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Majority of Egyptians vote to keep Sisi in power until 2030
The amendments, which were approved by Egypt's parliament last week, will extend Sisi's current term to six years from four and allow him to run again for a third six-year term in 2024.
By REUTERS \
4/23/2019 9:58:49 PM
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Beating his own drum: Eden Bahar makes it to a World Record
The Israeli musician made world history by spinning his drumstick 149 times in one minute.
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
4/23/2019 9:16:01 PM
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Luxury for men, not boys
Fashion designer Moshe Ben-Ari has taken the US by storm
By SHIRLEY FINKELSTEIN \
4/23/2019 9:17:53 PM
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Romney - Netanyahu friend, Trump foe - visits, unclear if he'll meet PM
Netanyahu and Romney have a relationship that has been described as “warm,” dating back to 1976, when they both worked at the Boston Consulting Group.
By HERB KEINON \
4/23/2019 10:13:21 PM
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Keep up the pressure
The new nuclear deal that the United States is forging dovetails with Israel’s interests: stop Iran before it is too late.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
4/23/2019 9:26:14 PM
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On My Mind: The impact of elections on Israel-Diaspora relations
While our countries and peoples are bound by deeply-rooted democratic values, the US and Israeli political systems are quite different.
By KENNETH BANDLER \
4/23/2019 9:35:24 PM
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Three weeks before Australian elections, parties diverge on Israel issues
Polls in Australia are currently predicting a Labor victory.
By HERB KEINON \
4/23/2019 9:42:10 PM
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Center Field: Needed, an effective Blue and White opposition
How does a centrist party reach out to the Right – where it failed to find voters – against an opponent skilled at demonizing any critic as a traitor from the Left?
By GIL TROY \
4/23/2019 9:44:42 PM
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April 24, 2019: Land for what?
Readers of the Jerusalem Post have their say.
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
4/23/2019 9:53:30 PM
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New opposition faces significant obstacles
A whopping 24 out of the 35 elected members of Blue and White have never served in the Knesset.
By DOV LIPMAN \
4/23/2019 9:59:26 PM
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Jussie Smollett's lawyers sued by 'perpetrators' of fake attack
The Osundairo brothers charged that Smollett's attorneys Mark Geragos and Tina Glandian falsely accused them of attacking Smollett, even after the investigation was over.
By REUTERS \
4/23/2019 10:03:15 PM
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Surreal and powerful: Tel Aviv Museum of Art
One might be greeted by a large Lichtenstein and Agam creatively toying with traditional painting before finding the collections and permanent displays.
By DANIEL SHORKEND \
4/23/2019 10:03:26 PM
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Nitzat Haduvdevan ends its plastic bags
The stores will use sturdy paper bags in two sizes: 28 cm. x 29cm. and 32 cm. x 26cm. The cost of each paper bag will be about 10 agorot.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
4/23/2019 10:18:56 PM
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Non-residents buying more Israeli apartments
Franchi CEO Marcello Incellini said he expects that foreign residents will purchase about 1,200 apartments in Israel in 2019, worth some NIS 4 billion.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
4/23/2019 10:25:34 PM
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Kushner: Mueller investigation damaged U.S. more than Russian interference
Mueller has secured multiple indictments and several convictions in the course of his probe.
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
4/23/2019 11:10:07 PM
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GRAPEVINE: Way to go, Shalva
Movers and shakers in and around Israel.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
4/23/2019 10:32:24 PM
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IDF prepares to destroy terrorist's home
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
4/24/2019 2:21:34 AM
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Stabbing in Kiryat Malachi, two injured
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
4/23/2019 11:32:52 PM
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25,000 attend Hebron Passover Festival
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
4/23/2019 11:47:35 PM
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Ex-spy in Benazir Bhutto murder receives Pakistani cabinet position
Bhutto was Pakistan's first female Prime Minister. Assassinated in 2007, a man who may have had a hand in it has been appointed to a top position.
By ARSHAD MEHMOOD / THE MEDIA LINE \
4/24/2019 12:09:26 AM