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Soldier killed in Golan mine accident to be buried
Roee Yisrael Alfi, 18, of Gan Yavne died after one of the mines went off for an unknown reason in the Golan Heights.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
5/23/2013 12:10:33 AM
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Non-Orthodox Jews can use mikvaot for conversion
Deputy religious services minister says ritual baths can be used by Conservative, Reform groups for conversion process.
By JEREMY SHARON \
5/23/2013 12:17:00 AM
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Jordanian FM hopeful Kerry will relaunch talks
Secretary of State's efforts may create "inducing environment."
By HERB KEINON, KHALED ABU TOAMEH AND TOVAH LAZARO \
5/23/2013 12:38:14 AM
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High Court summons A-G over east J'lem property
Weinstein ordered to explain state’s position on using a 1950 property law to confiscate east J'lem properties from Arabs.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
5/23/2013 12:52:07 AM
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Palestinians throw Molotov cocktails at IDF in Hebron
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/23/2013 12:55:05 AM
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Shapira to investigate PM over foreign trips
State Comptroller to probe minister's controversial expenses.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
5/23/2013 1:03:20 AM
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Prosor angered by UNRWA’s map of 'Arab Palestine'
UN ambassador writes to Ban Ki-moon over map of Israel labeled "Arab Palestine" held by director of the UNWRA in Lebanon.
By MICHAEL WILNER JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT \
5/23/2013 1:13:04 AM
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Government demolishes 2 east Jerusalem houses
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
5/23/2013 1:15:53 AM
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Gov't bulldozers demolish 2 east Jerusalem homes
Meretz councilman denies gov't claim two residential buildings in East Talpiot illegally constructed on national park.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
5/23/2013 1:21:21 AM
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Friends of Syria demands withdrawal of Hezbollah, Iran
By REUTERS \
5/23/2013 1:26:47 AM
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World Bank proposes loan to help Jordan with refugees
By REUTERS \
5/23/2013 1:35:09 AM
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Israeli embassy slams Germany party over labeling
Embassy calls efforts of German Green Party to label products from West Bank “another try to negatively single out Israel.”
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL AND JOHANNES C. BOCKENHEIMER \
5/23/2013 1:37:18 AM
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German minister: There is a chance for peace
Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger tells 'Post' Livni, Kerry given her impression there is a "difficult" chance for peace.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
5/23/2013 1:42:37 AM
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Britain probing Nigerian link in London attack
By REUTERS \
5/23/2013 1:57:42 AM
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Friends of Syria demands Hezbollah, Iran withdraw
Alliance calls for immediate withdrawal of Iranian fighters, Hezbollah from Syrian territory; says armed presence "regional threat."
By REUTERS \
5/23/2013 2:01:15 AM
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Avaaz calls on Israel to protect Beduin villages
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/23/2013 8:27:14 AM
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Berman: Claims Conference staff unaware of fraud
Claims Conference chairman denies to 'Post' of any knowledge of fraud within organization since 2001 probe.
By SAM SOKOL \
5/23/2013 2:12:53 AM
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Sharansky seeks Independent Claims Conference probe
Senior executives of the body on restitution for Holocaust survivors accused of embezzling funds.
By SAM SOKOL \
5/23/2013 2:16:20 AM
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Report: 70-80% of Palestinians displaced in Syria
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/23/2013 3:01:19 AM
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Turkey translates Prophet's sayings for 21st Century
Religious leaders anxious over "radical" new set of hadiths.
By REUTERS \
5/23/2013 3:35:46 AM
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Metal-swap deals with Iran may have skirted sanctions
By REUTERS \
5/23/2013 3:37:27 AM
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Obama to lay out rationale for drone strikes
By REUTERS \
5/23/2013 4:02:34 AM
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US army lawyers urge Hagel to improve Guantanamo
By REUTERS \
5/23/2013 4:59:28 AM
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US military lawyers urge Hagel to improve Guantanamo
By REUTERS \
5/23/2013 5:01:39 AM
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Threats
By IRA SHARKANSKY \
5/23/2013 5:21:00 AM
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US condemns 'senseless violence' in London attack
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/23/2013 5:34:36 AM
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'Legs of the state' model Pinchi Mor dies at 62
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
5/23/2013 6:03:10 AM
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PA hammers Israel at WHO annual assembly
Palestinian territories, Golan only sliver on the planet to gain a slot on World Health Organization's conference.
By HERB KEINON \
5/23/2013 6:03:42 AM
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Report: Iran spy drone confirmed over northern Bahrain
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/23/2013 7:20:29 AM
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Senate: US must back Israel in case of Iran strike
Resolution that US should support Israel if it were forced to defend itself from Iranian nuclear threat voted in 99-0.
By REUTERS \
5/23/2013 8:18:19 AM
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Why do they not Boycott Israel?
By MICHAEL ORDMAN \
5/23/2013 8:39:00 AM
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Two dead, others hurt in road accident in northern Israel
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/23/2013 10:52:36 AM
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Roadside bomb kills 13 in southwest Pakistan
By REUTERS \
5/23/2013 9:21:38 AM
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France backs call to put Hezbollah on EU terror list
By REUTERS \
5/23/2013 9:45:02 AM
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France backs call to put Hezbollah on EU terror list
Official says Paris ready to support British initiative to blacklist armed wing of Lebanon-based group.
By REUTERS \
5/23/2013 9:49:10 AM
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Playing for the team
Jeffrey Sudikoff is working to bring representatives of more than 20 countries
to the Maccabiah that have never participated before.
By ALLON SINAI \
5/23/2013 10:38:09 AM
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Peres to Sarkozy at breakfast: Friends are friends
Israeli president praises the former French president's continuous sympathy and support for Israel.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
5/23/2013 10:38:13 AM
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City Notes: Fureidis joins ‘Laptop for Every Teacher’
Program empowering teachers across the country already includes over 7,200 school, kindergarten teachers in 498 institutions.
By TAMARA ZIEVE \
5/23/2013 10:50:10 AM
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Dressing Jerusalem
For the ‘Threads’ exhibition, fashion designers created modern-day garments for 10 iconic women of the capital’s past.
By YONI COHEN \
5/23/2013 10:51:07 AM
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'Price tag' vandals spray-paint vehicles in Gilo
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/23/2013 10:54:11 AM
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Mandolin magic – and then some
Avi Avital and Omer Avital ramp it up several notches at the Israel Festival.
By BARRY DAVIS \
5/23/2013 11:00:28 AM
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Peace talks tops agenda in Netanyahu-Kerry meeting
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/23/2013 11:15:44 AM
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In loving memory
The IPO and several leading singers, such as Boaz Sharabi and Matti Caspi, present an homage to Ehud Manor.
By MAXIM REIDER \
5/23/2013 11:07:17 AM
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Five killed, 50 wounded in Lebanon's Tripoli
By REUTERS \
5/23/2013 11:08:18 AM
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Getting lacrosse across
Israel is fielding a team in the popular US sport at the World Cup in July; women's national team to compete in Toronto games.
By ABRA COHEN \
5/23/2013 11:08:26 AM
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Trash talk – and action
YTheater, a collaborative Palestinian-Israeli project, tries to expose each side to the other’s point of view on and off the stage.
By BARRY DAVIS \
5/23/2013 11:16:42 AM
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No laughing matter
At the Israel Children’s Festival in Holon, a play about clowns reveals the pathos behind the paint.
By ORI J. LENKINSKI \
5/23/2013 11:19:23 AM
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Back in action
The three-day Tel Aviv Jazz Festival has a jam-packed program of top performers.
By BARRY DAVIS \
5/23/2013 11:24:17 AM
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College students fortify troubled towns by moving in
In return for free tuition and low rent, members of Ayalim student villages
volunteer their time to transform Negev and Galilee communities.
By ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN/WWW.ISRAEL21C.ORG \
5/23/2013 11:26:23 AM
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Cutting-edge Chinese choreography
The Tao Dance Theater of Beijing will perform at the Dance Tel Aviv festival.
By BARRY DAVIS \
5/23/2013 11:29:03 AM
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Grapevine: Honors for Wallenberg
Tel Aviv unveils monument erected in memory of Swedish diplomat who recruited colleagues to help Jews in Nazi-era Budapest.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
5/23/2013 11:34:09 AM
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Haredi family illegally crosses border into Jordan
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/23/2013 11:40:59 AM
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Barred from election, Rafsanjani lambasts Iran authorities
By REUTERS \
5/23/2013 11:36:22 AM
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PM to Kerry: Peace talks top Israel's agenda
Netanyahu tells Kerry "when there's a will, we'll find a way."
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/23/2013 11:42:36 AM
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Relaxed and intimate
At Belle & Antoine in Tel Aviv, patrons wine and dine Parisian style.
By YONI COHEN \
5/23/2013 11:49:48 AM
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A Yiddish revival
After 40 years of running away from overly energetic fans, singer and actor
Sassi Keshet has moved backstage to manage the Yiddish Theater.
By YAAKOV BAR-ON \
5/23/2013 11:56:21 AM
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Israeli restaurateur faces deportation from US
Scottsdale restaurant owner who made an unsavory appearance on Gordon Ramsay's reality show, might be deported from the US.
By JTA \
5/23/2013 12:00:14 PM
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Light entertainment
Michael Marlin’s ‘Luma,’ a three-dimensional experience, will shine at the Israel Festival.
By BARRY DAVIS \
5/23/2013 12:04:59 PM
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Is Israel in touch with Syria villagers?
'New York Times' report quotes unnamed Israel sources as saying Jerusalem has maintained low-key contacts with Druze Syrians.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/23/2013 12:08:30 PM
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The challenge of finding a challenger
Not everyone is satisfied with the way Nir Barkat has been running the city, but he still has no true opponent in the mayoral race
By PEGGY CIDOR \
5/23/2013 12:10:39 PM
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‘Enemies? Why would I have enemies?’
The haredi leaders who demonstrated against the Women of the Wall on Rosh Hodesh had no intention of harming me. But they should have at least warned their followers not to interpret their words as a license to commit violent acts
By PEGGY CIDOR \
5/23/2013 12:13:56 PM
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Nourished by success
After opening four eateries, Nir Tsuk says he is starting to take life easier, but that doesn’t stop him from launching new ventures.
By MIRIAM KRESH \
5/23/2013 12:14:58 PM
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A sympathetic ear
Leib Krainess is launching Mind Theater, a modern take on the 1940s radio teleplay after his daughter went blind as a complication of lupus
By SAM SOKOL \
5/23/2013 12:18:45 PM
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Next stop, leisure and entertainment
The newly opened First Station complex is expected to attract visitors from out of town and abroad
By SYBIL EHRLICH \
5/23/2013 12:26:48 PM
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Star Catcher: Astrology for the week of May 24, 2013
Think before you speak and then think again.
By MARALLYN BEN MOSHE \
5/23/2013 12:28:18 PM
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Two AMIA bombing suspects running for Iranian president
By JTA \
5/23/2013 12:30:06 PM
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Tracking the progress
A consultant to the light rail says the project is successful and becoming profitable almost two years after its first run
By JUDY SIEGEL \
5/23/2013 12:32:17 PM
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AMIA bomb suspects run for Iran presidency
Mohsen Rezai and Ali Akbar Velayati are believed to have planned 1994 attack against Jewish center in Buenos Aires.
By JTA \
5/23/2013 12:35:17 PM
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Grapevine
A double emergency
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
5/23/2013 12:38:26 PM
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Playing for the team
Jeffrey Sudikoff is working to bring representatives of more than 20 countries to the Maccabiah that have never participated before
By ALLON SINAI \
5/23/2013 12:44:42 PM
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Haredi family illegally crosses border into Jordan
According to Channel 10 report, father belongs to Jewish-religious cult in Canada and was trying to escape to country with family.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/23/2013 1:08:39 PM
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Three graves in Jerusalem
A princess who hid Jews from the Nazis, a young activist who smuggled refugees to the Holy Land, and a hassidic rebbe are buried near each other on the Mount of Olives
By RAFAEL MEDOFF/JNS.ORG \
5/23/2013 12:51:20 PM
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When justice prevails
Former refusenik Yuli Kosharovsky and advocate Irwin Cotler reunite to discuss experiences before a group of young Americans of Russian decent.
By DAVID BRINN \
5/23/2013 12:54:00 PM
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Source tells AFP over 75 Hezbollah fighters killed in Syria
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/23/2013 1:01:47 PM
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Barred from poll, Rafsanjani calls Iran leaders ignorant
By REUTERS \
5/23/2013 1:08:32 PM
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On the frontlines
Five young women of W. Bank-based Kfir Brigade discuss why they choose to place themselves in the line of fire on an almost daily basis.
By PAUL ALSTER \
5/23/2013 1:11:27 PM
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Haredi family illegally crosses border into Jordan
Family of eight return to Israel after illegally crossing into Jordan as part of plan to join extremist cult.
By BEN HARTMAN \
5/23/2013 1:14:47 PM
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EU: UN report stokes concern over Iran's nuclear program
By REUTERS \
5/23/2013 1:17:42 PM
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Racing with dragons
The Dragon Boat Israel Festival brings together 33 teams from Israel and abroad at Kibbutz Ma’agan on the Kinneret to raise money for the North.
By PAMELA PELED \
5/23/2013 1:22:05 PM
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'UN report stokes concern over Iran nuke program'
European Union says Iran's expansion of nuclear activity breaks UN resolutions, raises concern over nature of program.
By REUTERS \
5/23/2013 1:36:58 PM
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Forgotten history
Recent controversies shed light on an interesting background of conflicts over prayer at Judaism’s holy site.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
5/23/2013 1:38:00 PM
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UK PM Cameron says London attack was betrayal of Islam
By REUTERS \
5/23/2013 1:46:35 PM
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Jerusalem state of mind
The second Jerusalem International Tourism Summit this week attracts big names
and even bigger ideas.
By BARRY DAVIS \
5/23/2013 1:47:04 PM
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Shedding light on the chief rabbis
The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you set up the lamps, see that all seven light up the area in front of the lampstand’”
By SHLOMO RISKIN \
5/23/2013 1:48:06 PM
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A time for Psalms
The Talmud says that when a person comes home from work in the evening, before he sits down to dinner he should read the Bible or study the Oral Law
By LEVI COOPER \
5/23/2013 1:52:46 PM
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Not always burned at the stake!
Catalina de Zamora was tried by the Inquisitorial court of Ciudad Real in Castile during the summer and early fall of 1484
By RENÉE LEVINE MELAMMED \
5/23/2013 1:57:27 PM
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Remapping the Vilnius Ghetto
Canadian author's research has resulted in online effort to digitally map, reclaim the space originally occupied by the ghetto ‘as a historical site’.
By JEFFREY F. BARKEN/JNS.ORG \
5/23/2013 1:58:24 PM
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Can Israel rely on the US?
An address delivered earlier this month at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy
By TZACHI HANEGBI \
5/23/2013 2:01:18 PM
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The Human Spirit: Religious times are a-changin’
The accusations against the Women of the Wall grow more and more fantastic.
By BARBARA SOFER \
5/23/2013 2:05:17 PM
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Peres sends condolences to British queen over London attack
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/23/2013 2:08:50 PM
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Keep Dreaming: It’s Greek to me...
...and of concern to us all
By DAVID BREAKSTONE \
5/23/2013 2:10:18 PM
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Hot off the Arab press
What citizens of other countries are reading about the Middle East.
By THE MEDIA LINE \
5/23/2013 2:12:53 PM
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Israel’s interests in Syria
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: It is a mistake for Israelis to express support for Bashar Assad’s victory in Syria. Israel should stay out of the Syrian conflict altogether, while hoping for the fall of Assad. Ultimately Israel would be better served by having a failed state next door than by having a strong, Iranian-backed entity there.
By EFRAIM INBAR \
5/23/2013 2:14:57 PM
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Naya perfect
Opera singer Yaniv d’Or and his ensemble are attracting growing popularity as he connects the classical world with his Jewish heritage.
By BARRY DAVIS \
5/23/2013 2:21:30 PM
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A true sportsman
Gilad Levin has five jobs and two kids – yet still manages to find time for doing what he loves most
By GLORIA DEUTSCH \
5/23/2013 2:27:52 PM
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The Tuscan touch
A culinary adventure with chef Silvia Baracchi in the Tuscan town of Cortona.
By Ilan Evyatar \
5/23/2013 2:28:46 PM
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Secrets no longer
Declassified insights about morale in Germany, de-Nazification, and the legal, political and ethical context in which members of the Third Reich could be brought to justice are now available to the wider public
GLENN C. ALTSCHULER \
5/23/2013 2:34:52 PM
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Peaceful in Rehavia
‘The emphasis,’ says the architect, was on ‘quiet decor with a view to accentuate the feeling of space’.
By GLORIA DEUTSCH \
5/23/2013 2:38:14 PM
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Journalist meets novelist
Drawing from his own experiences, but with a twist, Michael Totten has made a successful transition from reporting to fiction
By JONATHAN SPYER \
5/23/2013 2:40:32 PM
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Assad foe tells Syrian leader to cede power to officials
By REUTERS \
5/23/2013 2:40:55 PM
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The flavors of southeast Turkey
This region is renowned for its cuisine and a visit there comes highly recommended.
By FAYE LEVY AND YAKIR LEVY \
5/23/2013 2:44:18 PM
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Assad foe tells leader to cede power to officials
Assad likely to reject or ignore 16-point peace plan proposed by Moaz Alkhatib, former head of opposition National Coalition.
By REUTERS \
5/23/2013 2:48:32 PM
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Peres writes to the Queen after UK soldier's murder
Cameron calls brutal killing a betrayal of Islam, says UK will not give in to terror; British Muslim community condemn attack.
By JONNY PAUL JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT \
5/23/2013 2:49:56 PM
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Weak defense
Richard Breitman and Allan Lichtman are firmly in the apologist camp in their justification of FDR’s actions
By MECHAEL MAOZ \
5/23/2013 2:50:15 PM
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PM to Hague: Face fight against terrorism together
Netanyahu extends condolences over murder of solider in London; two leaders plan to discuss the Iranian nuclear threat, Syria.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/23/2013 3:19:28 PM
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Pussy Riot member refused parole by Russian court
By REUTERS \
5/23/2013 3:27:11 PM
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Islamists kill 20 in suicide attacks in Niger
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Livni: Coming days critical for peace talks
Justice minister says all must refrain playing "blame game."
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
5/23/2013 4:45:10 PM
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Palestinian protests greet Kerry in Ramallah
Dozens rally outside PA President Mahmoud Abbas's office in Ramallah to protest against Washington's perceived 'Israel bias.'
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
5/23/2013 5:04:36 PM
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Two dead, two injured in car accident in South
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/23/2013 5:26:54 PM
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Head of Muslim group blames UK foreign policy for attack
By REUTERS \
5/23/2013 5:11:51 PM
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The Weekly Schmooze: Weiner puns galore
Jewish culture news worldwide: Mel Brooks and Matza documentaries; Lonely Island misuses semicolons.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
5/23/2013 5:20:11 PM
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Amnesty: Israel, Hamas committed war crimes in Gaza
By GABRIELLA TZVIA WEINIGER \
5/23/2013 6:42:39 PM
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iENGAGE / Dear Abbas: Don't prove naysayers right
Some Israelis are counting on you to waste this opportunity, but most would prefer you as a true peace partner
By DONNIEL HARTMAN \
5/23/2013 5:38:04 PM
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CST: British Jews not affected by 'Jihadist attack'
Security unit responds to decapitation of British soldier by suspected terrorists, says Jews "no more at risk than before."
By JTA \
5/23/2013 5:39:32 PM
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Prominent Chechen advocate shot dead in Turkish capital
By REUTERS \
5/23/2013 6:01:37 PM
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Bosnia under pressure to change if it wants EU membership
By REUTERS \
5/23/2013 6:26:23 PM
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Steinitz 'concerned' about UK-Israel relations
Strategic Defense Minister in 'Daily Telegraph,' queries why UK support for Israel less than other English speaking democracies.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/23/2013 6:28:53 PM
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Amnesty: Both Israel, Hamas guilty of war crimes
Annual report on human rights slams both sides for failing to take accountability; Hamas dismisses report as "unfair."
By GABRIELLA TZVIA WEINIGER \
5/23/2013 6:40:35 PM
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SACH hopes Syria girl's Israel surgery inspires more
Balancing a media blitz and concerns for the family's security when they return home, the organization who brought the girl to Israel say they hope she is the first of many.
By BEN HARTMAN \
5/23/2013 6:45:49 PM
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Kerry due to arrive at president's residence from Ramallah
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/23/2013 6:49:03 PM
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Former Italian MP Fiamma Nirenstein making aliyah
By SAM SOKOL \
5/23/2013 7:02:00 PM
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Bar-Ilan honoree Czuker recalls escaping Auschwitz
"Through the dark years of Hitler’s inferno, I don’t know that I could have ever imagined that, decades later, I would be in my own homeland."
By DANIELLE ZIRI \
5/23/2013 7:19:18 PM
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Kerry samples Palestinian sweets, shawarma
US secretaries of state rarely step out to sample local culture, but Kerry is determined to perk up the Palestinian economy.
By REUTERS \
5/23/2013 7:30:10 PM
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Cars defaced in latest Jerusalem 'price tag' attack
Government weighs labeling growing number of Jewish acts of violence and vandalism on Arabs as terrorism.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
5/23/2013 7:42:32 PM
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Abbas: Israel must act before returning to table
PA demands end to settlement construction, release prisoners.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
5/23/2013 7:42:54 PM
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Report: Officers dismissed following murder of Beduin girls
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/23/2013 7:57:14 PM
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Abbas welcomes visit of FC Barcelona football team
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/23/2013 8:08:35 PM
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Adelson tycoons donate $40 million to Birthright
By JTA \
5/23/2013 8:26:07 PM
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Yisrael Beytenu demands law include draft of minorites
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/23/2013 8:56:19 PM
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Housing cabinet to add 150,000 rental apartments
Newly formed cabinet sets deadline to submit plan for building 150,000 new apartment units within the next decade.
By NIV ELIS \
5/23/2013 8:36:24 PM
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Police dismissed over conduct in murder case
Three Arad officers removed after probe finds them guilty of ignoring complaint by woman whose daughters were found dead.
By BEN HARTMAN \
5/23/2013 8:51:54 PM
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Iran denies its drone violated Bahrain's airspace
By REUTERS \
5/23/2013 8:54:31 PM
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Kerry: This moment critical for Israel, region
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/23/2013 9:04:06 PM
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Kerry to Peres: This moment is critical for Israel, region
In visit to president's residence in Jerusalem, US secretary of state says peace is a question of whether Israelis, Palestinians "make the choice" to compromise; Peres says Israel will stand by his side "all the way."
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
5/23/2013 9:15:38 PM
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iENGAGE: A letter to President Abbas
Secretary John Kerry has opened up a small and short term window of opportunity. I expect that even if we had 30 years we still wouldn’t be able to change our past.
By DONNIEL HARTMAN \
5/23/2013 9:21:26 PM
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Column One: Thank you, Hafez Assad
In the face of American rank incompetence, Assad has already broken all the red lines he and his father followed for more than 40 years.
By CAROLINE B. GLICK \
5/23/2013 9:28:16 PM
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Parshat Beha’alotecha: Educational punishment
This lesson which we learn from the story of Miriam the Prophetess is a message which the Torah wants us to remember every day: Punishment should only be one which advances and educates the punished.
By RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ \
5/23/2013 9:34:27 PM
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Obama says terror threat has shifted, defends use of drones
By REUTERS \
5/23/2013 9:35:29 PM
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Four killed in traffic accidents in North, South
Accident in western Negev sees two trapped inside car; head on collision in Hatzor Haglilit kills couple, injures baby.
By BEN HARTMAN \
5/23/2013 9:37:01 PM
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Grapevine: The lion has roared
Yediot Aharonot reported on Thursday that yet another Hollywood celebrity –Robert De Niro– was coming to Israel to join President Shimon Peres in celebrating his 90th birthday.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
5/23/2013 9:41:37 PM
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Another Tack: Investigable and non-investigable
Why are lesser failings being so neurotically inflated and dissected, while colossal catastrophes are being studiously disregarded?
By SARAH HONIG \
5/23/2013 9:52:01 PM
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Twenty lightly injured, 1 dead in Ramat Hovev factory blast
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/23/2013 11:13:11 PM
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Savir's Corner: Syrian reconstruction
No Syrian regime can be worse than this one, with the biggest chemical and non-conventional arms arsenals in the Arab world.
By URI SAVIR \
5/23/2013 9:58:06 PM
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A grand retreat from confronting Iran?
Washington wags are preparing a climb-down from Obama’s declared policy of halting Tehran’s nuclear drive.
By DAVID M. WEINBERG \
5/23/2013 10:04:11 PM
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UN aid chief says Sudanese rebels obstructing aid deal
By REUTERS \
5/23/2013 10:06:49 PM
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Does Israel have a long-term strategic plan?
Since there is no single body in charge of long-term strategic planning, the Prime Minister’s Office should create one.
By LIOR AKERMAN \
5/23/2013 10:09:35 PM
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Dear Jewish media, stop making lists of Jews!
There are some lists that have helped Jews in the past, including, most notably, Schindler’s, but mainly Jewish list-making has been an activity of those who are hostile to Jews.
By JEFFREY GOLDBERG \
5/23/2013 10:18:13 PM
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Maternity Ward: It's Magic
Obstetrics units aren’t just one thing. A lot of couples come to give birth and are ushered straight into a delivery room.
By GILAD SHARON \
5/23/2013 10:23:15 PM
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Obama to limit drones, move on Guantanamo
In foreign policy speech, Obama says solving Israeli-Palestinian conflict could help “reshape attitudes” that foster extremism.
By REUTERS AND JTA \
5/24/2013 2:43:32 AM
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My Word: The signs and the songs
The country’s growing financial problems also continue to make headlines. Here, the writing on the wall should read: Mind the growing gap.
By LIAT COLLINS \
5/23/2013 10:35:57 PM
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Kerry urges Netanyahu, Abbas to compromise
PM, Livni, Peres, Abbas meet with US secretary of state who is expected to roll out framework for returning to talks in early June.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF AND KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
5/23/2013 10:53:30 PM
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Islamists kill 21 in suicide attacks in Niger
By REUTERS \
5/23/2013 10:55:12 PM
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Into the Fray: Can the people trust the government?
The people of Israel are confronting a crisis of credibility. Can they trust the people elected to lead them?
By MARTIN SHERMAN \
5/23/2013 10:57:25 PM
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PM: Sanctions haven't stopped Iran’s nuclear quest
Netanyahu tells UK's Hague that new IAEA report "shows clearly that Iran is continuing to expand its nuclear enrichment program."
By TOVAH LAZAROFF AND GREER FAY CASHMAN \
5/23/2013 11:01:44 PM
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Lapid: Cut taxes and freeze spending
Your investments: It’s time for Israel to follow the lead of Hong Kong. Encourage foreign investment and cut taxes.
By AARON KATSMAN \
5/23/2013 11:04:06 PM
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Housing cabinet approves 150,000 rental apartments
Finance Minister Yair Lapid, who chairs the committee, said lowering housing prices was one of the biggest tests of his budget.
By NIV ELIS \
5/23/2013 11:09:29 PM
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Update: Factory explosion in Ramat Hovav injures 31
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
5/23/2013 11:13:46 PM
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Asia’s challenges are Israeli business opportunities
An aging population, deep pockets of poverty, environmental hazards – some of Asia’s most pressing worries – present a wealth of business opportunities for innovative Israeli companies.
By NIV ELIS \
5/23/2013 11:15:39 PM
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Rule of Law: Israel’s legal headache
Does throwing African migrants in detention centers for three years without standard legal proceedings violate international law? Or is it just enforcement of Israel’s sovereign right to maintain border security?
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
5/23/2013 11:26:35 PM
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UK’s Islamist problem
It should come as no surprise that random terrorist attacks have been, and will remain for the foreseeable future, MI5’s greatest security threat.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
5/23/2013 11:29:54 PM
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Foreign Affairs: Obama losing altitude
Few expect Obama to jump into the bubbling Mideast and drain its lava, but Kerry is showing enthusiasm for peace deal.
By AMOTZ ASA-EL \
5/25/2013 8:36:45 AM
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May 24: Double Standard
But before looking at Israel and criticizing it, should Erdogan not look over at his own country?
By JERUSALEM POST READERS \
5/23/2013 11:34:01 PM
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Behind the Lines: The Syrian Crucible
With all major players in the Middle East involved in one way or another
in the Syrian crisis, the balance of power in the region could depend on outcome of the conflict.
By JONATHAN SPYER \
5/25/2013 3:26:05 AM