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'Footnote' wins top prize at Ophir Awards
Film which won Best Screenplay at Cannes takes top prize at Israeli awards; will be official selection for best foreign film at Oscars.
By HANNAH BROWN \
9/23/2011 12:05:31 AM
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PM readies for verbal duel with Abbas at UNGA
Netanyahu meets with Clinton, other heads of state, as Israeli diplomats work to sway international opinion ahead of Security Council hearing.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
9/23/2011 12:58:50 AM
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Analysis: The downgrading of the Palestinian UN bid
Just as the flotilla crisis fizzled away despite the hype, so will the Palestinian statehood crisis; Israel is not as isolated as it seems.
By HERB KEINON \
9/23/2011 1:23:01 AM
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Not-so-sweet new year – honey costs skyrocket
Price of honey is 3.5 times higher than in the US because of governing system which prevents competition, importation.
By NADAV SHEMER \
9/23/2011 1:30:57 AM
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Protesters assemble outside UN to oppose ‘Durban III’
Conference attacks racist nature of "anti-racism" Durban convention; attendees include Elie Wiesel, Alan Dershowitz, Ed Koch.
By JORDANA HORN JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT \
9/23/2011 1:46:52 AM
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Israelis, Palestinians celebrate statehood bid
Combatants for Peace, Sheikh Jarrah solidarity Movement, 150 Israelis gather in Beit Jala; more demonstrations planned.
By MELANIE LIDMAN \
9/23/2011 2:05:32 AM
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US special forces chiefs seek balanced Afghan drawdown
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 2:10:35 AM
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Coalition eyes 'silk road' to boost Afghan economy
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 2:11:16 AM
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London peace conference to draw 12,000 Muslims
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 2:12:27 AM
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Cell phones tie Afghan embassy attackers to Pakistan
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 2:13:39 AM
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Cell phones tie Afghan embassy attackers to Pakistan
Terrorists who attacked Kabul embassy district were in constant contact with Pakistani intelligence agencies, CIA says.
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 2:21:57 AM
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US says won't ignore Iran-backed attacks in Iraq
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 2:23:30 AM
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IAEA: Raw uranium stored near Libya's Sabha
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 2:24:52 AM
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US Senator: Add Haqqani group to terrorist list
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 2:25:45 AM
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Putin and Medvedev address Russia party congress
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 2:26:42 AM
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Former US President Clinton to put out book on jobs
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 2:27:16 AM
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Bill Clinton gets 194 pledges to tackle world woes
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 3:02:04 AM
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Protests at UN for Cuba to free Alan Gross
Petitions and diplomatic visits to free Gross include Jewish leaders and former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson.
By Gil Stern Stern SHEFLER \
9/23/2011 3:22:30 AM
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New Labor leader Yacimovich aims to unify party
"I have a lot in common with Livni, but come election day, we will fight to make Labor the biggest party in this bloc," new Labor leader says.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
9/23/2011 3:27:51 AM
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US Official: Mideast Quartet work 'constructive'
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 3:29:38 AM
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US envoy: Assad losing support among key constituents
Army still cohesive although less than in May; Alawite leaders no longer consider their future connected to Assad.
By OREN KESSLER \
9/23/2011 3:56:24 AM
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Missy and Max sat on the steps of the Old Bank.....
By TOBY GOTESMAN SCHNEIER \
9/23/2011 4:02:00 AM
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Global Agenda: The big picture
As recovery fades around the world, underlying issues remain as serious as they were during the previous slump, if not actually worse.
By PINCHAS LANDAU \
9/23/2011 4:04:19 AM
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‘Intel picks Ireland over Israel for fab upgrade’
Assembly plant proposed for Beit Shean, but after offers and counter offers, efforts fail to bring more business to Kiryat Gat.
By YUVAL AZOULAI AND SHMULIK SHELAH \
9/23/2011 4:12:02 AM
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Ahead of Abbas speech, still unclear where PA is headed
Israeli officials say UN Security Council statehood bid may be held up, not certain PA will take measure to General Assembly; Quartet tries to bring sides back to the negotiation table.
By HERB KEINON \
9/23/2011 4:22:29 AM
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UN chief urges nations not to abuse racism debate
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 4:30:06 AM
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UN chief urges nations not to abuse racism debate
Durban III "anti-racism" conference begins; process used for bashing Israel; William Hague: this event should not be celebrated.
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 4:53:24 AM
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Particles found to break speed of light
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 5:16:19 AM
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Police raise alert level across the country
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 5:20:34 AM
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US returns paintings looted by Nazis to Polish
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 6:07:02 AM
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At least 11 more bodies dumped in Mexican port city
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 6:24:53 AM
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Levy looks for answers as Haifa flounders
Greens host plucky Ramat Hasharon; first-place Reds welcome Hap Haifa.
By ALLON SINAI \
9/23/2011 6:49:35 AM
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Never mind! Melikson rebuffs Poland, will stay neutral
“I’ve decided that for the moment I won’t play for either Israel or Poland,” he said in a statement.
By ALLON SINAI \
9/23/2011 6:53:39 AM
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Pakistan: US will lose ally if accusations continue
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 7:38:02 AM
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Chavez in Venezuela says chemo finished successfully
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 7:41:25 AM
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Satellite's crash-and-burn day?
Scientists believe Friday is the day for a redundant NASA satellite's plunge back to Earth.
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 7:48:55 AM
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Report: Yemen president returns after 3 month absence
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 8:00:11 AM
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PM, wife lay wreath at Ground Zero 9/11 memorial in NY
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 8:34:39 AM
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Palestinians seek pride; Israelis fear mischief
Dueling Narratives: Mideast experts discuss what will follow the PA UN statehood bid and what influence it will have on the region and peace talks.
By FELICE FRIEDSON/THE MEDIA LINE \
9/23/2011 8:54:55 AM
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As sparks fly, Pakistan warns US: 'You will lose an ally'
Pakistan FM responds to comments by Mullen, who said Pakistan's top spy agency was closely tied to Taliban terrorists in Afghanistan.
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 9:21:32 AM
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Abbas confirms he'll ask for full member status at UN
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 9:44:18 AM
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Abbas confirms he'll ask for full membership at UN
Despite growing pressure, PA president tells Palestinian-American leaders in NY that he's determined to present state bid request to UNSC.
By JPOST.COM STAFF AND HERB KEINON \
9/23/2011 9:52:40 AM
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Police brace for violent clashes ahead of PA UN bid
As Abbas readies to make UN speech, roughly 22,000 officers mobilized; force on Special Alert Level 3C – one alert level before the highest.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
9/23/2011 10:05:05 AM
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Bill Clinton: Netanyahu is key reason no peace deal reached
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 10:27:06 AM
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'Netanyahu is key reason that peace deal not reached'
Bill Clinton quoted as saying during roundtable with bloggers that Sharon's peace efforts were scuttled when Likud party returned to power.
By JPOST.COM STAFF AND LAHAV HARKOV \
9/23/2011 10:35:51 AM
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Report: Obama authorizes sale of bunker bombs to Israel
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 11:07:45 AM
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'Obama authorizes sale of bunker bombs to Israel'
55 deep-penetrating bombs delivered in 2009 after request rebuffed by Bush administration, according to 'Newsweek.'
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 11:22:12 AM
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Treasury: US won't cut military aid to Israel despite cuts
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 11:33:02 AM
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'US budget cuts won't affect military aid to Israel'
White House, Congress officials clarify that financial crisis won't affect aid; "Obama authorized sale of bunker bombs to Israel," 'Newsweek' reports.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 11:40:22 AM
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Stones thrown at bus on Route 65; no injuries
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 11:45:39 AM
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This Week in History: Israel launches into space
Space program, which has suffered its share of setbacks, allowed Israel to join exclusive club of nations capable of launching satellites into space.
By MICHAEL OMER-MAN \
9/23/2011 12:09:36 PM
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Rain falls in Tel Aviv, Haifa, western Galilee
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 12:17:51 PM
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Rain falls in Tel Aviv, Haifa, western Galilee
Downpours expected to spread to South; rain to continue throughout weekend, accompanied by drop in temperature, storms.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 12:33:49 PM
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IAEA adopts resolution against Mideast atomic bombs
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 12:46:23 PM
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IAEA adopts resolution against Mideast atomic bombs
After debate showing deep divisions between Israel, Arab states, UN atomic agency members ask Middle East to join global anti-nuclear treaty.
By REUTERS AND YAAKOV KATZ \
9/23/2011 12:58:48 PM
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Palestinian boy accidentally hit by car in Kiryat Arba
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
9/23/2011 3:25:54 PM
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'Teen becomes first female to die in Syrian custody'
18-year-old Zainab al-Hosni's mutilated body discovered by chance by family while identifying her activist brother's corpse at morgue, Amnesty says.
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 1:25:49 PM
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Bibi killed what?
By YISRAEL MEDAD \
9/23/2011 1:29:00 PM
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NTC: Libya interim govt to be announced within days
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 1:31:51 PM
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Labor court orders rail workers to return to work
By JOANNA PARASZCZUK \
9/23/2011 1:34:41 PM
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Aharonovitch, Danino in J'lem for security meeting
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 1:56:06 PM
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Aharonovitch in J'lem: Police ready for every scenario
As Abbas readies to make UN speech, public security minister holds evaluation meeting in Old City with police chief; police on high alert, brace for possibility of violent clashes; roughly 22,000 officers mobilized.
By JPOST.COM STAFF AND YAAKOV LAPPIN \
9/23/2011 2:21:18 PM
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Syrian forces kill two in attacks on Friday protests
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 2:36:22 PM
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East J'lem, West Bank mostly quiet ahead of Abbas speech
Ahronovitch holds security evaluation meeting in Old City with police chief ahead of UN speeches; 6 youths arrested for throwing stones in separate incidents; 5,000 worshippers attend prayers on Temple Mount.
By MELANIE LIDMAN \
9/23/2011 2:54:49 PM
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Police arrest 6 Palestinian youths in Jerusalem
By MELANIE LIDMAN \
9/23/2011 3:01:37 PM
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Man, baby killed when car overturns near Kiryat Arba
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
9/23/2011 3:08:39 PM
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Palestinians throw stones at IDF in Kalandiya, Bil'in
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 3:23:19 PM
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Man, baby killed when car overturns near Kiryat Arba
Judea and Samaria police arrive at scene to investigate incident; no rock throwing took place, according to IDF soldiers.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
9/23/2011 3:34:57 PM
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Turkish survey ship sets out for waters off Cyprus
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 3:41:07 PM
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Palestinians riot in West Bank ahead of Abbas speech
IDF responds by using tear gas to disperse demonstrators in Kalandiya; Ahronovitch holds security evaluation meeting in J'lem with Danino.
By JPOST.COM STAFF AND MELANIE LIDMAN \
9/23/2011 3:55:08 PM
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MK Elkin: B. Clinton should have learned from his mistakes
By LAHAV HARKOV \
9/23/2011 4:19:38 PM
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As the New Year approaches, tell us what defined your year
Before Rosh Hashana we are given the opportunity to reflect on our actions; please send us your stories to win a weekend in Jerusalem.
By YONI COHEN \
9/23/2011 4:41:10 PM
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Gantz arrives at Kalandia checkpoint to inspect IDF forces
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 4:41:13 PM
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Morning session of UN General Assembly opens
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
9/23/2011 4:54:19 PM
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US urges Saleh to step down, allow Yemen to move on
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 5:05:30 PM
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Haniyeh: We don't want to beg for a state
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 5:24:25 PM
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Hamas PM: Palestinians shouldn't beg for a state
Haniyeh slams Palestinian Authority's UN statehood bid, says that "liberation" of Palestinian land comes before international recognition.
By JPOST.COM STAFF AND HERB KEINON \
9/23/2011 5:41:36 PM
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Arabs withdraw anti-Israel resolution at IAEA
By YAAKOV KATZ \
9/23/2011 6:06:18 PM
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Report: 1 Palestinian killed in West Bank clashes with IDF
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 6:06:28 PM
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'Palestinian killed in W. Bank clashes with the IDF'
Ma'an report says 33-year-old man shot by IDF soldiers; IDF confirms it was operating in area, had been working to quell violent protests.
By YAAKOV KATZ \
9/23/2011 6:12:18 PM
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Arabs withdraw anti-Israel resolution at IAEA
Israel says it won’t be first to introduce nuclear weapons to ME, contends nonproliferation treaty made irrelevant in region by Libya, Syria, Iran.
By YAAKOV KATZ \
9/23/2011 6:14:46 PM
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2 Arab Israelis held for rock throwing
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
9/23/2011 6:17:30 PM
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S. Sudan president at UN: We need help building new nation
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 6:41:30 PM
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Pakistan army says US remarks tying it to militants wrong
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 6:43:10 PM
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Morocco says thwarts Qaida-affiliated 'assassination cell
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 6:45:23 PM
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Morocco says thwarts 'assassination cell'
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 6:45:44 PM
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Abbas hands Palestinian state application to UN chief
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 6:48:28 PM
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Abbas officially submits statehood application to UN
UN spokesman says Abbas handed UN chief a letter requesting full UN membership, which the Security Council must consider, and may take some time; Quartet still determined to restart negotiations.
By REUTERS, JPOST.COM STAFF AND HERB KEINON \
9/23/2011 6:57:08 PM
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Tibi: No Abbas, Netanyahu meeting to take place in NY
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 7:11:05 PM
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Abbas: Settlement building cause of frozen peace process
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 7:21:38 PM
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Abbas: We hold Israel responsible for settler violence
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 7:27:47 PM
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Abbas: It is Israel who acts unilaterally
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 7:35:05 PM
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Abbas: The time has come for Palestinian independence
PA president submits request for UN recognition of Palestine as full member state in world body; Security Council to review application.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 7:32:08 PM
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Abbas calls for return of Palestinian refugees
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 7:35:46 PM
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Abbas urges Israel to 'come to peace' after UN bid
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 7:48:40 PM
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Abbas: Time has come to end Palestinian suffering
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 7:46:43 PM
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Abbas: The time has come for Palestinian independence
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 7:50:37 PM
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Abbas: I submitted UN application for Palestinian statehood
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 8:02:33 PM
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At least 100 gather at Damascus Gate to watch Abbas speech
By MELANIE LIDMAN \
9/23/2011 7:54:57 PM
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Lieberman: Abbas UN speech was filled with incitement
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 8:11:56 PM
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Livni: PM must renew talks to get world behind Israel
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 8:18:36 PM
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Lieberman: Abbas UNGA speech was incitement
Foreign minister says Palestinian Authority has ignored Israeli initiatives and gestures; Livni calls on Netanyahu to renew peace talks.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 8:20:08 PM
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Al Jazeera: Gaza scene 'muted' in comparison to Ramallah
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 8:23:09 PM
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Shapiro: We don't want to see a third Intifada
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 8:31:10 PM
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Netanyahu: Israel extends its hand in peace to Palestinians
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 8:36:15 PM
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Netanyahu: UNSC headed by a Hezbollah-controlled Lebanon
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 8:39:25 PM
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Netanyahu: Palestinians want a state without peace
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 8:41:45 PM
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Netanyahu: We've tried peace offers, they don't work
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 9:11:25 PM
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PM: We don't want another Gaza in the West Bank
By JPOST.COM STAFF AND TOVAH LAZAROFF \
9/23/2011 9:11:03 PM
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Netanyahu: Peace can't be forged through UN resolutions
"Palestinians want a state without peace," PM tells UN General Assembly after Palestinians submit UN request to become member-state.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 8:54:25 PM
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Diplomats: Quartet agrees statement on Mideast talks
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 8:54:13 PM
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Netanyahu: Every UN nation should demand Schalit's release
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 8:58:13 PM
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PM: Jew-free Palestinian state constitutes ethnic clensing
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 9:04:04 PM
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Netanyahu to Abbas: Let's meet today in United Nations
By JPOST.COM STAFF AND TOVAH LAZAROFF \
9/23/2011 9:09:39 PM
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Report: Russia to vote for Palestinian UN membership
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 9:25:12 PM
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Report: Erdogan attacked by unknown man at UN; not hurt
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 9:36:11 PM
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Actor Sean Penn worked to get jailed Americans from Iran
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 9:38:08 PM
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Rhino poaching protest in South Africa
In response to growing black market for rhino horn more rhinos were killed in South Africa last year than combined total over previous decade.
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 9:43:22 PM
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Hamas spokesman: Abbas speech has no legitimacy
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 9:51:31 PM
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Ahmadinejad: Stuxnet virus never caused serious damage
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 9:56:13 PM
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IDF on high alert along Egypt border amid terror threat
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 10:06:00 PM
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UN Security Council gets Palestinian statehood application
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 10:07:51 PM
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Saleh returns to Yemen, US demands he step down
His reappearance raises big questions over future the fractious Arabian Peninsula state, which has been paralyzed by protests since January.
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 10:13:34 PM
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Barak: PM impressively presented Israeli position at UN
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 10:19:13 PM
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UN chief hopes Israel, Palestinians to heed Quartet
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 10:20:37 PM
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Jury finds 10 of 'Irvine 11' guilty of misdemeanors
Defendants face up to 6 months in prison and a fine for disrupting a speech by ambassador Michael Oren at UC Irvine.
By JTA \
9/23/2011 10:33:37 PM
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Ashton: Mideast Quartet sets framework for new talks
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 10:39:55 PM
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Quartet sets timetable for new Mideast talks
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 10:43:00 PM
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'We've been waiting 60 years for these words'
100 gather in east Jerusalem to watch PA President Abbas's speech to the UN General Assembly on Palestinian statehood bid.
By MELANIE LIDMAN \
9/23/2011 10:45:51 PM
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IDF raises security alert in South citing Hamas threat
Hamas was planning terror activity near Egypt-Israel border in attempts to derail Palestinian Authority's UN state bid, army officials say.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 10:58:09 PM
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Clinton: Peace only possible through negotiations
Quartet calls Israelis and Palestinians to meet within month to create formula by which peace talks can proceed; Israel reacts favorably.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
9/24/2011 10:20:13 AM
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Blair hopes Israelis, Palestinians accept Quartet plan
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
9/23/2011 11:18:06 PM
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UN council to discuss Palestinians statehood on Sept. 26
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 11:19:00 PM
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Syrian forces kill 11, protesters plead for help
By REUTERS \
9/24/2011 7:16:35 AM
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Clinton says Quartet has 'concrete' talks proposal
By REUTERS \
9/23/2011 11:47:59 PM