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Beaches get tsunami-safe with series of signs along coast
The Mediterranean Sea has a history of tsunamis, with 25 percent of all those ever recorded occurring in this area, the ministry said.
By MICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN \
3/24/2016 12:01:59 AM
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Award-winning US actor Ken Howard dies at 71
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 12:03:57 AM
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50 electric buses expected to hit Israel’s roads by 2017
Through this initiative, public bus companies will receive subsidies to buy electric buses.
By MICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN \
3/24/2016 12:06:37 AM
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UN rights forum sets up group to pursue crimes by North Korea
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 12:08:01 AM
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Literary giant Aharon Megged dead at 95
Born in Wloclawek, Poland, as Aharon Greenberg, Megged was brought by his parents to British Mandate Palestine when he was six years old.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
3/24/2016 12:15:22 AM
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Israel and WHO fighting TB cases
The events are meant to raise awareness of the infectious disease that in 2014 killed 1.5 million people, including 380,000 of those living with HIV/AIDS.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
3/24/2016 12:28:09 AM
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Shas MK compares Reform Jewry to Haman and its leadership to the mafia
“Haman thought he could destroy, slay and exterminate the Jews for only one reason, because Jews were spread and divided among the nations. That separation is a tragedy."
By LAHAV HARKOV \
3/24/2016 12:41:28 AM
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UN sets up inquiry into South Sudan human rights violations
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 12:58:58 AM
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Rafael appoints new chief of Land Combat Systems
Col. (res.) Moshe Elazar will take up the position and will become a senior deputy director-general in the company, Rafael said.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
3/24/2016 1:05:40 AM
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A joyous noise across the country on Purim
The Tzohar rabbinical association of religious-Zionist rabbis will be hosting tens of thousands of Israelis around the country at festive readings of the megila.
By JEREMY SHARON \
3/24/2016 1:33:06 AM
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Activist who freed minks sentenced under rarely used US terrorism law
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 1:37:50 AM
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UNHRC nominates pro-Palestinian Canadian legal expert as special investigator on Israel
It is expected that the United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday will formally appoint Michael Lynk to the post to replace Indonesian diplomat Makarim Wibisono.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
3/24/2016 2:32:59 AM
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Nearly 87 million children live in conflict zones, brains not developing
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 2:35:29 AM
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Kerry lands in Moscow to push for Assad’s ouster
The US is skeptical over Moscow’s endgame, and seeks clarity this week, according to one senior State Department official.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
3/24/2016 3:00:28 AM
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Lawsuit against Trump model agency dismissed by US judge
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 3:38:23 AM
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University of California softens anti-Semitism statement
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 4:41:36 AM
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Barkat: Separation in Brussels, Jerusalem not answer to terrorism
"Instead, we must work to create global comprehensive forces to fight radical Islam," mayor says at AIPAC convention.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
3/24/2016 4:50:40 AM
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National team falls to Croatia in friendly
Two first-half goals send blue-and-white to defeat under interim coach Alon Hazan.
By ALLON SINAI \
3/24/2016 5:00:43 AM
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Euroleague, FIBA continue squabbling
Continental club competitions will undergo sweeping changes next season, with FIBA to launch its new Basketball Champions League, while the Euroleague will change its format to include only 16 teams.
By ALLON SINAI \
3/24/2016 5:03:29 AM
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Feds bust drug smuggling ring using tunnel under US-Mexico border
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 5:05:03 AM
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Israel and the world
By IRA SHARKANSKY \
3/24/2016 5:19:31 AM
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China's Xi to push Obama next week on North Korea talks
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 5:42:07 AM
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Bad Trump costumes, racism and sexy outfits for kids
Purim 2016 on the streets of Tel Aviv is bound to thrill partiers – and terrify parents.
By BEN HARTMAN \
3/24/2016 5:57:57 AM
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Sudanese forces silence female activists with violence
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 6:34:29 AM
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MK Tibi uses Palestinian embassy to set up Bucharest trip, angering Israel
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/24/2016 7:04:17 AM
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Belgium not cooperating with US on counter-terror efforts, official says
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 7:17:20 AM
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Israel envoy to UN: International community must disarm Hezbollah
“The time has come for the Security Council to respond firmly against Hezbollah’s repeated threats against the citizens of Israel and its ongoing military buildup,” writes Danny Danon to UNSC.
By DANIELLE ZIRI \
3/24/2016 7:19:26 AM
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Belgium not cooperating with US on counter-terror efforts, official says
The brush-off was one small sign of mounting US frustration over Brussels' handling of its worsening Islamic militant threat.
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 7:27:33 AM
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Erdogan: Belgium ignored Turkey's warning that Brussels bomber was threat
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 7:53:12 AM
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Obama says he sees no Middle East peace deal before his presidency ends
Speaking to students and teachers in Argentina, Obama said he expected to continue working on Middle East peace after he leaves office next January.
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 8:00:35 AM
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Professor compares SodaStream to company that collaborated with the Nazis
By JTA \
3/24/2016 8:07:36 AM
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Citing playwright’s BDS ties, Toronto federation cuts links to event
By JTA \
3/24/2016 8:11:57 AM
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University of California rules not to equate anti-Zionism with religious bigotry
The new statement of principles stems from concerns among Jewish students and faculty about a rise in anti-Semitism on several UC campuses in response to recent student activism in support of Israel.
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 8:14:13 AM
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UK will vote to leave EU over migration concerns, Trump says
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 8:25:57 AM
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THE SPECIAL STATUS OF THE ANGLO עולה,
HOLIER THAN THOU, YOU BET WE ARE
By Michael Jaron \
3/24/2016 9:30:08 AM
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Report: Turkish court orders arrest of suspect over Istanbul bombing
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 8:28:02 AM
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Two Palestinian terrorists stab, wound IDF soldier in attack near Hebron
Security forces shoot and kill two terrorists at scene in West Bank.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
3/24/2016 8:34:11 AM
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MK Tibi uses Palestinian embassy to set up Bucharest trip, angering Israel
Foreign Ministry officials have been updated in recent days by their counterparts in Romania regarding Tibi’s anticipated trip.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
3/24/2016 8:59:07 AM
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Malaysia arrests 13 suspected of ISIS links
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 9:39:28 AM
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'US to charge Iranian hackers in cyber attacks against American targets'
Sources say Justice Department has prepared indictment against Iranians for campaign of cyber attacks in 2012 and 2013 on banks, New York dam.
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 9:57:29 AM
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Jewish businessman and philanthropist Joseph C. Mandel dies at 102
By JTA \
3/24/2016 9:51:50 AM
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Israeli security expert: Brussels attack a wake-up call for European airports
Israel's former airport security chief offers advise for tightening security at travel hubs; says governments must take steps quickly before another attack.
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 10:36:17 AM
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Kerry tells Russia he wants to see further reduction in Syria violence
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 10:48:22 AM
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Lawyer: Suspect in Paris attacks to no longer oppose extradition to France
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 11:30:41 AM
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VIDEO: Muslim woman rips up Israeli flag at Brussels makeshift memorial
The images were captured by the RTL television network and disseminated on the web and social media.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/24/2016 11:42:09 AM
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Eagles of Death Metal to fly again in Tel Aviv
California rock band has recovered from trauma of attack during their show at Paris's Bataclan and is launching a world tour that will bring them back to Israel on September 5.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/24/2016 12:20:19 PM
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As Brussels gains sympathy after attacks, Turks wonder: What about us?
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan condemned the attacks in Brussels that killed at least 30 people on Tuesday and said there was no difference between terror organizations.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/24/2016 12:40:57 PM
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Syrian state TV says government forces enter ISIS-held Palmyra
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 12:45:23 PM
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Turkish official: Brussels attacker was deported from Turkey twice
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 1:15:03 PM
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Diplomats: Syria war parties to agree on UN basic principles paper
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 1:16:26 PM
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Netanyahu: Shas attacks on Reform Jewry 'inappropriate and unacceptable'
"Wholesale and ad hominem attacks on any part of the Jewish people are inappropriate and unacceptable," says PM.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
3/24/2016 1:25:01 PM
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Syrian army enters Palmyra seeking to recapture historic city from ISIS
A monitoring group said the fighting was still outside the city, after a rapid advance the day before brought the army and its allies right up to its outskirts.
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 1:34:42 PM
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Israeli company hopes to replace batteries with dye solar cells
The product, developed by the firm 3G Solar Photovoltaics, is an advanced form of dye solar cell (DSC) technology.
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 1:44:57 PM
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This week in 60 seconds: ISIS strikes in the heart of Europe
Got a minute? Here's the week in review.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/25/2016 5:11:16 PM
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Report: Bomb blast kills soldier in north Lebanon
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 1:52:31 PM
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Jordanian FM to Abbas: Cameras to be installed on Temple in coming days
The foreign minister said after the meeting that the installation of the cameras was a Jordanian initiative, and that the goal was to "expose all trespasses or assaults on holy sites."
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
3/24/2016 2:13:29 PM
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Lawyer: Paris attacks suspect unaware of Brussels bombings
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 2:22:21 PM
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IDF soldier shoots dead subdued Palestinian terrorist in Hebron
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/24/2016 2:31:07 PM
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Soldier arrested for shooting subdued terrorist after Hebron attack
“This is a grave incident which contradicts the spirit of the IDF and what is expected of IDF soldiers and commanders,” the army said in a statement to the press.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF,YAAKOV LAPPIN,Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
3/24/2016 4:10:58 PM
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Belgian ministers offer resignations over attacks
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 2:51:57 PM
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Dutch soccer legend Johan Cruyff dies
The superstar has left a legacy in Israel, with two coexistence projects operating in Jaffa and Acre as part of the Cruyff Foundation.
By REUTERS,JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/24/2016 3:15:29 PM
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Obama to host China's President Xi on March 31 -White House
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 3:19:02 PM
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Video Comment: The talk of 'Palestine' while Brussels burns
Obama sparred playfully with Raul Castro in Cuba while ISIS terrorists struck in Europe.
By DANIEL TAUBER \
3/24/2016 3:29:56 PM
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Bach’s Passion
By DOROTHEA SHEFER-VANSON \
3/24/2016 3:45:22 PM
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Iraq launches offensive against Islamic State south of Mosul
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 4:14:30 PM
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Brussels bombers refused to allow airport taxi driver to touch bags
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 4:14:55 PM
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London man arrested for incitement after tweet asking Muslim woman to 'explain Brussels'
The Internet quickly took to mocking Doyle, with many users choosing to parody his tweet.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/24/2016 4:20:32 PM
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From Russia with love: Why the Kremlin backs Trump
"The Kremlin can't believe its luck," said an independent Moscow-based political analyst.
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 4:22:39 PM
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Islamic State video calls for jihad after Brussels blasts
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 4:24:12 PM
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US sanctions two people, six firms under Iran program
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 4:34:38 PM
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The Jerusalem Post's top 5 stories of March 24
French-language TV captured Muslim woman ripping an Israeli flag at Brussels memorial, NGO B'tselem caught an IDF soldier shooting subdued terrorist, Jordan to put cameras on Temple Mount, and more.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/24/2016 4:50:55 PM
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Netanyahu "personally responsible for murder" says MK, after IDF soldier shoots subdued suspect
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/24/2016 4:59:22 PM
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Two Palestinians sentenced in Hamas court for spying in Gaza
Sami Nisman and Naim Abu Ful, previously served as officers in the PA security forces in the Gaza Strip.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
3/24/2016 5:04:25 PM
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Report: Brussels attackers were targeting nuclear plant, changed their minds
A 10-hour video from a camera hidden in front of the nuclear official's house was found in December during a police raid in Belgium, linked to the Paris attacks a month before.
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 5:30:29 PM
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Brussels attackers were targeting nuclear plant, changed their minds
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 5:32:10 PM
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Political storm gathers strength after IDF soldier filmed shooting subdued terrorist
Joint List MK Ahmed Tibi has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of "personal responsibility for the murder."
By GIL STERN STERN HOFFMAN,JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/24/2016 5:32:17 PM
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Gunman reported in US Navy hospital in San Diego
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 5:33:45 PM
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Spring forward: Late Thursday night the clock will be moved forward one hour
By MAARIV ONLINE \
3/24/2016 5:43:00 PM
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Spring forward: Late Thursday night the clock will be moved forward one hour
"We will enjoy an extra hour of daylight," Aryeh Deri said.
By MAARIV ONLINE \
3/24/2016 5:44:45 PM
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Analysis: Severe military punishment awaits IDF soldier who fired on wounded attacker
Even before video surfaced, commanders acted quickly to suspend soldier and deliver him to Military Police for investigation.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
3/24/2016 6:08:27 PM
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Jews of world's first ghetto reflect on Europe's migrant crisis
The history of the 500-year-old ghetto shows that minorities can integrate and keep their identity.
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 5:58:12 PM
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Algerian police kill would-be suicide bomber east of Algiers
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 6:01:47 PM
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2 wounded after Jerusalem street fight ends in shooting
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
3/24/2016 6:15:27 PM
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Racist Robot: Microsoft's chatbot taken offline after tweets praising Hitler, Holocaust
The robot also tweeted its support for genocide against Mexicans and said it “hates n—–s,” according to the International Business Times.
By JTA \
3/24/2016 7:00:16 PM
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Energy minister to approve natural gas pipeline plan in cabinet
Statements from the ministry last week indicated that the European Union expressed interest in receiving Israeli natural gas as well.
By MICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN \
3/24/2016 7:13:52 PM
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Pope condemns Brussels attackers, arms makers at Holy Thursday rite
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 7:51:35 PM
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Netanyahu: 'What happened in Hebron does not represent the values of the IDF'
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/24/2016 7:53:07 PM
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Terror suspect El Bakraoui was not on wanted lists
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 7:58:34 PM
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UNHRC creates blacklist of companies doing business linked to the settlements
Israel’s Ambassador to the UN in New York said that passage of this particular resolution on the settlements was a moment of “record-breaking” hypocrisy for the UN.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF,DANIELLE ZIRI \
3/24/2016 8:00:34 PM
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US trying to account for two government employees after Belgium blasts
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 8:17:50 PM
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Editorial: Joy of Purim
If you’re searching for the reason why the citizens of the Jewish state scored so high on the UN’s state of international happiness study, Purim might be a good place to start.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
3/24/2016 8:33:23 PM
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Foreign Affairs: The war ahead of Europe
The social and political predicaments underpinning Europe’s Islamist challenge ominously resemble those that caused the decline of ancient Rome.
By AMOTZ ASA-EL \
3/26/2016 4:05:51 AM
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Politics: Inside Netanyahu’s head on US elections
What the prime minister thinks but cannot say out loud.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
3/25/2016 5:18:57 PM
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Hamas: "Israel is the symbol of terror in the world"
By YASSER OKBI/ MAARIV HASHAVUA \
3/24/2016 8:45:33 PM
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Security and Defense: A woman's touch
The female instructors who are using Humvees to prepare Armored Corps commanders for war.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
3/26/2016 7:12:12 PM
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Letters to the editor 449131
Brussels and sheep on the readers' minds.
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
3/24/2016 8:55:14 PM
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Ministers approve food import reforms while saying more is needed
Israeli fish breeders with get a one-time compensation of NIS 23 million for 2016.
By MICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN \
3/24/2016 9:08:43 PM
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Diplomacy: South Africa’s softening stance toward Jerusalem
The government in Pretoria balances pro-Palestinian sympathies with a desire for better trade relations with Israel.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
3/26/2016 10:59:40 AM
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Brussels suicide bomber had violated parole but was released by court
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 9:10:34 PM
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My word: The long journey home
There was something biblical about the arrival of the Yemenite Jewish immigrants – the ingathering of the exiles. Would that all immigrants come purely from choice, without the need to seek sanctuary
By LIAT COLLINS \
3/24/2016 9:16:31 PM
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Into the Fray: Bombs in Brussels (or 'It’s Islam Stupid' revisited)
Islam is to terror as rainfall is to flooding.
By MARTIN SHERMAN \
3/24/2016 9:23:14 PM
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Hacking against terrorism
Rather than seeking court orders, the government should transcend its culture to attract and retain the talent capable of leading the cybersecurity arms race.
By DEVORAH HALBERSTAM AND BRUCE ABRAMSON \
3/24/2016 9:26:25 PM
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The Postman knocks twice: Shoeshine Purim to battling anti-Semites
The right of Jews to fight as a group was unusual, unprecedented. Because of the intervention of Esther and of Mordecai, the king had sanctioned the preemptive Jewish strike against the anti-Semites.
By AVRAHAM AVI-HAI \
3/24/2016 9:32:45 PM
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No holds barred: Purim makes it harder for me to forgive Cory Booker
When hundreds of people at AIPAC asked me why not simply forgive Cory for Iran and resume a friendship that made us indivisible soul-friends, I tell them it’s a lot more complicated than they think.
By SHMULEY BOTEACH \
3/24/2016 9:38:40 PM
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Gal Gadot, the real-life Wonder Woman of Hollywood
Superman v Batman, Dawn of Justice comes out in theaters on Friday.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/24/2016 9:41:03 PM
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South African buzz: Zuma – The wrecking ball?
Israel Apartheid Week turned out to be a dismal debacle. Now to oppose it the Jews here are establishing their own IAW – Israel Awareness Week.
By LIONEL SLIER \
3/24/2016 9:42:44 PM
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Terror in Belgium
Face-to-face contact is an absolute necessity when trying to understand the complexities of terrorist networks.
By LIOR AKERMAN \
3/24/2016 9:52:12 PM
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Know comment: Wine-making wizards
For Shushan Purim, meet 10 of the wine-makers behind Israel’s top wines.
By DAVID M. WEINBERG \
3/24/2016 9:54:56 PM
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A model for mankind
Leon Charney was a ba’al tzedaka – a truly charitable man.
By MICHAEL HIRSCH \
3/24/2016 10:00:04 PM
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Grapevine: Purim plethora
President Reuven Rivlin earlier in the week went to Hadassah-University Medical Center in Ein Kerem to celebrate Purim with some 100 excited children.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
3/24/2016 10:05:35 PM
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Parshat Tzav – Blessed routine
Is prayer boring? Surprisingly, no. People who look at the words they said yesterday and the day before, and last week, and last year... find new flavor in these ancient words – every day.
By RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ \
3/24/2016 10:08:55 PM
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Column One: The consequences of anti-Zionism
Our government needs to pointedly and consistently explain to the leaders of Europe that their assault on Israel will not convince the jihadists to spare them.
By CAROLINE B. GLICK \
3/24/2016 10:14:38 PM
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The unmasking of Purim
As with all of our heroes and holidays, Purim is a complex combination of grief and glory, tragedy and triumph.
By STEWART WEISS \
3/24/2016 10:17:07 PM
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Brussels bomber brothers were on US watch lists before attack
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 10:30:34 PM
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Soldier who shot subdued terrorist: 'I did the right thing, at the right time'
After human rights NGO B’Tselem uploaded a video showing a medic from the Kfir Brigade shooting a terrorist who was already neutralized, the soldier has shared his version of the incident.
By NOAM AMIR/MAARIV HASHAVUA,TOVAH LAZAROFF \
3/24/2016 10:39:40 PM
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Texas grand jury clear university policeman in fatal shooting
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 11:27:43 PM
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Comedian Garry Shandling dead at 66 in Los Angeles
The circumstances of his death were not immediately confirmed, but the celebrity news outlet TMZ.com reported Shandling suffered a heart attack.
By REUTERS \
3/24/2016 11:48:21 PM