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Firefighters continue to battle fires near Jerusalem
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/27/2019 12:22:30 AM
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US Army veterans find comfort in Israel
US vets experience Israel on Memorial Day with Israeli peers thanks to Jewish National Fund-USA and its partner Heroes to Heroes.
By ALAN ROSENBAUM \
5/27/2019 1:05:24 AM
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Preliminary results in for EU elections
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/27/2019 1:19:30 AM
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Boston yeshiva students rescue man with swastika tattoo
Over the weekend, the boys were walking around Chestnut Hill Reservoir when they saw what looked like a man submerged under water.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/27/2019 1:34:19 AM
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Five individuals thought lost at sea are found safe and healthy
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/27/2019 2:01:16 AM
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Jerusalem's Davidka Square set for urban renewal
The historic square, actually named Freedom Square, features a small memorial to the Davidka, a homemade Israeli mortar used in the defense of Jerusalem during the War of Independence.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/27/2019 2:19:49 AM
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EU elections - Brexit Party storms to EU vote win
By REUTERS \
5/27/2019 2:40:53 AM
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Survivors from Sea of Galilee evacuated to hospital
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/27/2019 2:57:59 AM
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CAIR report claims Jewish funders supporting 'Islamophobia Network'
The report, “Hijacked by Hate,” claims that more than 1,096 mainstream foundations funded 39 groups in what it calls the “Islamophobia Network” between 2014 and 2016.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/27/2019 3:11:53 AM
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Fire that destroyed Shlomo Carlebach moshav is suspected arson
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
5/27/2019 3:27:39 AM
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9 KKK members drowned out by counter demonstrators in downtown Dayton
Nine members of the Ku Klux Klan, 8 of them wearing masks, rallied in Dayton, Ohio, alongside more than 500 counter demonstrators.
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
5/27/2019 3:42:13 AM
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Trump meets Japanese emperor on state visit overshadowed by trade
"It's over 200 years since something like this has happened. So it's a great honor to be representing the United States," Trump said.
By REUTERS \
5/27/2019 3:43:25 AM
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Hasidic Jews in Staten Island remove eruv after antisemitic backlash
The lawn signs, created by the Westerleigh Improvement Society, read: “Westerleigh Strong. We’re Not Selling.”
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
5/27/2019 3:52:36 AM
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President Rivlin meets winners of High School Humanities prize
“I am happy and proud to host you here the President's House," Rivlin said.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/27/2019 8:50:24 AM
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Amazon removes Hezbollah leader's book after appeal by Israeli journalist
'Maariv' first started investigating the book after UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis met with Qassem and recommended his book as 'necessary reading.'
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
5/28/2019 4:12:57 AM
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Riot in Brazil prison leaves 15 choked and stabbed to death
By REUTERS \
5/27/2019 4:59:13 AM
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U.S. Forest Service and KKL-JNF collaborate to combat climate change
The two organizations have come together to take necessary actions to combat the effects of climate change in order to protect and strengthen Israel's many forests.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/27/2019 8:50:56 AM
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Arab report: Ex-IDF officer admits 2015 assassination of terrorist Kuntar
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/27/2019 5:47:29 AM
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Kochavi visits Air Force, Iron Dome, thanks soldiers for Israel's security
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
5/27/2019 5:46:37 PM
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Israeli and Lebanese officials met in Greece and Cyprus - report
Senior Lebanese officials have informed Israel that their country will not be a base for an Iranian response via Hezbollah or any other party if war breaks out between Iran and the U.S.
By YASSER OKBI/MAARIV \
5/27/2019 7:10:27 AM
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Police rescue five missing Israelis clinging to overturned boat in the Kinneret
The five people set sail from the shore at around 15:00 Sunday afternoon and when they had not returned by 21:00 a report was sent to police.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/27/2019 7:35:22 AM
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New Israeli elections would give Netanyahu an easy win - poll
Netanyahu maintains his power, and so do the Haredim. Liberman is getting stronger and Bennett and Shaked mark a political resurrection.
By ARIK BENDER/MAARIV \
5/27/2019 8:28:52 AM
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Israeli security forces arrest eight Palestinians in West Bank
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/27/2019 7:53:40 AM
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Israel releases former MK Basel Ghattas, convicted for smuggling phones
Ghattas was incarcerated after he was convicted of smuggling phones to security prisoners in 2017
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
5/28/2019 4:08:02 AM
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Teva agreed to pay Oklahoma $85m to settle opioid claims
Claims against Teva focused on the branded opioid products Actiq and Fentora as well as generic painkillers it produced.
By REUTERS \
5/27/2019 8:36:26 AM
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Europe’s consensus slides again in EU elections
The parliament is supposed to represent more than 500 million people in 28 countries.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
5/28/2019 3:47:50 AM
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Trial of Ari Fuld's alleged murderer to open, attacker pleads not guilty
Attacker may still strike a plea bargain.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
5/27/2019 8:15:13 PM
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Trump and Japan's Abe aim to remove trade barriers
By REUTERS \
5/27/2019 9:34:35 AM
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International partnership to invest $100m. in Israeli foodtech innovation
"Foodtech is now one of the hottest dishes on the Israeli innovation menu," said OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved.
By EYTAN HALON \
5/28/2019 4:19:10 AM
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Minister Deri signs travel ban against Hamas activist in Jerusalem
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/27/2019 9:55:10 AM
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Belgian far-right party triples voter share, becomes 2nd largest
The party, whose founders included collaborators with Nazi Germany and whose lawmakers have a rich history of antisemitism, won about 15 percent of the national vote.
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA \
5/27/2019 10:04:54 AM
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Memorial Day weekend tragedy: 34 shot, 5 dead, so far in Chicago
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/27/2019 10:12:21 AM
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UK interior minister says EU election result 'hugely disappointing'
By REUTERS \
5/27/2019 10:24:09 AM
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Iran detains 30 at yoga class citing inappropriate clothing and behavior
Participating in mixed sporting events is illegal in Iran, as are most activities that mix both men and women.
By ZACHARY KEYSER \
5/27/2019 7:49:52 PM
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MK Zohar files Knesset dispersal bill, 'Liberman commits political suicide'
The plan is for the Knesset to cast its final vote on the bill on Wednesday.
By ALON EINHORN \
5/27/2019 11:02:15 AM
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A country by country look at the EU elections
Here is a quick glance at what we know so far on Monday.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
5/27/2019 5:06:02 PM
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Open war between Israeli legal establishment, government
Supreme Court President Esther Hayut and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked let loose massive salvos against each other's rival camps at a conference in Eilat on Tuesday.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
5/28/2019 10:25:44 AM
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How do we renovate holy sites? Post India's election, Modi has big plans
PM hopes to demolish nearly 300 buildings and create a 12-acre site connecting the Vishwanath Temple to the river.
By YVETTE J. DEANE \
5/27/2019 6:26:03 PM
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Lyon bombing suspect arrested by French police
By REUTERS \
5/27/2019 11:41:12 AM
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WeWork to expand Israeli operations, open first Petah Tikva space
WeWork's latest shared space will be located in Petah Tikva's Kiryat Aryeh industrial zone and is expected to open its doors in 2020 to approximately 3,000 new members.
By EYTAN HALON \
5/28/2019 4:21:35 AM
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A-G: I delayed Netanyahu's hearing because of other defendants hearings
The attorney-general said that he gave Netanyahu a longer postponement, to October 2-3, because he was the only defendant involved in all three cases.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
5/27/2019 4:51:13 PM
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NYC Uber driver calls Hasidic passenger ‘one of those f***ing measles people’
The woman also submitted a formal complaint via the Uber app. She told Vosizneis that she, her husband and her children are all vaccinated.
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
5/27/2019 12:39:33 PM
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Trump says Iran nuclear deal possible as sanctions sting
"I really believe that Iran would like to make a deal, and I think that's very smart of them, and I think that's a possibility to happen," Trump said.
By REUTERS \
5/27/2019 4:59:21 PM
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Police units raid northern villages to seize illegal weapons
An M-16 with large amounts of ammunition was found in the Aalbin village, however, police units are currently searching for the suspect.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/27/2019 12:53:05 PM
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Ninth Guatemalan square commemorates 'Jerusalem as capital of Israel'
This is an initiative by the Ambassador of Israel to Guatemala Mattanya Cohen.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/27/2019 1:53:23 PM
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Olim dedicate love song to Tel Aviv
"One day I'll be set for life. One day I'll shine as bright as these lights. It's not hard to see, there's nothing you can't be. When you're in Tel Aviv."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/30/2019 1:47:57 AM
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Justice for Holocaust survivors
The Holocaust was the greatest calamity to befall the Jewish People since the destruction of the Second Temple
By JASON BLACKSHAW \
5/28/2019 2:47:55 PM
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Iran’s regime relieved at Trump’s Japan mediation comments
The new Trump motto is “we’ll see what happens" as Iran's Press TV says the US "lost momentum" in war talk.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
5/28/2019 4:04:33 AM
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Netanyahu invites Gabbay to join government, Gabbay rejects
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/27/2019 2:10:06 PM
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Japan's Mitsubishi to open innovation center in Israel
Until now, Mitsubishi has had a limited presence in Israel, focusing mostly on trade.
By REUTERS \
5/27/2019 2:10:49 PM
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Knesset dispersal bill passes first reading
“There is no reason to paralyze the country for another year and a half and waste billions when there is a solution [to the dispute over the conscription bill],” Netanyahu said.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
5/28/2019 2:27:17 PM
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'Likud should look in the mirror if they are looking for someone to blame'
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/27/2019 2:47:10 PM
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This is not a right-wing government, says Liberman
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/27/2019 2:51:07 PM
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Canada saves 16 abused Israeli dogs
Earlier this year, 120 dogs and 100 cats were saved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Division in northern Israel after they were being mistreated by a shelter called Girgurim.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/28/2019 10:19:11 AM
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Fire breaks out in Mishmar HaEmek Forest
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/27/2019 3:33:11 PM
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May 27, 2019: UNRWA schooling for hate
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
5/27/2019 3:41:34 PM
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Gantz: We object to dispersion of the Knesset, we should take the reins
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/27/2019 3:50:05 PM
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State Prosecutor makes it clear: The judicial system not planning to fold
Shai Nitzan said to Netanayahu that there is no passage of overcoming this and no immunity law would allow him to escape from the law.
By AVISHAI GRINZAIG/MAARIV \
5/27/2019 5:49:54 PM
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U.S. sanctions policy threatens Middle East security -Iran deputy FM
By REUTERS \
5/27/2019 4:01:47 PM
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Meretz chair: "We are not interested in playing into Netanyahu's hands"
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/27/2019 4:11:02 PM
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Eisenkot confidants think he’d sit race out
By law, former IDF generals are prohibited from running for three years after they complete their service.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
5/28/2019 4:00:28 AM
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Meet the 'Trump City' pioneers
"We have already received close to 100 requests, including Jews from Canada and the United States, who say they want to make aliyah and live in "Trump City."
By BENJY SINGER \
5/28/2019 9:58:53 AM
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Gantz wants a chance to form an alternative government
Opposition parties to vote against going to another election this year.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
5/28/2019 3:59:04 AM
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Google Analytics 'realtime' suffers outage
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/27/2019 5:04:30 PM
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British interior minister Javid launches leadership bid to replace PM May
By REUTERS \
5/27/2019 4:54:19 PM
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Arabs and Jews to switch places for a day in bid to encourage tolerance
Hundreds of Israelis from all sectors of society will not just figuratively walk a mile in another person's shoes, but actually exchange positions and lives for one full day.
By EYTAN HALON \
5/28/2019 3:51:53 AM
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Kiev synagogue evacuated following bomb threat
An email said that the bomb would explode within 24 hours.
By CAANAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA \
5/27/2019 5:21:09 PM
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Jerusalem chief rabbi demands no pride flags be waved at Gay Parade
"I trust you to act wisely to remove this disgrace from us, especially now in these holy days between Jerusalem Day and Shavuot," the letter stated.
By GADI DEUTSCH/ MAARIV \
5/27/2019 10:49:18 PM
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UN envoy working with Egypt to bring about calm between Israel and Hamas
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/27/2019 5:39:06 PM
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Overcoming disabilities through competitive sports
The first Veterans Games in Israel is "an inspiration" to any young wounded military veteran
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
5/28/2019 4:28:56 AM
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Fire fighters battle blazes in central Israel
By ALON HACHMON \
5/27/2019 6:04:02 PM
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German Jews demand ban on Hezbollah after kippah warning
Merkel's gov't has refused to outlaw the terrorist entity
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
5/28/2019 4:11:02 AM
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Knesset dispersal bill passes in first vote
The bill will be debated on Monday evening in the plenum and will come to a vote in a preliminary reading.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
5/28/2019 3:05:54 AM
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Few aftershocks expected in Jerusalem following EU elections - analysis
The results showed that a populist wave exists, but is by no means sweeping Europe, and Europeans are not all of a sudden turning anti-EU.
By HERB KEINON \
5/27/2019 11:01:03 PM
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Trump: 'I hope Israel's coalition formation works out'
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/27/2019 6:36:05 PM
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Netanyahu and Lieberman meet
By MAARIV ONLINE \
5/27/2019 6:46:41 PM
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The real problem is Netanyahu, no one else - analysis
The IDF draft bill and reported disagreements between Liberman and the ultra-Orthodox parties is just an excuse for why Israel – for the first time in its history – may go back to elections.
By YAAKOV KATZ \
5/28/2019 10:51:49 AM
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“No room for BDS,” Florida Governor says in West Bank settlement visit
“I promised to be the most pro-Israel Governor in America and I sincerely thank Ariel University for presenting me the Honorary Fellowship Award,” DeSantis said.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
5/28/2019 3:54:48 AM
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Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel Beersheba secure Europa berths
Maccabi TA hits record 89 points
By JOSHUA HALICKMAN \
5/27/2019 7:36:30 PM
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Qatari delegation to visit Israel and Gaza to discuss Gaza power line
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/27/2019 8:11:39 PM
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Mladenov: UN and Egypt working to keep Gaza from exploding
The UN has “been able to engage actively and constructively in a very strong partnership with Egypt to keep the situation in Gaza from exploding," Mladenov said.
By HERB KEINON \
5/28/2019 4:06:06 AM
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Terrorist organization Hamas runs BDS campaign from Gaza
Israel’s government does not occupy the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. In 2005, the Israeli government withdrew from Gaza.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
5/28/2019 4:15:45 AM
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The impact of a lesser known environment hazard – noise
A recent study conducted by the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health recently found that noise increases the risk of being overweight and obesity.
By CASSANDRA GOMES-HOCHBERG \
5/28/2019 9:53:02 AM
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California dreamer
Low Roar returns to Israel for a solo show
By JENNIFER GREENBERG \
5/27/2019 9:31:35 PM
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‘Oleanna’: Brilliant and nuanced, but how can this be good?
Divided into three acts, Oleanna tells the story of what occurs in the three meetings between student Carol (Joy Reiger) and her professor, John (Dan Shapira), in his office.
By HELEN KAYE \
5/27/2019 9:36:47 PM
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IAF destroys Syrian missile launcher after missile fired at Israeli plane
The missile didn't hit the Israeli aircraft, which was conducting a routine flight over northern Israel, and fell within Syrian territory.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF,SETH J. FRANTZMAN,HERB KEINON \
5/28/2019 9:17:41 AM
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‘Lithuanian Story’: Focus on a distant corner of dance
It opened with a composition of figures, dressed in unusually detailed black and white outfits, which covered their bodies entirely.
By ORA BRAFMAN \
5/27/2019 9:55:22 PM
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Liberman: "this is not a cosmetic patch, it is a submission to Haredim."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/27/2019 9:55:30 PM
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Haredi academics and employment: Too important to fail
The Jewish state’s future economy and society can’t possibly prosper if over a quarter of the country’s citizens are left behind.
By STUART HERSHKOWITZ \
5/28/2019 10:55:20 AM
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The issue of respect
Bnot Sherut work hard and are deserving of respect, recognition, resources and a warm embrace for their dedication to the country.
By AVITAL WEISINGER \
5/27/2019 10:06:01 PM
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Paradox of Russian political investments in Erdogan
For the past three years, Erdogan proved himself as an acceptable counterpart for Russian officials in many regional issues.
By TIMUR AKHMETOV \
5/27/2019 10:08:27 PM
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Netanyahu is not the problem this time - analysis
Calls for unity are a lovely sentiment and there is a time and place for them. But in this case, they’re based in a deep misunderstanding of the political reality, along with a disregard for voters.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
5/28/2019 3:37:22 AM
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Palestinians want freedom, not prosperity
I still vividly remember what a World Bank official once told me, “What Palestine needs is the end of occupation and restrictions for its economy to boom.
By DAOUD KUTTAB \
5/27/2019 10:16:23 PM
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How new elections could affect the peace plan - analysis
This rapid turn of events must be rattling Kushner and his team, but not only them. The entire Israeli political system was, too, caught by surprise.
By OMRI NAHMIAS \
5/28/2019 4:30:16 AM
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Jordan and the ‘Deal of the Century’
The “Deal of the Century” is getting a lot of media attention lately. There is an important sidebar to the agreement that must be addressed.
By MICAH HALPERN \
5/27/2019 10:26:49 PM
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Stop terrorism?
Start with the finances
By CARLY GOLDSTEIN \
5/27/2019 10:34:16 PM
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Germany tells Jews to take off their yarmulkes
As antisemitism now begins to spread throughout the world, we in the Jewish community should be aware of our own trauma of seeing it all reappear.
By SHMULEY BOTEACH \
6/25/2019 11:11:24 PM
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German warning
“I can no longer recommend Jews wear a kippah at every time and place in Germany,” said Felix Klein, the federal government commissioner for Jewish life in Germany.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
5/28/2019 3:56:04 PM
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IDF: Two Lebanese civilians climb and attempt to sabotage Lebanese border fence
By Ezra Taylor \
5/27/2019 10:55:56 PM
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Austrian leader voted out
"To topple the government a few months before an election is something few people can understand," Kurz said the day his party's victory in the European Parliament.
By REUTERS \
5/27/2019 11:28:52 PM