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Israel to grant stipends to North African Jews who survived Nazi occupation
The government will dole out annual payments of NIS 3,600 to Jews who immigrated to Israel from Morocco, Iraq, and Algeria.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/29/2015 12:04:24 AM
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Soccer: Maccabi Tel Aviv begins hunt for new head coach
By ALLON SINAI \
12/29/2015 12:47:47 AM
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Soccer: Maccabi Tel Aviv begins hunt for new head coach
Speculation connecting Jokanovic with a move to England began several weeks earlier and he did his best to evade questions on the subject.
By ALLON SINAI \
12/29/2015 12:49:47 AM
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Basketball: Hapoel Jerusalem back on track with tight road win over Hapoel Holon
By ALLON SINAI \
12/29/2015 12:51:36 AM
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Basketball: Hapoel Jerusalem back on track with tight road win over Hapoel Holon
Donta Smith led five Jerusalem players in double figures with 19 points, with Lior Eliyahu adding 11 points and 12 rebounds.
By ALLON SINAI \
12/29/2015 12:53:42 AM
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Wiesenthal Center: EU settlement labeling worse than Iranian threats
By SAM SOKOL \
12/29/2015 1:09:53 AM
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Wiesenthal Center ranks top 10 worst outbreaks of anti-Semitism in 2015
Leading the list at No. 1 was the hatred that inspired Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife to murder 14 people in a shooting rampage in San Bernardino, California, earlier this month.
By SAM SOKOL \
12/29/2015 1:16:28 AM
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Detectives investigating murder in Hura attacked by rock-throwing mob
By BEN HARTMAN \
12/29/2015 1:26:43 AM
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Progress Report on Substitute Preaching
By R.P. Nettelhorst \
12/29/2015 1:48:46 AM
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Petah Tikva man in moderate condition after being stabbed
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/29/2015 2:07:12 AM
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Iraqi forces raise their flag over Ramadi government complex
By MICHAEL WILNER \
12/29/2015 2:20:33 AM
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Iraqi forces raise their flag over Ramadi government complex
Ramadi is the capital of Iraq’s Al Anbar province, only 120 km. down the road from Baghdad.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
12/29/2015 2:22:23 AM
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VIDEO: Israel likens Palestinian incitement to Nazi propaganda
The 49-second clip, which is titled "Nazi Propaganda returns in Palestinian incitement," shows anti-Semitic cartoons that were used in Europe to foment anti-Jewish animus.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/29/2015 2:45:34 AM
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Tibi tells Jordan's parliament: Israel doesn’t support a Palestinian state
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
12/29/2015 4:55:37 AM
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Tibi tells Jordan's parliament: Israel doesn’t support a Palestinian state
Tibi returned from his three-day visit to Jordan on Sunday and was the first Arab MK officially invited to visit the Jordanian parliament.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
12/29/2015 5:00:42 AM
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Hamas security forces round up Fatah activists in Gaza
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
12/29/2015 5:05:45 AM
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Hamas security forces round up Fatah activists in Gaza
Among those detained by Hamas are prominent leaders of Fatah in different parts of the Gaza Strip, the officials said.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
12/29/2015 5:11:01 AM
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New visual intelligence and counter-IED balloon unveiled
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
12/29/2015 5:16:40 AM
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New visual intelligence and counter-IED balloon unveiled
The Skystar aerostats are used by militaries for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and communications, as well as counter- IED missions.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
12/29/2015 5:18:36 AM
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Court releases Duma suspect to house arrest
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/29/2015 5:36:23 AM
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Court releases Duma suspect to house arrest
His release was delayed, however, after the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) appealed the order. A second hearing on the matter will be held Tuesday.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/29/2015 5:40:53 AM
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Supreme Court rules whether former premier Olmert will head to prison
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/29/2015 6:34:22 AM
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Live: Supreme Court rules whether former premier Olmert will head to prison
If he wins the appeal, he will reverse a string of losses over the last approximately 18 months and escape the longer of the two jail sentences hanging over his head.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/29/2015 9:14:40 AM
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Ugly Israelis
By IRA SHARKANSKY \
12/29/2015 7:04:17 AM
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Australian minister resigns after Hong Kong bar incident
By REUTERS \
12/29/2015 7:47:39 AM
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Openly gay MK Ohana not offended by haredi MKs absence during his swearing in
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/29/2015 8:08:33 AM
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Supreme Court sends Olmert to slammer with reduced sentence
First PM in history to get jail sentence; will serve 18 months rather than 6 years.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/29/2015 9:41:35 AM
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Police arrest four, including groom, from 'Jewish extremist wedding video'
IDF arrests two soldiers for weapons violations related to video.
By BEN HARTMAN \
12/29/2015 9:09:34 PM
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Turkey–Israel normalization – why ever not?
By NEVILLE TELLER \
12/29/2015 9:42:43 AM
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Former PM Olmert sentenced to 18 months in jail on bribery charge
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/29/2015 9:43:45 AM
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Israeli NBA star Casspi scores career high 36 in loss to Golden State
Casspi, averaging 12.3 points this season, hit 9 of 12 three-pointers en route to his career high in scoring.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/29/2015 9:56:18 AM
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Olmert after conviction: I never received bribes but will respect will of court
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/29/2015 10:21:27 AM
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Yacimovich on Olmert: A corrupt prime minister who polluted the institutions of the state
By JPOST.COM STAFF,GIL STERN STERN HOFFMAN \
12/29/2015 10:46:50 AM
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Is the Bank of ISIS opening a branch in Israel?
Mock ISIS bills found in town in northern Israel.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/29/2015 11:12:53 AM
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Netanyahu agrees with haredim not to allow Women of the Wall to read Torah at Western Wall
“Apparently when Netanyahu spoke of ‘all’ Jews in November 2015, he forgot that women make up half of all Jews,” WOW said.
By JEREMY SHARON \
12/29/2015 11:29:01 AM
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Kuwait to send troops to Saudi Arabia to fight Yemen rebels
By REUTERS \
12/29/2015 11:44:39 AM
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Lake Kinneret facing unusual decline in water level
Hope is that expected weekend storm will boost the basin above the lower red line.
By SHARON UDASIN \
12/29/2015 12:01:10 PM
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Report: Israeli charged with anti-Muslim hate crime in Brooklyn
Suspect allegedly screamed: "I want to see the blood of Muslims on the street!"
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/29/2015 12:11:05 PM
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Blast at government office in Pakistan kills 12
By REUTERS \
12/29/2015 12:46:26 PM
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ISIS fatwa aims to settle who can have sex with female slaves
The fatwa was among a huge trove of documents captured by US Special Operations Forces during a raid targeting a top Islamic State official in Syria.
By REUTERS \
12/29/2015 1:17:34 PM
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Egyptian Jewish antiquities uncared for as community dwindles
Current Egyptian Minister of Culture: "There is nothing called ‘Jewish books in Egypt,’ the books scientifically should be classified as Arabic, Persian, Turkish, etc.”
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
12/29/2015 1:27:43 PM
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German town bans New Year fireworks at refugee hostels
By REUTERS \
12/29/2015 1:30:31 PM
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Embattled police commander allowed to stay on after sexual harassment case closed
Ritman is latest in a series of top police commanders who have been accused or found guilty of sexual misconduct in the past few years.
By BEN HARTMAN \
12/29/2015 1:40:41 PM
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Iraq's Abadi visits Ramadi after ISIS defeat
By REUTERS \
12/29/2015 1:48:22 PM
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Netanyahu answers Nasrallah: We will aggressively retaliate to any attack
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/29/2015 2:00:59 PM
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Netanyahu answers Nasrallah: We will aggressively retaliate to any attack
Prime minister's comments come days after Hezbollah leader vowed to avenge the assassination of Samir Kuntar.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/29/2015 2:05:07 PM
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Jerusalem Police arrest 2 Palestinian suspects during illegal weapons sweep
Arsenal of pipe bombs, stun grenades, machine gun and ammunition seized from home and falafel stand outside Old City.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
12/29/2015 2:15:40 PM
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The deadliest countries for reporters in 2015
The 2015 death toll is one more than in 2014 and slightly below the average of the past 10 years, according to NGO report.
By REUTERS \
12/29/2015 2:49:27 PM
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Analysis: How did Olmert get his jail time reduced and what does it mean for future cases?
The Supreme Court just made it harder to obtain convictions of public figures involved in bribery.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/29/2015 3:19:28 PM
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Three suspected Islamic State members arrested in Turkey
By REUTERS \
12/29/2015 3:38:14 PM
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A-G decides not to pursue Barak for spilling Iran attack details
Attorney General says information that Channel 2 revealed passed the IDF's censor.
By NATHAN WISE \
12/29/2015 3:40:17 PM
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Lavée de tous soupçons
Après avoir mené une enquête minutieuse, des responsables militaires de haut rang venus
des quatre coins du globe ont tranché : n’en déplaise à certaines ONG, Tsahal garde
son titre d’armée la plus morale du monde
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
12/29/2015 4:08:15 PM
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Siren test set for Monday morning in Haifa area
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/29/2015 4:13:47 PM
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Le monde en images
Scènes de vie ou de guerre. Paysages, portraits, exploits sportifs… L’exposition Edout mékomit évoque les temps forts de l’année écoulée. Le meilleur et le pire de 2015
By BARRY DAVIS \
12/29/2015 4:15:35 PM
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L'homme et la machine
Le tank Merkava III fête ses 25 ans de mise en service. Pourtant, il n’a pas pris une ride
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
12/29/2015 4:21:38 PM
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Comment: The real threat to Palestinian Christians is radical Islam
The PA's decision to cancel Christmas celebrations had nothing to do with Israel or the intifada. It came after threats by Muslim extremists to target Christians and their holy sites.
By BASSAM TAWIL \
12/29/2015 7:44:40 PM
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Le monde en images
Scènes de vie ou de guerre. Paysages, portraits, exploits sportifs… L’exposition Edout mékomit évoque les temps forts de l’année écoulée. Le meilleur et le pire de 2015
By BARRY DAVIS \
12/29/2015 4:35:48 PM
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Palestinian Authority rejects possibility of Turkish rule in Gaza
“President Recep Tayyip Erdogan knows very well that the Gaza Strip is part of the Palestinian territories and not an independent republic," says senior Fatah official close to Abbas.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
12/29/2015 4:36:14 PM
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Syrian rebels shell Shi'ite villages, killing one, after local truce, residents say
By REUTERS \
12/29/2015 4:54:47 PM
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Report: Prime Minister’s Office request to pay dog expenses rebuffed
By JTA \
12/29/2015 5:01:32 PM
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My New Years Resolutions as a Jew:
By Ryan Fagan \
12/29/2015 5:31:01 PM
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Ten ISIS leaders killed by coalition air strikes in past month
By REUTERS \
12/29/2015 5:36:24 PM
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Swiss shopping center evacuated after bomb threat
By REUTERS \
12/29/2015 5:51:57 PM
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Opening of Holocaust era archives may shed light on French collaboration with Nazis
“The increased availability of such documents will inspire further research into the nature of collaboration during the Holocaust."
By SAM SOKOL \
12/29/2015 5:57:15 PM
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Coalition air strikes kill ISIS leaders linked to Paris terror attacks
One of those killed in air strikes was Abdul Qader Hakim, who facilitated the militants' external operations and had links to the Paris attack network.
By REUTERS \
12/29/2015 6:18:40 PM
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Steinitz: IEC must reduce coal usage by 15%
The decision impacts the country's two power plants that still operate predominantly on coal.
By SHARON UDASIN \
12/29/2015 6:45:37 PM
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Poll: French back plan to strip dual citizens' nationality in terrorism cases
By REUTERS \
12/29/2015 7:02:38 PM
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Diaspora Committee calls on Netanyahu for greater government coordination in battling anti-Semitism
Representatives of several organizations dealing with anti-Semitism that were present at the meeting agreed that a new, more coordinated approach is needed.
By SAM SOKOL \
12/29/2015 7:11:47 PM
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Former Jerusalem mayor escapes 6-year jail sentence due to health
In surprise delivery by Supreme Court, Lupolianski get 6-month community service sentence; Dankner gets 2 years instead of 3.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
12/29/2015 7:13:21 PM
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Saudi Arabia, Turkey to set up 'strategic cooperation council'
By REUTERS \
12/29/2015 7:39:01 PM
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The Investor Who Beat Buffett At His Own Game
Savvy venture capital investors abide by one rule when it comes to selecting a profitable venture capital investment - get in early.
By PROMO CONTENT \
12/29/2015 7:54:16 PM
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US hails Iran shipment of low-enriched uranium stockpile to Russia
Move is one of several steps Tehran must take in order to reach "Implementation Day" of the nuclear deal with world powers.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
12/29/2015 7:55:34 PM
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She writes the songs...
American tunesmith Bonnie Hayes comes to Israel to audition Rimon School of Music students for the Berklee School of Music.
By DAVID BRINN \
12/29/2015 8:05:35 PM
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Nancy Spielberg soars into Israel to speak at Birthright Cinema Day
Billed as Birthright’s Cinema Day, the group turned the Cinema City lobby into an Israeli job/ education/aliya fair.
By HANNAH BROWN \
12/29/2015 8:08:33 PM
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Fundamentally Freund: Bring back the ‘lost Jews’
Let’s gather in all the disparate elements of the entire Jewish people, including those who were once lost to us, and finally reunite them together as one in Zion.
By MICHAEL FREUND \
12/29/2015 8:16:14 PM
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Lebanon seizes 5 tons of drugs at Beirut airport
By REUTERS \
12/29/2015 8:21:28 PM
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Center Field: A Zionist lesson - Taking responsibility for others, including our ‘shandas’
With a Jewish state, Jewish power, and Jewish deviants within that state, we need some self-blame and self-policing.
By Gil Stern Stern TROY \
12/29/2015 8:25:25 PM
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Perspectives: Sitting shiva for the SHIVA trial
While it is true that cure is the primary objective whenever a diagnosis of cancer is established, there are still so many instances when cure cannot be achieved.
By BENJAMIN W. CORN \
12/29/2015 8:28:54 PM
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Joint List launching diplomatic blitz to counter Israel's ban on Islamic Movement
MK Jabareen to Post: After the holidays, we plan to meet with all EU ambassadors about issues effecting Arab sector.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
12/29/2015 8:31:13 PM
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In My Own Write: What’s ‘done,’ and what isn’t
“In Israel’s public discourse, this simply isn’t done.”
By JUDY MONTAGU \
12/29/2015 8:35:29 PM
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December 30: Backwards editorial
It is appalling that the paper makes no moral distinction between a terrorist and his or her victim when it comes to emergency medical treatment.
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
12/29/2015 8:39:30 PM
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Needed: A new housing policy
These programs must all become part of a broader, macro-level housing policy with clear, quantitative goals.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
12/29/2015 8:45:15 PM
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Italy expels Moroccan man suspected of terrorist intentions
By REUTERS \
12/29/2015 8:47:44 PM
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Let the Shin Bet win!
If we desire to live, before we are required to make crucial decisions concerning our enemies and neighbors, we must put our trust in our state bodies and give them the tools and authority to succeed
By ODED REVIVI \
12/29/2015 8:48:46 PM
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The 2016 agenda for the Middle East
2016 is shaping up to be one where America may contribute to human suffering, undermine its essential allies and make common cause with the world’s chief state sponsor of terrorism.
ERIC R. MANDEL \
12/29/2015 8:55:04 PM
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Study: Don’t be rude to doctors - it could harm your health
Researchers found that rudeness, even when moderate, dramatically impairs the medical staff’s performance.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
12/29/2015 9:04:37 PM
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Limmud UK touts ‘start-up community’
“Israel describes itself as a ‘start-up nation’ and I think Limmud is a sort of startup community."
By JOSH DELL \
12/29/2015 9:11:55 PM
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Analysis: After Islamic State is defeated, Shi’ite forces to take over
From contiguous territory stretching from Afghanistan to Iran and through Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon, Shi’ite influence would increase.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
12/29/2015 9:19:02 PM
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Judge rejects police appeal against release of Duma suspect
Hearing on fate of additional suspects to be held Wednesday.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/29/2015 9:29:15 PM
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Knesset panel calls on government to stop Har Harat building plans
The area, which is largely under the ownership of KKL-JNF, contains ecologically sensitive and serves as a green lung for the region.
By SHARON UDASIN \
12/29/2015 9:44:58 PM
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Tech Talk:Israeli start-ups take Vegas
Large presence of Israeli companies to showcase their products at Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
By ARIEL SHAPIRA \
12/29/2015 9:53:40 PM
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Grapevine: Spokesmen of the future
Although the sandwiches were tasty, they were far from anything traditionally served at a British high tea.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
12/29/2015 9:59:30 PM
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Netanyahu to promote Deri in cabinet reshuffle
Netanyahu says he would not deal with the vacancies created by the departure of former interior minister Silvan Shalom until after the Likud vote on February 23.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/29/2015 10:04:27 PM
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US: Rise in Syrian civilian deaths since start of Russian air campaign 'troubling'
By REUTERS \
12/29/2015 10:05:41 PM
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Shots fired at Border Police near West Bank security barrier; none injured
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
12/29/2015 10:16:13 PM
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PMO officials rebuff report that Israel is planning to build on E1
US: Such construction on West Bank zone incompatible with peace
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/29/2015 10:54:19 PM
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Likud votes to advance primaries; Haim Katz to head central committee
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
12/29/2015 11:38:21 PM