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Israel launches 1st airstrikes on Gaza since truce
IAF strikes follow rocket and mortar fired from Gaza toward southern Israel; no injuries or damages caused.
By YAAKOV LAPPI N AND REUTERS \
4/3/2013 12:47:17 AM
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IDF confirms launching airstrike in Gaza following rockets
By YAAKOV LAPPIN AND REUTERS \
4/3/2013 12:52:06 AM
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Court convicts Palestinian of manslaughter in Palmer death
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
4/3/2013 1:11:11 AM
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Palestinian convicted of killing Asher Palmer
Military court convicts Palestinian of murder for intentionally killing Asher Palmer and his infant son, according to IDF.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
4/3/2013 1:07:09 AM
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Bennett urges conference-goers to ‘hire haredim, Arabs’
Economics and trade minister pushes government initiative on employment, army conscription.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
4/3/2013 1:31:11 AM
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NGOs call for probe into rabbinic ’income’
Call follows comments attributed to Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger regarding state-employed rabbis who officiate at weddings.
By JEREMY SHARON \
4/3/2013 1:36:10 AM
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Medical society opposes tax on fresh produce
Doctors argue that adding a 17 percent tax would cause serious, long-term harm to public health.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
4/3/2013 1:39:11 AM
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Hagel to take voluntary sequester pay cut
By REUTERS \
4/3/2013 2:01:17 AM
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Knesset to hold emergency session on budget cuts
Herzog: Lapid’s ‘Mrs. Cohen’ is not the real middle class; Shas calls on finance minister to take care of the poor.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
4/3/2013 2:10:36 AM
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Turkey talks of J'lem-Ankara energy cooperation
Before compensation talks next week, top Turkish officials to meet with families of those killed on ‘Mavi Marmara'.
By HERB KEINON \
4/3/2013 2:29:11 AM
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Turkey talks of J'lem-Ankara energy cooperation
By HERB KEINON \
4/3/2013 2:31:01 AM
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Egypt threatens to nix license of station hosting satirist
By REUTERS \
4/3/2013 2:47:42 AM
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Egypt threatens to nix CBC TV license over satirist
Critics say the case is sign of crackdown on dissent; Egypt's most popular TV satirist accused of insulting Morsi.
By REUTERS \
4/3/2013 2:46:09 AM
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Turkish economy fell sharply in 2012
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
4/3/2013 2:53:35 AM
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'Cutbacks on child allotments will increase poverty'
Council for the Child says budget cuts in child allotments will lead to substantial increase in number of children below poverty line.
By DANIELLE ZIRI \
4/3/2013 3:15:33 AM
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Peretz praises onset of natural gas
By SHARON UDASIN \
4/3/2013 3:17:22 AM
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PA grandstanding on prisoners self-defeating
Accusations of Israeli mistreatment are aimed at Palestinian public, but forced tension paves way to violence and forestalls peace talks
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
4/3/2013 3:23:26 AM
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Norway’s FM to navigate maze of new Israeli gov't
Visiting statesman will meet with five ministers in absence of foreign minister.
By HERB KEINON \
4/3/2013 3:33:35 AM
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Newly out-of-work former MKs mulling mayoral races
With only 4 former and 2 current Kadima MKs in Knesset, many of the former Kadima MKs are looking for a way to return to public service.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
4/3/2013 3:41:43 AM
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Calderon, Gafni spar over homosexuality
At conference sponsored by right-wing NGO Komemiyut, Yesh Atid MK says, ‘God created homosexuals in his image, we must treat them equally.’
By YONAH JEREMY BOB AND LAHAV HARKOV \
4/3/2013 3:47:52 AM
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Elderly person allegedly attacked by youngsters
For the third time in a week, an elderly Israeli in Herzliya is apparently assaulted by young people in a public place.
By BEN HARTMAN \
4/3/2013 3:58:52 AM
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Report: Iran nuke program entails huge costs, few benefits
By REUTERS \
4/3/2013 4:23:21 AM
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Experts discover gene causing ‘mirror-image’ organs
Discovery by Hadassah researchers may enable quicker diagnosis of PCD condition.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
4/3/2013 4:06:56 AM
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'Asbestos producer must pay for half Galilee cleanup'
High Court charges Etanit company with up to NIS 150m. to supplement clean up of industrial waste in private and public sectors.
By SHARON UDASIN \
4/3/2013 4:10:27 AM
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North Korea delays access to Kaesong industrial zone
By REUTERS \
4/3/2013 4:12:14 AM
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'Iran nuke program entails huge costs, few benefits'
Think-tanks say Iran will pursue nuke quest though it has reaped few gains, say world should explain gains of compromise.
By REUTERS \
4/3/2013 4:21:23 AM
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Sinai Says: BSL strike sucking life out of Israeli hoops
It is hard to argue with the league’s stance that striking in the middle of the season is simply unacceptable.
By ALLON SINAI \
4/3/2013 4:30:32 AM
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Maccabi Haifa triumphs, Hapoel TA too
A 0-0 draw at Maccabi Tel Aviv on Saturday meant that the Greens remained 10 points behind the yellow-and-blue.
By ALLON SINAI \
4/3/2013 4:36:19 AM
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Four face manslaughter charges for Brazil nightclub fire
By REUTERS \
4/3/2013 5:11:23 AM
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Four face manslaughter charges for Brazil nightclub fire
By REUTERS \
4/3/2013 5:13:16 AM
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Malaysia's Najib to dissolve parliament ahead of election
By REUTERS \
4/3/2013 6:39:18 AM
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Herzliya: Elderly man dies in suspect hit-and-run incident
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/3/2013 10:53:19 AM
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2 rockets fired from Gaza land near Sderot; none hurt
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/3/2013 8:23:33 AM
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2 rockets hit Sderot as tensions rise on Gaza front
Projectiles fired into southern Israel for second straight day; IAF strikes targets in Gaza Strip for first time since truce.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN AND JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/3/2013 8:17:41 AM
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Ya'alon says he won't allow 'drizzle of rockets' on Israel
By YAAKOV LAPPIN AND JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/3/2013 8:41:36 AM
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Turkish economy fell sharply in 2012
Expert tells 'Post' that despite slowed growth, “Turkey is still in good shape compared to other world economies.”
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
4/3/2013 8:57:10 AM
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4,600 Palestinian prisoners refuse food in protest
Prisoners launch 3-day hunger strike after Palestinian inmate dies; autopsy finds cancer, not foul play cause of death.
By BEN HARTMAN, KHALED ABU TOMEH, JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/3/2013 3:53:52 PM
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Visiting Peres's childhood home in Belarus
The president's strategic adviser of 20 years visits Peres's birth place, the "foundation of of his faith".
By ORIT AGAMI \
4/3/2013 9:38:27 AM
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Yishai: Treat rockets on South same as attacks on Center
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/3/2013 10:12:11 AM
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China expresses 'serious concern' over Korean peninsula
By REUTERS \
4/3/2013 10:18:42 AM
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Suspect detained in death of 90-year-old in hit-and-run
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/3/2013 10:52:53 AM
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90-year-old killed in hit-and-run; suspect detained
Elderly man found dead in Herzliya; police detain suspected driver; 80-year-old woman hit by car, seriously hurt in Netanya.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/3/2013 10:49:56 AM
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The Palmer Conviction: Kudos for truth
By DAVID WILDER \
4/3/2013 10:50:00 AM
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Haredim protest Tiberias excavation; 5 detained
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/3/2013 11:14:49 AM
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Official: US Secretary of State Kerry to visit Turkey
By REUTERS \
4/3/2013 11:17:20 AM
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Kerry to visit region in hopes of restarting negotiations
By HERB KEINON \
4/3/2013 12:01:02 PM
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Kerry to visit Israel in hopes of restarting talks
US secretary of state to visit region in hopes of finding formula to restart negotiations; Canadian FM Baird also set to visit.
By HERB KEINON \
4/3/2013 11:59:10 AM
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Syrian jet fires missile onto Lebanese territory
By REUTERS \
4/3/2013 12:07:33 PM
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UN's Serry expresses concern over 'volatile' Gaza situation
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/3/2013 4:00:21 PM
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Syrian jet flies into Lebanon, fires missile
No causalities reported as Syrian jet flies 20km into Lebanese territory; target of missile unclear.
By REUTERS \
4/3/2013 1:06:03 PM
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Militants storm Afghan court as Taliban stand trial; 7 dead
By REUTERS \
4/3/2013 1:39:05 PM
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Jobs for the boys (and a couple of the girls)
The ministry appointments have more correlation with prestige than with prior experience. Here’s what should have happened with the coalition shuffle.
By SARA MILLER \
4/3/2013 1:42:23 PM
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Fifth Iron Dome battery completed, ready for operations
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/3/2013 1:50:03 PM
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'65% of Israelis say no danger of new Holocaust'
Dahaf/Knesset Channel poll finds 75% of Israelis see nuclear-armed Iran as existential threat to Jewish state.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/3/2013 2:08:17 PM
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'Brotherhood sowing subversion in Gulf states'
Dubai police chief charges that Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood linked to an alleged plot to topple the UAE government.
By REUTERS \
4/3/2013 2:31:03 PM
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Report: IDF officer hurt lightly in Hebron clashes
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/3/2013 3:56:09 PM
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Autopsy finds Palestinian prisoner Hamdiyeh died of cancer
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/3/2013 3:55:50 PM
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German Holocaust archive seeks new lease of life
Bad Arolsen rivals Holocaust centers, museums with 30 million documents archiving survivors.
By REUTERS \
4/3/2013 3:31:38 PM
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Lapid on Facebook: Direct message or distraction
Experts weigh in on the new Finance Minister's use of social media to get his message across.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
4/3/2013 3:36:20 PM
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IMF team discusses $4.8b. rescue loan for Egypt
By REUTERS \
4/3/2013 3:46:13 PM
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Number of 'infiltrators' drops drastically
The number of migrants who have crossed into Israel from the South has reduced by several thousands since last year.
By BEN HARTMAN \
4/3/2013 4:27:13 PM
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Cabel: Yacimovich making Labor Party a dictatorship
MK sends Labor leader letter accusing her of trying to make undemocratic changes to the party constitution that would give her unprecedented power.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
4/3/2013 4:41:33 PM
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Russia delivers aid for Syria refugees in Lebanon
By REUTERS \
4/3/2013 4:50:42 PM
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Egypt summons UAE diplomat over detained Egyptians
By REUTERS \
4/3/2013 4:53:46 PM
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Drive-by shooting attempt in Rehovot leaves 2 injured
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/3/2013 6:41:33 PM
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EU's Ashton 'cautiously optimistic' over Iran nuclear talks
By REUTERS \
4/3/2013 5:18:20 PM
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Insurgent attack in Afghan west kills 44 people
By REUTERS \
4/3/2013 5:29:04 PM
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Man found dead in Tel Aviv apartment, signs of violence
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/3/2013 6:42:08 PM
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Tunisia jails jihadist over call to join rebels in Syria
By REUTERS \
4/3/2013 5:42:15 PM
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PM: Israel's primary objective is to prevent nuclear Iran
By HERB KEINON \
4/3/2013 6:33:52 PM
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UK's Stephen Hawking set to visit Israel in June
The renowned astrophysicist will take part in the fifth annual Presidential Conference 'Facing Tomorrow.'
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/3/2013 6:15:59 PM
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'Israel's priority is to prevent a nuclear Iran'
Ahead of fresh talks between world powers, Iran in Kazakhstan, Netanyahu opposes continued negotiations with Tehran.
By HERB KEINON \
4/3/2013 6:19:43 PM
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One killed, another wounded in Rehovot shooting
Shooting happened shortly before a man was found dead in apartment in south Tel Aviv.
By SHARON UDASIN AND BEN HARTMAN \
4/3/2013 6:30:50 PM
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Motorcyclist dies after running into bus
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/3/2013 6:44:30 PM
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Bus flips over in Jerusalem; empty of passengers
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/3/2013 7:11:15 PM
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Putin foe Navalny to be put on trial in Russia this month
By REUTERS \
4/3/2013 7:16:31 PM
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Morsi denies responsibility for arrest of popular satirist
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/3/2013 7:50:14 PM
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FICC calls on Bennett to scrap 36-hour rest rule
By NIV ELIS \
4/3/2013 7:36:15 PM
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Morsi denies responsibility for arrest of satirist
Critics say the case is sign of crackdown on dissent; Egypt's most popular TV satirist accused of insulting Morsi.
By JPOST.COM STAFF AND REUTERS \
4/3/2013 7:41:26 PM
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Hagel tells US army to brace for further belt-tightening
By REUTERS \
4/3/2013 7:55:34 PM
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The same Middle East
By IRA SHARKANSKY \
4/3/2013 8:05:00 PM
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Holocaust survivors face financial difficulties
According to an annual report, over 50 percent of Holocaust survivors cannot afford monthly household expenses.
By DANIELLE ZIRI \
4/3/2013 8:11:40 PM
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Autopsy confirms Palestinian inmate died of cancer
PA Minister for Prisoners Affairs repeats charges that Abu Hamdiyeh didn't receive proper medical treatment for illness.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH AND JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
4/3/2013 8:13:25 PM
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PM: If quiet in South violated we'll respond strongly
By HERB KEINON \
4/3/2013 8:17:34 PM
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PM: If quiet in South violated we'll respond strongly
"The security of Israel's citizens is my chief concern and we will know how to defend the security of our people," Netanyahu says of recent round of violence from Gaza ahead of meeting with Norwegian FM.
By HERB KEINON, YAAKOV LAPPIN AND JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/3/2013 8:32:41 PM
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Bennett to Norwegian FM: rockets destroy faith in peace
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/3/2013 9:09:50 PM
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Egypt court bars Gaddafi cousin's extradition to Libya
By REUTERS \
4/3/2013 8:47:12 PM
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Terra Incognita: Europe’s shame
The story of the “Jew in the box” is representative of the circumscribed life that Jews are asked to live in Europe.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
4/3/2013 9:03:24 PM
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US sees real danger from N. Korea, trying to defuse tension
By REUTERS \
4/3/2013 9:03:32 PM
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Turkey owes us an apology over the ‘Struma’
This is the worst tragedy in the history of illegal immigration to Palestine.
By MOTI ZIMRAT \
4/3/2013 9:14:55 PM
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Syria’s antiquities and the Arab media
Indeed by Al Manar’s own admission, it does not seek to be objective but to promote Palestinian victimhood and diatribes against the State of Israel and its supporters.
By ADAM BLITZ \
4/3/2013 9:20:32 PM
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Jewish newborn infected with herpes after metzitzah b’peh
By SAM SOKOL \
4/3/2013 9:23:13 PM
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Anti TV-tax campaign begins on Facebook
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
4/3/2013 9:27:48 PM
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US sends missile defenses to Guam over N. Korea threat
By REUTERS \
4/3/2013 9:29:40 PM
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Washington Watch: The Republican Party at war
Republicans are trying to reach out to Hispanics, who voted more than 70 percent Democratic last year, but that didn’t stop one of their senior House members from calling them “wetbacks.”
By DOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD \
4/3/2013 9:30:55 PM
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How Canada should conduct its inquiry into the PA
Here is a suggested 10-step process for how the the Hon. John Baird could conduct his inquiry.
BY DAVID BEDEIN \
4/3/2013 9:40:33 PM
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Lapid can get the job done
If Lapid succeeds in making the budget transparent, this feat alone would be considered a complete success.
By RON TIRA \
4/3/2013 9:44:30 PM
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April 4: Brickbats, not bouquets
I was astounded and shocked when I read Ben Caspit’s articles about Gilad Schalit.
By JERUSALEM POST READERS \
4/3/2013 9:54:32 PM
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Explosive device goes off in Jaffa; no injuries
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/3/2013 10:01:32 PM
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MEDIA COMMENT: Ambassadors of goodwill
A theme which has arisen time and again in our column is the harm caused abroad by Israel’s media.
By YISRAEL MEDAD AND ELI POLLAK \
4/3/2013 10:04:22 PM
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Pentagon approves Lockheed, Boeing fighters for S. Korea
By REUTERS \
4/3/2013 10:04:45 PM
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The scourge of domestic violence
Domestic violence often occurs behind closed doors, as the perpetrator purposefully keeps his rage and his family’s suffering a dark secret.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
4/3/2013 10:15:48 PM
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Passover’s unlearned lesson
An ethnic cleansing campaign, begun in 1989, led to the expulsion of 100,000 blacks from Mauritania
By CHARLES JACOBS AND KARIN MCQUILLAN \
4/3/2013 10:23:41 PM
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Inside Out: In their shoes
Few Israelis sympathize with Hamas, and rightly so. After all, Hamas is a murderous and blatantly anti-Semitic movement that expressly aspires to wipe Israel off the map.
By JONATHAN ROSEN \
4/3/2013 10:27:33 PM
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Violence in W. Bank after Palestinian inmate dies
Security forces gear up for outbreak of violence ahead of funeral in Hebron of prisoner who died of cancer in Soroka Hospital.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF AND BEN HARTMAN \
4/3/2013 10:34:50 PM
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Jewish Ukrainian MP to lead int’l interfaith summit
The conference is the brainchild of MP Olexandr Feldman, president of the Ukrainian Jewish Committee.
By SAM SOKOL \
4/3/2013 10:47:53 PM
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Expert: Piron's plan may hurt student's motivation
It is possible that Piron’s plan to cut the number of exams may lower student motivation, says expert.
By DANIELLE ZIRI \
4/3/2013 11:04:34 PM
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Court orders state to provide updates on Tnuva abuse probe
Animal rights groups demand more transparency, regulations for handling slaughterhouse calves.
By SHARON UDASIN \
4/3/2013 11:11:44 PM
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Israel's truce with Hamas hangs in the balance
Rocket fire from Gaza and subsequent IAF airstrikes threaten five-months of quiet; Hamas's determination and ability to keep small jihadi groups in check, will be what determines the extent of the IDF's response.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN AND HERB KEINON \
4/3/2013 11:13:09 PM
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US official: Iran nuclear talks depend on Tehran's response
By REUTERS \
4/4/2013 12:43:56 AM
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FICC to Bennett: Scrap 36-hour rest rule
Uriel Lynn, called on Economy and Trade Minister Naftali Bennett on Thursday to revoke 36-hour rest rule.
By NIV ELIS \
4/3/2013 11:22:50 PM
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N. Korean army says it 'ratified' nuclear strike against US
By REUTERS \
4/3/2013 11:29:55 PM
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'Mavi Marmara victim to donate money to Hamas'
Official says flotilla passenger's promise to give compensation money to terror group shows true nature of those on ship.
By HERB KEINON \
4/3/2013 11:33:37 PM
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IDF shoots, kills Palestinian following attack on soldiers
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
4/4/2013 12:15:33 AM
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Palestinian killed, another hurt by IDF fire in West Bank
Deceased is 17-year-old Amer Nassar; soldiers opened fire on Palestinians after being attacked with fire, Molotov cocktails.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF AND BEN HARTMAN \
4/3/2013 11:45:44 PM