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147 nations call to halt ‘aid’ to Israeli settlements
At the General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, they approved a resolution which called on the international community not to "render aid or assistance to illegal settlement activities."
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
12/6/2019 12:04:46 AM
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First Palestinian Fintech start-up developed by a woman
Entrepreneur Shurouq Qawariq co-founds Rumman to provide financial technology services
By DIMA ABUMARIA/ THE MEDIA LINE \
12/6/2019 12:07:37 AM
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UAE expresses official support for Syrian gov't
Strongest expression of government support to date might signal a shift by other Gulf states
By TARA KAVALER/THE MEDIA LINE \
12/6/2019 12:21:03 AM
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Gaza Human Rights Film Festival revives Palestinian cinema
Despite last-minute venue cancellation, the Red Carpet festival brings cinema to a Gaza street and the message "I am human" to the world
By SANAA ALSWERKY/THE MEDIA LINE \
12/6/2019 12:30:45 AM
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US, Sudan exchange ambassadors for first time in over two decades
Obstacles still ahead in establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries
By TARA KAVALER/THE MEDIA LINE \
12/6/2019 12:45:04 AM
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TA Human Rights Film Festival pays tribute to peace activist
The Solidarity Tel Aviv Human Rights Film Festival features three events examining the cinematic works of writer and director Amos Kenan
By STEVEN GANOT/THE MEDIA LINE \
12/6/2019 12:52:18 AM
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Riyadh offers citizenship to non-Saudi talents
Under Vision 2030 plan, naturalization to be available to scientists, senior specialists
By DIMA ABUMARIA/ THE MEDIA LINE \
12/6/2019 1:07:57 AM
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Images of London rabbi's attackers revealed, police seek help
There is also a witness police are trying to find, as her testimony will greatly aid their investigation.
By AARON REICH \
12/6/2019 3:12:57 AM
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New evacuation order lifted in Texas city hit by chemical fire, explosion
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 2:00:58 AM
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Uber reports 107 US deaths connected to car-hire app over two years
Both passengers and drivers have been the victims of sexual and physical assault, the report reveals.
By DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS \
12/6/2019 10:46:28 AM
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Safed city engineer compensated with NIS 250,000 for wage discrimination
Cheli Tal worked as the city engineer since 2014, soon after which she discovered that she was being paid considerably less than her male equals working within the municipality.
By TAMAR URIEL-BEERI \
12/6/2019 3:10:19 AM
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Myanmar to face genocide charges at UN's ICJ
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 2:48:25 AM
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Bar-Ilan U. study of Dead Sea mammal revolutionizes study of language
The study was published in the journal Evolution Letters, and shows that differing necessities in gender and life can influence using different voices for different reasons.
By AARON REICH \
12/7/2019 4:50:02 PM
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Danny Danon: Further sanctions must be imposed on Iran
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/6/2019 3:46:13 AM
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California to Trump administration: Release funds to fight homelessness
An estimated 130,000 people are homeless in California on any given day, more than any other state.
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 4:12:21 AM
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Israel's UBQ's recycled plastic comes to South American McDonald's
UBQ, based in Kibbutz Tze’elim, emerged last year to unveil its solution of converting unsorted household waste into a sustainable, bio-based, climate-positive thermoplastic material.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/8/2019 10:13:38 PM
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Prince Charles thanks, celebrates UK Jewry
Prince Charles described the links between the British monarchy and the country's Jewish community, which he described as something special.
By AARON REICH \
12/6/2019 5:08:49 AM
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Hong Kong police chief calls for peaceful, orderly protest march
Speaking to reporters before departing for a "courtesy visit" to Beijing, newly-installed police commissioner Chris Tang urged Hong Kongers to set a global example.
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 5:10:31 AM
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Four suspected rapists shot dead by Indian police in Hyderabad
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 5:48:47 AM
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Three dead in black hawk helicopter crash in Minnesota
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 6:04:25 AM
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Wildfires approach Sydney, Australian firefighters worried
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 6:15:18 AM
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France to open anti-hate crimes office following Jewish graveyard vandalism
"Those who attack them, even their graves, are not worthy of the idea we have of France."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/6/2019 6:24:52 AM
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Netanyahu lands in Tel Aviv following trip to Portugal
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/6/2019 6:35:05 AM
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IDF arrests 8 wanted suspected terrorists in the West Bank
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/6/2019 7:20:53 AM
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Indian police kill 4 men suspected of gang rape, murder; draw cheers
Indian police have frequently been accused of extra-judicial killings, called "encounters", especially in gangland wars in Mumbai and insurrections in Punjab and Kashmir.
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 9:57:09 AM
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IDF tests rocket propulsion system
The test comes as tensions remain high with Iran.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
12/7/2019 5:06:03 PM
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I'm Jewish and troubled by Corbyn, but I'm still voting Labour
Labour's antisemitism problem is of concern, but so is a Britain outside of the European Union.
By NINA CAPLAN / JTA \
12/6/2019 8:06:05 AM
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Likud: Netanyahu ready to serve only six more months
Blue and White: Netanyahu must say it publicly
By GIL HOFFMAN \
12/6/2019 8:14:52 AM
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Trump may deploy 14,000 troops to counter Iran aggression
Multiple reports citing unnamed officials say Trump is planning to deploy the troops to counter increased Iranian adventurism in the region.
By JTA/RON KAMPEAS \
12/6/2019 8:22:52 AM
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Tufts University to remove Sackler name from buildings and programs
Family has come under fire for their central role in American opioid crisis
By EYTAN HALON \
12/8/2019 5:12:31 PM
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Morocco normalization talk is Israeli spin, State Dept. says
The comment came following persistent reports in Israel that Jerusalem is very close to establishing official ties with Rabat, attributed to anonymous sources.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
12/6/2019 1:57:33 PM
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New woman’s leadership award named for Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The Dwight D. Opperman Foundation announced the new Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Woman of Leadership Award on Tuesday in honor of Ginsburg’s “exemplary career and life.”
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
12/6/2019 8:50:44 AM
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Norwegian lawmakers want Palestinian aid frozen over incitement
If implemented, it would spell the loss of $24 million in funding for the Palestinian Authority.
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA \
12/6/2019 9:06:01 AM
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Former Miss Iraq speaks out at UN about Jewish refugees
Sarah Idan, who received death threats after she posted the selfie with Miss Israel, Adar Gandelsman, spoke of what she learned about the issue when she visited Israel last year.
By HANNAH BROWN \
12/7/2019 8:04:40 PM
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Russia working with Turkey on new S-400 missile contract - report
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 9:28:40 AM
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German activists apologize for using Holocaust victims’ ashes in protest
The art-activist collective placed a large container of soil samples containing human remains near the German parliament.
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
12/6/2019 9:34:52 AM
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Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and U.S.
See Shabbat times for your area.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/6/2019 11:55:02 AM
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Watch: IAF, Special Ops complete joint 'Game of Thrones' drill in Cyprus
Preparing for winter: commando units and IAF planes working together simulated scenarios of guerrilla warfare in a northern-Israel style terrain.
By IDAN ZONSHINE \
12/7/2019 5:23:39 PM
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Tel Aviv U partners with Columbia U to offer joint undergraduate program
Students will spend two years on the Israeli campus, followed by two years in New York and gain two Bachelor's degrees, one from each institution.
By DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS \
12/7/2019 2:16:08 PM
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Scientists call on EU to protect Europe's rivers and lakes
More than 5,500 scientists have signed an open letter saying that Europe is facing a severe threat to its freshwater biodiversity
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 12:44:22 PM
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Greta Thunberg pulls into Madrid by train for climate summit
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 1:07:48 PM
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Story of Syria's female medics working in underground bunker told in film
'The Cave', which tells the story of Amani Ballour, will be released in Britain on Friday
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 1:24:44 PM
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Pressure on US Education Dept. to stop funding anti-Israel programs
88 groups signed a letter calling on Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to prevent taxpayers money from supporting Middle East studies programs that support academic boycotts of Israel.
By ILANIT CHERNICK \
12/7/2019 7:43:22 PM
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David Grossman book banned in Russia for 'causing teen pregnancy, STDs'
The commissioner's directive was circulated across all public libraries and bookstores, where all copies of the book "Someone to Run With" are now no longer available for sale.
By ANNA BRESKY/MA'ARIV \
12/6/2019 2:25:49 PM
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Labour attack on Brexit document aimed at draft, not final version
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 2:34:11 PM
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Turkey: Greek expulsion of Libyan envoy 'outrageous'
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 2:44:55 PM
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FM Katz discusses Iran, Issachar, with Russian FM Lavrov in Rome
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/6/2019 3:28:53 PM
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Iraqi cleric says no foreign meddling to choose new PM, in nod to Iran
Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani's comments followed reports that a senior Iranian commander had been in Baghdad this week to rally support for a new government.
By REUTERS \
12/7/2019 4:06:05 AM
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Shooter at U.S. Navy base in Pensacola, Florida, is 'confirmed dead'
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 5:03:27 PM
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Gantz vows to beat Netanyahu if there are elections
Knesset to vote to enable March 3 election.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
12/6/2019 4:19:37 PM
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FM Katz discusses Iran, Issachar, with Russian FM Lavrov in Rome
The meeting comes amid contentious bilateral issues between the two countries, particularly on Russia’s role in the Middle East, and Naama Issachar, who was sentenced in Russia for drug smuggling.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/6/2019 4:47:11 PM
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Israeli ambassador urges Berlin to cancel pro-Hamas conference
The ambassador said, "This will not be a meeting to build bridges of peace between Israel and the Palestinians, but a meeting to preserve intransigence and hostility."
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
12/6/2019 4:34:32 PM
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Merkel expresses shame during Auschwitz visit, vows to fight antisemitism
Dressed in black, Merkel said the crimes committed at the site in southern Poland where the Nazis ran their largest death camp would always be part of German history.
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 4:40:09 PM
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Netanyahu: Gantz will not budge in negotiations to prevent elections
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/6/2019 6:00:42 PM
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Russia says will respond to US on missile deployment
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 5:00:07 PM
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Thousands of Palestinians protest at the Gaza Strip border, 27 injured
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/6/2019 5:58:57 PM
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Turkey says left alone to fight terrorism after no agreement at NATO
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 5:22:12 PM
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Eritrean in his 20s dies of his wounds after being stabbed in Tel Aviv
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/6/2019 5:57:57 PM
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Thousands of Palestinians protest at the Gaza Strip border, 37 injured
The announcement to renew protests was issued in Gaza after a meeting of representatives of Palestinian groups on Thursday, December 5.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/6/2019 6:19:51 PM
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Iran deal limps on as Europeans delay sanctions blow
With Tehran angry over a lack of European protection from U.S. sanctions, there appears scant scope for compromise.
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 6:19:37 PM
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US lawmaker says Uber must take action after disclosing sexual assault reports
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 6:23:26 PM
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Thunberg says 'our voices' being heard but not translating into action
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 6:40:21 PM
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From posters to helmets, Star Wars collectibles up for auction
The online sale began last week and runs until Dec. 13.
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 6:29:57 PM
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Islamist rebels kill at least 17 in eastern Congo - local official
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 6:35:53 PM
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Teenager who threw boy from London Tate Modern platform admits attempted murder
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 6:41:35 PM
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U.S. imposes sanctions on four Iraqis over human rights, corruption
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 7:00:11 PM
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Prosecutors seek to up Harvey Weinstein's bail, citing violations
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 7:02:02 PM
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Russia calls new U.S. sanctions over hacking a 'propaganda attack'
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 7:07:13 PM
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US has not yet decided whether to hold UN meeting on North Korea rights abuses
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 7:08:39 PM
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US recorded 15 cases of measles over the past month
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 7:13:13 PM
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Washington blacklists Iran-backed Iraqi militia leaders over protests
The sanctions target Qais al-Khazali, leader of the Asaib Ahl al-Haq Iran-backed militia and his brother Laith al-Khazali, another leader of the group.
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 7:27:41 PM
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Norwegian parliament tells government to cut funding to PA over textbooks
Ruling coalition in Norwegian parliament angered over references to violence, martyrdom and terror found in Palestinian Authority school textbooks.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/6/2019 7:44:23 PM
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Saudi king orders compliance with US probe on Navy base shooting incident
The shooting, which played out over two floors in a classroom building at the base, marked the second deadly shooting at a U.S. military installation this week.
By REUTERS \
12/7/2019 5:02:09 PM
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Gunmen kill 6 people near protest site in central Baghdad
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 8:07:10 PM
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Qatar says there have been talks with Saudi Arabia -Al Jazeera
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 8:20:48 PM
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Bolivian minister seeks Israel help in fighting alleged leftist 'terrorism'
Her government has also set up police units to conduct counter-terrorism operations. TV footage broadcast on local media have showed police in face masks with guns in training sessions.
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 9:13:49 PM
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US House passes resolution supporting two-state solution
The resolution comes amid recent discussion in Israel regarding the possibility of annexing sections of the West Bank in Area C, including the Jordan Valley and some Israeli settlements.
By OMRI NAHMIAS,JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/7/2019 7:52:01 PM
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At least eight killed in Kenya in suspected Islamist militant attack
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 9:40:34 PM
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State Department: Iran may have been behind attack on Iraq's Balad base
On Tuesday, five rockets landed on Ain Al-Asad air base, which hosts U.S. forces in Anbar province in western Iraq without causing any casualties.
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 9:41:24 PM
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Zarif: Israel carried out nuclear missile test aimed at Iran
Images shared on social media on Friday morning showed projectile streaking through Israel’s skies.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
12/7/2019 7:33:26 PM
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Channel 12 poll: Blue and White largest party with 34 mandates, followed by Likud with 33
Poll reveals little change in terms of the distribution of seats between the parties.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/6/2019 10:50:03 PM
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White House vows response to deadline in Donald Trump impeachment drive
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday asked the Judiciary Committee to draw up articles of impeachment - formal charges - against the Republican president.
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 11:04:54 PM
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Boris Johnson: UK will have time to strike trade deals after Brexit
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 11:08:18 PM
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'All clear' given after bomb threat at Patrick Air Force Base in Florida
By REUTERS \
12/7/2019 12:04:16 AM
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US lawmakers near deal on massive must-pass annual defense policy bill
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 11:14:39 PM
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Canada police arrest man previously detained in Turkey for joining ISIS
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 11:26:25 PM
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White House refuses to participate in impeachment hearings
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 11:33:58 PM
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Senior UK diplomat resigns: I will not 'peddle half-truths' over Brexit
By REUTERS \
12/6/2019 11:59:13 PM