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IDF troops exchange fire with Palestinian gunmen in southern Gaza Strip
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/30/2008 12:14:08 AM
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Ramon joins calls for Olmert to go now
Cites mishandling of economic crisis; Kadima slams Netanyahu for not calling on PM to leave post.
SHELLY PAZ \
11/30/2008 12:34:40 AM
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Meretz to decide whether MKs Gal-On and Vilan can run for next Knesset
According to party regulations, members who have served as MKs for over eight years must be approved by 60% percent of steering committee.
SHELLY PAZ \
11/30/2008 12:35:46 AM
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'Bentzion was slumped over a Talmud'
On Wednesday, Mumbai terror victim called his wife to say he was going to the Chabad House to pray.
TOVAH LAZAROFF \
11/30/2008 12:46:03 AM
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UK authorities checking reports of Britons involved in Mumbai terror attack
Foreign Office, however, denies that up to seven of the terrorists were British.
JONNY PAUL, JPost correspondent in LONDON \
11/30/2008 12:47:05 AM
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Analysis: Chabad's success depends on its accessibility
Murderous attack marks an unprecedented challenge to the most visible - and vulnerable - face of Judaism around the globe.
Matthew Wagner \
11/30/2008 12:48:35 AM
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Background: A rich history now stained with blood
Jews settled in Bombay in 18th century and had never known anti-Semitism.
Shalva Weil \
11/30/2008 12:49:51 AM
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Terrorists who bound and killed at least six at Chabad House 'deliberately targeted' Jewish building
Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg named among the victims; four Israelis still missing in Mumbai; Israelis who survived ordeal fly home.
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
11/30/2008 12:58:35 AM
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Comment: Lives of noble purpose cut short in a war the free world must not lose
In truth, of course, it's us or them.
David Horovitz \
11/30/2008 1:04:18 AM
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Canadian government moves to thwart a plan by opposition
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80 whales stranded in Australia
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4 Israelis rescued in Mumbai
"There are no more Israeli hostages at the Oberoi hotel," says Foreign Ministry official Haim Hoshen.
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
11/30/2008 3:09:11 AM
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Hamas prevents Muslim pilgrims from leaving Gaza
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Hamas prevents Muslim pilgrims from leaving Gaza
Gaza won't allow Palestinians who submitted visa requests throw PA to pass through Rafah crossing.
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Pakistan U-turns on sending spy chief to India
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Obama to nominate Clinton secretary of state Monday
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IDF troops arrest six Palestinian fugitives in Nablus area
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/30/2008 6:33:44 AM
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Obama to nominate Clinton Monday
President to name former rival to his national security team at a news conference in Chicago.
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Local Soccer: Nimni feels heat as Bnei Yehuda beats Mac TA
Maccabi Haifa goes two points clear at the top with 3-1 win at Ashdod.
JONNY HADI \
11/30/2008 7:07:19 AM
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Local Hoops: Mac Haifa back to its winning ways
Moshe Mizrahi scored 17 points for Haifa, with Brooks Sales adding 14 points and seven boards.
ALLON SINAI \
11/30/2008 7:08:33 AM
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Golf: Cohen, Geri, Libman, Solomon and Lurie all winners at the Rolex Israeli Open
The Men's Master's, for the over-50 age group, was won by Ron Solomon who had an excellent final round 68.
SHMULIK FUTERAN \
11/30/2008 7:10:50 AM
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Death toll in Mumbai attacks revised down to 174
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51 protesters wounded in Bangkok explosions
Fears rise of widening confrontations in a standoff that has strangled Thailand's economy and shut down its airports.
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Police search for Wal-Mart shoppers who trampled NY worker to death
Temporary worker mowed down as about 2,000 bargain-hunters surge through the store's doors at 5:00 a.m. opening.
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Palestinian killed and three wounded in West Bank car accident
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/30/2008 8:18:44 AM
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Grenade thrown at restaurant in Majadal Shemes, in the Golan; none hurt
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/30/2008 8:25:22 AM
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NATO kills Afghan policeman driving at patrol
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Israel sends defense, forensics men to Mumbai
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'Lashkar-e-Taiba is behind Mumbai terror'
Pakistan-based jihadist group's political wing has described Hindus, Jews as main enemies of Islam.
BRENDA GAZZAR \
11/30/2008 9:21:49 AM
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Aide: India's home minister resigns in wake of attacks
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Right-wingers reach agreement with police for Dec. 15 Umm el-Fahm march
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/30/2008 9:26:45 AM
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How to coddle your nest egg
A choice of pension vehicles can help prepare for a viable retirement.
JOHN BENZAQUEN \
11/30/2008 9:45:09 AM
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Thousands of shekels stolen from restaurant in Kfar Saba
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/30/2008 9:46:40 AM
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A light at the end of the tunnel
Pinhasi: Pension funds are long term, so the crisis shouldn't affect most savers.
JOHN BENZAQUEN \
11/30/2008 9:54:31 AM
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Head of Knesset Finance Committee: I won't vote for gov't stimulus plan
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/30/2008 9:57:38 AM
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National Insurance, a pension boost
Every Israeli who is a resident of the State of Israel is required by law to make monthly payments to the National Insurance Institute.
JUDAH MASSIAS \
11/30/2008 10:05:11 AM
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Herzog: Change the pension system
"The guidelines for how pension fund assets are invested should be stricter."
EHUD LAHAV \
11/30/2008 10:09:49 AM
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Reverse mortgages a boon to retirees
What do a mortgage and a home have to do with pensions? More than one would think.
Juan de la Roca \
11/30/2008 10:17:32 AM
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Financial crisis hits Britons' retirement hopes
The average Briton now expects to have to work until the age of 63 - a year longer than they thought they'd have to just 12 months ago.
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Youth center aims to lure teens from extremism
Beita center one of five to open across West Bank, with a total investment of US$5 million by USAID, the international aid arm of the US government.
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Bar-On, PMO clash over pension saftey net plan
"Let nobody seek to make political capital here," Olmert said. "I will not allow this issue to become part of elections-eve political tension."
Jpost staff and Sharon Wrobel \
11/30/2008 10:34:00 AM
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PA, Hamas praise prisoner release
Cabinet approves Olmert's pledge to Abbas to free 250 Palestinians; six ministers oppose decision.
Herb Keinon and JPost.com Staff \
11/30/2008 10:36:50 AM
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Iran proposes nuclear plants with Arab countries
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Two people arrested for installing device which reads PINs from ATM
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/30/2008 10:49:08 AM
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Education Minister Tamir hospitalized after fall in North
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/30/2008 11:23:10 AM
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Taliban frees 2 kidnapped Afghan journalists
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Concert Review: Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra
Works from 17th and 18th century Italy and England provided on attractive diversity of styles, despite the common denominators of the period.
URY EPPSTEIN \
11/30/2008 12:27:13 PM
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Theater Review: 'The Emigrants'
Polish playwright Mrozek wrote of Soviet emigrants in Paris and through them, about emigrants everywhere.
HELEN KAYE \
11/30/2008 12:33:44 PM
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Dance Review: Inbal Dance Theater
Israel's oldest dance company has had a fluctuating history, from blooming international success, to longer years of droughts.
ORA BRAFMAN \
11/30/2008 12:37:47 PM
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Celebrity Grapevine
Worldwide fame and platinum discs notwithstanding, it's not every day that singer David D'Or is embraced by President Shimon Peres.
Greer Fay Cashman \
11/30/2008 12:44:31 PM
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Nanny who rescued toddler from Mumbai Chabad House arrives in Israel
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/30/2008 1:22:22 PM
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Israel, Italy to form alternative energy working group
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
11/30/2008 1:26:10 PM
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Iraq, Iran swap bodies of 1980-88 war dead
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Zaka head: Indian forces may have killed some hostages
Haim Weingarten: Observations at Chabad House lead me to believe some killed Wed., some Thurs., some Fri.
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
11/30/2008 1:35:47 PM
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Gunfire on tense border in Georgia
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Chabad hero nanny heading to Israel
Interior Ministry may give 'righteous gentile' status to woman who saved toddler from Mumbai attack.
ABE SELIG \
11/30/2008 1:54:22 PM
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Lebanese gov't recognizes 'state of Palestine'
PLO office in Beirut to be elevated to embassy status; no date set to carry out decision. (The Media Line)
The Media Line News Agency \
11/30/2008 2:02:41 PM
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Pope condemns violence in India and Nigeria
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Knesset committee votes to raise public transportation tax by 9%
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/30/2008 2:18:51 PM
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Iran proposes nuclear plants with Arab countries
Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization offers to build joint light-water power plants with neighboring states.
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Calm returns to Nigerian city after deadly clashes
Troop reinforcements on foot and in armored personnel carriers appeared on Sunday to have quelled two days of violence that left hundreds dead in a central Nigerian city.
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Tel Aviv launches NIS 3m. plan to help prostitutes
"Our ambition is for there to be no prostitution in Tel Aviv. Prostitution is violence towards women."
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
11/30/2008 2:52:59 PM
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Israeli forensics team flies to India
Foreign Ministry, PM praise Indian handling of terror attacks amid concern criticism could strain ties.
Herb Keinon and Abe Selig \
11/30/2008 2:53:54 PM
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Man jailed for 11 years for severe sexual crimes against stepdaughter
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/30/2008 2:56:20 PM
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Families sue over Azrieli suicides
The families are claiming that managers should have blocked off access to the rooftop balconies of Tel Aviv's Azrieli Towers.
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
11/30/2008 2:57:48 PM
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Egypt favors quiet diplomacy with Saudis
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75-year-old gets 15 months' jail over road death
The accident occurred at the busy intersection of Ha'ta'aruha and Dizengoff streets in Tel Aviv when the man turned left illegally.
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
11/30/2008 3:00:54 PM
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Sex assault calls for help rise 14 percent
The vast majority of victims have reported that they were assaulted by people known to them or by family members.
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
11/30/2008 3:05:45 PM
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Plea deal offered to 8-year-old murder suspect
Prosecutors have offered a plea deal to an 8-year-old boy charged with murder in the shooting deaths of his father and another man in their eastern Arizona home.
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Court to hear mayoral elections appeal
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
11/30/2008 3:10:47 PM
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Students to get city help with exam fears
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
11/30/2008 3:12:36 PM
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New 'mikve' to offer spa-like experience
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
11/30/2008 3:14:10 PM
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Personal files exposed at Haifa archives
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
11/30/2008 3:23:48 PM
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Tourism plan underway for Hof Hacarmel
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
11/30/2008 3:24:41 PM
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Work to begin on central intersection
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
11/30/2008 3:25:33 PM
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Electronic car-parking in Eilat
Miriam Bulwar David-Hay (Translated) \
11/30/2008 3:27:08 PM
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US rabbi gives account of Mumbai hostage ordeal
"I asked the terrorist to pass the phone to the rabbi, and he said, 'You've already asked too much.'"
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Economic crisis top issue in Romanian elections
Romanians fearful that the global economic crisis will bring layoffs and painful belt-tightening went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament, a vote expected to deliver a rebuke to pro-Western leaders many see as out of touch.
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Ministerial c'tee recognizes Israelis murdered in Mumbai as terror victims
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/30/2008 3:59:14 PM
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Iran says IAEA has settled 'Green Salt Project' allegations
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Bases brace for surge in stress-related disorders
Some 15,000 soldiers are heading home to this sprawling base after spending more than a year at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, and military health officials are bracing for a surge in brain injuries and psychological problems among those troops.
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150 whales die in stranding in Australia
A group of whales that became stranded on a remote coastline in southern Australia were battered to death on rocks before rescuers could save them.
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2 Hebron youths arrested on suspicion of throwing rocks at Palestinians
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/30/2008 4:32:35 PM
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Rabin's assassin declares hunger strike
Amir protests confiscation of appliances, ban on conjugal visits following unauthorized TV interview.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/30/2008 4:45:23 PM
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Anti-spam law comes into effect on Monday
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/30/2008 5:29:28 PM
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IDF troops find 4 explosive devices along Gaza fence; no casualties
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/30/2008 5:42:09 PM
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Erekat praises government's decision to release Fatah prisoners
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/30/2008 5:47:25 PM
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6th Chabad House victim identified a Mexican citizen Norma Shvarzblat Rabinovich
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/30/2008 5:55:57 PM
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Spanish government to probe CIA Guantanamo flights
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Hundreds protest Russian journalist's beating in Moscow
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Israeli Facebook group set up to remember Mumbai victims
Elana Kirsh \
11/30/2008 6:57:15 PM
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Russia, India to boost anti-terror cooperation
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Bush calls India's prime minister to pledge solidarity
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Indian police: Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba behind Mumbai attacks
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Students in Israel: And Abram journeyed to the Negev
Students experience the Land of the Bible in the Negev as they journey to the south of Israel.
Melinda Dicus \
11/30/2008 7:43:22 PM
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Nazareth woman dies after her car burns near Kiryat Tivon
JPOST.COM STAFF \
11/30/2008 8:13:59 PM
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Teflon terrorists
Jerusalem needs to tell Hamas that active belligerence will hurt their political and military hierarchy.
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Gov't to allocate money for security rooms for Gaza perimeter residents
DAN IZENBERG \
11/30/2008 8:24:16 PM
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The Region: India and Israel: The parallels
Why the two countries should get together to fight terror.
BARRY RUBIN \
11/30/2008 8:27:25 PM
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Top Chinese official here
China's Politburo member Liu Yunshan and 22-member delegation want to strengthen ties with Israel.
Greer Fay Cashman \
11/30/2008 8:41:31 PM
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Mosque worker killed in Russia's Ingushetia region
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Barak decides to keep Gaza crossings closed as more Kassams launched
Yaakov Katz \
11/30/2008 9:43:02 PM
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Report: Assad calls on France to help end Gaza blockade
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Israel-US to launch alternative energy projects at Eilat-Eilot conference
Act calls for $20 million annually to finance joint ventures; funding awaits President-elect Barack Obama.
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
11/30/2008 10:06:55 PM
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Doctors: Economic news may raise blood pressure
The Israel Hypertension Society is worried that news of the global economic crisis, growing unemployment and loss of pensions will trigger high blood pressure among Israelis.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
11/30/2008 10:08:41 PM
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Incoming J'lem mayor pushes off municipal staff shakeup
The mayor-elect plans to run the city "similar to a government office," using separate personal and city spokespeople, his office said in a press release.
Etgar Lefkovits \
11/30/2008 10:11:12 PM
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December 1: Mumbai...
Demonic and implacable Islamist terrorism is motivated by a culture of death which, if not eliminated, will go on to threaten all of civilization.
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From revolution to counterreformation
Messiahs of modernization in the Arab world have never been as 'modern' as they claimed to be.
AMMAR ABDULHAMID \
11/30/2008 10:18:03 PM
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Right of Reply: Make the Right 'Righter'
In the last elections, Israel Beiteinu received only 116 fewer votes than the Likud.
DANNY HERSHTAL \
11/30/2008 10:20:27 PM
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Yes, Netanyahu can work with Obama
Both will agree that the Palestinian Authority must develop economically and politically before a permanent accord can be reached.
Yuli Edelstein \
11/30/2008 10:21:57 PM
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Barack and Bibi won't mix
All Netanyahu offers Israel is a return to the days of diplomatic isolation and no prospect of peace.
Jeff Barak \
11/30/2008 10:23:26 PM
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Barkat to double Jerusalem cultural budget to NIS 20 million
Etgar Lefkovits \
11/30/2008 10:33:29 PM
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Ramattan news agency shuts down in response to raids
Major Palestinian news agency accuses PA of waging intimidation campaign.
Khaled Abu Toameh \
11/30/2008 11:01:08 PM
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Criminal probe of Rabbi Wolpe ordered
Rabbi allegedly organized a gathering in honor of soldiers who refused orders to evict settlers from Hebron.
DAN IZENBERG \
11/30/2008 11:04:06 PM
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IDF against Jewish possession of Palestinian land through cultivation
In unusual development, Judea and Samaria commander petitions High Court to reject previous decision.
DAN IZENBERG \
11/30/2008 11:08:18 PM
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Libya slams Israel's blocking Gaza-bound boat
Libyan news agency: Terrorist, Zionist army sent ships, fighter jet, sub to turn back Gaza-bound boat.
Yaakov Katz \
11/30/2008 11:21:32 PM
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UN criticizes government, rebels for attacking Darfur aid workers
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Israeli consulate's Mumbai security chief arrested en route to Chabad House rescue
Foreign Ministry tells 'Post' Israel had no complaints with Indian security personnel over incident.
JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
11/30/2008 11:23:17 PM
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The last Shabbat in Mumbai
There was an unusually rapturous mood at Sha'ar Shamayim Synagogue.
Matthew Wagner \
11/30/2008 11:24:45 PM
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Space shuttle Endeavour lands safely in California
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IDF attach? to India: 2 missing Israelis not among dead