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Did Trump order officials to grant Kushner security clearance?
House Oversight Committee chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) demanded that all documents related to the granting of Kushner's security clearance be handed over.
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
3/5/2019 4:37:57 PM
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Estonian center-right opposition wins parliamentary election
By REUTERS \
3/4/2019 1:14:21 AM
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Delicious locusts: With swarms imminent, one rabbi offers a tasty solution
Earlier this year, the insects evoked biblical times when they showed up at holy sites in Mecca, covering some areas in darkness and sparking a thunderstorm of hail and fire on social media.
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
3/4/2019 4:40:54 AM
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U.S. diplomat revisits Hebron massacre with previously unreleased cables
Exclusive: Declassified US cables show the 1994 Hebron massacre and its aftermath.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
3/7/2019 5:19:14 AM
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Iran’s regime charges woman with 'normalizing same-sex relations'
The activist, Rezvaneh Mohammad, could face five years in prison.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
3/4/2019 5:02:52 PM
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U.S. to merge its Jerusalem Embassy and Consulate on Monday
The US Jerusalem consulate serves Palestinian residents of Jerusalem.
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
3/4/2019 3:07:16 AM
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Snake on Train: Passengers panic after young man releases serpent
The passenger was forced by security to pick up his snake after other passengers panicked.
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
3/4/2019 3:42:10 AM
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Fourteen dead in Alabama tornado
By REUTERS \
3/4/2019 3:25:12 AM
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Trump suggests Cohen hearing contributed to failure of N.Korea summit
By REUTERS \
3/4/2019 3:53:12 AM
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An inspired walk to the Kotel set to music - watch
What does the walk from Mamilla shopping center to the Western Wall look like? A short video made by Jan Karnis allows 'Jerusalem Post' readers to see for themselves!
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/4/2019 9:48:37 AM
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Suspected ramming attack reported near Qalqilya, two badly injured
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/4/2019 4:43:49 AM
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IDF officer seriously injured after car rams into troops in West Bank
One IDF soldier was badly injured and a second soldier was lightly injured.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
3/4/2019 11:53:31 PM
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Arab-Israeli proud to live in Zion, ‘the Left sees us as pets’ - watch
Abdul Abed El Rachman slammed the Joint List party, saying they “want to see deprived Arabs.”
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/4/2019 12:05:37 PM
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Mazel Tov! Daughter of hero Ari Fuld, who died saving others, gets married
The wedding was a bittersweet event, as the joy of the couple's union mingled with the deep sadness at Ari's absence.
By SARA RUBENSTEIN \
3/4/2019 6:35:18 AM
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How do the blind cope with Israeli life? - mini documentary
The visually impaired report a range of difficulties, from blurry vision to total blackness. Now guide dogs, after much training, can help them live fuller lives.
By RENAY MIMRAN,MISHEL ROKE \
4/2/2019 1:51:53 PM
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Yair Lapid apologizes for joke about ‘undisciplined’ women
Lapid was speaking about the lack of women in his party and asked retired IDF General Orna Barbivai to stand up. When she declined, he joked that the women who support him are “undisciplined."
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
3/4/2019 11:51:13 AM
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New Zealand Islamic State recruit will not be stripped of citizenship
Officials had identified that a small number of New Zealanders had joined IS, but declined to give an exact number.
By REUTERS \
3/4/2019 8:22:30 AM
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Helicopter crash kills four Americans and their pilot in Kenya - Police
The cause of the crash had yet to be determined.
By REUTERS \
3/4/2019 9:00:40 AM
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U.S. tries to safeguard Afghan peace push from India-Pakistan crisis
Pakistani officials said their ability to support Afghan peace talks could be in jeopardy in the event of a full-blown crisis, US officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
By REUTERS \
3/4/2019 9:12:23 AM
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Erdan calls countries to halt funding for BDS groups with terrorist ties
Ministry of Strategic Affairs reported a "100 links" shared between terrorist groups, such as Hamas, and 13 BDS supporting NGOs.
By YVETTE J. DEANE \
3/4/2019 11:35:06 AM
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Iran: Middle East-U.S. allies face risk of uprising by their own 'humiliated citizens'
"Trump and even his underlings ridicule and humiliate Saudi Arabia and the Emirates day and night, saying that you're nothing without us and cannot last a day without America's support."
By ZACHARY KEYSER \
3/4/2019 11:47:58 AM
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Attack slows on Islamic State Syria pocket to save civilians - Official
"We're slowing down the offensive in Baghouz due to a small number of civilians held as human shields by Daesh," the offical said, referring to Islamic State.
By REUTERS \
3/4/2019 9:59:41 AM
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Netanyahu urges to expedite demolition of terrorists' houses
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/4/2019 1:02:15 PM
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Trump says Cohen hearing may have contributed to North Korea summit fail
"Never done when a president is overseas. Shame!" said Trump.
By REUTERS \
3/4/2019 10:28:32 AM
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Netanyahu orders home demolitions of ramming-attack terrorists
One IDF officer was seriously wounded and a Border Police soldier lightly hurt after a car struck them during an arrest operation in the West Bank.
By HERB KEINON \
3/4/2019 1:06:57 PM
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Bennett: Stop being afraid of the terrorists, Mr. Netanyahu
Ynet released a report that Netanyahu was against tougher restrictions on illegal cellphone smuggling.
By YVETTE J. DEANE \
3/4/2019 11:29:14 AM
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Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei doubted Europe could help against U.S. sanctions
By REUTERS \
3/4/2019 10:48:45 AM
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Iran's Khamenei doubted Europe could help Tehran against U.S. sanctions
The Europeans would naturally say they are protecting Iranian interests with their package "but (the Iranian government) should not make this a main issue."
By REUTERS \
3/4/2019 11:06:44 AM
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Special Telegrass Lottery: 50 grams of cannabis every month to 50 winners
The illegal organization for trade in cannabis, Telegrass, announced its own distribution to those who requested it.
By MAAYAN HARONI/MAARIV \
3/4/2019 12:40:43 PM
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Qatar foreign minister discusses Syria, Libya with Russia's Lavrov
By REUTERS \
3/4/2019 11:36:46 AM
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Attorney-General to election committee: Tal Rousso is eligible to run
A petition had been filed to block Rousso from running on the basis that he had served in the IDF reserves until 2017.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
3/5/2019 12:57:43 AM
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Supreme Court orders Kahlon: Prices of dairy products will rise by 3.4%
In early November, Kahlon launched the possible reform in the dairy market. Kahlon promised at the time, among other things, NIS 350 a year for each family to go out and spend on dairy products.
By AVISHAI GRINZAIG/MAARIV,LAHAV HARKOV \
3/4/2019 11:56:16 PM
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Israel ranks as 8th most powerful country - U.S. News report
Other powerfully ranked countries included Russia, China, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Japan and Saudi Arabia.
By YVETTE J. DEANE \
3/4/2019 1:13:52 PM
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Qatar says no decision yet on Russian missile defense system
By REUTERS \
3/4/2019 12:13:09 PM
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Items belonging to Oskar Schindler up for auction
Boston auction house also selling pass issued by Raoul Wallenberg.
By AMY SPIRO \
3/4/2019 3:19:55 PM
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Gantz mocks Netanyahu’s plunge in the polls
Netanyahu and other Likud leaders have accused Gantz of intending to build a coalition with the Hadash-Ta’al list that is co-chaired by MK Ahmed Tibi.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
3/4/2019 10:12:44 PM
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B'Yahad Party led by ex-IDF general quits election
Polls taken for the party by two pollsters found that his party had the potential to win five seats. But Yom-Tov Samia decided not to take the chance.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
3/4/2019 1:59:58 PM
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Egypt releases award-winning photojournalist jailed since 2013
He vowed to continue with his work, saying: "All journalists are at risk of being arrested or killed while doing their work. I am not the first and I will not be the last."
By REUTERS \
3/4/2019 12:54:24 PM
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Mazel Tov! Daughter of hero Ari Fuld, who died saving others, gets married
The wedding was a bittersweet event, as the joy of the couple's union mingled with the deep sadness at Ari's absence.
By SARA RUBENSTEIN \
3/4/2019 3:48:03 PM
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PM thanks Samoan president for support in international forums
Israel and Samoa signed a visa waiver agreement at the outset of the meeting.
By HERB KEINON \
3/4/2019 11:48:39 PM
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Five killed in helicopter crash in western Iran
The incident came amid growing concern about the safety of Iran's ageing aircraft fleet as the result of decades of US trade and financial sanctions.
By REUTERS \
3/4/2019 1:22:50 PM
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Overcoming barriers to an innovative future for education
The three-day conference was led by educational entrepreneurship incubator Mifras and GELP.
By EYTAN HALON \
3/4/2019 2:27:12 PM
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IDF strikes Hamas posts in central Gaza
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/4/2019 2:14:18 PM
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ER doctor at Florida veterans hospital shot by double amputee shooter
Bon is a homeless veteran who spent a short time in the U.S. Army in the ‘70s.
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
3/4/2019 1:58:35 PM
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Vatican to open secret WWII archives of wartime pontiff Pius XII
The archives will open on March 2, 2020, Francis announced in a speech to members of the Vatican's Secret Archives.
By JEREMY SHARON \
3/4/2019 11:21:38 PM
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Almost 2,000 year-old synagogue vandalized in northern Israel
"This holy place will not be desecrated. You have been warned," was graffitied in red on one of the 1,800 year-old stone walls."There will not be an archaeological park here."
By YVETTE J. DEANE \
3/4/2019 2:55:31 PM
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Netherlands recalls Iranian ambassador after Dutch staff expelled
By REUTERS \
3/4/2019 2:24:18 PM
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Anti-AIPAC protest organizers Al-Awda have ties to terrorist groups, history of antisemitism
Al-Awda is a founding member of the GPRRC, a group of 12 organizations advocating for "Palestinian refugees and internally displaced in Palestine and the exile."
By LAHAV HARKOV \
3/5/2019 4:50:25 PM
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Should You Have a Bar Mitzvah / Bat Mitzvah in Israel?
Those are the types of memories that will last a lifetime for you, and your children.
By BILL PASANU \
3/7/2019 1:25:26 PM
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U.S. THAAD missile defense system deployed in Israel, part of joint drill
According to IDF Spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Ronen Manelis, the THAAD system will be deployed to southern Israel and some 200 American troops will take part in the drill.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
3/5/2019 10:27:21 AM
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Turkish court accepts indictment against 16 over Gezi protests - report
By REUTERS \
3/4/2019 3:09:59 PM
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Israeli network HOT signs distribution deal with Viacom
TV provider promises second season of 'Shababnikim' this year.
By AMY SPIRO \
3/4/2019 5:06:49 PM
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High Court: No blocking scientist appointment because of political views
Scientist with left-wing views was initially blocked from government appointment by Minister Ofir Akunis.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
3/5/2019 12:28:55 AM
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Does the Likud no longer speak Russian? Party copes with changing field
Party debates how to proceed with Yisrael Beytenu hovering around the electoral threshold and Zehut appealing to Russian-speaking voters.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
3/5/2019 12:20:06 AM
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150 Islamic State fighters surrender in eastern Syria-Observatory
By REUTERS \
3/4/2019 3:54:56 PM
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The Be’er Sheva Blueprint
Russell F. Robinson, Chief Executive Officer of JNF-USA, stresses that the Jewish National Fund-USA Israel Education and Technology Center is part of JNF-USA’s larger effort in the Negev Desert.
By ALAN ROSENBAUM \
3/4/2019 4:06:52 PM
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Finding Experts for SEO and Digital Marketing for Your Business
When it comes to choosing the right provider for digital marketing and SEO, it is vital for businesses to make the right choice and find one with a solid reputation such as Bill Lentis Digital Media.
By Leo Giosuè \
3/4/2019 4:43:31 PM
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Israeli woman, running from authorities, arrested in Armenia
Woman was convicted of aggravated fraud in Israel, but succeeded in escaping from under the nose of the authorities.
By ZACK EVANS \
3/4/2019 4:40:17 PM
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Putin signs decree suspending INF nuclear pact - Kremlin
By REUTERS \
3/4/2019 4:31:26 PM
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Rivlin tells Samoan PM he regrets missing visit to island nation
Rivlin explained that when he was Speaker of the Knesset, he had visited New Zealand, and from there had gone to Tonga. He would have liked to continue to Samoa, but the timing was prohibitive.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
3/4/2019 4:38:41 PM
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Ya’alon: Our borders are not between states, but between civilizations
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/4/2019 4:34:26 PM
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IAEA Chief refuses to speculate on possible past Iran nuke violations
"I do not speculate" about possible past violations by Iran, says IAEA chief Yukiya Amano.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
3/5/2019 9:21:57 PM
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Via partners with Dan to launch smart Tel Aviv transport service
Users will be able to order the shuttle from a Bubble smartphone application, and will then be requested to head to a nearby bus station, where they will be collected by a Bubble vehicle.
By EYTAN HALON \
3/4/2019 5:01:49 PM
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Iran and Turkey media push conspiracy theories about US, ISIS
Claims pushed by Syrian regime media assert that US gave ISIS safe passage out of Baghuz in return for gold, a conspiracy picked up in Tehran and Ankara.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
3/4/2019 5:58:10 PM
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Yazidis rescued from ISIS face bleak future upon return to Iraq
Foreign ISIS members appear to receive more aid and better housing than Yazidi victims while fears mount that ISIS is using human shields in Baghuz.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
3/4/2019 5:43:57 PM
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Two explosive balloons target Eshkol Regional Council
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/4/2019 5:42:49 PM
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California high school students make swastika out of beer cups
One student told the LA Times that some of her Jewish friends felt threatened by the incident.
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
3/4/2019 5:48:52 PM
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Mahameed becomes first Muslim woman to ride a medical motorcycle
She told 'The Jerusalem Post' that despite the bike’s speed, “I am not worried about it being dangerous. I am strong.”
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
3/5/2019 7:49:57 AM
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Courage and Conviction: Horoscopes for Adar Bet 5779
Purim begins at sundown on March 20, just hours after the Full Moon in Libra and Tekufat Nisan, the Vernal Equinox, as the Sun enters Aries.
By LORELAI KUDE \
3/4/2019 6:01:28 PM
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Canadian network cancels Muslim TV show after Jewish group complains
A spokeswoman for ZoomerMedia confirmed to The Jerusalem Post on Monday that the show was pulled due to the complaints, but declined to elaborate further.
By AMY SPIRO \
3/4/2019 6:46:11 PM
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Blue and White leaders vow to keep Golan
The visit was intended to counter attacks from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Likud leaders who have tried to paint Benny Gantz, Yair Lapid, Moshe Ya'alon and Gabi Ashkenazi as left-wing.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
3/4/2019 7:39:24 PM
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Russia slams Trump’s ‘deal of the century’
Lavrov, in an interview Sunday with the Kuwait News Agency, charged that unilateral US steps have had a “significant negative impact” on the Mideast diplomatic process.
By HERB KEINON \
3/4/2019 11:39:40 PM
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Netanyahu invites the public to tune in to his speech, on Facebook
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/4/2019 7:03:08 PM
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IDF arrests four Palestinians carrying explosives near Nablus
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/4/2019 7:09:33 PM
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Week of events in Israeli desert celebrates nature
"24/Nature" event held in memory of Prof. Amotz Zehavi, reknowned zoologist.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/4/2019 7:13:05 PM
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A romantic spa experience
With a wide menu of treatments, a luxurious jacuzzi and a Finnish sauna it is an opportunity for an escape from the cold weather.
By TALY SHARON \
3/4/2019 7:15:16 PM
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Netanyahu, leading crowd in 'Bibi or Tibi' chant, rails against Left
Melcer made the ruling after Labor petitioned to ban news channels from broadcasting the speech, based on the law prohibiting airing campaign propaganda.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
3/4/2019 11:37:22 PM
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Blue and White manifesto hits haredi sensitive spots
The issue of core curriculum studies in the haredi sector is one of, if not the, most explosive issues for the haredi public.
By JEREMY SHARON \
3/4/2019 8:01:33 PM
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Sinai Indaba awes South African Jewry as it celebrates its ninth year
Around 1,100 people in Cape Town and more than 4,000 people in Johannesburg – “Jews of every persuasion, observant and not, young and old,” came out to hear an “eclectic assortment of speakers.”
By ILANIT CHERNICK \
3/4/2019 8:43:37 PM
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Netanyahu: ‘We’ve been flooded with heart-warming support’ since Thursday
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/4/2019 8:22:35 PM
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Netanyahu: ‘Here there are no focus groups, we’ll win in unity’
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/4/2019 8:25:50 PM
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Netanyahu: Israel is among the world powers due to our policy
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/4/2019 8:30:53 PM
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IDF sought monetary support in Japan for Palestinians in West Bank, Gaza
Officials from the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories met with Japanese Foreign Minister to discuss "ways to promote stability in Judea and Samaria and the Gaza Strip."
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
3/4/2019 11:41:40 PM
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Netanyahu: Whoever stays home, votes for others, allows the Left to win
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/4/2019 8:37:53 PM
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Netanyahu: Add the numbers, Gantz and Lapid must rely on Arab parties
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/4/2019 8:44:07 PM
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Netanyahu: I stood up to Obama on behalf of the Jewish people
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/4/2019 8:52:06 PM
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Did Benjamin Netanyahu visit Afghanistan or did he get tripped up by a rhyme?
Netanyahu said he visited Afghanistan. He meant to say he visited Azerbaijan.
By AVRAHAM GOLD \
3/4/2019 9:54:30 PM
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Netanyahu: Even with 10 former Generals, without policy it means nothing
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/4/2019 9:01:58 PM
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Questions remain regarding the opening of Vatican WWII-era archives
Researchers may have to investigate the archives for several years before coming to any conclusions.
By EFRAIM ZUROFF \
3/4/2019 11:23:40 PM
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Netanyahu’s message attracts 8,000 viewers on Facebook
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/4/2019 9:15:01 PM
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Netanyahu corrects himself ‘I meant Azerbaijan,’ may visit Afghanistan
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/4/2019 9:21:09 PM
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Yachimovich: Netanyahu's rhetoric reminiscent of Third-World
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/4/2019 9:33:48 PM
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Gantz: Netanyahu knows his time is up
“Netanyahu continues inciting and lying,” Blue and White said in a statement following Netanyahu’s address to Likud activists Monday night.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
3/4/2019 11:35:18 PM
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Noa Drezner’s red string
Accomplished Israeli flamenco guitarist explains how life led to her debut album.
By SHIRLEY FINKELSTEIN \
3/5/2019 11:26:57 AM
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Decoding Da Vinci
From flying machines to mechanical wonders, Leonardo da Vinci’s codices come to life in new interactive exhibition in Tel Aviv.
By SHAWN RODGERS \
3/4/2019 9:59:58 PM
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Likud is going for 41 or bust - analysis
Netanyahu’s strategy has shifted from growing the right-wing bloc to calling for “a big Likud,” but will that leave him with coalition partners?
By LAHAV HARKOV \
3/4/2019 11:31:27 PM
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From Shakespeare to Pumi
Haifa Children’s Theater Festival diversifies.
By HELEN KAYE \
3/4/2019 10:07:37 PM
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Paul Anka to do it his way in TA
Anka will mix his own classics like “Diana” and “Lonely Boy” with standards popularized by Frank Sinatra, including his own “My Way.”
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/4/2019 10:09:57 PM
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O-Tech complex’s 3rd building receives permit
The 15-story building covers an area of 17,800 sq.m. and has three underground parking levels with an area of 12,800 sq.m.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/4/2019 10:20:12 PM
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THE LOUNGE
By MICHAL GALANTI \
3/4/2019 10:25:56 PM
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AG: Joint List can run, Bayit Yehudi combines allowed
Mandelblit rejects attemps to disqualify Arab, far-right Jewish candidates and parties.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
3/4/2019 10:28:09 PM
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ADL calls for resolution against antisemitism after Ilhan Omar's comments
The organization called on the U.S. House of Representatives to table a resolution condemning antisemitism.
By JEREMY SHARON \
3/4/2019 10:28:57 PM
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Embassy merger
There is no reason that the Palestinians of the West Bank and Gaza should have, in effect, their own ambassador – in the western part of the Israeli capital.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
3/4/2019 10:35:20 PM
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To the Moon
Tiny Israel is again in the news, this time for something remarkable for any nation.
By SYLVAN ADAMS \
3/4/2019 10:39:02 PM
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Abbas’s legacy
Rewarding terrorists, cheating law-abiding Palestinians.
By MAURICE HIRSCH \
3/4/2019 10:42:45 PM
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Who will help save the Yazidis?
Thousands of women and children are in danger of being brutally murdered, sold into sex slavery.
By DAWOOD SALEH \
3/4/2019 10:43:43 PM
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Iran was watching
Why Trump was right to walk away from the nuke talks with North Korea.
By JOEL CLEO GIOSUÈ ROSENBERG \
3/4/2019 10:45:15 PM
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Lending a helping hand to strangers and sojourners
Why was the Government Christian Forum discontinued?
By LELA GILBERT \
3/4/2019 10:50:57 PM
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The U.N.’s eroded legitimacy
Abbas’s chairmanship, which violates G-77 principles and the U.N. Charter, is the latest blight on the UN’s eroded legitimacy and credibility.
By EARL COX \
3/5/2019 10:19:04 AM
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No Holds Barred: How Christians went from enemies to best friends
On a miraculous transformation.
By SHMULEY BOTEACH \
3/4/2019 10:59:16 PM
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Terra Incognita: Growing anti-Jewish rhetoric in the U.S.
This is quite convenient: to take a tiny minority group like Jews and accuse them constantly and systematically of being white supremacists.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
3/6/2019 11:13:50 PM