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Peres gives Israel's Paralympic team a golden farewell in Jerusalem
President honors 41 Israeli paralympic athletes who will compete in the Games to be held in Beijing beginning two weeks after the Olympics.
Greer Fay Cashman \
8/4/2008 12:00:33 AM
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Beijing Olympics 2008: Fencer Noam Mills full of confidence heading into Beijing
"Fencing is a sport where you can surprise your opponents, and that is what I will try to do," says Mills.
AMY SOBERANO \
8/4/2008 12:02:24 AM
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Lebanese gov't allows Hizbullah to 'liberate occupied land'
Statement may secure Hizbullah's right to armed existence, and to "liberate occupied lands."
Brenda Gazzar, Herb Keinon, and ap \
8/4/2008 12:22:26 AM
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'Livni's bond with Sharon exaggerated'
Sharon associates: Livni's campaign painting her as an heir of the Kadima founder based on a lie.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
8/4/2008 12:24:26 AM
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Porush likely candidate for J'lem mayor
Haredi sources to 'Post': Lupolianski will honor rotation pact between hassidim, Lithuanians in UTJ.
Matthew Wagner \
8/4/2008 12:28:36 AM
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Russian media: Nobel laureate Alexander Solzhenitsyn dies at 89
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El Salvador to send new troops to Iraq
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Bush plays host at Camp David to ruler of Dubai
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Netanyahu: Kadima will sell parts of J'lem
Likud leader tells Shas leader that ruling party failed not only in diplomacy but also in Jewish education.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2008 3:54:22 AM
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India: Temple stampede death toll reaches 145
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Chavez: Russian jets can repel attack on Venezuela
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Troops evacuate wounded Sudanese infiltrator to Beersheba hospital
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2008 6:07:38 AM
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Report: China border station raided by 'rioters'
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As part of Schalit deal, Hamas to demand 'guarantee' its gunmen won't be hunted
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2008 7:13:47 AM
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IDF arrests 4 Palestinian terror suspects in West Bank ops
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2008 7:56:29 AM
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Fatah refugees bused to Jericho
Defense Ministry, Abbas's office agree returning men to Gaza would put their lives in immediate danger.
By AP, JPOST.COM STAFF, YAAKOV KATZ AND KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
8/4/2008 8:26:52 AM
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'Don't fight Israel outside Lebanon'
Hizbullah calls on supporters abroad to respect laws of host countries and not to fight Israel on their soil.
The Media Line/Yaniv Berman \
8/4/2008 8:39:46 AM
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Taiba: Man, 22, arrested for possessing over 1 kg of heroine, 2 grenades
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2008 8:50:58 AM
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Hikers in Golan Heights find bones of human leg; police investigating
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2008 8:55:54 AM
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Attack in China kills 16 policemen
"Rioters" ram dump truck into patrol station, toss grenades, state-run news agency reports; 16 others wounded.
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Bombing in Baghdad kills 2
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Iran: We tested new naval weapon
Revolutionary Guards claim weapon can destroy any vessel within a range of 300 kilometers.
AP and Jpost staff \
8/4/2008 9:58:40 AM
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Knesset panel to consider planting new rules for organic farmers
Organic sector in Israel has skyrocketed recently, with an estimated growth of 30 percent in the past year.
REBECCA ANNA STOIL \
8/4/2008 10:05:18 AM
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Afghan, NATO forces kill 17 Taliban in south
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Bat Yam man suspected of threatening Bnei Brak resident with gun
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2008 10:18:13 AM
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2 Dutch climbers rescued from world's 2nd highest peak
At 28,250 feet, K-2 stands about 785 feet below Mount Everest, but is a "phenomenally dangerous mountain."
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Father, son indicted for attacking TA guard who asked them to move car
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2008 10:37:03 AM
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Tel Aviv shopkeeper suspected of attacking 78-year-old man
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2008 10:37:20 AM
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Ashkenazi's Schalit remark downplayed
Army: Comment referred to soldier's location nothing new; Dichter: Israel not rushing into rescue op.
Yaakov Katz and JPost.com Staff \
8/4/2008 10:52:05 AM
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German intel chief says Osama bin Laden remains key figure
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Cabinet approves NIS 740m. cut in 2008 budget
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert tells cabinet that budget cuts are the right thing to keep economy stable and maintain growth.
SHARON WROBEL and HERB KEINON \
8/4/2008 10:55:33 AM
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Ben-Gurion traffic hitting new high in July-August
Israel Airports Authority anticipates August will see 1.37 million passengers at the airport.
SHELLY PAZ \
8/4/2008 11:03:18 AM
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The Who: Nostalgic but not slowing
Roger Daltrey misses the old days when 'all we had was music. There was nothing else. There was cinema, music and sex.'
RYAN PEARSON \
8/4/2008 11:24:51 AM
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Festival Review: Nice Jazz Festival
Leonard Cohen brings his hits to southern France.
Ben Jacobson \
8/4/2008 11:39:31 AM
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Pollard asks TA court to declare State never gave him money
In his lawsuit, spy says the lies of the Israeli gov't are sabotaging his efforts to be released.
DAN IZENBERG \
8/4/2008 11:46:48 AM
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Britney Spears linked to Israeli bodyguard
Pop singer Britney Spears has a new beau, according to media reports over the weekend: Israeli musician/dancer Tsour Lee Adato.
David Brinn \
8/4/2008 11:48:30 AM
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Teen wounded in Ni'lin protest dies
18-year-old reportedly hit by rubber-coated bullet fired by IDF troops during anti-fence demo last week.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF AND JPOSTLEO GIOSUÈCOM STAFF \
8/4/2008 11:49:25 AM
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Tennis : le duo perdant, de justesse
AP \
8/4/2008 11:50:12 AM
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Piano master classes kick off in South
The instructors for the Tel Hai International Piano Master Classes are all well-known international performers and teachers.
HELEN KAYE \
8/4/2008 11:56:08 AM
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Pedestrian hurt in Route 5 road accident dies of his injuries
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2008 12:29:08 PM
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Haifa: Police arrest man, 42, on suspicion he sodomized boy, 13
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2008 12:29:54 PM
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Netanya: Driving student arrested for attacking tester
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2008 1:16:44 PM
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12 Jordanians sentenced for Iraq insurgency plans
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Border Police thwart knife attack at Cave of Patriarchs
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
8/4/2008 2:03:19 PM
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Three Kenyans deny they hid terror suspect
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Palestinians: 2 wounded in clashes with security forces in Ni'lin
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2008 2:49:59 PM
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Czechs plan to deploy more troops in Afghanistan
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Court warns PM against disrupting investigation
Rules A-G could temporarily suspend Olmert if he were uncooperative, but suspension not yet in cards.
DAN IZENBERG \
8/4/2008 3:44:26 PM
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'Extreme weather brewing on horizon'
Environmental Ministry scientist warns the effects of global warming will be especially severe in Israel.
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
8/4/2008 4:37:37 PM
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Bill Clinton: I never made a racist comment about Obama
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J'lem sets up team to plan cheap housing for students and young
Etgar Lefkovits \
8/4/2008 5:05:57 PM
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Cyprus to let activists sail for Gaza
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Man, 57, drowns in Mediterranean off Herzliya beach
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2008 5:13:58 PM
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US: Major powers to seek new sanctions on Iran
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15 killed in Pakistan floods
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Slain Lebanese singer laid to rest in Beirut
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Livni, Mofaz, Dichter and Sheetrit agree to debate
Livni, Mofaz, Dichter and Sheetrit to meet in coming weeks; coalition chair Yoel Hasson endorses Livni.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
8/4/2008 6:43:57 PM
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State Dept: Iran facing new round of sanctions
US says Teheran's failure to respond to incentive package behind 6-nation forum decision.
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Actor Morgan Freeman injured in car accident
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Report: Turkey's PM to meet Syria's president
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Lebanon tipping-point?
Responsible actors in the int'l community must act to close the spigot spewing weapons into Lebanon.
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Animal farm in Sderot
What the Kassam rockets did to our four-legged friends.
ANNA GEIFMAN \
8/4/2008 7:30:26 PM
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PLC spokesman: IDF too weak to obtain any info on Schalit
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2008 7:36:25 PM
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August 5: Case of 'Die-alog'
Re "Proud, indeed" (Letters, August 4): It is about time the British chief rabbi addressed the Anglican church.
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A Jewish Peace Corps
Materialism is becoming a cancer to the American Jewish community.
SHMULEY BOTEACH \
8/4/2008 7:39:54 PM
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Will Durban II be a replay of racist Durban I?
Not one EU country has spoken out since the UN released a blueprint for the April '09 conference.
By ALFRED HLEO GIOSUÈ MOSES \
8/4/2008 7:41:19 PM
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The real victims are...
I learned that "the true victims of 9/11 were not the 3,000 dead, but the nation's Muslims."
SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
8/4/2008 7:43:26 PM
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Right of Reply: Peeling the myths off Saudi Arabia
There is no such thing as 'Wahhabism,' just as there is no such thing as 'Maimonism.'
TANYA CARIINA HSU \
8/4/2008 7:45:50 PM
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Our World: Capital punishment for capital crimes
The criminal code permits the death penalty, but the state prosecution refuses to request it.
Caroline Glick \
8/4/2008 7:47:24 PM
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Encountering Peace: Creating a new reality on the ground
Israelis and Palestinians find common cause in the Jenin-Gilboa plans.
Gershon Baskin \
8/4/2008 7:48:36 PM
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'Man, 42, paid former cop to cause his pregnant mistress to abort'
JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2008 7:59:18 PM
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PRC: Israel too weak to have info on Schalit
Comments come after Ashkenazi told cadets Israel knows where Schalit is; Army downplays statements.
Yaakov Katz \
8/4/2008 8:22:08 PM
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Tropical Storm Edouard aims for Texas, Louisiana
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Evacuees plan public vow of return to Gaza
TOVAH LAZAROFF \
8/4/2008 8:58:43 PM
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Israelis cautioned of possible Hizbullah attack in W. Africa
Security officials inform Israeli businessmen and community leaders about intelligence regarding a possible abduction or a terror attack being planned by Hizbullah.
Shelly Paz and Yaakov Katz \
8/4/2008 9:39:08 PM
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Health Ministry: Vast majority of Israelis hold supplemental insurance
Of 7,133,000 residents with National Health Insurance, 5,001,000 pay an average of NIS 269 to NIS 348 annually per person for supplementary coverage.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
8/4/2008 9:41:18 PM
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Court asked to dismantle health basket committee
NGO claims government misused its authority in establishing the committee which, it says, is redundant.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
8/4/2008 9:43:41 PM
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Organ transplants and potential donors rise
146 people received 176 organs in '08 so far, compared to only 90 recipients of 98 organs last year.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
8/4/2008 9:45:22 PM
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Worshipers trying to enter Rachel's Tomb dispersed by police
Etgar Lefkovits \
8/4/2008 9:46:03 PM
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Light rail work causes severe traffic disruption
Jerusalem merchants consider sit-in protest over Jaffa Road closures and bus rerouting.
Etgar Lefkovits \
8/4/2008 9:46:19 PM
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'Modesty policeman' arrested on suspicion of beating woman
Woman had apparently been seen prior to the attack in the company of married men from the community.
ABE SELIG \
8/4/2008 9:48:40 PM
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Producing Christian ambassadors for Israel
For 5th consecutive year, NY-based church brings group of students to Israel for a 3-week trip.
Etgar Lefkovits \
8/4/2008 9:50:29 PM
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'Giving inspectors arrest powers could ease pressure on police'
Cmdr. (ret.) David Tsur, a vocal critic of the government's handling of reforms in the police, happy about proposal.
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
8/4/2008 9:51:19 PM
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UN panel grills Russia over rise in racist attacks
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Gadhafi: Mediterranean Union still a bad idea
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Adam settlement to accept Migron families
TOVAH LAZAROFF \
8/4/2008 10:48:08 PM
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Yosef's blessing of Bibi stirs up Shas supporters
Some say blessing was a sign of improved rapport between Shas and Likud; others dismiss Yosef's comments as no more than politeness.
Matthew Wagner \
8/4/2008 10:50:36 PM
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J'lem Municipality OKs panel to consider cheap housing for young
The long-awaited move, which was approved by Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski, comes three months before the city's mayoral elections.
Etgar Lefkovits \
8/4/2008 11:09:06 PM
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Women's groups plan Knesset song protest
REBECCA ANNA STOIL \
8/4/2008 11:09:51 PM
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Home Front commander: Israel too prone to send civilians to shelters
Says their use by residents in the North was exaggerated during Second Lebanon War.
DAN IZENBERG \
8/4/2008 11:16:00 PM
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Turkey investigates hospital deaths of 27 babies
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Pollard asks court to declare state never given him money
DAN IZENBERG \
8/4/2008 11:37:32 PM
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'Murdered Syrian officer knew too much'
Speculation abounds over reported assassination of close Assad aide; Syrian press yet to comment.
brenda gazzar and herb keinon \
8/4/2008 11:40:05 PM
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B'tselem to call for Ni'lin death probe
Human rights group plans to demand police inquiry into death of 2nd Palestinian killed in clashes.
TOVAH LAZAROFF and YAAKOV LAPPIN \
8/4/2008 11:42:09 PM
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FM: I may leave Kadima if I lose primary
Livni threatens to bolt party; candidates agree to debate; Dichter: I for one am staying in Kadima.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
8/4/2008 11:44:37 PM
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Cantor - McCain's key to Jewish votes?
Congressman emerges as serious candidate for VP job; McCain campaign refuses to confirm reports.
HILARY LEILA KRIEGER, Jerusalem post correspondent \
8/4/2008 11:46:16 PM
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IDF: Hilles clan won't boost terrorism
Civil Administration head says Fatah refugees not a threat, army's control in Jericho is "absolute."
yaakov katz and khaled abu toameh \
8/4/2008 11:47:45 PM