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Arch Hamas terrorist wanted since 1998 nabbed by elite IDF unit
Soldiers from the elite undercover Duvdevan unit, together with Shin Bet arrest terrorist let go by Palestinian security forces.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
3/5/2014 12:09:04 AM
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Mapping our future
Do the standard legal rules still apply in a world in which maps have essentially become collections of digital data?
By ELI GREENBAUM \
3/5/2014 12:41:34 AM
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Your taxes: Bitcoin bits and pieces
The Israeli government’s warning comes hot on the heels of similar warnings from the US, Canada and the EU.
By LEON HARRIS \
3/5/2014 12:47:14 AM
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Snowden to speak on government spying at Texas video-conference
By REUTERS \
3/5/2014 12:50:10 AM
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Sinai Says: New Israel coach Edelstein must overcome murky basketball politics to bring success
Edelstein’s first mission will be to lead the blue-and-white to EuroBasket 2015 qualification.
By ALLON SINAI \
3/5/2014 1:00:45 AM
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Confident Jerusalem in Germany for Eurocup Last 16
The key to Jerusalem’s success in the Last 32 was its dominance under the baskets and efficient ball handling.
By ALLON SINAI \
3/5/2014 1:05:53 AM
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Israel hopes to benefit from Slovakia test
Blue-and-white aims to build confidence in friendly contest, its first match in more than four months.
By ALLON SINAI \
3/5/2014 1:12:00 AM
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Report: Obama told Netanyahu he would 'push' Palestinians in peace process
Senior Obama administration says this week's meeting between the two leaders not as contentious as past encounters.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/5/2014 2:00:59 AM
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Los Angeles City Council approves e-cigarette ban
By REUTERS \
3/5/2014 2:12:24 AM
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UN warns of possible humanitarian disaster in South Sudan
By REUTERS \
3/5/2014 2:26:59 AM
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Israeli American Council aims to expand audience
Los Angeles-based nonprofit seeks to keep Israelis in the US part of a cohesive community.
By MAYA SHWAYDER \
3/5/2014 2:34:59 AM
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Yisrael Beytenu delays decision on future of union with Likud
Liberman decides would be unwise to determine party’s future before key Knesset votes on electoral reforms, other bills.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
3/5/2014 3:05:11 AM
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Obama consults Germany's Merkel on Ukraine
By REUTERS \
3/5/2014 3:26:48 AM
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San Francisco moves closer to banning plastic water bottles
By REUTERS \
3/5/2014 5:24:35 AM
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Analysis: Hamas not afraid of Egypt ban
The Islamist organization does not have official representation in Egypt and has been isolated by the country since the ouster of Morsi.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
3/5/2014 6:18:42 AM
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Laborer becomes trapped in machine, dies in factory in Shlomi
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/5/2014 7:27:17 AM
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IDF says shot 2 Hezbollah militants on Golan border
By REUTERS \
3/5/2014 8:40:36 AM
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Fire breaks out at Kirya Military Headquarters
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/5/2014 9:08:23 AM
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Fire at Kirya Military Headquarters
The lunch room at the massive military base in the middle of Tel Aviv caught fire Wednesday morning, no injuries reported.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/5/2014 9:48:14 AM
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Inbox
A selection of letters written by some of our readers.
By JERUSALEM POST READERS \
3/5/2014 10:01:01 AM
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Things can Only get Better
By MICHAEL ORDMAN \
3/5/2014 10:22:00 AM
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14 Days
Recent political and cultural news from around Israel.
By COMPILED BY STEVEN COHEN \
3/5/2014 10:27:15 AM
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SPOTTED! Netanyahu reading 'The Jerusalem Post' during filming of 'Israel: The Royal Tour'
The Israeli Ministry of Tourism anticipated that the film, hosted by Peter Greenberg, will lure an additional 200,000 tourists to Israel.
By TOM TUGEND \
3/5/2014 11:04:16 PM
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The Presbyterian assault on Israel
The overtures targeting the Jewish state are only the symptom of a cancer metastasizing inside the church.
By ROBERT HORENSTEIN \
3/5/2014 10:50:19 AM
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Ukraine raises flag over Donetsk government building
By REUTERS \
3/5/2014 10:56:41 AM
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The globalization of the conflict
The concatenation of global pressures on domestic and foreign affairs
is denying the Israeli government the free hand it once had.
By ILAN BARUCH \
3/5/2014 11:05:03 AM
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Interfax: Russians seize Ukrainian missile defense units in Crimea
By REUTERS \
3/5/2014 11:11:27 AM
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Ukraine foreign minister: we want peace, not fight with Russians
By REUTERS \
3/5/2014 11:17:02 AM
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Only 8 women CEOs in Israel’s top 100 companies
Female CEOs heavily represented in apparel, textiles, and personnel services industries.
By NIV ELIS \
3/5/2014 11:30:30 AM
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Belgian athlete suspended for alleged anti-Semitic quenelle salute
A second soccer player was suspended for racist gesture at a European Championship match.
By JTA \
3/5/2014 11:46:57 AM
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Miri Regev forms subcommittee to discuss Jewish entry to Temple Mount
New committee will be led by MK David Tsur and will examine implementation of gov't decision to allow Jews on Temple Mount for few hours daily.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
3/5/2014 12:42:40 PM
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All 11 Arab Mks threaten to resign from Knesset if electoral reform bill passed
Bill would raise minimum number of MKs in a faction from 2 to 4; Rotem: They should all quit, we won't lose any sleep over it.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
3/5/2014 12:50:46 PM
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US says Iran must address all nuclear work concerns
By REUTERS \
3/5/2014 12:51:52 PM
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Russia says cannot order Crimean 'self-defense' units back to base
Lavrov says troops do not take orders from Russia, cannot recall them ahead of first face-to-face meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry.
By REUTERS \
3/5/2014 12:55:57 PM
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Chemical weapons used in Syria appear to come from army stockpile, UN says
By REUTERS \
3/5/2014 1:03:28 PM
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Meet Miss Israel 2014: Mor Maman
Eighteen-year-old Beersheba beauty was crowned Miss Israel 2014 on Tuesday night.
By ANYA BONAN \
3/5/2014 1:03:59 PM
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Mid-term Report
Tamir Pardo has reached half-way in his tenure as head of Mossad amid
tough times for the agency.
By YOSSI MELMAN \
3/5/2014 1:12:07 PM
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Opposition threatens to boycott debates on big three bills
Coalition to enforce one-day debates on final haredi conscription, electoral reform, referendum on land concession votes next week.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
3/5/2014 1:16:22 PM
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Robin Williams reveals his rabbi alter-ego, kind of
While filming the bar-mitzva episode of his new sitcom, 'Crazy Ones,' America's favorite funnyman live-tweets his Jewish fun.
By LAUREN IZSO \
3/5/2014 1:30:28 PM
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Israel Navy intercepts Gaza-bound Iranian rocket ship near Port Sudan
Special operation, directly overseen by IDF chief Gantz, takes place in the Red Sea 1500 kilometers away from Israeli shores.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
3/5/2014 1:34:09 PM
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Ya'alon on Iranian arms seizure: Iran greatest exporter of terror in world
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/5/2014 2:03:40 PM
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PM commends Israeli security forces on 'perfect operation'
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/6/2014 12:38:27 AM
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Israeli strategy in the case of a new Cold War
In the fashion of every other state, the state of Israel would exist more or less precariously, amidst the hardening animosities of a new Cold War.
By LOUIS RENÉ BERES \
3/5/2014 2:25:02 PM
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Fighting Knights
Israelis have taken to a curious sport – men in armor bashing at each other with swords.
By SHULA KOPF \
3/5/2014 2:36:59 PM
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Israeli NBA player Mekel to return from surgery in D-League
The Dallas Mavericks' Gal Mekel returns to play after missing 21 games due to knee surgery.
By ALLON SINAI \
3/5/2014 2:47:10 PM
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Netanyahu from LA: Weapons ship interdiction shows true face of Iran
PM approved operation before US trip; Israel files complaint to UN Security Council.
By HERB KEINON \
3/5/2014 2:51:15 PM
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Hamas dismisses interception of Iranian arms shipment as a 'silly joke'
By REUTERS \
3/5/2014 3:11:17 PM
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And the most sexist advertisement of 2013 is…
Sano Jet's campaign depicting 2 small girls competing over who has the perfect housewife mother, taking women's rights back 50 years, according to WIZO.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
3/5/2014 3:22:02 PM
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Three suspected militants killed in drone strike in Yemen
By REUTERS \
3/5/2014 3:23:53 PM
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WIZO: 1/3 of teenage girls in Israel upload revealing photos of themselves
Survey released ahead of International Women's Day shows that nearly half of the girls view models and reality stars as role models.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
3/5/2014 3:38:06 PM
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Gauchos Judios
Tracking the lost Jewish communities in the Argentine provinces.
By JUDITH SUDILOVSKY \
3/5/2014 3:41:39 PM
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Liberal Egyptian group opposes any Sisi run for presidency
By REUTERS \
3/5/2014 4:07:28 PM
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מוֹפָע חָדָש: מָקוֹם לָאַהֲבָה
A new performance: A place for love
By JPOST IVRIT STAFF \
3/5/2014 4:25:55 PM
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Egypt panel blames Morsi supporters for deaths during protest camp break-up
Hundreds of people were killed when security forces dispersed Cairo protest camp, one of the bloodiest days in Egypt's history.
By REUTERS \
3/5/2014 4:38:37 PM
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David Brooks, Montaigne, converso Judaism, and modern Western civilization
Montaigne’s Jewish ancestry is not widely known, but is critical in understanding his idiosyncratic view of life and how influential it was in the future development of European Humanism.
By DAVID SHASHA \
3/5/2014 4:39:00 PM
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סֶרֶט חָדָש: לִשְכָּה 06
A new film: Bureau 06
By JPOST IVRIT STAFF \
3/5/2014 4:51:11 PM
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Police question Zaken, state will weigh testimony for possible deal to turn on Olmert
Olmert's lawyer says the prosecution is in a "desperate position" and has been running after "false declarations."
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
3/5/2014 4:54:46 PM
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Who will heal the hospitals?
The crisis at Hadassah, the country’s leading medical center, is only symptomatic of the deep malaise affecting Israel’s medical system.
By SHLOMO MAITAL \
3/5/2014 4:56:26 PM
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‘Hottest Place in Hell’ website grabs inaugural DIGIT prize for online journalism
The Sammy Ofer School of Communications at IDC Herzliya, and Google teamed up to launch the NIS 15,000 award.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
3/5/2014 5:15:18 PM
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A song for Adar B: 'Who knows why the zebra wears pajamas?
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See the transliterated version of the song in this month's issue of Jerusalem Post - IVRIT.
By JPOST IVRIT STAFF \
3/5/2014 5:20:08 PM
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Liberman to Abbas: Israel will not accept more conditions to continue talks
Foreign Minister says "Those who want to set conditions should look for other partners."
By HERB KEINON \
3/5/2014 5:28:08 PM
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Meeting held in Knesset to encourage organ donation in Arab sector
“Organ donations transcend sectors. Reality proves that Jews donate organs to Arabs and vice versa,” Health Minister says.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
3/5/2014 5:38:44 PM
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The Israeli Paradox
Ari Shavit holds up a critical mirror to the Zionist endeavor.
By YAËLLE AZAGURY \
3/5/2014 5:40:09 PM
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Knesset switching to recycled paper
By SHARON UDASIN \
3/5/2014 5:41:15 PM
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Iran rejects Israel's 'baseless' claims that it sent weapons ship to Gaza
US State Department says the US was prepared to take "unilateral steps" to stop shipment but Israel volunteered to handle ship; Hamas also rejects reports that long-range rockets found on ship were heading from Tehran to Gaza.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/5/2014 8:37:44 PM
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World powers responsible for failing to stop Syria war crimes
By REUTERS \
3/5/2014 6:00:45 PM
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WATCH: Laughing flash mob takes over Jerusalem transit
In honor of the upcoming holiday of Purim, a group boarded the Jerusalem light rail and spontaneously burst into fits of extreme laughter.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/5/2014 6:22:14 PM
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Refused a gym discount, man tries to bomb business
Police say shows how popular, easily attainable explosives have become, and how they are now used in the smallest feuds.
By BEN HARTMAN \
3/5/2014 6:26:14 PM
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Armed men hold UN chief's representative, Robert Serry, in Crimea-Ukrainian ministry
By REUTERS \
3/5/2014 6:59:10 PM
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Knesset Finance Committee changes spending formula, requiring pullback for 2015
Planned spending for the 2015 budget will have to be drawn down from the current 3.8% increase to a 2.6% increase.
By NIV ELIS \
3/5/2014 7:11:11 PM
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WATCH: IDF releases action videos as part of PR blitz after seizure of Iranian ship
IDF's releases super-coordinated series of videos showing step-by-step how commandos thwarted Iranian arms shipment to Gaza.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/5/2014 7:43:44 PM
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Man killed in Jerusalem apartment from fire started by space heater
Firefighters break down door, find 60 year old burned to death in bed; fire department received no call because fire contained in small unit.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
3/5/2014 7:48:56 PM
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Introduction: American “exceptionality” and the Jewish Problem
By DAVID TURNER \
3/5/2014 8:02:00 PM
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Basic checking account fee set at NIS 10 as Bank of Israel announces price supervision
The idea is to give a flat, affordable fee up front to banking customers.
By NIV ELIS \
3/5/2014 8:04:52 PM
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US considered 'unilateral' action to stop Iranian ship
By MICHAEL WILNER \
3/5/2014 8:11:37 PM
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Let the music do the talking
Joshua Alamu, revered vocal coach and artist mentor from ‘The Voice UK’, sets his sights on young Israeli singers in Tel Aviv.
By BARRY DAVIS \
3/5/2014 8:29:10 PM
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Absorption policy
A new integration policy is only the pathway to achieving Israel's true goal: the successful integration of the Ethiopian Jewish community into Israeli society.
By SOFA LANDVER \
3/5/2014 8:39:12 PM
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Inside out: A Jewish and democratic Israel
The question is not whether Bennett is capable of distinguishing between the sentimental and the essential.
By JONATHAN ROSEN \
3/5/2014 8:44:50 PM
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Ukrainian lesson
When the USSR broke up, some of its former republics, such as Ukraine, ended up with massive nuclear stockpiles.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
3/5/2014 8:48:28 PM
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Lessons of the Rwandan genocide
The following is excerpted from Professor Irwin Cotler’s remarks on February 26, 2014, at Kwibuka 20: The Official Launch of the 20th anniversary marking the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
By IRWIN COTLER \
3/5/2014 8:55:42 PM
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US: We were ready to act against Iranian arms shipment but Israel volunteered
US State Department says White House directed the Department of Defense to monitor Iranian vessel.
By MICHAEL WILNER,JPOST.COM STAFF \
3/5/2014 9:06:58 PM
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March 6: Little sense
As Caroline B. Glick indicates in “The ZOA’s leadership challenge” (Our World, March 4), the Zionist Organization of America needs major updating and reformation, and needs to move from a 20th century to a 21st century organization.
By JERUSALEM POST READERS \
3/5/2014 9:02:20 PM
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Russia says NATO applies "cold war" standards
By REUTERS \
3/5/2014 9:05:16 PM
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Terra incognita: Israel’s k-word: Can Holon teach us a lesson in racism?
The mayor of Holon reportedly made some controversial and racist comments about Israeli sports.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
3/5/2014 9:18:06 PM
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Washington Watch: Fumbling foreign policy
Senators John McCain (R-Arizona) and his echo, Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), are usually the first to call for a military response to a crisis, but not this time.
By DOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD \
3/5/2014 9:21:50 PM
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Code Red rocket alert siren sounds in Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council
By YAAKOV LAPPIN \
3/5/2014 9:29:09 PM
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Encountering Peace: Security, reciprocity and mutuality
Security is the most fundamental element of the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations and their outcome must create a reality in which security is enhanced, not reduced.
By GERSHON BASKIN \
3/5/2014 9:29:53 PM
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Media comment: Views which are not fit to print
In the Ukraine crisis, much more that is also apparently not fit to print, or discussed in depth, as far as the various media outlets are concerned.
By YISRAEL MEDAD,ELI POLLAK \
3/5/2014 9:36:10 PM
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A proposal for a systemic solution to the problem of Agunot
It is inexcusable that many women who want to get divorced are faced with their spouses’ recalcitrance and must sometimes wait for years until they obtain a get (Jewish writ of divorce).
By DIANA VILLA \
3/5/2014 9:40:41 PM
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The drama of Agunah Day
International Agunah Day is signified annually on the day of Ta’anit Esther – this year on March 13.
BY RACHEL LEVMORE \
3/5/2014 9:43:30 PM
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In Tokyo, Iran's envoy Zarif lures oil business
Under interim nuclear deal, Japan can now conduct business with Iran; Japan pays $450 for purchase of oil to Central Bank of Iran.
By MICHAEL WILNER \
3/5/2014 10:07:37 PM
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Chief rabbi asserts Ukrainian Jews will not run away if war breaks out with Russia
Rabbi Jacob Dov Bleich tells the 'Post' that Jewish seminary students are traditionally exempt from conscription in the Ukraine.
By SAM SOKOL \
3/5/2014 10:19:30 PM
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Obama, Britain's Cameron consult on Ukraine
By REUTERS \
3/5/2014 11:20:23 PM
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Your investments: Are you a contrarian? How about Russia
It is worthwhile remembering that there are always opportunities in the market, especially after it has dropped.
By AARON KATSMAN_1 \
3/5/2014 11:25:51 PM