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Basketball preview: Haifa, Tel Aviv primed for first half of final showdown
Haifa and Maccabi have met four times this season, with Tel Aviv winning three of the games.
By ALLON SINAI \
6/8/2014 12:13:28 AM
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Truck driver charged in crash that killed comedian, injured comic Tracy Morgan
By REUTERS \
6/8/2014 12:34:53 AM
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Riding the ‘auto train’ from Florida to Washington DC
The Amtrak brochures claim that “on board the Auto Train, you’ll enjoy a stress-free journey by rail, skipping the traffic congestion of [Highway] I-95,” and in this they are correct.
BEN G. FRANK \
6/8/2014 12:43:17 AM
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The travel adviser: Airline tales – Turkish delight or US Air?
One bonus for Turkish Air: With six flights a day departing from Tel Aviv compared to US Air’s solo flight, the airfares on Turkish are usually going to be less.
By MARK FELDMAN \
6/8/2014 12:49:14 AM
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A black sheep in the haredi community
Rabbi Yakov Horowitz, an ultra-Orthodox educator in Monsey, New York, tackles sexual abuse and the prevention of home accidents that take a high toll in the community in both the US and Israel.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
6/8/2014 1:06:58 AM
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New worlds: Technion engineers develop virtual periscope that doesn’t have to get wet
Prof. Yoav Schechner, of the Technion’s electrical engineering department, and colleagues developed the virtual periscope.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
6/8/2014 1:11:49 AM
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Police to question Ben-Eliezer again after five hour interrogation
Labor MK who dropped out of the race for the presidency was to be questioned again on Saturday into allegations he illegally took millions in unreported funds, but his attorneys’ requested delay.
By BEN HARTMAN \
6/8/2014 2:25:17 AM
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Team led by Netanyahu to discuss new reality of Fatah-Hamas ‘unity’
The first meeting on preparing plans on how to deal with the diplomatic and security fall-out resulting from the Palestinian unity government is expected either Sunday or Monday.
By HERB KEINON \
6/8/2014 3:04:59 AM
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Colombia's FARC declares cease-fire for election period
By REUTERS \
6/8/2014 4:36:17 AM
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President Peres leaves for Vatican for 'peace prayer'
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
6/8/2014 6:44:49 AM
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Police arrest 65 suspects for alleged drug trafficking
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/8/2014 8:18:28 AM
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IDF arrests nine Palestinian suspects overnight
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/8/2014 8:56:53 AM
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Egypt: No reopening of Rafah crossing until PA unity government takes over from Hamas
Egyptian official tells Ma'an news agency that Cairo insists that Abbas reopen the presidential headquarters in the Gaza Strip.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/8/2014 9:43:12 AM
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Report: Bank Leumi to pay NIS 1 billion fine to US over tax evasion suspicion
The Israeli bank will pay a billion shekels in fines to US authorities for alleged tax evasion in bank's US branches, according to Channel 2.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/8/2014 10:05:23 AM
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Sisi inaugurated as president, calls for hard work to rebuild Egypt
Unclear if Israeli representative attended days after Netanyahu and Peres call to congratulate Sisi; Iran Deputy FM attends and greets Sisi.
By Ariel Ben Solomon,REUTERS \
6/8/2014 10:34:24 AM
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Sisi sworn in as Egypt's president
By REUTERS \
6/8/2014 11:22:57 AM
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Israel's Elbit Systems to supply drones to Swiss Army
The Haifa-based defense electronics company will supply the unarmed 'Hermes 900 HFE' drone system to the Swiss UAS 15 program.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/8/2014 11:27:24 AM
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Palestine - Australia rejects fiction to recognize reality
The world has been duped into the use of language that reflects fiction - not fact.
By DAVID SINGER \
6/8/2014 11:30:42 AM
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Netanyahu: Unity deal gives Hamas foothold in West Bank
PM calls for international pressure on PA President Mahmoud Abbas to reverse course and end cooperation with Hamas.
By HERB KEINON \
6/8/2014 11:46:38 AM
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Israel's Gal Gadot and Odeya Rush get noticed as Hollywood's newest leading ladies
'InStyle' magazine spotlights two up-and-coming Israeli starlets in their June issue.
By ELIA BERGER \
6/8/2014 11:50:03 AM
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Court shoots down prison-bound Olmert's request to leave country
Former PM, who is set to go to prison in September pending appeal, requested to travel in order to facilitate various business deals.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
6/8/2014 12:02:36 PM
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Iran says to meet US, EU in Geneva Monday
By REUTERS \
6/8/2014 12:17:29 PM
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Alleged mobster gets 15 months in prison for meddling in Netivot elections
Court confirms Shalom Domrani's plea bargain in which he plead guilty to lesser charges.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
6/8/2014 12:36:56 PM
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Lady Gaga to get 'Applause' in Tel Aviv
Ticket prices begin at NIS 370, with VIP tickets for NIS 1250 and Golden Ring tickets for NIS 1450.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
6/8/2014 12:46:24 PM
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Peres lands in Rome, touts 'Israel's desire for peace' ahead of Vatican prayer
President arrives to take part in Pope Francis’ historic interfaith prayer session with Abbas.
By JPOST.COM STAFF,GREER FAY CASHMAN \
6/8/2014 12:50:29 PM
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Cabinet okays bill curbing presidential powers to free terrorists
Cabinet approves legislation aimed at limiting presidential pardons, preventing large scale release of Palestinian terrorists in the future.
By HERB KEINON,LAHAV HARKOV \
6/8/2014 1:28:12 PM
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Two girls return safely to Israel after father kidnaps, takes them to Thailand
Following surveillance in Greece, Turkey, Russia, Israeli police and Interpol bring sisters home.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/8/2014 1:43:40 PM
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Pope says Israelis, Palestinians must 'persevere undaunted in dialogue'
The unprecedented prayer meeting among Jews, Christians and Muslims marks the the first time the two presidents have met in public in over a year.
By ERIC J. LYMAN,REUTERS \
6/8/2014 9:43:02 PM
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Palestinians close up shops in solidarity with hunger strikers in Israeli jails
Shops were shuttered in Ramallah in solidarity with nearly 300 Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike against Israeli detention without trial.
By REUTERS \
6/8/2014 2:17:51 PM
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Shapiro: Failed peace talks were not a 'waste of time'
US envoy to Israel says nine months of negotiations broke new ground, narrowed gaps on key issues and will be helpful when talks resume.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/8/2014 6:21:28 PM
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Year-long TA ‘sting’ nets dozens of African migrant
Beduin police officer describes "longest period of his life" running bar and logging crimes committed by patrons.
By BEN HARTMAN \
6/8/2014 2:30:54 PM
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Presidential elections to go ahead as planned despite Ben-Eliezer withdrawal
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/8/2014 2:47:39 PM
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Presidential elections to go ahead as planned despite Ben-Eliezer withdrawal
Edelstein decides not to postpone election; candidates release financial statements and scramble for Labor votes after Ben-Eliezer corruption probe.
By LAHAV HARKOV,JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/8/2014 6:36:43 PM
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Lapid: If even one settlement is annexed, we’ll topple the government
Finance minister, justice minister threaten to quit coalition should parts of the West Bank be annexed; Lapid calls for settlement building freeze.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
6/9/2014 9:38:45 AM
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European Commission president: Current 'pause' in the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations 'untenable'
Barroso says blueprints of peace on the table, and now "political courage on both sides to take decisive steps" is required.
By HERB KEINON \
6/8/2014 9:58:12 PM
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The Peace Talks: Secrets and Lies
Well before the talks reached their disastrous conclusion, all the discussions about two states, borders, refugees and Jerusalem were masking a secret, and quite different, agenda of the PA.
By NEVILLE TELLER \
6/8/2014 3:45:20 PM
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Gov't approves Beduin environmental aid
By SHARON UDASIN \
6/8/2014 4:28:16 PM
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Air pollution dangers caused by Bnei Brak industrial fire
By SHARON UDASIN \
6/8/2014 4:29:12 PM
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Over 4% of all babies born in Israel are conceived through IVF
Women are entitled to apply for free IVF treatment as part public health benefits
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
6/8/2014 4:32:49 PM
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Veteran IBA reporter Amos Carmeli laid to rest in Haifa
One of his best remembered reports was of PM Menachem Begin’s landing in Beaufort in Southern Lebanon, following its conquest by the Golani Brigade.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
6/8/2014 4:47:15 PM
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Elderly population in Israel to double, reaching 1.64 million by the year 2035
The dramatic increase stems primarily from prolonged life expectancy due to the advancement of modern medicine and changes in lifestyle and environment.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI \
6/8/2014 4:58:30 PM
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Netanyahu to security forces: 'There's no knowing how many lives you have saved'
PM addresses soldiers, border policemen who thwarted terrorist attacks; says Israel "prays for peace," but continues to strengthen security forces.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/8/2014 5:24:30 PM
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Euthanasia bill passes initial vote, but struggles to become law
Expected opposition from religious and right-wing opponents of euthanasia threaten the bill put forth by Yesh Atid MK Shelah.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
6/8/2014 5:35:26 PM
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NBA teams looking to recruit Maccabi Tel Aviv coach David Blatt
Blatt led Maccabi to their sixth Euroleague basketball championship last month.
By ALLON SINAI \
6/8/2014 6:14:53 PM
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Ministerial committee okays bill insuring women’s equal representation
In religous councils which provide maintenance of municipal cemeteries, ritual baths, and synagogues, representation of women is low.
By JEREMY SHARON \
6/8/2014 6:21:31 PM
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High Court asked to disqualify Hanegbi from becoming new deputy FM
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
6/8/2014 6:21:33 PM
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UN envoy meets with Palestinian unity ministers in Gaza
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/8/2014 6:53:26 PM
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Pollard activists to demonstrate before Netanyahu in Australia
"Australians for Pollard's Release" say they support Netanyahu's efforts to free Pollard, have chapters in Melbourne and Sydney.
By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
6/8/2014 7:18:55 PM
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Livni to lead committee to draft Basic Law: Jewish State
Levin and Shaked present drastically different idea of what the bill should be than Livni.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
6/8/2014 7:30:38 PM
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Jewish leaders decry French National Front founder's anti-Semitic remarks
Jean-Marie Le Pen made a joke about crematoria when asked to comment on a Jewish entertainer.
By SAM SOKOL,JTA \
6/8/2014 7:40:12 PM
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Jewish Agency to get new competition
Government to to establish body to promote "high risk" aliya from Europe in light of rising anti-Semitism on continent.
By SAM SOKOL \
6/8/2014 10:31:55 PM
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Legislation to revoke tax exemption for abandoned Jerusalem buildings advances
"This is a very important initiative that will have a great economic benefit for the city," says deputy mayor Ofer Berkowitz.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
6/8/2014 7:51:27 PM
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Peres to confer Presidential Medal of Distinction on Italian president
The medal will be Napolitano's third Israeli award received for being a friend of Israel and the Jewish People.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
6/8/2014 8:04:01 PM
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7 researchers under 45 named to Israel Young Academy of Sciences and the Arts
According to constitution of the Israel Academy of Sciences and the Arts, it can name up to 10 leading scientists and researchers each year.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
6/8/2014 8:36:18 PM
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Amidror: US is Israel's 'irreplaceable' ally, but Israel may have to stand alone again
National Security Council head lays out the main strategic threats facing Israel in Herzliya Conference speech.
By HERB KEINON \
6/8/2014 8:51:58 PM
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2 suspects arrested, indicted for massive 2013 Abu Ghosh price-tag attack
Police: ‘This incident caused a lot of damage between Israeli-Arab relations,’ on the 28 vandalized vehicles and racist graffiti.
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
6/8/2014 9:13:49 PM
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Cyprus firm to be operator of Sara, Myra licenses
Sara and Myra might have up to 184 billion cubic meters of gas and potentially up to 150.7 million barrels of oil.
By SHARON UDASIN \
6/8/2014 9:16:15 PM
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Pope says Israelis, Palestinians, must engage in 'undaunted dialog'
By REUTERS \
6/8/2014 9:19:52 PM
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Sisi says in first speech to nation fighting terrorism will be top priority
By REUTERS \
6/8/2014 9:21:46 PM
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Fuad’s choice
Even if he is vindicated to the last trifling detail, he was right to bow out of the race.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
6/8/2014 9:32:40 PM
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Transgender love story
A guest at this week’s LGBT Film Fest in TA, filmmaker Eric Schaeffer describes
how he came to write a film about a transgender girl, and how he cast the part.
By HANNAH BROWN \
6/8/2014 9:33:25 PM
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Review: Israel Festival
Mozart Marathon; Jerusalem Theater, June 6
By URY EPPSTEIN \
6/8/2014 9:41:25 PM
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France's Marine Le Pen rebukes father in new anti-Semitism row
FN leader: For an experienced politican "not to have foreseen how a phrase would be interpreted is a mistake the National Front is (now) paying for."
By REUTERS \
6/8/2014 10:09:33 PM
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Iran’s strategic threat to Israel
Nuclear war as genocide in the Middle East.
By LOUIS RENÉ BERES \
6/8/2014 10:11:18 PM
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Netanyahu should stick to his guns
If there is one thing Netanyahu should have learned by now it is not to take Secretary of State John Kerry at his word.
By RUTHIE BLUM \
6/8/2014 10:17:09 PM
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Pope Francis leads Catholic Church in pro-Jewish direction
Pope Francis is totally committed to reconciliation between the Church and Israel.
By PADDY MONAGHAN \
6/8/2014 10:21:06 PM
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Think about it: Alon Hassan and the lacuna in public norms
Hassan’s list of alleged misdeeds is long: from running private companies doing business in the port to conducting campaigns of terror against port workers.
By SUSAN HATTIS ROLEF \
6/8/2014 10:27:56 PM
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Reality Check: Livni should resign
The only thing Livni’s continued possession of her cabinet seat brings is a sense of security for Netanyahu as he concentrates on his own political survival.
By JEFF BARAK \
6/8/2014 11:02:07 PM
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June 9: No coverage
I was rather surprised to discover that this was the extent of your coverage on the very brave Allied soldiers.
By JERUSALEM POST READERS \
6/8/2014 11:11:36 PM
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Five people dead in attack on airport in Karachi, Pakistan
By REUTERS \
6/8/2014 11:24:41 PM
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Code Red rocket alert sounds in Hof Asheklon Regional Council
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
6/9/2014 12:16:56 AM
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Palestinian soccer association says official's Brazil trip blocked by Israel
By REUTERS \
6/9/2014 12:23:07 AM