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Breaking News
 
Efforts to renew peace talks
Kerry to return this week for push on talks
US Secretary of State Kerry wants to restart Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, will meet with Livni and Palestinian leadership separately; Westerwelle in J’lem: We support US initiative.
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US Secretary of State John Kerry Justice Minister Tzipi Livni in Rome May 8, 2013.Photo:REUTERS
Russian S-300 anti-aircraft missile system
‘Time needed for Syria to master the S-300’
Arms experts pushes back S-300 capability time frame.
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‘Post’ launches daily online newscast
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Syria's Assad: Little chance peace talks would succeed
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France detains suspect in Toulouse killings investigation
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Livni warns against Russian arms supply to Syria
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Hundreds of Israelis protest budget cuts across Israel
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Ivory Coast arrests militia chief accused over massacre
State to return Homesh land to Palestinian owners
The Justice Ministry notifies the High Court of its decision in response to a 2010 petition by the Palestinian owners.
‘We’re asking them not to mess with our families’
Lone soldiers tell ‘Post’ about ceremony postponements frustrations ; IDF: We make every effort to safeguard their rights.
Across Israel, hundreds protest against new budget
Social protests held for second straight week; protest in Tel Aviv draws a few hundred.
Assad: Little chance peace talks would succeed
Assad expresses serious doubts regarding US, Russian mediated peace talks; says politics won't stop terrorism.
France detains suspect in Toulouse killings probe
Judges put 25-year-old man under investigation to determine whether he helped Merah steal scooter that was used in attack.
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Analysis & Features
Guarding the coastal gate
THE MAIN mission of the controllers is to single out hostile boats.
Israeli restaurateur goes viral with online meltdown
An image of Samy Bouzaglo, taken from the show Kitchen Nightmares.
Is the torch petering out?
Finance Minister Yair Lapid/
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Amos Gilad: S-300 can reach Hezbollah via Syria
Lapid working to pass civil, gay marriage in Israel
PA continues crackdown on journalists in W. Bank
Assad: Israel supporting 'terror groups' in Syria
MK proposes 5-years in jail for posting sex tapes
Egypt keeps Gaza border closed due to kidnapping
'Syrian rebels claim Assad chemical weapons use'
Report: Israel prefers Assad survive Syria conflict
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Syrian civil war: A military-strategic assessment
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Israel, Turkey and gas
JPOST EDITORIAL
 
Exposed: A devastating new Claims Conference scandal
ISI LEIBLER
 
Washington Watch: Whose Israel is this?
DOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
 
At Ra’anana school, a different kind of Tikun Shavuot
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In Plain Language: The clever and the clueless
STEWART WEISS
 
Column One: Obama and the ‘official truth’
CAROLINE B. GLICK
 
Into the Fray: Deciphering delegitimization
MARTIN SHERMAN
 
Another Tack: While we keep kvetching
SARAH HONIG
 
Jewish World
Lisbon to hold first Jewish film festival
Hundreds expected to attend 3-day festival in Portuguese capital set to open on May 22.
The Weekly Schmooze: Douze point for Israel?
Jewish culture news worldwide: Ari Folman at Cannes; "The Goldbergs" hit network TV; Amy Winehouse exhibit.
Hungarian PM’s adviser to visit Jerusalem
Zsigmond Perényi to discuss recent anti-Semitism in his country with Foreign Ministry officials.
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Kinneret watch: 1.135m from upper red line
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Swamped by refugees
By MAYA AZIZ
A feeble state authority leaves Lebanon vulnerable to the spillover effect of the savage civil war raging in Syria
Mahmoud Abbas (center left), Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani
Stalled Arab Peace Initiative reaffirmed
By DAVID MARKOVSKY
US Secretary of State John Kerry hailed the move of the Arab League delegation as “a very big step forward.” In Israel, the
Lifestyle
All the world’s a stage
The Performance 0:2 conference will feature avant-garde lectures, panel discussions, workshops and shows.
Seeing through the haze
The contemporary Beijing Dance Theater makes its Israeli debut in June.
Shalom dreamin’
Jazz pianist Anat Fort is ecstatic about her upcoming performance with her idol Shalom Hanoch.
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Main Article Picture KKL-JNF's New Volunteer Bike Patrol
A KKL-JNF initiative to involve cyclists in protecting and maintaining KKL-JNF forests and sites in the Judean Hills resulted in KKL-JNF's new volunteer bike patrol
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National News
Police offering amnesty for return of illegal guns
Operation follows effort in Northern District in which 2,000 firearms, other weapons were collected from citizens.
Leket: Budget makes it harder to help poor
"NGOs doing food distribution will simply collapse when there is no financial support from the gov't," NGO head says.
Man who killed ex-wife in Bangkok lands in Israel
Eli Cohen lands, leaves over fear of arrest; Ministry of Justice: No basis to try him after he is pardoned by King of Thailand.
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Environment & Technology
Erdan appeals gov’t approval of gas plant
The approval of a Be’er Tuviya natural gas plant was not on the meeting’s schedule, the residents complained.
Kinneret water to be released into Jordan River
1,000 cubic meters of water per hour will be discharged next month from the Sea of Galilee to replenish river.
Gas presence found in new Karish reservoir
Delek Group reports signs of significant gas presence from the Karish 1 well; Energy Minister Shalom praises announcement.
Health & Science
'Healthful foods should be price controlled'
Health Scan: low-fat dairy products, which are also healthier, should be cheaper than high-fat ones.
Even with dementia, life can still be worth living
Leah Abramowitz, a veteran social worker and specialist in caring for Alzheimer’s patients, is retiring at 78.
Angelina Jolie's 'wonderful and courageous' decision
Israeli experts weigh in on Angelina Jolie's mastectomy.
Sports
Davidovich and Badier bid farewell
Maccabi Haifa beats Hapoel Tel Aviv 3-2 as D and B cap memorable careers.
Fitting farewell showdown for Davidovich and Badier
Maccabi Haifa goalkeeper Nir Davidovich, Hapoel Tel Aviv defender Walid Badier make their final appearances before official retirement.
Mac TA hangs on, completes Hapoel sweep
Mac Haifa also advances unscathed; Netanya stays alive vs Jerusalem; Eilat takes 2-1 lead.
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Syria's Nusra Front eclipsed by Iraq-based al-Qaida
Iraqi al-Qaida fighters' goal is not toppling Assad, but the anti-Western jihad of the organization's leader Ayman
Should Israel be worried of new ‘Marmara’ probe?
Turkish law firm Elmadag files a complaint to the ICC on behalf of the Comoros Islands regarding the 2010 IDF raid
Countering the Global Media Assault on Israel
The government came under heavy flak as failing in the counter-offensive to this “war on Israel,” beset by “declin
Israeli Paralympian eyes 2016 Games in Rio
Pascale Bercovitch says “I love to find my limit and push it, to succeed more than I did yesterday.”
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