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Cabinet ministers to get BMWs within a month

The Jerusalem District Court has dismissed a motion for a temporary injunction against the tender for new minister's cars.

By DUBI BEN-GEDALYAHU/ GLOBES

State to examine PM's role in Arad probe

PM Netanyahu alleged to have told his staff to conceal information from the State Comptroller’s Office.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

'Thailand recognizes Palestinian state'

Bangkok joins over 100 countries in recognizing "Palestine" along pre-67 borders; Abbas officially thanks envoy.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

Michael Oren talks Schalit swap, Palestinian statehood

Ambassador to US tells 'Christian Science Monitor' Schalit deal won't lead to more kidnappings; statehood bid counterproductive.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

Israel Prize winners to sign petition for Palestinian state

Several dozen artists, intellectuals will sign a petition calling for an end to 'Israeli occupation,' establishment of state along 1967 lines.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

Health Ministry opens south TA clinic for refugees

Ministry opens clinic in Tel Aviv for refugees, foreign workers, many of whom are illegal and do not receive state health insurance.

By JPOST.COM STAFF AND JTA

Mali Tuaregs, Islamist rebels agree on new state

Mali rebels, Salafist group merge, agree on Islamic north; rebels say new administration to be appointed.

By REUTERS

Ashkelon parents plan school strike

C'tee shocked at state's decision not to increase rocket protection.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

'No extra rocket defenses for Ashkelon'

State tells High Court city no more at risk than Haifa or Yavne.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

'Israeli-Arab peace a US priority'

White House seeks to ensure Israeli security, Palestinian state.

By HILARY LEILA KRIEGER

For an all-inclusive Jewish state

Viewpoint: Israel ought to be a place where all streams of Judaism are validated and treated equally.

By ROBERT HORENSTEIN

The pork debate: religion in Israeli politics

The argument of separation between synagogue and state is gaining surprising notoriety over the white steak.

By BRYAN SCHONFELD

'Unofficial steps could lead to 'Palestine' by 2030'

New US intelligence report predicts a founding of Palestinian state, but key issues such as J'lem's status likely to remain unresolved.

By REUTERS AND JPOST.COM STAFF

Indictment accuses man of shaking son to death

A year after a twin baby died and his sister was injured after alleged shaking, state charges father with manslaughter.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

State to indict father in 'shaking twins' affair

Mother will not be indicted. One of two babies allegedly died from father shaking baby too hard.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB AND JOANNA PARASZCZUK

Hearing on Schalit deal petition ends; no decision issued

Decision on petitions submitted to High Court by terror victims' families seeking to prevent prisoner exchange expected within hours.

By JPOST.COM STAFF AND JOANNA PARASZCZUK

Beinisch: Freeing convicts morally, legally difficult

High Court discusses petitions submitted by terror vicitims' families to prevent release of Palestinian prisoners in Schalit deal; state: Deal a matter for political echelon to decide.

By JPOST.COM STAFF AND JOANNA PARASZCZUK

State asks High Court to reject Schalit deal petitions

Gov't says deal to release 1,027 prisoners in exchange for soldier was reached through diplomatic negotiations, solely a political matter; Noam Schalit scheduled to respond to petitions from terror victims' families.

By JPOST.COM STAFF AND JOANNA PARASZCZUK

Nationalized gay marriage, now inevitable

It allows popular sentiments on gay marriage to translate themselves democratically into law.

By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER

December 4: Israel’s response

I do not understand why, just because you lose a vote at the United Nations, you have to build more settlements.

By JERUSALEM POST READERS

Let’s have a debate about citizenship

Every Israeli citizen should be treated the same; just as every holder of an Israeli blue ID card receives the same rights and benefits.

By FAINA KIRSHENBAUM

Why haredim should not be Zionists

I think that haredim would disagree with his conjunction of “Zionism and the State of Israel” and argue the two are not identical.

By MARTIN STERN

The Region: Frozen in time

There was not a word of hatred, of reviling any enemy. No smugness of triumph, no desire for conquest; no thirst for revenge or punishment. Thus behaves the world’s most slandered nation.

By BARRY RUBIN

Rabbis and the state

In the interests of freedom of religious expression, the state should stop paying local rabbis’ salaries.

By JERUSALEM POST EDITORIAL

For the Palestinians' sake

As long as they continue to divert their own country-building resources into hoping for Israel's disappearance, they will have no state.

By EINAT WILF

'Post' poll finds Obama loses support among Israelis

Jewish citizens of Israel see US president as more pro-Palestinian than pro-Israel by a margin of 28 to 18 percent.

By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN