04 May 2017

“Don’t kill our children in order to save money.”

Of those who have had surgery, 80% said it was important or very important for the waiting period for surgery to be shortened.

It is dangerous for a non-lifeguard to attempt to save someone who is at risk of drowning, but if there is no other option, use a float or other lifesaving device while doing so.

From 2014 through 2016, some 11,000 employers were investigated for violating employee rights.

The US president just jumped right in, erasing any concept of preconditions for talks.

Barkat says move ‘demonstrates once again the ludicrous, anti-Israel nature of the organization’

Archbishop of Canterbury, Mirvis, tour capital together

“The Palestinian cause has stopped being a central cause for the Arabs as it was in the past,” says political activist.

“Abbas won’t deliver the goods. There isn’t anyone on their side who can. Trump is looking for a deal. But there is no partner for a deal.”

MAVOI SATUM director Batya Kahana-Dror (above) sees the appointment of a women as deputy director of the rabbinical courts as merely the first step.

Bannon famously has an itemized agenda of goals handwritten on a whiteboard in his office. And because that whiteboard was the backdrop for Boteach’s photo, it is now (partially) the world’s to see.

Trump: "I’ve always heard that perhaps the toughest deal to make is the deal between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Let's see if we can prove them wrong. Okay?"

The Israeli Opera will perform ‘La Forza del Destino.’

The Jpost culture guide for the week to come.

The Felicja Blumental Music Festival begins on May 15.

An assailant attempted to stab Border Police soldiers near the holy site of the Tomb of Patriarchs in the Old City of Hebron. The attack was thwarted.

The annual Docaviv film festival begins on May 11.

Jacob’s Ladder springs eternal, May 18 to 20.

Samuel serves up comfort food from the European region closest to the Levant.

The hotel paid culinary tribute to Israel’s commercial relations with the South American country.

‘Twin Peaks,’ ‘The Leftovers’,’Broadchurch,’ ‘La La Land.’

JUSTIN BIEBER: Park Hayarkon, Tel Aviv - May 3

Guitarist Stephane Wrembel brings silky instrumental skills and a rich palette of colors and seasonings to this year’s Felicja Blumental International Music Festival.

America’s most popular sport already has a foothold in Israel, and its backers aim to make it the country’s third-largest team sport.

Some gay men and women prefer co-parenting with a member of the opposite sex, rather than establishing families with a same-sex partner. How does it work?

A geneticist who saved the citrus industry from collapse, a researcher involved in the development of a drug worth billions of dollars but who gave it all up for her husband’s career.

Traveling abroad with type 1 diabetes.

Miami International Airport had been in talks with Israel’s national airline since February 2016 in order to secure the route, the Miami Herald reported Wednesday.

For some teenagers, self-mutilation is a way to relieve tension and feel...something.

What citizens of other countries are reading about the Middle East.

The Israeli company also believes its mapping technology will be cheaper and more comprehensive than rival systems because of the way it is created.

A microcosm of Israeli wine told through the story of two families.

spring Surprising sights and diversions make Mitzpe Ramon a popular and rewarding tourist destination this time of year.

It’s all about picnics and potatoes.

Israeli coffee franchise Café Café is rewarding polite customers.

Independence Day is but the opening shot for a summer of sizzling cookouts.

How I came to live in an Arab castle not far from the Jerusalem hills, and what happened when the original owners dropped by for an unexpected visit...

A repeat appeal to put an end to the unhealthy way we mark one of the most minor holidays of the Jewish calendar.

Larry Goldstein takes a look at how Israel fights via ‘lawfare.’

Yiddish author Boris Sandler’s collection of novellas is translated into English.

In our generation, after the “information revolution,” we face a tsunami of cultures, an abundance of lifestyles.

Indeed, as we stand at various crossroads of our life’s journeys, choosing divinely inspired paths makes all the difference.

Trump's self-guide book hit the stores this week, offering a range of tips and lessons the first daughter learned from her experiences as a working mother.

Beersheba, once the desolate capital city of the Negev with little promise, has become a hub of culture, hi-tech and innovation thanks to Jewish National Fund.

The weekly show takes on issues like cultural appropriation, Islamophobia, guns and more. But if there's one argument Kasher wants to avoid entirely, it's the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

A last-minute decision to visit the country profoundly changed the course of a young woman’s life.

Israeli comedian Yohay Sponder takes on the controversial ruling on convicted IDF soldier Elor Azaria.

Jenin-area operatives carried out several attacks targeting civilians and IDF positions, Shin Bet says; PFPL-linked lawyer and his cousin named as arrested cell memebers.

Those payments, along with incitement in Palestinian textbooks, prove that PA President Mahmoud Abbas is not interested in striking a deal with Israel, Hotovely added.

OneFamily makes Remembrance Day.

It remains unclear why the prince decided to step down from his royal duties.

A group class costs between NIS 1,000 and NIS 1,400 for a 30-hour course with discounts for students, members of AACI, and other groups.

The vast majority (around 80%) of people in the developed world use the Internet on a regular basis, and it is estimated that in the developing world around one third are online proficient.

Queen Elizabeth II will continue to carry out the "full program of her engagements."

Descendants of the Ten Lost Tribes reconcile with their siblings in Jerusalem.

New report issued by the British Parliament's International Relations Committee calls for the UK to alter its Mideast policy, criticizes Trump leadership as "mercurial and unpredictable."

The Disputation of Barcelona comes alive on stage in 'Diving Right.'

How a Jerusalem couple led a Passover Seder on the east African island.

The Yerushalmit Movement and Rabbi Benny Lau host a special meeting-place event.

A round-up of news from around Jerusalem.

A round up of current events from around the nation.

"The Beduin youth have never seen Westerners or Jews. They never used the Hebrew language. It is as if they are not even living in Israel."

What sort of Israeli man would contribute to a resurgence of music and literary salons? Dan Shorer.

The suspect has been bailed to appear at Melbourne Magistrates Court on 10 August.

For native Israelis, debating is pretty much a national pastime. Can olim who immigrate later in life ever hope to catch up? Enter Israel’s English-language high-school debating team.

A story about a young struggling girl

IranAir's plan to buy more than 180 jets from Airbus and Boeing is the most visible economic deal on the table after major powers last year lifted most sanctions on Iran in return for restrictions on

A round-up of news from around Israel.

TIP FOR THE WEEK: Busy week. Try to be flexible and plan accordingly.

PA official also said that "the prisoners are victims of Israel and the result of the occupation," and drew an equivalence with the "IDF paying the salaries of Israeli soldiers."

During a meeting with the Romanian PM the day after Abbas met Trump, Netanyahu reiterates Jerusalem's positive inclination to step up approach to peace talks.

Hazan’s last international endorsement, before the far-right French candidate, was US President Donald Trump.

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Abbas seemed to act like Trump was his personal savior, but will the unpredictable US president deliver for the embattled Palestinian leader?

“Fully aware that our roles require us to be non-partisan, we are, however, first and foremost responsible citizens and therefore openly are calling for a vote in favor of Emmanuel Macron.”

The Russian jet interception part of a spike in US-Russian tensions.

Got a minute? Here's the week in review.

The Palestinian Football Association has sought to compel FIFA to kick Israel out of the association since 2015.

“A lot of French citizens are debating whether or not to vote, because they say the country is anti-Israel and they feel alienated from it, and when they see this, they won’t want to vote.”

Speaking to Hebrew media, the mayor said he was “shocked” and called the threat “terrorism in every way.”

Some 220,000 students in the 11th and 12th grades are expected to take the matriculation exams across a wide variety of subjects.

Aside from visiting Israel, Trump will convene Arab world leaders in Saudi Arabia and hold his first papal visit.

The research, led by Prof. Yuval Yaron, head of Ichilov Hospital’s prenatal diagnosis unit, has just been published in the Journal of Maternal Fetal & Neonatal Medicine.

Beit Hatfutsot Museum is trying to shift paradigms when telling the Jewish story.

"I could have continued making money but I decided to serve the public, because that is Zionism in the 21st century.”

Spectators and media experts shared the feeling that Wednesday’s debate was embarrassing.

Politicians on the opposition say Netanyahu is trying to make a news broadcast that will be more favorable to him.

Instead of looking to the thriving Israeli economy as an inspiration and potential role model, Hamas still cannot come to terms with Israel’s existence.

“The State of Israel holds its relations with the states of Africa as a national priority."

It cannot be reformed. It’s time to create alternative bodies.

Israel is one of the world’s healthiest countries, enjoying a life expectancy among the highest in the world: 84 years for women and 81 years for men.

Erdogan views ISIS as the executor of his vision and as the army of the largest Sunni Islamic caliphate in the future Middle East.

Four previous US presidents who have tried to clinch a final-status deal have all failed.

Trump takes actions against anti-Israel bias at the United Nations, refrains from criticizing Israel on settlements and shows understanding of a restrained Israeli policy in this domain.

In the period after the 1973 war, US official figures estimated that Israel devoted half of its gross national product to military spending.

The Jewish world is undergoing a dramatic revolution. Interfaith marriages and assimilation are becoming ever more rampant and reaching even higher levels.

The Knesset’s summer session begins Monday under the shadow of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s legal troubles and with a host of other fiery topics on the agenda.

As Palestinian prisoners enter the third week of a hunger strike, former Prisons Service chief Orit Adato tells the Post that Israel needs to rethink its policies.

“The shooting attacks, which occurred frequently and at night, posed a significant threat to civilians and security forces in Samaria.”

The farce in Paris was less about Israel and the world, and more about an evolving clash between the political elites of a troubled Europe and an embattled Arab world.

Let us be proud to let everyone know that we are free to express our independence, and will do so with joy.

“Will Trump succeed? I don’t want to be impolite. It is not clear how much he knows."

He would have become an obvious heir apparent to Netanyahu, due to his experience as defense minister and foreign minister.

Perhaps one day a woman will be appointed not just to an administrative position, but rather to serve as a full-fledged rabbinical judge.

The historic Great Synagogue located on Allenby Street and built in the 1920s, has accompanied Israel through countless historic moments.

Walters has been forceful in his criticism of Israeli policy vis-à-vis the Palestinians, and it is widely suspected that this is the reason he is being denied the extension.

Kulanu and Yisrael Beytenu say they will oppose law circumventing High Court.

Most data show that while there has been some slight improvement over the last decade, women still take an overly conservative approach to their investment allocation.

It will be interesting to see what the courts decide on this issue, mostly because Israel itself had trouble deciding what to call the fighting through the summer of 2014.

Israel is the most immediate casualty of Trump’s decision to embrace Abbas and the PLO, because the PLO is Israel’s enemy.

At the meeting, Trump said he was optimistic that he could pull off the deal for Israeli-Palestinian peace that has frustrated his predecessors.

The long and narrow plaque is part of a collection of identical ones placed along a stretch of some 13 blocks on Broadway also known as the “Canyon of Heroes”.