The Jerusalem Post Archive

In the crackdown since Sisi's 2014 election, thousands of his opponents and critics as well as alleged Islamist militants and secular rights activists have been arrested.

Spanish Jews held a prayer and cultural event at a former synagogue that their community is trying to recover from the Catholic Church.

Several religious leaders, including Rabbi Brant Rosen led the protest into a restricted area in front of the border fence.

Some demand more reconstruction investment, IDPs want to return home, while Kurds wonder what comes next.

A month after Lion's election, Likud is still the only party to join his coalition.

“I will pass the bill quickly to remove the State of Israel’s shame,” Amsalem said.

The embassy move has been praised as "historic" by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who plans to attend Bolsonaro's presidential inauguration.

“However, it’s not a zero-sum game. Turkey will remain aligned to the US in global matters but regionally it will be aligned to Russia on issues related to Syria."

With employment rates at 27.4%, and with half of Palestinians under the age of 30 being unemployed, youths the West Bank are losing hope and becoming desperate.

When it comes to the major questions of whether countries care more about guns or butter, the SIPRI survey shows that the world still prefers guns, but it increasingly prefer high-tech guns.

Pierre Koenig one of the main streets in the Jerusalem neighborhood was filled with art, musicians, jugglers and clowns.

While healthcare supplements are not a new concept, one cannot deny the benefits that they can have for the body.

Laughton told The Guardian he had wanted to write about antisemitism after seeing liberal Jewish friends become more fearful about rising tensions and overt antisemitic abuse.

“I don’t know anyone who wouldn’t help a child,” said Rosenthal, 66, who lives in Atlanta and attends Young Israel of Toco Hills.

In October, new Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he was "open" to moving his country's embassy to Jerusalem.

The bill almost became a victim of feuding between Yisrael Beytenu and the coalition since the former left the government nearly a month ago, leaving the coalition with a one-seat majority.

The arrest has roiled markets over fears it will exacerbate tensions between the United States and China in trade negotiations that both sides have agreed must be concluded by March 1.

The United States has restored sanctions targeting Iran's oil industry as well as its banking and transport industry.

No border police officers were injured, according to the police.

Yair Golan says Israel should solidify control of Golan Heights, deal more closely with Kurds.

Iran carries out up to 50 missile tests a year, Amirali Hajizadeh, head of the Revolutionary Guards' airspace division said.

Anyone who is shocked, Rabbi Menachem Margolin said in a statement, is ”disconnected from the reality on the ground.”

Netta Barzilai’s hit song isn’t most viewed music video in Israel.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Transportation Minister Israel Katz dedicated a new interchange in the West Bank on Tuesday.

According to the Shin Bet, 34 people have solved the challenge as of Tuesday on three different paths to the solution.

IDF announced the discovery of a third Hezbollah tunnel just hours after dozens of close-up pictures and videos of IDF troops were released by Hezbollah.

Israel is “determined to keep Iran and Syria away from the Golan Heights,” IDF Intelligence Directorate head Maj.-Gen. Tamir Heiman said.

Their deployment came days after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whose left-wing administration is the most significant US foe in Latin America, held talks with President Vladimir Putin.

"The risks are greater than we can bear," he said, in an apparent reference to difficulties facing the heavily indebted Lebanese economy.

EU diplomats had hoped to have the SPV in place by now but ran into delays as member states balked at hosting it for fear of being targeted by the revived US sanctions regime against Iran.

The report claimed that Sharon decided to eliminate Arafat because it would be the best way to stop the Palestinian resistance.

The agreement with the Philippines follows a similar accord permitting the employment of Jordanian workers in hotels in the Eilat area.

Very few MKs attend ceremony amid storm of controversy

The IDF has also opened several criminal investigations in recent months into shootings of Palestinians on the Gaza border in that ongoing confrontation.

The National Criticism Committee, led by Shelly Yachimovich, will convene on Wednesday to discuss the latest report written by Maj.Gen.(res.) Yitzhak Brick last October.

Dayzz, a Herzliya-based health start-up specializing in sleep training, launched a personalized sleep training app built for enterprise workforces.

May serve as proof for the existence of a famous ancient Jewish bathing site.

Fencing at Buchach represents the 107th such completed project by the ESJF, which expects to complete at least a dozen more sites by the end of 2018.

the uncovering of the third Hezbollah attack tunnel is part of the process of “systematically dismantling” these weapons.

Jewish comedian Leah Forster says 'it is difficult to keep taking the high road when I keep being so personally attacked,'

On Monday, a few days after the placement of the tree, a menorah was added to the display.

The victim's husband was taken for questioning after he assaulted police who arrived on the scene.

Thirty emerging Arab-led start-ups sought to impress dozens of Israeli and American investors on Tuesday.

JVP was joined in the funding round by existing investors, including Dell Ventures, Kreos Capital, Evergreen Ventures, Gemini Israel Ventures and ORR Partners.

Attorney Oka Zana approached IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eisenkot following several severe incidents of racism towards minorities in the military.

Although the UN General Assembly vote condemning Hamas did not pass, all sides have chalked it up as a victory.

Trump and the outgoing chief of staff, John Kelly, reportedly had been at odds for months, but the president was left without a clear replacement after Nick Ayers declined the crucial position.

Palestinian officials on Tuesday accused Qatar of working toward establishing a “separate Palestinian state."

Representatives of Christians United for Israel (CUFI) consider passage of this measure their top priority as the year comes to a close.

Two launch units for anti-tank guided missiles recovered by a Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen appear to have been manufactured in Iran.

The cave is the largest known such cave in Israel, contained a wealth of ancient artifacts: decorated ossuaries, burial offerings, jars, stone tools and more.

Netanyahu has repeatedly said that he intends to get rid of some of the portfolios that he currently holds.

How anyone could label Trump antisemitic is beyond absurd.

US President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in December, and Washington moved its embassy in May.

To hear so many Democrats praising George H.W. Bush, was as convincing as hearing Met fans praise the Yankees – or Jerusalemites praise Tel Aviv.

Israel and Brazil have signed an agreement to invest $5 million in technology cooperation and innovation over the next five years.

America has become tired of politicians. And Cory is beginning to sound like a politician.

Iraq hurt by curbs on Iranian gas imports

The IDF soldiers had supposedly raided the WAFA building on Monday, enclosing reporters in one room while they went around and collected security footage from the building's cameras.

“I am proud to shut down the government over border security.”

“There is a clear threat from the north,” he said. “I repeat my condition, those who want peace, need to support and defend Israel.”