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- Bayit Yehudi leader Naftali Bennett wrote the following on his Facebook page:
“The current situation in which thousands of haredim do not study, serve or work cannot continue... It’s not ethical and it’s not sustainable and the Israeli economy cannot withstand it." - ActivityRecent
The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com created Israeli Election Debate in Jerusalem (Eng... - New Likud MK Moshe Feiglin, who previously declared himself a "proud homophobe," will meet with homosexuals from across the political spectrum Thursday night in Tel Aviv. The meeting will be run by the political arm of the national LGBT Task Force.
Read about it, here: - The second part of the Turkel Commission report is out. The findings?
Israel Defense Forces' investigations into war crimes claims do meet international standards, but there is room for improvement. Get all the details, here: - This just in:
Iran already has nuclear capabilities but is not interested in attacking Israel, said Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. - Police are investigating the alleged rape two weeks ago of a five-year-old girl in the haredi settlement of Modi’in Illit.
It appears that community leaders have been attempting to cover up the incident and are pressuring people not to cooperate with the investigation. Neither the parents nor anyone else involved reported it, and residents are reluctant to speak to the police or media. Get the details: - Obama is planning to visit the Holy Land.
US President Barack Obama's upcoming visit to Jerusalem - the first of its kind since he entered the White House in 2009 - will be without precondition. - Turkel Commission heard testimony from a plethora of top officials in Israel’s legal system, as well as from top human rights figures and academics on state mechanism for looking into potential war crimes.
- #JPost Twitpic of the day: The red carpet out front of the swearing-in ceremony for the 19th Knesset.
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- Enjoy incredible Israeli felafel even when there is no rain.
Hebrew University has developed a new kind of chickpea that flourishes even through Israel's dry summer months. Read about it, here: - [PREMIUM] A special for JPost Facebook friends: http://bit.ly/JPost1608
The myth of the ‘right-wing’ Netanyahu (Photo: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post)![Photo: [PREMIUM] A special for JPost Facebook friends: http://bit.ly/JPost1608
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- “The start of the President’s second term and the formation of a new Israeli government offer the opportunity to reaffirm the deep and enduring bonds between the United States and Israel ," says White House spokesman.
- [WATCH] There is nothing worse than having your car towed. Except perhaps having it towed while parked legally... http://bit.ly/JPost1607
See footage of Tel Aviv city workers painting a 'handicapped' symbol on a parking spot, while a car is parked in it, completely legally. The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com shared a link.
Guess who is taking part in "doppelgänger week."
That's right, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu changed his Facebook profile picture to Israeli comedian Mariano Idelman, who regularly impersonates Bibi.
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This just in:- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in an interview on Monday that the alleged Israeli attack in Syria is the result of Zionist “weakness.” http://bit.ly/JPost1603
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[LIVE BLOG] Follow JPost's live updates of the official swearing-in ceremony for Israel's 19th Knesset:- What do Bar Rafaeli and Yair Lapid have in common? (John Kron)
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Avigdor Liberman thinks Yair Lapid is jumping the gun.
"I've never seen this happen. Days after the election, instead of talking about what can be done to help the country, about the middle class, or asking 'where is the money?', a person only talks about how they want to be prime minister." Do you agree?The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com shared a link.
“A Palestinian state has never been farther away than it is today,” said Dani Dayan, as he spoke with reporters on the last day of his almost six-year stint as head of the Council of Jewish Communities of Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip.
How far away do you think a Palestinian state is?The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com shared a link.
Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov to release a much-anticipated report in Sofia regarding who his country believes is responsible for the terror attack that killed five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian bus driver.The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com shared a link.
[ANALYSIS] No self-respecting reporter would urge readers not to read their own newspaper’s articles, but perhaps for just the next four to six weeks, that might not be such a bad idea.
That’s because during the coalition talks, a lot of politicians are going to say things they don’t mean and mean things they don’t say.The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com shared a link.
Turkey’s leaders have become the “laughingstock of the international community with their self-righteous discourse,” Israeli official says after the country's anti-Israel bashing continues for a third day straight.The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com shared a link.
A court in Hungary ordered a Holocaust denier to serve a most unconventional punishment.
He was instructed to visit either the Budapest Holocaust memorial center, the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp or the Yad Vashem memorial in Israel. Read more, here:- #JPost Twitpic of the day: Protest in solidarity with #Palestinian hunger strikers - outside Maasiyahu Prison #Israel #Palestine
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Coalition Composition: Likud sources say Netanyahu may bring in Livni if talks with Lapid fail.The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com shared a link.
Several leading candidates running for mayor of Los Angeles have been busy courting the Jewish vote and stressing their own Judaic ties in a race in which the city’s proportionally small Jewish population may hold the key to victory.
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The passing of Ed Koch marks the beginning of the end of an important era in American Jewish life. Koch represented a time when support for Israel was a quintessentially liberal cause.- JPost photo of the day: A haredi man catches up on the news in Mea Shearim.
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- Who's who in the 19th Knesset, courtesy of The Jerusalem Post, and with special thanks to staff photographer Marc Israel Sellem, graphic artist D.L. Rubin and editorial assistant Noa Amouyal.
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[ANALYSIS] Israel is projecting a business-as-usual message, days after air strikes attributed by foreign media to the Israel Air Force targeted an attempt to transfer strategic weapons to Hezbollah.
But behind the scenes, there can be little doubt that the IDF is on a high state of alert – as IAF fighter jets are flying over southern Lebanon, the home of Hezbollah. Get the details, here:The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com shared a link.
[UNCENSORED] Watch the unrated version of Bar Rafaeli's sexy Superbowl commercial, where she makes-out with a "plump computer nerd." http://bit.ly/JPost1595
Bar's thoughts? She says he was an excellent kisser.The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com shared a link.
Moving on from monkeys, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he is ready to be the first human sent into orbit by Iran's space program. Read about it, here:The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com shared a link.
An Iranian nuclear bomb is more dangerous than the consequences of attacking the Iranian nuclear reactors, says former head of IDF Intelligence Maj.-Gen. (res.) Amos Yadlin.
"Iran completed all of the steps that would allow it to make a nuclear bomb when it decides to, and when it does, Israel will have to act."- The IDF and Border police went into the West Bank village of Burin in search of a Palestinian suspect who had thrown a Molotov cocktail at a military vehicle. http://bit.ly/JPost1593
One Border Police officer was lightly injured in the clashes that ensued, and one Palestinian was arrested. (Photo: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post)
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[OPINION] In Israel, graffiti is a guaranteed method for public messaging. Write any inscription on a wall, and headlines will render it a “Price Tag” act, along with a photograph of your artwork.
It doesn’t have to be smart or meaningful.The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com shared a link.
Poland’s Ministry of Culture will soon decide whether to demolish the historical building of the Jewish community in Warsaw to build a skyscraper in its place.
The surprising and unexpected detail in the story is that the request to demolish the building, which stands in the middle of the former Jewish ghetto in Warsaw, came from Jewish leaders. Read about it, here:The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com shared a link.
Peace Talks: PLO responds to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's call to return to the negotiating table.- JPost photo of the day: A snow-covered day of skiing at the Hermon.
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[JPOST EXCLUSIVE] Likud MK Reuven Rivlin says:
"The government of Israel remains well aware of its role as both a Jewish and democratic state and values the status and rights of people with disabilities. In fact, there is a meaningful connection between Jewish tradition and the principles of human rights."
See what else he has to say, here:The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com shared a link.
[ANALYSIS] Could Israel be approaching a cyber-war?
Last month, 'The Jerusalem Post' reported that the IDF’s Information Security Branch had identified an increase in attempts by foreign hostile intelligence entities to listen in on army communications and gain access to military computers. Get all the details, here:The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com shared a link.
Will Kerry's appointment as secretary of state usher in a new era of US engagement in Middle East affairs?- JPost Twit-pic of the day: Gulls swarming the Kinneret.
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[WATCH] The Jerusalem Post's Melanie Lidman returns to Cairo to mark the two-year anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution, which toppled president Hosni Mubarak after 30 years of rule. http://bit.ly/JPost1587
JPost TV gives you a first-hand look at post-revolution Egypt:The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com shared a link.
[OPINION] New to Israel?
Here are some issues that you have surely encountered at some point in your journey to become an Israeli citizen:- At this week's Knesset cabinet meeting:
Netanyahu said Israel is at a "decisive point" in its history. "The next government's primary objective will be to stop the weaponization of Iran's nuclear program." http://bit.ly/JPost1588
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- Coalition talks will officially begin on Sunday, after President Shimon Peres tasked Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu with forming the next government. http://bit.ly/JPost1585
“We have to put aside what divides us so that we can have peac...e among ourselves and with our neighbors,” Netanyahu said. “The broadest, most stable government possible is what is necessary at this time."
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Iran threatens a harsh response from the Assad regime to Israel's alleged attack on a military research center in Jamarya.The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com shared a link.
The IDF on Saturday forcibly evicted 150 to 200 Palestinians who had erected two large white tents and seven or eight metal huts outside of the village of Burin, near Nablus.
Photos posted on Twitter and Facebook showed security forces shooting tear gas, and using pepper spray against the activists. The IDF said that when soldiers arrived at the site, Palestinians attacked them with stones. Read more, here:The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com shared a link.
Rachel Ertel may not be entirely positive about the chances of Yiddish surviving much longer, but she is certainly doing her best to keep the language and the culture as vibrant as possible for as long as possible.
The 73-year-old Yiddish- French translator and teacher is one of the speakers at the upcoming Kisufim literary conference.
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The IDF's technology is taking flight. The new 'Sky Rider' drone "can provide intelligence from kilometers away.”
It can hover for up to two hours, at varying heights and is “so small that it can’t be seen. Nor can it be heard, since its engine is electric and quiet."
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Turkish FM: "Why didn't Assad throw a pebble?"
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