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Kuwait arrests man over Twitter posts, security source says - Jerusalem Post
Nasser Abul was arrested on Thursday and no charges have been pressed against him so far, the source said. He gave no details. Democracy activists have used social media to debate, organize and share information in Bahrain where the government crushed ...
Meridor: Iran should pay heavier price every week - Jerusalem Post
By REUTERS VIENNA - Sanctions have a chance of preventing Iran becoming a "military nuclear country" if the economic and political pressure on Tehran is stepped up further, a senior government official said on Friday. Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor ...
Israel considering Paris parley to jump-start talks - Jerusalem Post
Israel is considering a French proposal for an international peace conference in Paris next month, government sources said Thursday. The idea of the conference, suggested here by visiting French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé, is one of several proposals ...
25 Pakistani forces killed after cross-border raid - Jerusalem Post
By REUTERS ISLAMABAD - Twenty five Pakistani security forces have been killed in northwest Pakistan in fighting that erupted after about 200 militants crossed over from Afghanistan and attacked a security checkpoint, a government official said on ...
Sources: IDF detains 3 senior Hamas officials in west Bank - Jerusalem Post
The IDF on Tuesday detained three senior Hamas officials in the West Bank, Palestinian sources said. The three men were held by IDF soldiers for one hour at a checkpoint before being taken into custody, the sources said. ...
'Abbas's comment about a state without Jews was 'racist.' - Jerusalem Post
“Any peace treaty will have to take into account Israel's legitimate self-defense requirements,” the source said. “They can't be ignored. If Abbas said he will ignore them, then that is not a good sign, or a way to move forward. ...
White House advisor defends Obama peace talks stance - Jerusalem Post
Ross said the prospect of the US endorsing that position had been raised as a possibility as long ago as last fall, so the concept that it was suddenly sprung “doesn't fit history,” according to participants, who spoke on condition of anonymity. ...
Official: Dozens likely killed in overnight Yemen clash - Jerusalem Post
By REUTERS SANAA - Dozens of Yemenis were likely killed in overnight fighting in the capital, a government official said on Thursday as fighting aimed at toppling President Ali Abdullah Saleh threatened to ignite civil war. ...
US places sanctions on Venezuela firm over Iran ties - Jerusalem Post
By REUTERS WASHINGTON - The United States will sanction Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA on Tuesday for dealing with Iran in violation of a US ban on such trade, sources briefed on the matter told Reuters. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg ...
Pitango intends to raise $350 million new fund - Jerusalem Post
Pitango venture-capital fund intends to raise $350 million for what will be its sixth fund, people familiar with the matter have told Globes. Most Israeli VC funds have been given the cold shoulder by investors, but Pitango hopes to succeed through its ...
Syrian troops pull out from protest town, witnesses say - Jerusalem Post
Tens of buses loaded with soldiers and armored personnel carriers left the town heading north at around noon, said the witness, a resident in the town who did not want to be identified. Subscribe to our Newsletter to receive news updates directly to ...
US to sanction Syria's Assad for human rights abuses - Jerusalem Post
WASHINGTON - The United States will impose sanctions on Syrian President Bashar Assad for human rights abuses on Wednesday, sources briefed on the matter said, in a dramatic escalation of US pressure on Damascus to cease its brutal crackdown on ...
Rockslide on TA-J'lem highway was preventable, experts say - Jerusalem Post
“Suddenly you are inside a rain of stones – you don't see it coming and it goes on for less than a second,” said the driver, who asked to remain anonymous. “Fortunately enough, it fell one meter before the car and not on the car. ...
Donkeys take over from DSL as Syria shuts down Internet - Jerusalem Post
Abu Abdullah, who asked not to be identified by his real name, uses a Jordanian mobile number to place calls, but to do so he has to get close to the Jordanian border at the risk of getting killed. Among the Jordanian cellular operators, activists say ...
Police break up violent demo near Lebanese border - Jerusalem Post
Another younger protester who asked not to be named said he was not at all alarmed by the events in Majdal Shams or the deaths in southern Lebanon. “This is the price people have to pay to get home. They wanted to get home [to Palestine] and they paid ...
Diplomacy: Big speech or big sleep? - Jerusalem Post
One official at a Jewish organization who asked not to be named said that despite the expectation of a major Middle East speech by Obama in the coming days, he felt it was more likely than not that the president would largely downplay the peace process ...
Former IDF spokesman slams ad agency over libel defense - Jerusalem Post
Benayahu's lawyer wrote in the lawsuit that the persons who paid for the ad chose to remain anonymous in order to avoid legal and public accountability, and asked that the court disclose the identity of the people behind it so that Benayahu could sue ...
Palin, Trump don't excite Jewish Republicans - Jerusalem Post
Leading Jewish Republicans, many speaking off the record, confirm what the rank and file is happy to say on the record: These two GOP “likelies” consuming so much publicity are not likely to last. “All politicians enjoy the title 'likely' - it gives ...
Ask the Rabbi: May women recite kaddish? - Jerusalem Post
The power of this prayer is glorified in talmudic passages (Brachot 57a) and the “Heichalot” literature, which elaborate on its mystical impact and ability to draw a person close to God. Various versions of kaddish are recited in different liturgical ...
Syria: Troops storm Damascus suburb, make arrests - Jerusalem Post
People think they are from Maher's Fourth division," the female resident, who did not want to be identified, told Reuters, referring to the president's brother Maher al-Assad. "They cut off communications before they came in. There is no resistance. ...
US may release photos of bin Laden burial at sea - Jerusalem Post
By REUTERS WASHINGTON - The United States may release later on Tuesday photos of Osama bin Laden's burial at sea but no final decision has been made, a US official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. The al -Qaida leader's body was flown ...
Ahmadinejad attends cabinet amid boycott rumors - Jerusalem Post
"When the president is not around it's something natural in any country," one share dealer told Reuters on condition of anonymity, saying people were concerned about Ahmadinejad "not going to work". Fars news agency said the share slide was due to "day ...
Abbas bids for EU backing for unity accord with Hamas - Jerusalem Post
PA President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal are expected to sign the formal Egyptian-sponsored accord in Cairo on Wednesday, sources close to the two parties said. Abbas, in a message to the EU, said the interim government that would be ...
US to sanction Syrians over violence, sources say - Jerusalem Post
By REUTERS WASHINGTON - The United States is expected to announce new sanctions on Friday against people and groups in Syria associated with the government of President Bashar Assad, said two US officials briefed on the matter. ...
Rare Torah, collection, recall Kishinev pogrom - Jerusalem Post
Its Israeli owner, who insisted on anonymity, described what he heard from his late father: “One of our family members was reading from the Torah during the Sabbath service on Passover, when one of them burst into the synagogue, removed his sword and ...