1. Headline: US Drops “Occupied” In Golan; West Bank Descriptions

US State Department claims no change in policy after dropping the word “occupied” from its description of the Golan Heights and Palestinian territories.

#US #Occupied

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1. Headline: Iran Conducts Massive Coordinated UAV Drill

Iran’s Defense Ministry revealed on Thursday that it had just launched a massive drone exercise, aimed at showcasing the country’s military capabilities.

#Iran #UAV

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1. Headline: ‘Who Decides What Loyalty Looks Like?’

Adv. Nati Rom, Israel Advocate & Founder of Lev Haolam speaking at ILTV studio about High Court hearing petitions for barring extreme right and Arab-Israeli parties.

#NatiRom #HighCourt

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1. Headline: Israel To Investigate 11 Deaths From Gaza Riots

Israeli officials on Wednesday reported that the IDF will be opening its own investigations into the deaths of 11 Palestinians killed during the 2018 Gaza riots.

#IDF #Gaza

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1. Headline:  J Street Looks Ahead To 2020

JStreet has now called on its members to pressure potential democratic nominees to strike out against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s policies at the conference.

#Jstreet #Netanyahu

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1. Headline: FAA Grounds Boeing 737-Max 8; Max 9 Aircrafts

An FAA emergency order has now been put out, forcing Boeing to officially ground all of it’s 737-Max 8 and Max-9 aircrafts until further notice.

#FAA #Boeing

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1. Headline: Amare Stoudemire Is Granted Israeli Citizenship

Former NBA and current Hapoel Jerusalem basketball star, Amare Stoudemire celebrated his new Israeli citizenship at a ceremony in Israel’s interior ministry on Wednesday.

#NBA #AmareStoudemire

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1. Headline: The City Of Eilat Closes For 4 Hours On Tuesday

The entire city of Eilat closed down for four hours in the middle of the day as part of a city-wide strike. And the demonstration was initiated by the mayor of Eilat himself.

#Eilat #Strike

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1. Headline: “I’m Ashamed Of Nothing,” Says Eurovision Winner

2018’s Eurovision winner Neta Barzilai was just seen strutting her stuff in a bright yellow Bananhot-brand swimsuit during Tel Aviv’s fashion week.

#NetaBarzilai #FashionWeek

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1. Headline: New Section Of The Eilat Shoreline Opens Up

Israeli nature and parks authority has now decided to relocate massive swaths of coral in Eilat.

#Eilat #Coral

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1. Headline: 1700-y.o. Inscription Confirms Ancient Negev city

Archaeologists in Israel just discovered a 1,700 year old Greek inscription alluding to the name of the city Elusa, or in Hebrew, Halutza - a city in the Negev desert.

#Archaeology #Negev

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1. Hebrew word of the Day: KHALUTZ | חלוץ = PIONEER

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word IS ‘khalutz’ meaning pioneer.

#LEARNHEBREW   #HEBREWWORDOFDAY   #ILTVHEBREWWORDOFDAY

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1. The Weather Forecast

Tonight will be cloudy with a chance of rain, and a low of fifty-six or thirteen degrees Celsius. Then over the weekend you can expect more sporadic showers, with heavy rains on Saturday and a drop in temperatures to a high of about sixty-seven or nineteen degrees Celsius.

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