1. Israel Celebrates 69th Independence Day

Yesterday marked Israel’s 69th Independence Day and Israelis know how to celebrate. Air Force jets fly over Jerusalem; street parties take over Tel Aviv.

#IndependenceDay #Israel
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2. Palestinians Concerned Over Upcoming White House Meeting

Palestinians are voicing hopelessness over today’s meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and U.S. President Donald Trump.

#Palestinians #Abbas #Trump
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3. U.S. “Seriously Considering” Moving Embassy To Jerusalem

Pence has taken Israeli Independence Day as an opportunity to show the U.S.A.’s support for the state of Israel by fulfilling President Donald Trump’s most controversial campaign to move US Embassy to Jerusalem.

#Pence #Embassy #Jerusalem
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4. UNESCO Argues Against Jewish Claims On Jerusalem Again

UN Scientific and Cultural Organization passed a resolution which claims that Israel has no legal or historical claims anywhere in Jerusalem.

#UNESCO #Jerusalem
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5. Hamas Claims It Is ‘Softening Stance On Israel’

Hamas officials are creating a lot of fanfare over the releasing of a revised policy statement that supports the establishment of a transitional-Palestinian state along the 1967-lines and drops the terror organization’s longstanding call for Israel's destruction.

#Hamas #Policy
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6. Hamas Is Trying To Fool The World With New Policy Paper

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s spokesman issued an immediate statement accusing Hamas of trying to ‘delude the world’ by purporting to ease its hardline doctrines. A Ramallah- spokesman is now demanding Hamas apologize for having accused Fatah of “committing treason” over that same policy for nearly 30 years.

#Policy #Hamas #Fatah
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7. IDF Soldier Elor Azaria Appeals His 18 Month Sentence

Elor Azaria, the IDF sergeant who was convicted of manslaughter in January is appealing his sentence today. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison for having fatally shot a disarmed and neutralized Palestinian attacker. His prosecution on the other hand is looking to increase it to from 30 months to five years prison.

#ElorAzaria #Appeal
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8. Population In Israel Reaches 8.7 Million

The total number of citizens living in the Israel is now 8.68 million, which is more than 10 times higher than when the state was founded in 1948. Six-and-a-half million of Israelis are Jewish, which is just-about a 75-percent majority.

#Population #Israel
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9. Israeli-American Chef Is Awarded For His Amazing Cuisine

Israeli-American chef, Michael Solomonov, won the top U.S. Chef Prize from the James Beard Foundation.

#Cuisine #MichaelSolomonov
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10. Make Minimally-Invasive Surgeries Safer By The Suture

Doni Mayerfeld, Marketing Director at Gordian Surgical speaking at ILTV studio about Gordian Surgical, an Israeli company that makes minimally-invasive surgeries safer by the suture.

#DoniMayerfeld #GordianSurgical
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11. Prestigious Israel Prize Bestowed To 9 Exceptional Citizens

One of the highlights of annual Independence Day celebrations is the awarding of the “Israel Prize” of excellence and this year, nine outstanding citizens are being honored with the state of Israel’s highest cultural honor this year.

#IsraelPrize #IndependenceDay
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12. Never Overpay For Books Again

Yoav Lorch, CEO and Founder of Total BooX, speaking at ILTV studio about Israeli company Total Boox that has created a new way to purchase books digitally that only charges you as much as you read.

#YoavLorch #TotalBoox
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