1. Israel Celebrates Jewish Purim Holiday
   Purim has officially begun here in Israel; the country can expect to see party after Purim party throughout the weekend.

#PURIM #HOLIDAY

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1. Pompeo, Netanyahu Talk Iran at Jerusalem Meeting

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is paying a visit to Israel this week and he’s just met with the Israeli Prime Minister.

#POMPEO #BIBI

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1. US May Recognize Golan as Early as Next Week

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu still has one more big item on his diplomatic wish list and that is international recognition of the Golan Heights. 

#GOLANHEIGHTS #US

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1. Could a Coup Be Building in Gaza?
   Dr. Martin Sherman, The Founder & Executive Director of the IISS joins us in the studio to speak about a potential coup being built against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

#MARTINSHERMAN #COUP

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1. UNIFIL Uncovers 6 Cross-Border Tunnels

The UNIFIL body said it found six tunnels in Southern Lebanon, two of which violated the blue line which crosses into Israeli territory.

 #UNIFIL #TUNNELS

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1. David’s Sling Missile Defense System Passes Tests
   Israel and the United States have just carried out a series of successful tests with the latest version of the David Sling’s Missile Interception System.

#DAVIDSLING #MDS                

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1. Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Talk Israel

Prime Minister Netanyahu doesn’t have a fan; Democratic Presidential Candidate Beto O’rourke.

#BIBI #BETOO’ROURKE

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1. Prosecutors Consider Probing Into PM In Case 3000
   The State Prosecutor’s Office is now seriously considering opening another criminal probe against Prime Minister Netanyahu this time, in case 3000.

#CASE3000 #BIBIINDICTMENT

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1. Crowdfunding Effort Started for Ettinger Family

Earlier this week, Rabbi Achiad Ettinger was killed in a West Bank terror attack and since then an online crowdfunding effort has been made to raise money for the wife and 12 children he left behind.

#ACHIADETTINGER #CROWDFUNDING

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1. ‘Four Paws’ Targets Animal Cruelty In Gaza Zoo

After several reports of severe animal cruelty in Gaza’s ´Rafah Zoo´, an animal welfare group called ´Four Paws´ is now trying to evacuate the zoo.

#FOURPAWS #GAZAZOO                         

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1. Isra-Aid Sends Emergency Team to Mozambique
   A devastating cyclone has just swept through Mozambique and now the Israeli humanitarian NGO Isra-Aid is rushing to the scene to help the victims.

#ISRAAID #MOZAMBIQUE

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1. Hebrew word of the Day:

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is ' LEHASHMID ' which means TO DESTROY / DEVASTATE / ANNIHILATE

#LEARNHEBREW   #HEBREWWORDOFDAY   #ILTVHEBREWWORDOFDAY

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1. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be clear and cool, with a low of fifty-seven or fourteen degrees Celsius. Then over the weekend you can expect partly cloudy skies and no change in temperatures. The high will be about sixty-eight or twenty-one degrees Celsius.

#ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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