ZION NEWS

1. Iran threatens to ‘raze Tel Aviv and Haifa’

Iran celebrated its 40th anniversary since the Islamic Revolution, Israeli officials are responding harshly against them, following new threats being levied towards the Jewish state and the West.

#IRAN #THREATS

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1. 2. Israel & Iran both look to ink deals with EAEU

Iran is poised to sign Free trade agreements with the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union along with Israel.

 #FREETRADEAGREEMENTS #EAEU

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1. Guaido works to restore ties with Israel

ILTV's Joy Gavillon joins us in the studio to speak about Juan Guaido offering to open a Venezuelan Embassy in Jerusalem “at the proper time.”

#JUANGUAIDO #EMBASSY

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1. Palestinian suspects arrested overnight

Israeli Security Forces conducted yet another night of arrests in Hebron, as various attempted attacks and suspicious actions were prevented. 

#ARRESTS #HAMAS

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1. Remand against Arafat Irfaiya extended 10 days

The Jerusalem Magistrate Court has now extended the remand for 29-year-old Arafat Irfaiya, by 10 days standing accused of raping and then murdering 19-year-old Israeli girl, Ori Ansbacher, in the context of a terrorist act.

#ORIANSBACHER #ARAFATIRFAIYA

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1. New ‘Yonatan Pre-Military Academy’ Opens

Prime Minister Netanyahu and his wife Sara were in Kibbutz Alumim near the Gaza Strip, for the cornerstone-laying ceremony of the ‘Yonatan’ pre-military academy.

#BIBI #PREMILITARYACADEMY

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1. 2017-2018 patient satisfaction survey released

The Israeli Health Ministry released a new report on hospital patient experience, found that at least 1 in every 10 patients were left in the hallway.

#HOSPITALS #ISRAELHEALTHMINISTRY

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1. (REP-D) Ilhan Omar under fire for Anti-Semitism

Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar is apologizing this week, for again sharing Antisemitic remarks though her apology is being received as far too little too late.

#ILHANOMAR #ANTISEMITISM

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1. Bamba to bombard North American markets

Famous Israeli peanut-snack prepares for major expansion agreement; peanut food allergies may hopefully begin to decline in the us as a result.

#BAMBA #AMERICAN

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1. FALAFEL EMOJI COMING SOON

The Unicode Consortium has now announced their list of 230 new Emojis set for release in March 2019 and it includes the standard delicious Israeli street food: falafel!

#FELAFEL #EMOJI                      

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1. Hebrew word of the Day: BOTEN | בוטן = PEANUT

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is 'BOTEN' which means Peanut

 #LEARNHEBREW   #HEBREWWORDOFDAY   #ILTVHEBREWWORDOFDAY

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1. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be mainly clear and cool, with a low of about fifty, or ten degrees Celsius. then Tomorrow you can expect sunny skies, and a slight rise in temperatures to a high of around sixty-six or nineteen degrees Celsius. 

#ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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1. ‘Irregularities’ reported in Likud primaries
   Just a week after the Likud primaries were announced, Likud party comptroller Shai Galili is now demanding that the elections committee recount the primary votes.

#LIKUD #RECOUNT

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1. 2. Israel responds to West Bank & Gaza incidents
   The IDF, Shin Bet, and Border Police arrested 22 wanted Palestinian suspects overnight Monday, in connection to terror-related activities against civilians and soldiers.

#GAZA #WESTBANK

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1. Israel to end ‘pay-to-slay’ payments
   Prime Minister Netanyahu announced this week at his Sunday morning cabinet meeting, that the law to deduct terrorist salaries from payments made to the PA, will be enforced by the end of the week.
   
   

#ISRAEL #TERRORISTS

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1. GAO report exposes alleged UNRWA crimes
   David Bedein, Director of the Center for Near East Policy is in the ILTV studio speaking about the US State Department's attempt to classify the report ahead of publication
   
   #UNRWA #DAVIDBEDEIN

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1. 2 victims from Sunday bus crash are named
   A day after a tragic bus accident on highway route 443 shocked the nation, the two victims who died in the incident have been named as 29 year old Rachel Gutman, and 27 year old Ruchamah Rosen.
   

#443 #ACCIDENT

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1. Dog rewarded for finding missing Israelis’ bodies
   A German shepherd has now been rewarded with cash, this week, for finding the bodies of two Israeli sisters killed in Argentina.

#GERMANSHEPHERD #ARGENTINA

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1. Homophobic incidents in Israel rise 54% in 2018
   Israeli LGBTQ advocacy group, Aguda, released a damning report on Sunday, marking a 54% increase in homophobic incidents in Israel from 2017 to 2018.

#LGBTQ #AGUDA

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8 Yesh Atid unveils new pro-gay rights initiative
Yesh Atid party chairman Yair Lapid unveiled on Thursday a new policy plan for promoting equal rights and treatment for Israel’s LGBTQ community

#YESHATID #YAIRLAPID

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1. Hezbollah terror leader featured in recycling ad
   Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Lebanese terror group, Hezbollah, is the star of a massive billboard that was put up in Tel Aviv last Thursday in order to promote better recycling habits.
   
   

#RECYCLE #NASRALLAH

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1. 10. New ‘Yonatan pre-military academy’ opens
   On Thursday Prime Minister Netanyahu and his wife Sara were in Kibbutz Alumim near the Gaza strip, for the cornerstone-laying ceremony of the ‘Yonatan’ pre-military academy.
   

#BIBI #SARA

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1. ‘The Band’s Visit’ is honored at the Grammys
   The hit Broadway musical “The Band’s Visit” JUST won the best musical theater album award, at the Grammys Sunday night.

#THEBANDSVISIT #GRAMMYS2019

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1. ‘Shiri’ music app hits app stores
   New Israeli music application, ‘Shiri’, is exploding in popularity.

#SHIRI #APPSTORE

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1. Hebrew word of the Day: LEMAKHZER | למחזור = TO RECYCLE
   Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is ‘LEMAKHZER’, which means to recycle or rotate.  
   
   

#LEARNHEBREW   #HEBREWWORDOFDAY   #ILTVHEBREWWORDOFDAY

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1. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be partly cloudy and cool, with a low of fifty, or ten degrees celsius. Then tomorrow you can expect mostly sunny skies and a slight rise in temperatures to a high of sixty-six or nineteen degrees Celsius.

#ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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1. IDF responds to Gaza rocketfire

The IDF responded Wednesday night to a couple of rockets fired at Israel from the Gaza strip.

#GAZA #IDF

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1. 2. US strikes down UNSC condemnation of Israel

It’s been nearly a week since Israel revoked the mandate for the TIPH, and several international organizations are still heavily protesting the move.

#TIPH #ISRAEL

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1. US purchases iron dome batteries
   The Israeli Defense ministry on Wednesday reported that the united states army is now purchasing a number of Israel’s iron dome missile defense batteries

#IRONDOME #UNITEDSTATES

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1. US purchases iron dome batteries

Dr. Martin Sherman, Founder & Executive Director of the IISS in the ILTV studio speaking about the US purchase of Israeli iron dome batteries.

#IRONDOME #MARTINSHERMAN

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1. Iran, Turkey & Russia to discuss Syria; IAF attacks
   While in Moscow on February 21, PM Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to discuss Iran’s growing presence in Syria

#BIBI #PUTIN

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1. Initial Likud Knesset list is published
   The final votes have been confirmed for the Likud party primaries

#LIKUD #ELECTIONS                 

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1. PM issues warning against rival, Benny Gantz

Prime Minister Netanyahu took a moment after the Likud primaries to issue a harsh warning against his biggest rival at the moment, former IDF Chief Benny Gant

#GANTZ #BIBI

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1. 19 year old IDF Sergeant killed in road accident

19 year old Israeli combat soldier, Sgt. Lynn Levkov, was killed Wednesday morning, after she was struck by a Palestinian driver near the Jordan Valley.

#LYNNLEVKOV #IDF

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1. IFCJ founder, Rabbi Eckstein, passes away at 67

67 year old Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, Founder and President of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews passed away from cardiac arrest, Wednesday afternoon,

#RABBIYECHIELECKSTEIN #IFCJ

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1. 10. Flash floods devastate southern Israel

Rainfalls Thursday morning, causes major flooding in the southern part of the country.

#FLASHFLOODS #RAIN

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1. Shalva band backs out of Eurovision qualifiers

The Shalva Band, popular contestants on Israel’s show “Rising Star” have officially backed out of the Eurovision-qualifying competition

#SHALVABAND #EUROVISION2019

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1. Israel & Japan announce direct flights

Direct flights from Tel Aviv to Tokyo, Japan, have just been announced for as early as September

#ISRAEL #JAPAN      

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1. Hebrew word of the Day: DAYAL | דייל = STEWARD

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is ' DAYAL' which means to Steward.

#LEARNHEBREW   #HEBREWWORDOFDAY   #ILTVHEBREWWORDOFDAY

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1. The Weather Forecast

Tonight is expected to be mostly cloudy and with a low of fifty-eight… or fourteen degrees Celsius. then tomorrow there will be some light rain and cloudy skies… with a drop in temperatures to a high of about sixty-five… or eighteen degrees Celsius.

#ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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1. Likud Primaries come to a close

Polls for the 2019 Likud party primaries closed Tuesday night, top spots on the list go to Israel Katz, Yuli Edelstein, & Gideon Sa’ar and Netanyahu assuming chairmanship automatically.

#LIKUD #POLLS

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1. 2. Settlement populations rising quickly

New report shows nearly 450,000 Israelis live in the West Bank – up 3.3% from 2018 just a day after top Israeli officials sign a document in support of the 'Nahal Movement'
#NAHALMOVEMENT #REPORT

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1. President Trump delivers State-of-the-Union 2019

President Donald Trump gave his second formal State-of-the-Union address Tuesday night after two weeks od delay due to Government shutdown.

#TRUMP #STATEOFTHEUNION

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1. Trump appoints new Anti-Semitism envoy

President Donald Trump appointed a new special envoy to monitor and combat Anti-Semitism. and the new State department employee, has been named as none other than army veteran and Los Angeles prosecutor, Elan Carr

#ANTISEMITITSM #ELANCARR

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1. US Senate Passes S-1 Bill in vote of 77-23

Nimrod Zuta, Founder of the “Trump White & Blue” Facebook Page joins us in the studio to speak about the 'Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act.’

#NIMRODZUTA #S1BILL

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1. PM announces meeting with Russian President Putin

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announced during a press conference with Austrian President Alexander Van Der Bellen that he will be traveling in the coming weeks to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

#BIBI #PUTIN            

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1. 2 suspects arrested for Infiltrating from Gaza

Two Palestinian suspects from the Northern Gaza Strip were arrested Tuesday afternoon, after infiltrating past the security barrier near the Northern Gaza Strip.

#ARREST #GAZASTRIP

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1. ‘Gaza’ film wins ‘Best Short Documentary’ at Spain’s Goya Awards

ILTV'S Joy Gavillon joins us to speak about Julio Perez Del Campo the director of 'Gaza', slammed Israel and called for an International boycott.

#SPAIN #GOYAAWARDS

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1. Haredi Jews clash with Police over Army draft

Violent protests broke out between Haredi Jews against the military draft leaving two police officers injured and at least seven Ultra-Orthodox Jews arrested.

#PROTESTS #ARRESTS

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1. 10. Undercover agent makes major drug bust

An undercover agent exposed a criminal organization through an operation stretching all the way from the center to Northern Israel.

#DRUGBUST #UNDERCOVER

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1. Intercure gears up for medical cannabis exports

A week after the Israeli Government approved the export of locally grown medical cannabis, Israeli medical cannabis company Intercure has announced plans to expand services into at least 10 new countries over the next two years.

#INTERCURE #CANNABISEXPORT

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1. Vegan and Vegetarian living in Israel

ILTV’S Adi Casspi invites us for a healthy culinary adventure, a look at her latest episode of ‘Flavors of Israel’.

#ADICASSPI #VEGAN                

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1. Hebrew word of the Day: LISPOR | לספור = TO COUNT

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is ' LISPOR' which means to Count

#LEARNHEBREW   #HEBREWWORDOFDAY   #ILTVHEBREWWORDOFDAY

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1. The Weather Forecast

Tonight is expected to be mostly cloudy and with a low of fifty-eight… or fourteen degrees Celsius. then tomorrow there will be some light rain and cloudy skies… with a drop in temperatures to a high of about sixty-five… or eighteen degrees Celsius.

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1. 2 suspects neutralized for throwing bombs at IDF

The IDF neutralized two Palestinian suspects Monday night, who reportedly threw explosives at soldiers by the Jalameh security crossing near Jenin.

1. Likud primaries begin

The Likud party primaries are today, meaning that 113 polling stations across the country will now be buzzing as 142 candidates scramble to make the top 30 list

1. Israeli politicians support ‘Nahal’ movement

Dozens of right wing senior ministers and Knesset members lawmakers sign a declaration in support of the Nahal Movement which seeks to promote settlement expansion in the west bank.

1. Left-Wing media bias exposed?

Lahav Harkov, Senior Contributing Editor for the Jerusalem Post, speaking at ILTV studio about media left-wing bias

1. Gantz gains in popularity

Benny Gantz’ Israel resilience party is still a major threat to the Prime Minister’s Likud expected to take 22 seats to the Likud’s 30.

1. UK Labour party may split over Anti-Semitism

The British Labor party led by MP Jeremy Corbyn, is now looking to split, over issues of Anti-Semitism and other disagreements led to internal motion passed demanding detailed list of actions addressing the issue.

1. Massive drill at Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires

ILTV'S Joy Gavillon joins us to speak about Argentinian security forces stage a major surprise hostage-taking scenario at the Embassy in Buenos Aires.

1. Supreme Court rules on tobacco taxes

The Israeli High Court of Justice has taken another step towards reducing the rate of tobacco consumption in the country.

1. Uber & Moovit announce new partnership

Uber will soon offer public trans services for a ‘one-stop-shop’ experience and partnering up with Israeli transit technology brand Moovit

1. Bryan Cranston cast as lead in Showtime remake

Showtime announced Thursday, the start of production for a remake of ‘Kvodo’ a hit legal drama from the Israeli ‘Yes’ network starring Bryan Cranston

1. Madonna may actually come for Eurovision 2019

According to Ynet reports on Sunday, international pop-icon Madonna is practically confirmed to perform at the Eurovision competition in May.

12.Shalva Band Israel pushes EBU to change policy for Sabbath

One of Israel's top choices for Eurovision are facing some scheduling issues, the mandatory rehearsal falls on the Sabbath and they are pushing for an exception.

1. Hebrew word of the Day: HERGEL | הרגל = HABIT

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is ' HERGEL'

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1. US to leave troops in Iraq to watch Iran

United States President Donald Trump on Sunday, vowed to continue with his planned military withdrawal from Syria.

#TRUMP  #SYRIA

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1. Iran controls new Lebanese Government

A group of 40 ambassadors from the United Nations delegation arrived in Israel this week and tours the Israeli-Lebanon border and Hezbollah terror tunnels with top Israeli officials.

#UN #HEZBOLLAH

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1. Construction on advanced Gaza border fence begins

Israeli Security forces arrested 17 Palestinians overnight Monday in response to 4 attempts to infiltrate Israel from the Gaza Strip along with their connections to terror-related activities.

#GAZA #FENCE

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1. Two Lebanese men arrested for smuggling drugs

Unnamed suspects crossed into Northern Israel from the Israel-Lebanon border attempting to smuggle in 11 kilograms of hashish into the country.

#ARREST #LEBANESE

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1. New report links BDS activists to terror groups

ILTV's Lidar Grave-Lazi in the studio speaking about The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs massive new report linking ties between top members of the BDS movement and it's supporting NGO's promoting BDS to terrorist organizations.#LIDARGRAVE-LAZI #BDS

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1. New Report links BDS activists to terror groups

Ben-Dror Yemini, Israeli journalist & author of ‘Industry of Lies’ in the ILTV studio speaking about the links between BDS and terrorist organizations.
#BEN-DRORYEMINI #BDS

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1. Rabbi pushes Government to decide on Ethiopians

Rabbi Yosef Hadane comments on the thousands of Falash Mura Ethiopian Jews still waiting to immigrate from Gondar & Addis Ababa.

#ETHIOPIA #FALASHMURA

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1. Chief Muezzin fired over bodybuilding uniform

Ibrahim Al-Masri a chief Muezzin in the Israeli city of Acre is fighting for his job back at the El-Jazzar Mosque and accuses Muslim religious officials for gross overreaction to photos taken at bodybuilding competition.

#MUEZZIN #ACRE

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1. Brazilian cartoonist slams IDF soldiers

ILTV's Joy Gavillon in the studio speaking about Carlos Latuff published Anti-Semitic comic criticizing Israel’s help for the dam collapse in Brazil.

#BRAZIL #JOYGAVILLON

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1. Eurovision contestant getting death threats

19 year old Parisian singer Bilal Hassani reported receiving hate-speech involving threats and hurtful messages over his appearance and homosexuality after being chosen to appear on Eurovision leading him to file an official police report. 

#BILALHASSANI #EUROVISION

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1. Patriots win Super-Bowl LIII with 13 points to 3
   The New England Patriots have again come out on top, making this the team’s 6th and record-tying Super-Bowl victory, Julian Edelman honored as potentially first-ever Jewish Super Bowl MVP
   #JULIANEDELMAN #SUPERBOWL53

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1. Hebrew word of the Day: MISGAD | מסגד = MOSQUE

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is ' MISGAD'

#LEARNHEBREW   #HEBREWWORDOFDAY   #ILTVHEBREWWORDOFDAY

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1. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be mostly clear and warm with a low of fifty-eight… or fourteen degrees Celsius. Then tomorrow you can expect mostly sunny skies and a slight rise in temperatures to a high of seventy-seven… or twenty-five degrees Celsius.

#ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

President Trump walks back his Syria withdrawal… Israel releases a damning report linking top BDS activists to terrorist groups… and the New England Patriots football team makes history at Super Bowl 53.

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1 Attempted stabbing attack foiled
An attempted stabbing attack at the Tomb of the Patriarchs was foiled by IDF soldiers.

#IDF #ATTACK

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2 Clashes erupt in the West Bank
Clashes between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers broke out near the west bank village of Al-Mughayer on Friday, when security forces responded to rioters who were throwing stones.  

#RIOTERS #IDF

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1. 5 Gazans arrested crossing into Israel
   As the IDF clashed with Palestinians in the West Bank, Israel’s southern security forces were also on guard; preventing infiltrations and attacks along the Gaza border.

#GAZA #WESTBANK

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1. Iran unveils new cruise missile
   The Islamic regime is celebrating the anniversary of the country’s 1979 Islamic revolution

#ISLAMICREVOLUTION #IRAN

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1. Attorney general’s credibility is questioned
   Adv. Simcha Rothman, Legal Advisor; Meshilut is in the ILTV studio speaking about how both state prosecutor Shai Nitzan and Prime Minister Netanyahu have allegedly gathered dirt on the top legal official, Avichai Mandelblit.
   
   #SIMCHAROTHMAN #AVICHAIMANDELBLIT

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1. Leviathan gas field inaugurated

Israel inaugurated on Thursday, its new leviathan natural gas field off the coast in the Mediterranean.

#LEVIATHAN #GASFIELD

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1. Massive protests erupt against Maduro
   Venezuelan Israelis gather in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem & Haifa to support Guaido

#VENEZUELA #GUAIDO

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1. Netta Barzilai drops 1st single since Eurovision
   Israeli Eurovision winner and star, Netta Barzilai, is making headlines and topping charts again this week with the release of ‘Bassa Sababa’

#NETTA #BASSASABABA

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9 ‘Adom Darom’ Flower Festival returns
Nearly 150,000 Israelis flocked to the various Israeli national parks this weekend for the first days of the annual ‘Adom Darom’ or red-south, festival.

#ADOMDAROM #REDSOUTH

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1. Rats found playing in the pizza
   Appetites across the Jewish State were completely eliminated this weekend when a video from a local Domino’s Pizza franchise went viral.

#DOMINOSPIZZA #RATSINTHEFOOD

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1. Super Bowl LIII in Israel
   Thousands of Israelis are gearing up Sunday, for Super Bowl 53 between the LA Rams and the New England Patriots.

#FOOTBALL #SUPERBOWL53

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1. Hebrew word Of The Day: ADOM | אדום = RED

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is ‘ADOM’ which means red.  

#LEARNHEBREW   #HEBREWWORDOFDAY   #ILTVHEBREWWORDOFDAY

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1. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be partly cloudy and cool, with lows of about fifty-four, or twelve degrees Celsius. Then tomorrow you can expect clear to partly cloudy skies and a rise in temperatures to the warm high of seventy-five, or twenty-four degrees Celsius.

#ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

Palestinians and Israeli defense forces clash in the West Bank following the end of US aid payments to the PA, Iran unveils a new cruise missile, and Israelis start making preparations ahead of super bowl-53.

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1 Rally against police brutality freezes Tel Aviv

The streets of Tel Aviv were brought to a near freeze Wednesday afternoon as a scheduled protest against alleged police brutality and racism blocked major intersections and access routes.

#rally #telaviv

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2 US Intel head says Iran may retaliate in Syria

Top officials in the United States intelligence community are now warning Israel that the risk behind continued airstrikes against Iranian targets in Syria, may not be worth the reward.  

#US #intel

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1. 14 injured along the Gaza border
   
   

Along the northern Gaza border, around 1000 rioters were counted on Tuesday evening as violent clashes and riots against Israeli forces across the fence continued.

#injured #gaza

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1. PA institutions to remain closed in Jerusalem

As security forces deal with Gazan citizens rioting across the Gaza-Israel border, Israeli public security minister prevented encroachment by the pa in Jerusalem– by extended the closure of various Palestinian institutions.

#pa #Jerusalem

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1. Gantz jumps in the polls after Wednesday speech

In the day after his campaign-launching speech, former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz and his new Israel resilience party have jumped tremendously in the polls.

#gantz #Wednesday

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1. Majority of Israelis think courts are left-biased

Ran Bar-Yoshafat, Attorney, Public Diplomacy Expert & Lecturer speaking at ILTV Studio about the poll by 'meshilut' that points to widespread damage to faith in Israeli democracy and law.

#ranbaryoshafat

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1. PM Netanyahu to fly to India
   
   

Prime Minister Netanyahu is reportedly scheduled to return to India for his second trip to the country in just a little over a year.

#pm #netanyahu

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1. BBC rejects calls to boycott Eurovision

In a joint-letter published by the guardian Tuesday, dozens of artists and creatives in the UK called on the BBC broadcaster to boycott the Eurovision 2019 song competition and to try to have it moved from Tel Aviv.

#bbc #Eurovision

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9 Eurovision contestant getting death threats

The anti-Israel boycott movement is targeting more than just the Eurovision contest itself. The French contestant for this year’s competition has reported receiving heavy pushback and even death threats over his participation in Israel.  

#eurovision #threats

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1. Amar’e Stoudemire granted temporary residency

As of Monday this week, Interior Minister Aryeh Deri has reportedly granted temporary residency status to Hapoel Jerusalem basketball player and sports legend, Amar’e Stoudemire.

#amare #basketball

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1. Cybertech TLV 2019

The 2019 annual Cybertech conference in Tel Aviv has and ILTV’S Lidar Grave-Lazi was also fortunate enough to get into the conference this year

#cybertech #tlv

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1. Hebrew word Of The Day: BECHORAH | בחורה = PREMIERE
   
   

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is ‘bechorah’ meaning premiere.  

#LEARNHEBREW   #HEBREWWORDOFDAY   #ILTVHEBREWWORDOFDAY

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1. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be partly cloudy and cool, with a low of forty-nine, or nine degrees Celsius. Then over the weekend, you can expect clear to partly cloudy skies and little change in temperatures. The high should be about sixty-seven or nineteen degrees Celsius.  
#israelweather   #israelforecast

The streets of Tel Aviv are brought to a stand-still as Ethiopian-Israeli-led protests take over, new political polls put former IDF Chief Benny Gantz as the frontrunner against PM Netanyahu and the annual Cybertech conference returns to Tel Aviv.

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1 Benny Gantz Breaks Political Silence
Former IDF Chief of Staff and head of the new Israel-resilience party, Benny Gantz, finally broke his political silence Tuesday evening

#GANTZ #ELECTIONS

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2 Twitter fights fake news ahead of elections
Twitter has reportedly been hard at work, suspending hundreds of accounts linked to foreign fake news manipulations campaigns from their platform.  

#TWITTER #FAKENEWS

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1. Israel has too many political parties
   Israel Democracy Institute releases campaign pushing for a return to two factions
   

#ISRAELDEMOCRACYINSTITUTE #POLITICS

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1. Intel to invest $11 billion in Israeli expansion

Technology giant, Intel, has now agreed to invest 11 billion dollars towards increasing its operations in Israel.

#INTEL #ISRAEL

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1. Intel to invest $11 billion in israeli expansion

Dan Catarivas | Director General for Foreign Trade & Int’l Relations, M.A.I. in the ILTV studio speaking about Intel expansion in Israel.

# DanCatarivas #INTEL

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1. Palestinian Prime Minister resigns
   Palestinian Authority Prime Minister, Rami Hamdallah, resigned on Tuesday.

#PA # RAMIHAMDALLAH

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1. Palestinians decry the end of the TIPH
   Palestinian officials, residents, and several international organizations are now publicly denouncing Israel’s decision not to renew the mandate for the temporary international presence in Hebron, or the TIPH

#TIPH #HEBRON

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1. Palestinian teen shot dead in attempted stabbing
   An attempted stabbing attack was narrowly averted today, when a still unidentified 16 year old Palestinian girl from the West Bank whipped out a knife and tried to stab Israeli border security guards.

#STABBING #WESTBANK

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9 ‘Tree of Life’ shooter indicted for hate crimes
The man accused of killing 12 people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh in October of 2018 has just been indicted on additional counts of hate crimes.

#PITTSBURGHSHOOTING #TREEOFLIFE

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1. Opposition heads ask Jews to return to Venezuela
   Marina Corina Machado expects Jewish expats to ‘contribute & rebuild the nation’

#MARINACORINAMACHADO #VENEZUELA

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1. Anti-sexual harassment recommendations adopted
   Recommendations for a new plan to combat sexual harassment in both the private and public sectors in Israel have just been accepted by the Social Equality Ministry on Monday.

#SEXUALHARRASMENT #ISRAEL

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1. Hebrew word Of The Day: TOKHNAH | תוכנה = SOFTWARE
   
   

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is ‘TOCHNA’ meaning software.  

#LEARNHEBREW   #HEBREWWORDOFDAY   #ILTVHEBREWWORDOFDAY

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1. The Weather Forecast

TONIGHT SHOULD BE CLEAR AND COOL, WITH A LOW OF FIFTY… OR TEN DEGREES CELSIUS. THEN TOMORROW YOU CAN EXPECT CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, AND A HIGH OF SIXTY-SIX… OR NINETEEN DEGREES CELSIUS.

#ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

Former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz finally opens up on his politics as he officially kicks off his elections campaign, Intel makes some massive investments in the Jewish state, and a new set of recommendations to fight sexual harassment in Israel is adopted.

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1 PM to rescind mandate for Hebron observer group
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on Monday announced that Israel would not be renewing the mandate of the TIPH, or the temporary international presence in Hebron.

2 Fatah suggests forming new PA without Hamas
The Fatah central council has reportedly recommended that PA president Mahmoud Abbas form a new government without Hamas.

1. Abbas to impose new economic sanctions on Gaza
   Dr. Col. (Ret.) Reuven Berko, Middle East expert in the ILVT studio talking about Palestinian authority president and Fatah party leader, Mahmoud Abbas announcing to Lebanon’s Hezbollah-affiliated newspaper, Al-Akhbar that he plans to impose new sanctions against the Gaza strip.
2. Facebook set to increase election safeguards
   Facebook has just announced on Monday that it will increase the platform’s safeguards regarding political ads.
3. IDF reveals more Hezbollah tunnels to the UN
   The Israeli government has now unveiled to the united nations, that even more underground Hezbollah terror tunnels exist.
4. Hezbollah games found on Google-Play app store
   The Lebanese terror group Hezbollah had created a first-person shooter game that was available until Sunday on the google play stores.
5. Investigation into Polish nationalists is opened
   Polish officials have now announced the launching of a criminal investigation into far-right polish nationalists from the polish independence movement
6. Longest-ever US Government shutdown finally ends
   The longest United States government shutdown in history has finally ended this week
7. Israel seeks to extend paid paternity leave

Israeli Government has been working on a new bill to grant paid paternity leave to new fathers.

1. Jerusalem allocates 100,000 NIS toward stray cats
   The Jerusalem municipality has announced a new NIS 100,000 program last week to feed the city's stray cats.
2. Eurovision 2019 season officially begins
   Monday evening, this year’s official Eurovision season finally kicked off at the ceremony held in the Tel Aviv museum of art.
3. Hebrew word Of The Day: TO-EH | תועה= STRAY

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is ‘TOEH’... meaning stray.  

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