2nd round of U.S. sanctions on Iran begin
The U.S. administration re-imposed the second round of U.S. sanctions on Iran today, Israeli Defense Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, hailed the move against Iranian oil exports as a ‘critical blow’, to Iran, Israeli U.N. Ambassador, Danny Danon, commented that the sanctions policy is working to suffocate the Iranian regime.
Pro-Israel attitudes in the U.S. are up
Amb. Zalman Shoval, Former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S.A. speaking at ILTV Studio about the gallup poll that brought surprising news despite anti-Semitic and anti-Israel attacks being at a long time high this year.
P.A. tentatively backs Israel-Hamas ceasefire
Officials in P.A. President Abbas’s Fatah party are now reportedly offering their tentative support for the Egyptian-led ceasefire efforts, between Israel and Hamas, however, the Palestinian authority insists that any final agreement would have to be completed, after a Palestinian reconciliation agreement is reached.
4. Shin Bet searches P.A. offices in Jerusalem
Following the kidnapping of a U.S. citizen by Palestinians, Israeli security forces conducted searches in the
Jerusalem offices of the Palestinian authority.
5. 1 month later & Barkan terrorist still not found
A month has passed since a deadly terrorist murdered Kim Levenground Yehezkel and Ziv Hagbi in the Barkan industrial zone. The terrorist, Ashraf Walid Suleiman Na’alwa, still has not been found.
6. Brazil confirms plan to move embassy to Jerusalem
Newly elected President Of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, has confirmed that he will move the Brazilian embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, as soon as he takes office, ILTV’s Joy Gavillon is here to tell us more.
3rd car crash in 3 weeks on deadly route 90
Another car crash on the deadly route 90, near the Dead Sea and Jerusalem, has brought the death toll on the highway to 17 over the past three weeks. On Sunday, six people were killed and five injured, when a truck collided with a passenger shuttle at the Petsa’el junction.
8. Veteran director & teacher accused of sexual abuse
In the midst of the international #metoo movement - a sexual abuse complaint has been filed with police on Sunday, against veteran Israeli director & acting coach, Miki Gurevich, just 10 days after he resigned from the acting school, ILTV’s Emanuelle Kadosh is here with more details.
Measles outbreak in Israel causes alarm in schools
Two high school students and a teacher in Jerusalem have contracted the measles virus, this sparks concern for the growing number of unvaccinated children in Israel- last Thursday, an unvaccinated baby in Jerusalem passed away after contracting the virus.
‘Autodesk’ makes construction management easier
Dror Ogen, Autodesk Bim360 Product Manager speaking at ILTV Studio about revolutionizing the construction world with an innovative organized platform.
11. Israeli startup brings crop insurance by SMS
Tel-Aviv-based company OKO, which in ancient African mythology meant the g-d of agriculture and good harvest, began a pilot of educating farmers in Mali on the value of crop insurance, with just 9 local agents, OKO signed up 755 farmers, in just 4 weeks and ILTV’s Doriel Mizrachi is here to tell us all about it.
Hebrew word Of The Day: HAKLAY | חקלאי= FARMER
Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "haklay" which means "farmer"