ZION NEWS

1. Iran ups Hamas’ funding to $30 million per month

 Tehran reportedly wants improved intel on location of Israel’s missile stockpiles

#HAMAS #FUNDING

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1. UK joins US in defending merchant vessels from Iran

 London’s response comes in wake of Tehran’s taunts against the US’ allies

#TEHRAN #DEFENSE

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1. Large congressional delegation comes to Israel

 Latest visit shows mainstream support for the Jewish state among democrats

#USA #DEMOCRATS

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1. “Why does the US care about the Middle East?”

 Analysts question American interests amidst the ever-ongoing conflict. Joining us in the ILTV studio is  Davidi Hermelin,  president of the International Center for Public Diplomacy in Israel

#DAVIDIHERMELIN #MIDDLEEAST

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1. The Israel Project shuts down

 Jerusalem office closes its doors, with dc headquarters expected to follow

#THEISRAELPROJECT #CLOSURE

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1. Church renews claims over Jerusalem properties

 Lawsuit alleges corruption against Jewish pro-settlement group, Ateret Cohanim

#ATERETCOHANIM #LAWSUIT

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1. Israeli navy hosts multinational earthquake drill

 10 foreign naval fleets participate in rescue and recovery drill around Haifa port

#IDF #NAVY

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1. Eilat development plan is approved

 Government ministers unveil the landmark initiative at the weekly cabinet meeting

#EILAT #DEVELOPEMENT

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1. Palestinians develop new navigation app

 ‘Doroob’ helps to avoid checkpoints, road closures, & settlements in the west bank

#DOROOB #PALESTINE

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1. Israeli Sea turtles in danger!

 Driving on beaches in southern Israel threatens nesting grounds and ILTV's Nittany Manson is here to discuss

#NITTANYMANSON #SEATURTLES

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1. TAU researchers help develop melanoma ‘vaccine’

 New treatment proves effective on “even the most advanced stages of the disease”

#TAU #CANCERREASEARCH

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1. Today in history - August 6, 1918

 Birthday of famed Jewish jazz impresario, Norman Granz

#TODAYINHISTORY #HISTORY

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1. The weather forecast

Tonight should be partly cloudy and hot, once again… with a low of seventy-seven; or twenty-five degrees Celsius. and then tomorrow is expected to be partly cloudy again; with a high of eighty-seven… or thirty-one degrees Celsius.

#ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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1. PM offers condolences over US mass shootings

 American Jewish community reeling in the wake Dayton, El Paso, & Gilroy attacks

#USA #SHOOTING

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1. AG set to oppose Likud’s hidden camera plan

 This come after Likud doubles its budget for the supposed Arab voter-intimidation scheme

#ELECTIONS #LIKUD

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1. The Blue and White party releases a new attack ad

 Right wing party leaders decry the campaign video as “anti-Semitic, pure & simple”. Rabbi Dov Lipman, former member of Knesset, is here via Skype, to discuss.

#DOVLIPMAN #BLUEANDWHITE

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1. PM shores up support with internal party pledge

 Majority of Israelis oppose unity government with Netanyahu as prime minister

#NETANYAHU #POLITICS

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1. PM’S son wins restraining order against activist

 Disbarred lawyer, Barak Cohen, ordered to stay at least 150m from Avner Netanyahu

#BARAKCOHEN #AVNERNETANYAHU

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1. UK woman says admission was fabricated

 British vacationer claims police forced her to sign a false confession under duress

#INVESTIGATION #CYPRUS

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1. PM and President apologize to Druze diplomat

 Ambassador Reda Mansour says he was ‘unduly delayed’ on the way to the airport

#REDAMANSOUR #APOLOGY

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1. Gal Gadot revealed to play Hedy Lamarr

 Israeli actress lands incredible role in new ‘Showtime’ miniseries

#GALGADOT #HEDYLAMARR

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1. Presenting the tanks of the future

 Israeli defense ministry reveals 3 new prototypes for the future of tank warfare

#MILITARY #TANKS

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1. Today in history - August 5, 1944

 Polish insurgents liberate the Gesiowka concentration camp

#TODAYINHISTORY #HISTORY

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1. The weather forecast

Tonight should be hot and humid with a low of seventy-eight… or twenty-six degrees Celsius. then tomorrow… you can expect more of the same; with a high of eighty-seven… or thirty-one degrees Celsius

#ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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1. Lieberman challenges PM to televised debate

Yair Netanyahu accuses Lieberman & Edelstein of conspiring to topple his father

#LIEBERMAN #NETANYAHU

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1. Clashes continue between Lieberman and Netanyahu

As the next elections grow closer, tensions remain high. With us in the ILTV studio to discuss are Naphtali Bensimon, a member of the Likud party and political analyst Zohar Tal.

#NAPHTALIBENSIMON #ZOHARTAL

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1. Jordan rejects meeting with Netanyahu

 Kingdom cites upcoming Israeli elections; in-flux peace plan as reasons for rebuff

#JORDAN #ISRAEL

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1. Saudi-PA ties hit record low

 Palestinian experts say relations are “spiraling out of control”

#PALESTINIANAUTHORITY        #SAUDIARABIA

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1. Palestinians favor ‘wait-&-see’ approach to trump

  New poll also shows Palestinians are still unhappy with Bahrain summit and Trump

#PALESTINE #TRUMP

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1. Major data breach on Hwy 6 reported

 Hackers publish millions of private communications from highway operators. ILTV coorespondant, Nittany Manson, is here to discuss this leak

#DATABREACH #NITTANYMANSON

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1. Israel calls back tourists from Kashmir region

 Indian government warns of possible terror attack targeting annual pilgrimage

#INDIA #TRAVELWARNING

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1. Cannabis in Israel

ILVT's Natasha Kirtchuk is here with an in-depth look at the growth of cannabis culture in Israel

#INSIGHTTOISRAEL #NATASHAKIRTCHUK

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1. Today in history - Aug. 4 2014

 Israeli musician, Jake hooker (arrows) passes away

#TODAYINHISTORY #HISTORY

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1. The weather forecast

Tonight should be partly cloudy and hot, with a low of seventy-eight… or twenty-six degrees Celsius. then tomorrow should be more of the same; with a high of eighty-eight… or thirty-one degrees Celsius.

 #ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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1. Three IDF soldiers injured by Gaza gunman

 Hamas terrorist reportedly acting on his own is shot and killed by IDF return-fire

#IDF #HAMAS

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1. IDF chief of staff crowdsources military strategy

 Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi hopes to generate at least five to seven usable concepts. With us in the ILTV studio is Dr. Martin Sherman, founder and executive director of the IISS and Col. (res.) Olivier Rafowicz, Knesset congregant of Yisrael Beiteinu party

#MARTINSHERMAN #OLIVIERRAFOWICZ

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1. US slaps Iranian FM with sanctions

 Zarif says sanctions are ‘toothless’; while Tehran revamps its currency

#IRAN #SANCTIONS

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1. Kushner returns for Middle East visit

 White House denies scheduling a Camp David summit with Arab leaders

#JAREDKUSHNER #CAMPDAVID

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1. ‘No, police did not summon a 4-y.o. for questioning’

 East Jerusalem lawyer sentenced to 13.5 years in prison for over a decade of terror

#TERRORISM #EASTJERUSALEM

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1. Tel Aviv court rejects Filippina worker’s appeal

 Geraldine Esta & her 2 kids now have 45 days until the deportation is carried out

#GERALDINEESTA #DEPORTATION

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1. Disabled citizens protest in Jerusalem

 NGOS call for a rise in disability allowances to match the minimum wage

#PROTEST #JERUSALEM

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1. Alternative Tel Aviv tours

ILTV correspondent, Emanuelle Kadosh shows us the graffiti & street art in the Florentin neighborhood

#EMANUELLEKADOSH #TELAVIV

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1. Cannabis regulation leaves industry in disarray

 Patients complain of shortages and growers warn that new prices are unsustainable. ILTV correspondent, Nittany Manson is here to discuss this new problem.

#NITTANYMANSON #CANNABIS  

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1. New blood test can detect stage 1 lung cancer

 Revolutionary and non-invasive exam has the potential to save millions

#LUNGCANCER #MEDICINE 

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1. Israeli company develops independent eco-villages

 Model in Arava desert will create country’s first carbon-negative neighborhood

#ECOFRIENDLY #ARAVADESERT

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1. Jlo arrives in Israel for concert in Tel Aviv

 Star-performer invites ‘everyone in Israel’ to her “It’s My Party!” world tour

#JENNIFERLOPEZ #ITSMYPARTY

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1. The weather forecast

Tonight should be partly cloudy and warm, with a low of seventy-seven… or twenty-five degrees Celsius. then over the weekend, you can expect mostly sunny skies, and a slight rise in temperatures for a high of eighty-eight… or thirty-one degrees Celsius.

 #ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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1. Israel grants Palestinians 700 building permits

 Security cabinet also approves 6000 settler units across the West Bank

#ISRAEL #WESTBANK

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1. US renews Iran sanctions waivers

 Iran accuses Israel and US of assassinating IAEA chief, Yukiya Amano

#IRAN #YUKIYAAMANO

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1. ‘Battlefield: Iraq’

 Will Iraq become the next conflict zone between Iran & western powers? Here in the ILTV studio to  discuss this potential conflict are Dr. Mordechai Kedar from the  Begin-Sadat center for strategic studies at Bar Ilan University, Dr. Martin Sherman, founder & executive director of the IISS and Col. (res.) Olivier Rafowicz, Knesset congregant of Yisrael Beiteinu party.

#MORDECHAIKEDAR #MARTINSHERMAN #OLIVIERAFKOWICZ

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1. Trump to host Camp-David summit for Arab leaders

 Meeting will reveal political aspects of highly-anticipated ‘deal of the century’

#TRUMP #CAMPDAVID

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1. URP expected to be 3rd largest faction in Knesset

 ‘Kingmaker’ Avigdor Lieberman vows to force a centrist national unity government

#URP #AVIGDORLIEBERMAN

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1. Barak calls on centrists parties to unite

 Labor party is not likely to merge and is tanking in the polls

#EHUDBARAK #LABORPARTY

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1. Raising number of childless couples

ILTV's Natasha Kirtchuk explores the growing amount of couples opting out of having children

#NATASHAKIRTCHUK  #FAMILY

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1. ‘Red Sea Diving Resort’ belly flops on Netflix

 Film critics roast the retelling of a landmark Israeli rescue operation

#REDSEADIVINGRESORT #NETFLIX

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1. ‘Game of Thrones’ continues to inspire

 Arya becomes one of the most popular baby names in Israel, 2018

#GAMEOFTHRONES #ARYASTARK

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1. The weather forecast

Tonight should be partly cloudy and hot– with a low of seventy-seven… or twenty-five degrees Celsius. Then tomorrow you should expect partly cloudy skies and a slight rise in temperatures… to a high of eighty-seven; or thirty-one degrees Celsius.

 #ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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1. Israel allegedly hits Iranian targets in Syria; Iraq

Jerusalem & Washington look to strengthen UNIFIL against Hezbollah terror group

#SYRIA #IRAN

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1. Leaked report reveals UNRWA corruption

UN investigates accusations of abuse of power, sexual misconduct, and more

#UNRWA #CORRUPTION

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1. Leaked report reveals UNRWA corruption

Dr. Martin Sherman, founder & executive director of the IISS and David Bedein,  Director of the Center for Near East Policy are in the ILTV studio to discuss the UN investigation of new accusations against UNRWA

#MARTINSHERMAN #DAVIDBEDEIN

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1. Face recognition installed at West Bank crossings

Israel invests millions of dollars in high-tech upgrades at West Bank checkpoints

#WESTBANK #CHECKPOINTS

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1. Israelis rideshare for Palestinian medical patients

‘Road to Recovery’ offers Palestinians free & speedy access to Israeli hospitals

#ROADTORECOVERY #RIDESHARE

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1. PM to raise issue of Palestinian building permits

Israeli security cabinet is set to discuss the matter alongside settler permits

#NETANYAHU #WESTBANK

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1. Funds for hidden cameras at Arab polls is doubled

Critics worry that the program will exacerbate already-low Arab voter-turnout

#ELECTIONS #ARABVOTERS

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1. Education minister pleads with interior minister

Rafi Peretz asks Aryeh Deri to reconsider foreign workers’ deportation orders

#RAFIPERETZ #ARYEHDERI

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1. Animal-free meat is coming soon

Aleph farms cultures cruelty-free, lab-grown meat products

#ALEPHFARMS #CRUELTYFREE

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1. Campaign to help the Hasdai family

To donate, please visit www.jgive.com/new/en/ils/donation-targets/19844

#DONATE #HASDAIFAMILY

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1. Today in history - July 30, 1980

Israeli Knesset passes ‘Jerusalem law’

#TODAYINHISTORY #HISTORY

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1. The weather forecast

tonight will be clear to partly cloudy and hot, with a low of seventy-four… or twenty-three degrees Celsius. then tomorrow will be sunny again, and with a rise in temperatures to a high of eighty-nine… or thirty-two degrees Celsius.

 #ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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1. Three unrelated murders in 24 hours across Israel

 To aid the Hasdai’s; please consider donating to discount bank 669; account 66462902

#MURDER #DONATE

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1. Hundreds march against anti-LGBT violence in TLV

 16-year-old is stabbed in alleged act of homophobia outside LGBT support center

#LGBT #TELAVIV

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1. Merger madness ahead of elections

 Right-wing and left-wing parties join forces to present strong right & left blocs

#ELECTIONS #POLITCALPARTIES

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1. Sanders would ‘absolutely’ mull cutting Israel aid

 Democratic presidential hopeful says he’d leverage us-aid to change Israeli policy. In the ILTV studio to discuss are Naphtali Bensimon, member of the Likud party and Marc Schulman, columnist and spokesperson for Democrats Abroad Israel

#NAPHTALIBENSIMON #MARCSCHULMAN

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1. Iran admits to exceeding enrichment cap

 Iran has enriched, and allegedly exported, 24 tons of uranium since signing JCPOA

#IRAN #JCPOA

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1. UK teen admits to falsifying Cyprus rape charges

 12 Israeli teens return to Israel – threaten to counter sue for damages & libel

#CYPRUS #UK

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1. Journalist accused of hypocrisy; sexual misconduct

 Writer, Dror Feuer is called out after blaming sex crimes on toxic Israeli culture

#DRORFEUER #JOURNALIST

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1. Malka Leifer accused of feigning mental illness

 Australian principal attempts to avoid extradition over 74 counts of sexual abuse

#MALKALEIFER #EXTRADITION

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1. Captured ISIS fighter praises equality in Israel

 Arab-Israeli says ‘Israel hasn’t done even 1% of what Bashar Al-Assad has done’

#ISIS #ISRAEL

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1. Record-breaking heat wave persists

 Fires break out across Israel as temperatures continue to soar. ILTV'S Nittany Manson is her to discuss the scorching heat.

#NITTANYMANSON #HEATWAVE

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1. Today in history - July 29, 1946

 New York State Supreme court revokes KKK charter

#TODAYINHISTORY #HISTORY

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1. The weather forecast

Tonight should be clear to partly cloudy, and hot– with a low of seventy-three... or twenty-three degrees Celsius. then tomorrow should be clear, with a slight rise in temperatures to a high of ninety… or thirty-two degrees Celsius. 

#ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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1. Abbas announces halt to all agreements with Israel

  Palestinians remain skeptical of Abbas’ claim and believe nothing will come of threats

#PALESTINIAN #ABBAS

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1. Arrow 3 missile defense system completed

 Cooperative Us-Israeli tests in Alaska prove successful after years in development.  Maj. Gen. (ret.) Dr. Yom-Tov Samia, former head of IDF Southern Command and  Brig. Gen. (ret.) Ram Shmueli, former head of IAF Intelligence are in the ILTV studio to discuss this monumental event.

#RAMSHMUELI #YOMTOVSAMIA

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1. European powers attempt to save nuclear deal

 Meeting in Vienna aims to prevent Western tensions with Iran from escalating

#IRAN #EUROPE

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1. Three of four Arab parties announce joint run

 For now, only the Balad party remains outside the new Arab unity-bloc

#ELECTIONS #BALAD

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1. LGBT youth stabbed in Tel Aviv

 Gay rights groups allege the attack was a hate crime

#LGBT #TELAVIV

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1. Israeli shot dead in Mexico was ‘underworld legend’

 Female assassin kills Israeli crime bosses in Mexico in broad daylight

#MEXICO #ASSASINATION

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1. Cypriot police release all Israelis in rape case

 Investigations continue and alleged British victim is reportedly detained

#CYPRUS #INVESTIGATION

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1. UN singles out Israel for oppression of women

 “Israeli occupation is why Palestinian women can’t realize their full potential”

#WOMEN #UN

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1. Rabbinate increasingly skeptical of Jewishness

 Conflict with Rabbinate stops many Israelis from marrying according to Jewish law

#MARRIAGE #RABBINATE

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1. ‘Red Sea Diving Resort’ premiers at 39th SFJFF

 Film adaptation of incredible, true rescue-mission hits Netflix July 31st

#NETFLIX #SFJFF

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1. Today in History - July 28, 1885

 Death-anniversary of Sir Moses Montefiore

#TODAYINHISTORY #HISTORY

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1. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be clear to partly cloudy, and warm– with a low of seventy-five… or twenty-four degrees celsius. Then tomorrow should be clear, sunny, and hot again… with a high of eighty-seven; or thirty-one degrees celsius. 

#ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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1. 2 Israelis shot dead in Mexico City

Motive behind the broad-daylight attack not yet confirmed

#ISRAELIS #MEXICO

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1. Int’l fallout from west bank demolitions continues

Several states attempt to push un security council condemnation; US blocks draft

#DEMOLITIONS #ISRAEL

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1. ‘Hamas takes kids to the front lines to die’

Palestinian journalist details how terror-group utilizes children as human shields.  Discussing this we are joined by Dr. Martin Sherman, Founder & Executive Director of the IISS, and Col. (Res.) Olivier Rafowicz, Senior Security and Military Analyst

#MARTINSHERMAN #OLIVIERRAFOWICZ

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1. Saudi blogger sings in Hebrew with Israeli PM

Journalist, Mohammed Saud’s assault on the Temple Mount divides Arab world

#SAUDIARABIA #BLOGGERATTACKED

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1. Shaked & Peretz meet to discuss right-wing merger

Former justice minister Shaked demands leadership position in proposed merger

#SHAKED #PERETZ

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1. Barak announces merger with Meretz; Stav Shaffir

Newly united ‘democratic camp’ hopes to position itself as a strong, left-wing bloc

#BARAK #SHAFFIR

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1. Olmert cancels Switzerland trip

Fearing detainment by Swiss authorities, former PM scuttles planned visit

#OLMERT #SWITZERLAND

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1. Israel & Vietnam increase cooperations

Officials discuss opening direct flights between the two nations ASAP

#VIETNAM #ISRAEL

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1. Israeli companies reducing plastic waste

Eight businesses that seek to counteract Israel’s bad plastic addictions

#PLASTIC #WASTE

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1. Artizachen designs

Israeli designer turns garbage into gold

#NATASHAKIRTCHUK #ARTIZACHEN

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1. Today in history

July 25, 1994, Israel & Jordan end their state of war by signing the Washington Declaration

#TODAYINHISTORY #HISTORY

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1. The weather forecast

Tonight should be clear and warm, with a low of seventy-two… or twenty-two degrees Celsius. Then over the weekend, you can expect mostly sunny skies, and a slight rise in temperatures for a high of eighty-eight or thirty-one degrees Celsius. 

#ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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1.US house passes anti-BDS legislation

But is the moment of bi-partisan agreement fleeting?

#BDS #ANTIBDS

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2.US house passes anti-BDS legislation

Naphtali Bensimon, Likud Party and Ziv Maor, Chairman, Israel Media Watch are in the ILTV studios speaking about anti-BDS bill passed by US house.

#ZIVMAOR #NAPHTALIBENSIMON

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3.Israel targets Iranian-backed region in Syria

Airstrike is latest example of Israel’s attempt to combat Iranian influence in Syria

#ISRAEL #IRAN

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4.Netanyahu meets with US energy secretary

During meeting with Rick Perry, Netanyahu slams Iranian aggression 

#RICKPERRY #BIBI

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5.Five years pass since operation protective edge

Hamas says there’s a ‘real opportunity’ for a prisoner swap with Israel 

#PRTECTIVEEDGE #GAZAWAR

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6.Dozens arrested in overnight West Bank raids

2018 terrorist sentenced to life in prison for killing IDF soldier, Ronen Lubarsky

#TERRORIST #RONENLUBARSKY

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7.Justice minister Ohana fires his director general

Move comes as a shock; as it’s rare for a minister to fire someone in that position

#MINISTEROHANA #ISRAEL

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8.LGBTQ community calls for removal of Chief Rabbi

Jerusalem Chief Rabbi says gays can’t be religious; are ‘sins against the Jewish people’.  ILTVs Nittany Manson is here with the details.

#LGBTQ #JERUSALEMCHEFRABBI

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9.Historic inscriptions found in Vilnius Synagogue

Inscription found on Torah table, decades after the destruction of the building

#SYNAGOGYE #VILNA

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1. Today in history

July 24, 1263, Disputation of Barcelona comes to a conclusion

#TODAYINHISTORY #HISTORY

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1. The weather forecast

#ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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