ZION NEWS

IDF admits yesterday’s attack done in error

The IDF has just admitted that yesterday’s apparent attack by Hamas militants on Israeli soldiers was, as it turns out, misinterpreted. Army officials have now confirmed that a closed Hamas military drill was the actual source of yesterday’s gunfire, mistakenly prompting an I-D-F retaliation. At least two Hamas operatives were killed in that counter-attack.

US sanctions against Iran reinstated

Dr. Mordechai Kedar, Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, Bar Ilan University speaking at ILTV Studio about the Iranian president that claims that Trump is disingenuous about truly wanting to negotiate.

Gov’t accused of funding West Bank expansion

A bombshell report from Israeli media has accused the government of funding an institute that illegally seized a Palestinian home in the West Bank. Financial records recovered from the institute in question seem to confirm that Israel’s culture ministry has been granting annual stipends of roughly fifty-thousand dollars per year.

P.M. says E.U. stopped funding left-wing org’s

Prime Minister Netanyahu has just made an announcement that’s caught many by surprise. According to the P.M., he has successfully convinced the E-U to halt funds to a left-wing organization called ‘the freedom protection council’. Now the E-U so far has offered no comment to Netanyahu’s statement but if true, this would be a rare occasion where Europe has accepted an Israeli request like this.

Israeli art magazine

Hana Barak Engel, Editor at ‘Can’ Israeli Art Magazine speaking at ILTV Studio about the Israeli art magazine that offers the latest in cultural info, artistic events, exhibitions, and more.

Treasure beneath the prison walls

More than a decade ago, an incredible relic of Christian archeology was discovered beneath an Israeli prison. This prison happened to be located next to the ancient ruins of Megiddo and after years of red tape, the Israeli government has finally decided to move the prison so that the site can be further explored and hopefully shared with the public in the very near future.

7. Israel to ban Juul E-cigarette marketing

If you’ve ever been to the Holy Land - and more specifically - Tel Aviv - you’ve probably noticed a lot of people still smoke cigarettes - whether it’s at the beach, at a coffee shop or walking down the street. Well the new ‘trend’ - at least in the states - is the electronic cigarette and brand - Juul. Juul is getting into a bit of hot water in Israel as it has in the states and ILTV’S Emanuelle Kadosh is here with the latest details.

Israel’s blind bowler is best in the world

61 year-old Shlomi Lazmy tragically lost his eyesight 32 years ago while serving in the i-d-f’s reserves. But this incredible Israeli vet didn’t let his blindness get in the way of a very promising athletic career. Quite the opposite, actually. In fact: for the second year in a row, Lazmy has just snagged the gold medal in the world bowling championships for the blind, making him indisputably the best blind bowler in the world.

9. Hebrew word Of The Day: L’SACHEK B’KADORET | לְשַׂחֵק בְּכַּדוֹרֶת = TO BOWL

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "l'sachek b'kadoret" which means "to bowl"

IDF admits yesterday’s attack done in error

The IDF has just admitted that yesterday’s apparent attack by Hamas militants on Israeli soldiers was, as it turns out, misinterpreted. Army officials have now confirmed that a closed Hamas military drill was the actual source of yesterday’s gunfire, mistakenly prompting an I-D-F retaliation. At least two Hamas operatives were killed in that counter-attack.

US sanctions against Iran reinstated

Dr. Mordechai Kedar, Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, Bar Ilan University speaking at ILTV Studio about the Iranian president that claims that Trump is disingenuous about truly wanting to negotiate.

Gov’t accused of funding West Bank expansion

A bombshell report from Israeli media has accused the government of funding an institute that illegally seized a Palestinian home in the West Bank. Financial records recovered from the institute in question seem to confirm that Israel’s culture ministry has been granting annual stipends of roughly fifty-thousand dollars per year.

P.M. says E.U. stopped funding left-wing org’s

Prime Minister Netanyahu has just made an announcement that’s caught many by surprise. According to the P.M., he has successfully convinced the E-U to halt funds to a left-wing organization called ‘the freedom protection council’. Now the E-U so far has offered no comment to Netanyahu’s statement but if true, this would be a rare occasion where Europe has accepted an Israeli request like this.

Israeli art magazine

Hana Barak Engel, Editor at ‘Can’ Israeli Art Magazine speaking at ILTV Studio about the Israeli art magazine that offers the latest in cultural info, artistic events, exhibitions, and more.

Treasure beneath the prison walls

More than a decade ago, an incredible relic of Christian archeology was discovered beneath an Israeli prison. This prison happened to be located next to the ancient ruins of Megiddo and after years of red tape, the Israeli government has finally decided to move the prison so that the site can be further explored and hopefully shared with the public in the very near future.

7. Israel to ban Juul E-cigarette marketing

If you’ve ever been to the Holy Land - and more specifically - Tel Aviv - you’ve probably noticed a lot of people still smoke cigarettes - whether it’s at the beach, at a coffee shop or walking down the street. Well the new ‘trend’ - at least in the states - is the electronic cigarette and brand - Juul. Juul is getting into a bit of hot water in Israel as it has in the states and ILTV’S Emanuelle Kadosh is here with the latest details.

Israel’s blind bowler is best in the world

61 year-old Shlomi Lazmy tragically lost his eyesight 32 years ago while serving in the i-d-f’s reserves. But this incredible Israeli vet didn’t let his blindness get in the way of a very promising athletic career. Quite the opposite, actually. In fact: for the second year in a row, Lazmy has just snagged the gold medal in the world bowling championships for the blind, making him indisputably the best blind bowler in the world.

9. Hebrew word Of The Day: L’SACHEK B’KADORET | לְשַׂחֵק בְּכַּדוֹרֶת = TO BOWL

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "l'sachek b'kadoret" which means "to bowl"

1. Shots fired at IDF on Gaza border

Moments ago violence erupted along the Israel-Gaza border, amidst rumors of a pending ceasefire deal that’s now seeming less and less likely. Palestinians near the border have opened fire on a group of I-D-F soldiers stationed in the region. In response, the I-D-F’s Tank Unit has just shelled a Hamas military site within the strip.

1. Mossad blamed for assassination in Syria

An anonymous, top-level intelligence official has just told the New York Times that Israel is behind a massive assassination operation in Syria. A few days ago, Aziz Azbar and his driver were killed in an apparent car bombing. Azbar is one of Syria’s leading rocket scientists, who worked on numerous projects with both Iranian and Hezbollah weapons teams.

1. Antisemitism in the United Kingdom

Paul Gross, Sr. Fellow at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center speaking at ILTV Studio about the UK's labor party leader Jeremy Corbyn that rejected accusations against him and his party members.

1. Israel hails U.S. sanctions on Iran

With the first wave of U.S. sanctions on Iran officially now in effect, Israeli leaders are hopeful that the pressure will either topple the regime or else deter them from their current warpath. Prime Minister Netanyahu has hailed U.S. President Donald Trump for defying the rest of the world and re-imposing those sanctions.

1. Russian trolls used Israel to divide U.S. in 2016

The latest data suggests that nearly three-million posts on social media have now been linked to fake Russian accounts with the intent of swaying the 2016 U-S presidential election. But in a shocking development, tens of thousands of those posts were apparently attempts to influence Israel-US relations. At this time, U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller has already identified and indicted 13 Russian national with ties to this plot.

1. Israel targets prostitution

The government’s powerful ministerial committee for legislation has just advanced a crucial new bill seeking to deter illegal prostitution. Now, the proposed legislation still needs to be passed through the normal channels of the Knesset next session to become a law. The new legislation would punish ‘john’s’ with fines, giving repeat offenders seeing as much as 75 thousand shekels worth of fees.
7. Egypt seals deal for Israeli gas imports

In a massive deal for both diplomacy and economics, Egypt has just signed an agreement to begin importing Israeli gas starting next year. Though a lot of details still need to be worked out for this deal to go into effect, Israeli leaders are already hailing it as a major stepping-stone in Egypt-Israeli friendship.

1. Graduate from the cloud to ‘the swarm’

Stefano Onofri, CEO & CO-Founder of Cubbit speaking at ILTV Studio about the environmentally friendly way to store our data and it blows cloud technology out of the sky.
9. Checkmate, Tunisia!

Liel is only 7 years old, but she’s already something of a chess legend after winning the European championship a few months back. That win meant that she would go on to compete at the world chess championship in Tunisia next year but because Tunisia has often banned Israeli athletes from even entering the country in the past, many feared that this fate would befall little Liel as well. Well we are pleased to report that it looks like you can put those fears to rest.

1. Gal Gadot circles Hedy Lamarr series

Israel’s home-grown Hollywood megastar Gal Gadot is circling a new role to play something of a real-life wonder woman: Jewish actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr. In addition to being one of the biggest screen stars of the 30’s and 40’s, Lamarr’s pioneering work in radio-waves set the stage for all kinds of tech. including the technology that would eventually become Bluetooth and Wifi.
11. Hebrew word Of The Day: ROMAN | רומן = LOVE AFFAIR

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "roman" which means "love affair"

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shots fired at IDF on Gaza border

Moments ago violence erupted along the Israel-Gaza border, amidst rumors of a pending ceasefire deal that’s now seeming less and less likely. Palestinians near the border have opened fire on a group of I-D-F soldiers stationed in the region. In response, the I-D-F’s Tank Unit has just shelled a Hamas military site within the strip.

Mossad blamed for assassination in Syria

An anonymous, top-level intelligence official has just told the New York Times that Israel is behind a massive assassination operation in Syria. A few days ago, Aziz Azbar and his driver were killed in an apparent car bombing. Azbar is one of Syria’s leading rocket scientists, who worked on numerous projects with both Iranian and Hezbollah weapons teams.

Antisemitism in the United Kingdom

Paul Gross, Sr. Fellow at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center speaking at ILTV Studio about the UK's labor party leader Jeremy Corbyn that rejected accusations against him and his party members.

Israel hails U.S. sanctions on Iran

With the first wave of U.S. sanctions on Iran officially now in effect, Israeli leaders are hopeful that the pressure will either topple the regime or else deter them from their current warpath. Prime Minister Netanyahu has hailed U.S. President Donald Trump for defying the rest of the world and re-imposing those sanctions.

Russian trolls used Israel to divide U.S. in 2016

The latest data suggests that nearly three-million posts on social media have now been linked to fake Russian accounts with the intent of swaying the 2016 U-S presidential election. But in a shocking development, tens of thousands of those posts were apparently attempts to influence Israel-US relations. At this time, U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller has already identified and indicted 13 Russian national with ties to this plot.

Israel targets prostitution

The government’s powerful ministerial committee for legislation has just advanced a crucial new bill seeking to deter illegal prostitution. Now, the proposed legislation still needs to be passed through the normal channels of the Knesset next session to become a law. The new legislation would punish ‘john’s’ with fines, giving repeat offenders seeing as much as 75 thousand shekels worth of fees.

7. Egypt seals deal for Israeli gas imports

In a massive deal for both diplomacy and economics, Egypt has just signed an agreement to begin importing Israeli gas starting next year. Though a lot of details still need to be worked out for this deal to go into effect, Israeli leaders are already hailing it as a major stepping-stone in Egypt-Israeli friendship.

Graduate from the cloud to ‘the swarm’

Stefano Onofri, CEO & CO-Founder of Cubbit speaking at ILTV Studio about the environmentally friendly way to store our data and it blows cloud technology out of the sky.

9. Checkmate, Tunisia!

Liel is only 7 years old, but she’s already something of a chess legend after winning the European championship a few months back. That win meant that she would go on to compete at the world chess championship in Tunisia next year but because Tunisia has often banned Israeli athletes from even entering the country in the past, many feared that this fate would befall little Liel as well. Well we are pleased to report that it looks like you can put those fears to rest.

Gal Gadot circles Hedy Lamarr series

Israel’s home-grown Hollywood megastar Gal Gadot is circling a new role to play something of a real-life wonder woman: Jewish actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr. In addition to being one of the biggest screen stars of the 30’s and 40’s, Lamarr’s pioneering work in radio-waves set the stage for all kinds of tech. including the technology that would eventually become Bluetooth and Wifi.

11. Hebrew word Of The Day: ROMAN | רומן = LOVE AFFAIR

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "roman" which means "love affair"

Shots fired at IDF on Gaza border

Moments ago violence erupted along the Israel-Gaza border, amidst rumors of a pending ceasefire deal that’s now seeming less and less likely. Palestinians near the border have opened fire on a group of I-D-F soldiers stationed in the region. In response, the I-D-F’s Tank Unit has just shelled a Hamas military site within the strip.

Mossad blamed for assassination in Syria

An anonymous, top-level intelligence official has just told the New York Times that Israel is behind a massive assassination operation in Syria. A few days ago, Aziz Azbar and his driver were killed in an apparent car bombing. Azbar is one of Syria’s leading rocket scientists, who worked on numerous projects with both Iranian and Hezbollah weapons teams.

Antisemitism in the United Kingdom

Paul Gross, Sr. Fellow at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center speaking at ILTV Studio about the UK's labor party leader Jeremy Corbyn that rejected accusations against him and his party members.

Israel hails U.S. sanctions on Iran

With the first wave of U.S. sanctions on Iran officially now in effect, Israeli leaders are hopeful that the pressure will either topple the regime or else deter them from their current warpath. Prime Minister Netanyahu has hailed U.S. President Donald Trump for defying the rest of the world and re-imposing those sanctions.

Russian trolls used Israel to divide U.S. in 2016

The latest data suggests that nearly three-million posts on social media have now been linked to fake Russian accounts with the intent of swaying the 2016 U-S presidential election. But in a shocking development, tens of thousands of those posts were apparently attempts to influence Israel-US relations. At this time, U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller has already identified and indicted 13 Russian national with ties to this plot.

Israel targets prostitution

The government’s powerful ministerial committee for legislation has just advanced a crucial new bill seeking to deter illegal prostitution. Now, the proposed legislation still needs to be passed through the normal channels of the Knesset next session to become a law. The new legislation would punish ‘john’s’ with fines, giving repeat offenders seeing as much as 75 thousand shekels worth of fees.

7. Egypt seals deal for Israeli gas imports

In a massive deal for both diplomacy and economics, Egypt has just signed an agreement to begin importing Israeli gas starting next year. Though a lot of details still need to be worked out for this deal to go into effect, Israeli leaders are already hailing it as a major stepping-stone in Egypt-Israeli friendship.

Graduate from the cloud to ‘the swarm’

Stefano Onofri, CEO & CO-Founder of Cubbit speaking at ILTV Studio about the environmentally friendly way to store our data and it blows cloud technology out of the sky.

9. Checkmate, Tunisia!

Liel is only 7 years old, but she’s already something of a chess legend after winning the European championship a few months back. That win meant that she would go on to compete at the world chess championship in Tunisia next year but because Tunisia has often banned Israeli athletes from even entering the country in the past, many feared that this fate would befall little Liel as well. Well we are pleased to report that it looks like you can put those fears to rest.

Gal Gadot circles Hedy Lamarr series

Israel’s home-grown Hollywood megastar Gal Gadot is circling a new role to play something of a real-life wonder woman: Jewish actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr. In addition to being one of the biggest screen stars of the 30’s and 40’s, Lamarr’s pioneering work in radio-waves set the stage for all kinds of tech. including the technology that would eventually become Bluetooth and Wifi.

11. Hebrew word Of The Day: ROMAN | רומן = LOVE AFFAIR

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "roman" which means "love affair"

1. U.S. resumes Iran sanctions today
   Today the United States will resume its first wave in a series of intense financial sanctions against Iran. These sanctions are designed to cripple the Iranian economy, in an effort to punish the regime, and deter its development of nuclear weapons. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has affirmed that the White House will back these sanctions to the most extreme letter unless Iran halts its ‘malign’ activities all over the world.
   2. U.S. resumes Iran sanctions today

Prof. David Menashri, Alliance Center for Iranian Studies at TAU speaking at ILTV Studio about re-imposing of sanctions on Iran

1. Major hurdles in ceasefire proposal

I-D-F Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot has just met with the Knesset’s Security Cabinet to discuss the terms of the Egyptian, U.N.-brokered ceasefire deal with Hamas. While Hamas has apparently agreed to the terms, Israeli officials are considerably more skeptical–coming away from the table.

1. Up in arms over mini-market law
   At the beginning of the year, the Knesset narrowly passed the contentious ‘mini-market bill, a law that shutters most businesses on the weekly ‘Shabbat’ holiday every Friday and Saturday. At the time, Interior Minister Aryeh Deri of the Ultra-Orthodox Shas Party said that he wouldn’t actually enforce the law but now several months later, that has very much not turned out to be the case.
2. Websites and events in 3-D?
   Tal Landman, Coo at Doublx Vr Ltd. Speaking at ILTV Studio about the Doublx virtual reality platform that is leading the way in VR user experience.
   6. Oscar-winning Israeli director passes away
   Cinema has just lost one of its great artists. Moshe Mizrahi, Israel’s only filmmaker to ever win an American Academy Award has passed away at age 86. Though his Oscar-winning film ‘Madame Rosa’ was actually France’s entry to the Oscars that year, Mizrahi directed a lineup of classic films adored all over the world.
   7. The Dead Sea is about to get luxuriously upgraded
   One of Israel’s most visited locations is about to get a luxurious upgrade. Not that being the lowest point on earth - with the saltiest sea on earth isn’t extravagant enough already - ILTV’S Emanuelle Kadosh is here with the updates on the Dead Sea expansion!
   8. Good news: Eilat coral is growing!

Eilat is home to one of the most thriving marine ecosystems on the planet: a coral reef natural reserve. This reef is under constant threat from all kinds of environmental damage, much like reefs all over the world. But now, and possibly for the first time, we are pleased to share the news that at a time when most others are dying, Eilat’s reefs actually seems to be growing.
9. Hebrew word Of The Day: LIFRO’ACH | לפרוח = TO BLOSSOM, FLOURISH

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "lifro'ach" which means "to blossom"

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

U.S. resumes Iran sanctions today

Today the United States will resume its first wave in a series of intense financial sanctions against Iran. These sanctions are designed to cripple the Iranian economy, in an effort to punish the regime, and deter its development of nuclear weapons. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has affirmed that the White House will back these sanctions to the most extreme letter unless Iran halts its ‘malign’ activities all over the world.

2. U.S. resumes Iran sanctions todayProf. David Menashri, Alliance Center for Iranian Studies at TAU speaking at ILTV Studio about re-imposing of sanctions on Iran

Major hurdles in ceasefire proposal

I-D-F Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot has just met with the Knesset’s Security Cabinet to discuss the terms of the Egyptian, U.N.-brokered ceasefire deal with Hamas. While Hamas has apparently agreed to the terms, Israeli officials are considerably more skeptical–coming away from the table.

Up in arms over mini-market law

At the beginning of the year, the Knesset narrowly passed the contentious ‘mini-market bill, a law that shutters most businesses on the weekly ‘Shabbat’ holiday every Friday and Saturday. At the time, Interior Minister Aryeh Deri of the Ultra-Orthodox Shas Party said that he wouldn’t actually enforce the law but now several months later, that has very much not turned out to be the case.

Websites and events in 3-D?

Tal Landman, Coo at Doublx Vr Ltd. Speaking at ILTV Studio about the Doublx virtual reality platform that is leading the way in VR user experience.

6. Oscar-winning Israeli director passes away

Cinema has just lost one of its great artists. Moshe Mizrahi, Israel’s only filmmaker to ever win an American Academy Award has passed away at age 86. Though his Oscar-winning film ‘Madame Rosa’ was actually France’s entry to the Oscars that year, Mizrahi directed a lineup of classic films adored all over the world.

7. The Dead Sea is about to get luxuriously upgraded

One of Israel’s most visited locations is about to get a luxurious upgrade. Not that being the lowest point on earth - with the saltiest sea on earth isn’t extravagant enough already - ILTV’S Emanuelle Kadosh is here with the updates on the Dead Sea expansion!

8. Good news: Eilat coral is growing!

Eilat is home to one of the most thriving marine ecosystems on the planet: a coral reef natural reserve. This reef is under constant threat from all kinds of environmental damage, much like reefs all over the world. But now, and possibly for the first time, we are pleased to share the news that at a time when most others are dying, Eilat’s reefs actually seems to be growing.

9. Hebrew word Of The Day: LIFRO’ACH | לפרוח = TO BLOSSOM, FLOURISH

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "lifro'ach" which means "to blossom"

1. Hamas said to agree to ceasefire deal
   Prime Minister Netanyahu has canceled a diplomatic trip to Colombia in order to convene an emergency meeting with Israel’s Security Cabinet. The stakes of this meeting are unusually high, following reports that Hamas has agreed to Egypt’s proposal for a long-term ceasefire deal with Israel. Details of this plan are still under wraps at the moment but it would likely require Israel to ease its blockade of the Gaza strip.
2. Criticisms continue against nation-state bill

 Dr. Martin Sherman, Founder & Executive Director of the IISS speaking at ILTV Studio about the nation-state bill and how supporters say 'there's a distinction between the 'state' and the' nation.'

1. 90,000 protest against nation-state bill in TLV

Despite the government’s stance that Israel’s nation-state law does not discriminate against minorities, outrage from those minorities has boiled over into massive protests. Last night tens of thousands of Israelis led by Druze leaders rallied in Tel Aviv to protest the law, one which nearly two million minorities in Israel says downgrades them to second-class citizens.

1. Team Trump may be preparing to unveil peace plan
   There’s been a lot of mystery surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump’s still-unseen outline of a potential Middle East peace plan between Israel and the Palestinians. For a time it wasn’t even clear if that plan would ever be made public, but now it looks like it may finally be coming to light.
2. A very troubling list
   Following the closing of Israel’s ‘channel one’ last year, which was operated by the nation’s broadcasting authority, former employees were absorbed into the public broadcaster’s new channel, ‘Kan’. But before that, members of ‘Kan’s’ management allegedly put together a list of those former employees including controversial comments. A list that was just made public, igniting fierce outrage and speculation of misconduct.
3. Israel snags its highest-ever credit rating
   Hopefully you know the ins and outs of your credit score. But did you know that countries are also evaluated for an overall credit rating, too? An American financial company called ‘standard and poor’ indexes the credit scores of nations all over the world to figure out which ones are most or least likely to pay back its debts. “s and p” just gave Israel it’s best credit rating in the nation’s history.
4. AI platform, Uhura reads & understands contracts
   Djuro Stojanovic, Founder & CEO Of Uhura Solutions speaking at ILTV Studio about "Uhura" solutions that has just developed an incredible new tool that can read and understand contracts, and put it into a language we humans can actually understand.
   8. A new ‘bird’ flocks to Israel
   A U.S-based scooter-sharing company is about to launch a pilot program for their two-wheelers in Tel Aviv, which means that in the coming weeks, we’re about to see a whole lot more scooter-madness on the streets, sidewalks, and maybe even roads of Israel’s most traffic-congested city.
5. United announces direct D.C.-Tel Aviv flights
   United Airlines has just announced a historic first: direct flights between Washington D.C and the city of Tel Aviv. Believe it or not, this would be the first-ever direct flights by a U.S. Airline from D.C. to Ben Gurion. Pending government approval, the flights are scheduled to begin on May 29th of next year.
6. Who is America?
   The fourth episode of Sacha Baron Cohen’s new T-V series ‘Who is America’ premieres tonight. That means we still don’t know which politicians or celebrities will be apologizing this time tomorrow, but we do know that the series already has one entire county of hard-core fans. That’s right, Israelis are obsessed with the show and of course with Cohen’s portrayal of retired Israeli colonel slash captain slash General Erran Morrad.
7. Hebrew word Of The Day: KORKINET | קוֹרקִינֶט = SCOOTER

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "korkinet" which means "scooter"

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hamas said to agree to ceasefire deal

Prime Minister Netanyahu has canceled a diplomatic trip to Colombia in order to convene an emergency meeting with Israel’s Security Cabinet. The stakes of this meeting are unusually high, following reports that Hamas has agreed to Egypt’s proposal for a long-term ceasefire deal with Israel. Details of this plan are still under wraps at the moment but it would likely require Israel to ease its blockade of the Gaza strip.

Criticisms continue against nation-state bill

 Dr. Martin Sherman, Founder & Executive Director of the IISS speaking at ILTV Studio about the nation-state bill and how supporters say 'there's a distinction between the 'state' and the' nation.'

90,000 protest against nation-state bill in TLV

Despite the government’s stance that Israel’s nation-state law does not discriminate against minorities, outrage from those minorities has boiled over into massive protests. Last night tens of thousands of Israelis led by Druze leaders rallied in Tel Aviv to protest the law, one which nearly two million minorities in Israel says downgrades them to second-class citizens.

Team Trump may be preparing to unveil peace plan

There’s been a lot of mystery surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump’s still-unseen outline of a potential Middle East peace plan between Israel and the Palestinians. For a time it wasn’t even clear if that plan would ever be made public, but now it looks like it may finally be coming to light.

A very troubling list

Following the closing of Israel’s ‘channel one’ last year, which was operated by the nation’s broadcasting authority, former employees were absorbed into the public broadcaster’s new channel, ‘Kan’. But before that, members of ‘Kan’s’ management allegedly put together a list of those former employees including controversial comments. A list that was just made public, igniting fierce outrage and speculation of misconduct.

Israel snags its highest-ever credit rating

Hopefully you know the ins and outs of your credit score. But did you know that countries are also evaluated for an overall credit rating, too? An American financial company called ‘standard and poor’ indexes the credit scores of nations all over the world to figure out which ones are most or least likely to pay back its debts. “s and p” just gave Israel it’s best credit rating in the nation’s history.

AI platform, Uhura reads & understands contracts

Djuro Stojanovic, Founder & CEO Of Uhura Solutions speaking at ILTV Studio about "Uhura" solutions that has just developed an incredible new tool that can read and understand contracts, and put it into a language we humans can actually understand.

8. A new ‘bird’ flocks to Israel

A U.S-based scooter-sharing company is about to launch a pilot program for their two-wheelers in Tel Aviv, which means that in the coming weeks, we’re about to see a whole lot more scooter-madness on the streets, sidewalks, and maybe even roads of Israel’s most traffic-congested city.

United announces direct D.C.-Tel Aviv flights

United Airlines has just announced a historic first: direct flights between Washington D.C and the city of Tel Aviv. Believe it or not, this would be the first-ever direct flights by a U.S. Airline from D.C. to Ben Gurion. Pending government approval, the flights are scheduled to begin on May 29th of next year.

Who is America?

The fourth episode of Sacha Baron Cohen’s new T-V series ‘Who is America’ premieres tonight. That means we still don’t know which politicians or celebrities will be apologizing this time tomorrow, but we do know that the series already has one entire county of hard-core fans. That’s right, Israelis are obsessed with the show and of course with Cohen’s portrayal of retired Israeli colonel slash captain slash General Erran Morrad.

Hebrew word Of The Day: KORKINET | קוֹרקִינֶט = SCOOTER

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "korkinet" which means "scooter"

U.S. resumes Iran sanctions today

Today the United States will resume its first wave in a series of intense financial sanctions against Iran. These sanctions are designed to cripple the Iranian economy, in an effort to punish the regime, and deter its development of nuclear weapons. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has affirmed that the White House will back these sanctions to the most extreme letter unless Iran halts its ‘malign’ activities all over the world.

2. U.S. resumes Iran sanctions todayProf. David Menashri, Alliance Center for Iranian Studies at TAU speaking at ILTV Studio about re-imposing of sanctions on Iran

Major hurdles in ceasefire proposal

I-D-F Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot has just met with the Knesset’s Security Cabinet to discuss the terms of the Egyptian, U.N.-brokered ceasefire deal with Hamas. While Hamas has apparently agreed to the terms, Israeli officials are considerably more skeptical–coming away from the table.

Up in arms over mini-market law

At the beginning of the year, the Knesset narrowly passed the contentious ‘mini-market bill, a law that shutters most businesses on the weekly ‘Shabbat’ holiday every Friday and Saturday. At the time, Interior Minister Aryeh Deri of the Ultra-Orthodox Shas Party said that he wouldn’t actually enforce the law but now several months later, that has very much not turned out to be the case.

Websites and events in 3-D?

Tal Landman, Coo at Doublx Vr Ltd. Speaking at ILTV Studio about the Doublx virtual reality platform that is leading the way in VR user experience.

6. Oscar-winning Israeli director passes away

Cinema has just lost one of its great artists. Moshe Mizrahi, Israel’s only filmmaker to ever win an American Academy Award has passed away at age 86. Though his Oscar-winning film ‘Madame Rosa’ was actually France’s entry to the Oscars that year, Mizrahi directed a lineup of classic films adored all over the world.

7. The Dead Sea is about to get luxuriously upgraded

One of Israel’s most visited locations is about to get a luxurious upgrade. Not that being the lowest point on earth - with the saltiest sea on earth isn’t extravagant enough already - ILTV’S Emanuelle Kadosh is here with the updates on the Dead Sea expansion!

8. Good news: Eilat coral is growing!

Eilat is home to one of the most thriving marine ecosystems on the planet: a coral reef natural reserve. This reef is under constant threat from all kinds of environmental damage, much like reefs all over the world. But now, and possibly for the first time, we are pleased to share the news that at a time when most others are dying, Eilat’s reefs actually seems to be growing.

9. Hebrew word Of The Day: LIFRO’ACH | לפרוח = TO BLOSSOM, FLOURISH

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "lifro'ach" which means "to blossom"