ZION NEWS

1. 1. Iran May Target Israel Amid Conflict With US

  Experts worry that Israel may be dragged into the Iranian-US war of words

#IRAN #US

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1. 2. IAEA Recognizes PA; Allows It To Join Organization

 Israel responds, calling the recognition a “violation of international conventions” 

#IAEA #PA

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1. Egypt To Pay Israel $500 Million Over Gas Dispute

 Agreed-upon payments are set to be made in installments over the next 8.5 years 

#EGYPT #ISRAEL

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1. 4. Police Extend Investigation In Child Rape Case

 Unanswered questions leave investigators wondering if they got the right guy

#ISRAELPOLICE #INVESTIGATION

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1. AOC In Trouble Again

NY representative compares us detention facilities to Nazi concentration camps.

We are joined in the ILTV studio with Heather Stone, Chair of Democrats Abroad, Israel and Davidi Hermelin, President of the Int’l Center for Public Diplomacy in Israel 

#AOC #CONCENTRATIONCAMP

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1. Senate Passes Bi-Partisan Bill On Anti-Semitisim

 Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) & Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) spearheaded landmark measure

#TEDCRUZ #TIMKAINE

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1. 7. Israel Fertility Treatment Results On The Rise

 Despite progress, success rates for women over 40 years old are still low

#FERTILITY #ISRAEL

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1. 8. Ancient Military Watchtower Discovered

 Observation point overlooks Hebron mountains, Judean plains, and Ashkelon area

#IAA #ARCHAEOLOGY

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1. The Spy Behind Home Plate

 New documentary sheds light on the pro-baseball player-turned-spy; Moe Berg

#MOEGERG #THESPYBEHINDHOMEPLATE

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1. Today in History

June 19 1995, Jewish cartoonist Hilary Price’s cartoon strip, Rhymes With Orange, appeared in syndication for the first time.

 #TODAYINHISTORY #HISTORY

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1. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be partly cloudy and warm, with a low of seventy-two or twenty-two degrees Celsius. Then tomorrow you can expect clear and sunny skies with a high of eighty-six or thirty degrees Celsius.

#ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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1. Israel Is Not Invited To Bahrain Summit

US deploys 1000 troops to the Middle East amidst growing tensions with Tehran

#ISRAEL #BAHRAIN

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1. Ousted Egyptian President Mursi Dies In Court

Muslim Brotherhood accuses Egyptian government of murdering former leader

#MURSI #EGYPT

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1. Ousted Egyptian President Mursi Dies In Court

Dr. Martin Sherman, Founder & Executive Director of the IISS and Col. (Res.) Olivier Rafowicz, Senior Security and Military Analyst join us in the ILTV studios to discuss the Muslim Brotherhood accusation of Egyptian government murdering former leader. 

#MUSLIMBROTHERHOOD #ASSASINATION

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1. 7-y.o. Allegedly Raped By Palestinian Custodian

Right-wing MKS push for rape case to be investigated as an act of terrorism

#RAPE #ISRAEL

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1. Fatah Chief Fired Over Jews At His Son’s Wedding

Radi Nasser is removed from PA education ministry position for ‘normalization’ 

#FATAH #NASSER

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1. Senate Passes Bi-Partisan Bill On Anti-Semitisim

Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) & Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) spearheaded landmark measure

#TEDCRUZ #TIMKAINE

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1. Premier Football Club Fighting Anti-Semitism

  Chelsea’s campaign against Anti-Semitism; discrimination focuses on education

#FOOTBALL #CHELSEA

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1. IDF Reservists Speak To British Parliament On BDS

  Former soldiers share their experiences of combat with UK parliamentarians

#IDF #UKPARLIMENT

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1. ‘Snakes On A Plane’ Gets Real

  Over 4400 live animals seized in massive international smuggling ring

#RAPTILES #SMUGGLING

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1. Google Releases Virtual Anne Frank Exhibit

  New online gallery allows people across the globe to learn about Frank’s legacy

#GOOGLE #ANNE90

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1. Israel Fertility Treatment Results On The Rise

  Despite progress, success rates for women over 40 years old are still low

#IVF #ISRAEL

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1. American-Israeli Performs Solo Show On Infertility

  ‘Inconceivable’; Meirav Zur’s one-woman show gains int’l traction & acclaim

#FERTILITY #MEIRAVZUR

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1. Today in History

June 18 1923, the checker cab company put its first taxis on the streets.

#TODAYINHISTORY #HISTORY

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1. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be partly cloudy and comfortable with a warm low of seventy-two or twenty-two degrees Celsius. Then tomorrow you can expect mostly clear skies and a slight rise in temperatures to a high of eighty-four or twenty-nine degrees Celsius.

#ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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1. Sara Pleads Guilty
   ‘Catering Affair’ concludes; ending “four years of hell” for the Netanyahus 

#SARANETANYAHU #COURT

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1. 2. Israel To Attend Bahrain Summit?
   FM Israel Katz tells NY crowds that Israel will be at the conference

#ISRAEL #BAHRAIN

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1. Iran Exceeds Allowed Levels Of Uranium Enrichment
   Regional powers begin mulling possible actions against the ayatollah regime, to discuss, we are joined in the ILTV studios by Dr. Martin sherman, founder & executive director of the IISS and Col. (Res.) Olivier Rafowicz, senior security and military analyst 

#IRAN #USA

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4 Shin Bet Meets With Abbas Over Tax Conflict

Hamas opens probe into recent rocket attack; IDF expands Gaza infrastructure

#HAMAS #ABBAS

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1. Israel To Deport Top-Scoring Soccer Player
   Pedro Galvan fights to stay; saying Israeli life is all his children know

#ISRAEL #SOCCER

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1. Say Hello To ‘Trump Heights’
   Israeli PM unveils location of all new ‘presidential’ community in the Golan 

#TRUMPHEIGHTS #GOLANHEIGHTS

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1. Israel and Lebanon To Talk Maritime Borders?

Negotiations tentatively set for July in efforts to boost energy/oil industry

#ISRAEL #LEBANON

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1. Today in History

June 17 1242 the pope and the French king ordered all existing copies of the Talmud to be burned.

#TODAYINHISTORY #HISTORY

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1. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be partly cloudy and comfortable with a warm low of seventy-two or twenty-two degrees Celsius. Then tomorrow you can expect mostly clear skies and a slight rise in temperatures to a high of eighty-four or twenty-nine degrees Celsius.

#ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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1. Weekend Update: Repeat Rocketfire From Gaza Israel Responds With Airstrikes After Hamas Rocket Hits A House; Synagogue #AIRSTRIKES #ROCKETFIRE #GAZA

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2. Iran Allegedly Attacks 2 Vessels In Gulf Of Oman Saudi Arabia Requests Assistance In Pushing Back Against Iranian Operations #IRAN #ATTACK #TENSIONS

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3.Lieberman To Demand Unity Gov In Next Election Smotrich; Barak Considering To Form A New Right And Left Party, Respectively #LIBERMAN #ELECTIONS #GOVERMENT

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4.‘Dirty Money’ Extreme-Left Ngos Tied To Foreign Funding In New Investigative Series #BDS #DIRTY #MONEY ______________________________________________

5.‘Dirty Money’ Extreme-Left NGOs Tied To Foreign Funding In New Investigative Series Dr. Martin Sherman, Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, Major General Gershon Hacohen And Adam Keller Visit The ILTV Studios To Discuss The "Dirty Money" Report. #DEBATE #NGO #BDS ______________________________________________

6. Pride Month Ends With Massive TLV Parade Over 250,000 People From Around The World Reportedly Arrived For Annual March #PRIDE #LGBT #TELAVIV ______________________________________________

7. Today In History - June 16, 1952 “Anne Frank: Diary Of A Young Girl” Is Published In The United States #ANNEFRANK #DIARY #HOLOCAUST ______________________________________________

8. Weather TONIGHT SHOULD BE PARTLY CLOUDY AND WARM, WITH A LOW OF SEVENTY-FOUR… OR TWENTY-THREE DEGREES CELSIUS. THEN TOMORROW YOU CAN EXPECT MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND A HIGH OF EIGHTY-THREE… OR TWENTY-EIGHT DEGREES CELSIUS.

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1. Hamas Returns To Rockets And Incendiary Balloons
   In response, IDF closes Gaza fishing zone & strikes underground Hamas installation  

#HAMAS #IDF

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1. 2. IDF Rolls Out New Rocket Alert System

System is more site-specific; allows for more accurate impact warnings

#GAZA #ROCKETSIREN

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1. Drone Enters Israeli Airspace From Lebanon
   Unmanned vehicle turns back ‘immediately’ after IAF jets are scrambled in response

#DRONE #LEBANON

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4 “Not All High-Court Decisions Should Be Followed”
AG & High Court President Respond: “obeying supreme court rulings is not optional”. To discuss, we have joining us in the ILTV studio Davidi Hermelin, President Of The Int’l Center For Public Diplomacy In Israel, Hod Karovy, Strategic Advisor For The Labor Party, Ziv Maor, Chairman, Israel Media Watch, and Sheldon Schorer, Attorney And Former Lecturer On Constitutional Matters

#ISRAEL #OHANA

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1. Election Updates
   Right wingers question Netanyahu’s leadership, left wing labor party leader resigns

#ELECTIONS2019 #TAKETWO

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1. Jewish Group Wins Rights To 3 Old City Properties

Supreme Court rules that Ataret Cohenim's purchase of old city land was legal

#ISRAELSUPREMECOURT #OLDCITY

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1. Tel Aviv gets ready for The Pride Parade 2019!
   Here are all the events and parties that you definitely can’t miss out on with ILTVs Joy Gavillon and Noury Lizarraga

#PRIDE #TLVPRIDE

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1. Is Israel The Next Food Technology Superpower
   Israel Innovation Authority selects ‘Sparks Food Tech’ for eight-year franchise 

#ISRAEL #FOODTECH

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1. Today in History

June 13 marks the 76th anniversary since prominent American Jewish artists Rothko, Gottlieb, and Newman published a manifesto in The New York Times

#TODAYINHISTORY #HISTORY

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1. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be partly cloudy and warm, with a low of seventy-two or twenty-two degrees Celsius. Then the weekend will be more of the same, with a high of around eighty-five or twenty-nine degrees Celsius.

#ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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1. More Arab States To Attend Us & Bahrain-Led Summit

Pa Officials Blast Attendees For Hosting Peace Conference Without Their Presence

#BAHRAIN #US #PALESTINE #ISRAEL #PEACE PLAN

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1. Syria Accuses Israel Of Missile Fire

Alleged Israeli Strikes Target Town Just Over The Israel-Syria Border

#SYRIA #ISRAEL #IDF #AIRSTRIKES

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1. Reform Rabbi Asks To ‘Become Compost’ In Death

Rabbi Ariel Konstantyn, Rabbi Dov Halbertal And Rabbi Jeff Cymet Discuss Environmentalist Approach Sparks Controversial Debate Over Proper Jewish Burial

#JUDAISM #BURIAL #DEBATE

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1. Renowned French Jews Say Walking Streets Is Unsafe

Belgian Authorities Prevent Armed Iraqi Man From Sneaking Into Synagogue

#FRENCH #BELGIAN #ANTISEMITISM #SAFETY

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5.: Is A Brexit For Jews On The Way?

Survey Reveals 1/3 Of UK Jews Considering Leaving Should Jeremy Corbyn Become PM

#BREXIT #JEWS #CORBYN

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1. Moldova To Move Embassy To Jerusalem

Decision Comes Amidst Country’S Ongoing Internal Political Turmoil

#MOLDOVA  #EMBASSY #JERUSALEM

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1. Fifa Launches Probe Into Pa Football Chairman

Convicted Terrorist Jibril Rajoub Continues To Incite Violence & Glorify Terrorism

#FIFA #JIBRILRAJOUB #TERROR

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1. Sara Netanyahu Agrees To Plea Agreement

Wife Of Prime Minister To Pay $15,000 Fine And Plead Guilty To Lesser Charges

#SARAH #PLEA #GUILTY

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1. Today In History - June 12, 1720

Birthdate Of Isaac Pinto; Translator Of 1St Jewish Prayerbook Published In America

#ISSACPINTO #JEWISH #HISTORY

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1. Iran, Israel engage in war of words

Netanyahu says Iran openly “threatens destruction” against Israel

#BIBI #IRAN

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1. IAEA says Iran accelerating uranium enrichment

Dr. Martin Sherman, Founder & Executive Director of the IISS in the ILTV studio to speak about how to best deter Iran’s malign activities in the region.

#IAEA #IRAN

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1. Zarif doubles down on execution of gays

Thousands are killed over Iran’s strict anti-homosexuality policies

#ZARIF #HOMOSEXUALITY

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4 Israel helps shutter 30 Pro-BDS funding accounts

2-year long, covert campaign to close accounts with ties to terrorists unveiled 

#BDS #ISRAEL

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1. Mossad tipped off UK regarding 2015 bombing plot

BBC to stop using the phrase ‘terror attacks’ to prevent the risk of sounding biased

#MOSSAD #TERRORATTACK

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1. IDF & PA exchange fire overnight in the West Bank

A case of mistaken identity seems to be to blame; one PA officer wounded

#IDF #PA

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1. PM to attend pre-indictment hearing in October

Netanyahu’s lawyer’s bid to further extend hearing is not successful

#NETANYAHU #INDICTMENT

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1. Bezalel Smotrich named Transportation Minister

Post is seen as a consolation prize for MK who lobbied hard for justice portfolio

#BEZALELSMOTRICH #MK

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1. Israeli energy infrastructure is vulnerable

Experts say more energy efficient means are possible & would also be less expensive

#ISRAELENERGY #ISRAEL

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1. Israelis report drinking 4-8 cups of coffee a day

Study by Israeli start-up ‘Sleeprate’ reports high Israeli coffee consumption 

#COFFEE #ALCOHOL

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1. Dudi Sela returns from recovery to victory

Israeli tennis star wins 1st tennis event in 2 years following wrist; back injuries 

#DUDISELA #TENNIS

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1. Pride 2019 is expected to be Legen-Dary!

Actor, Neil Patrick Harris, is named as Int’l ambassador to pride week

#NPH #PRIDE

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1. Today in History

June 11, is the birthday of American actor Gene Wilder.

#TODAYINHISTORY #HISTORY

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1. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should again be partly cloudy and warm, with a low of seventy-one or twenty-two degrees Celsius. Then tomorrow will be partly cloudy with yet another slight drop in temperatures. The high should be around eighty-three or twenty-eight degrees Celsius.

#ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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1. US Amb. Says Israel Can Annex Parts Of West Bank

US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said Israel has the right to annex parts of the West Bank.

#Friedman #WestBank

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1. Foiled Hezbollah Terror Plot In London Revealed

The UK’S Telegraph news agency has just revealed that British intelligence forces covered up an attempted Hezbollah terror plot against London in 2015; after first thwarting the bombing attempt.

#UK #Hezbollah

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1. Syrian Regime Forces & Rebels Clash Around Idlib

Dr. Mordechai Kedar, Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, Bar Ilan University and Naphtali Bensimon, Likud Party speaking at ILTV studio about the clash between Syrian regime forces sand the rebels around Idlib.

#MordechaiKedar #NaphtaliBensimon #Syria

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4. Families Evacuating The South Amid Gaza Violence 

According to Israel’s Channel 13, at least ten families from the Sha’ar Hanegev Regional Council will be moving away from Israel’s border with Gaza by year’s end.

#Gaza #Israel

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1. IDF Releases Video Of Boat Operation

IDF naval forces on Sunday released footage of an overnight raid on a cargo ship off the Haifa coast, following earlier reports of a fire on board.

#IDF #Boat

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1. Tel Aviv Is Among Most Polluted Beaches In Region 

The World Wildlife Fund said Tel Aviv has the third-highest amount of plastic waste washing up on its shores, among all other Mediterranean beaches.

#Beach #Pollution

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1. Exclusive Real-Estate Project Revealed In Jerusalem 

A new real estate initiative called the legacy project is making it possible to own a home in an exclusive area in Jerusalem.

 #Jerusalem #RealEstate

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1. Jerusalem Pride Parade Passes Without Incident

The 19th annual Jerusalem Pride Parade took off down the city’s streets. And tens of thousands of demonstrators chanting for love and equality marched this year along the roughly 2 kilometer route.

#Pride #Jerusalem

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1. DC Dyke March Bans Use Of Israeli Flags

Organizers of the D.C. Dyke March said they will not allow the use of Israeli flags at their march.

#DC #March

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1. Jews Celebrate Shavuot Harvest Holiday

Israelis and Jews worldwide celebrated the harvest festival of Shavuot this weekend by eating dairy products, attending religious services, and hosting large family gatherings.  

#Shavuot #Holiday
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1. Today in History 

June 10 marks the anniversary of the end of the Six Day War, as the Golan Heights ceasefire of 1967 went into effect.

#TODAYINHISTORY #ISRAELHISTORY

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1. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be partly cloudy and warm, with a low of about seventy-two or twenty-three degrees Celsius. But then tomorrow you can expect more partly cloudy skies, and a drop in temperatures to a high of around ninety or thirty-two degrees Celsius.

#ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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1. PM asks AG for pre-indictment hearing extension

If granted, new hearing would be set to take place by the year’s end

#BIBI #ISRAEL

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1. MK Amir Ohana appointed justice minister

Appointment makes Ohana the first openly gay cabinet minister in Israeli history

#AMIROHANA #ISRAEL

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1. Pride kicks off in Jerusalem on Thursday

Far-right extremists protest pride celebrations in the nation’s capital  

#JERUSALEM #PRIDE

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4 Pride kicks off in Jerusalem on Thursday

Rabbi Dov Halbertal, Former Head of the Office of the Chief Rabbi of Israel and Rabbi Jeff Cymet, Rabbi of the New Kehila of Ramat Aviv are in the ILTV studio discussing far-right extremists protesting pride celebrations in the nation’s capital 

#PRIDE2019 #ISRAEL

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1. PA Prime Minister warns of impending collapse

US envoy Jason Greenblatt tells PA to take responsibility for its pay-for-slay policy

#PA #GREENBLATT

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1. Nearly 20% of Israeli adults still smoke

Rates slowly drop as health ministry initiatives start to take effect

#ISRAELIS #SMOKERS

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1. Early prognosis for Parkinson's is near

Israeli scientists may soon be able to detect the disease before it advances too far 

#PARKINSONS #TAU

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1. Israeli research projects awarded 742 million euros

Special recognition awards given to winners of the EU’S horizon 2020 grant

#HORIZON2020 #EU

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1. 9. Pride 2019 is expected to be Legen-Dary!

Actor, Neil Patrick Harris, is named as int’l ambassador to pride week

#PRIDE2019 #NEILPATRICKHARRIS

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1. Today in History

June 6, 1982. The first Lebanon-Israel war begins 

#TODAYINHISTORY #HISTORY

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1. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be partly cloudy and warm, with a low of about seventy-two or twenty-two degrees Celsius. Then over the weekend, you can expect partly cloudy skies and a warm high of about eighty-two or twenty-eight degrees Celsius.

#ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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1. Pompeo talks peace plan with Jewish groups
   Secretary of state adamant that PA must listen to plan before rejecting it outright

#POMPEO #AJC

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1. AJC releases survey of Israeli, US, & French Jews
   Dr. Ilana Stockman, Deputy Chairman of The Democratic Party Of Israel, and Rabbi Ariel Konstantyn, Founding Rabbi at the Tel Aviv Int’l Synagogue are in the ILTV studio to discuss a survey showing wide disparity over feelings towards trump’s treatment of Israel
   

#AJC #TRUMP

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1. Egypt won’t accept peace plan rejected by the PA

President Sissi says he’ll support Trump peace deal only if Palestinians do 

#EGYPT #SISSI

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4 Bennett denies forming alliance with URP

Technical alliance is not out of the question, but new right cites many differences

#BENNET #ELECTIONS

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1. 1st Lady Nechama Rivlin laid to rest in Jerusalem

She is remembered as a beloved advocate for the disabled, a lover of art, nature and beloved by all

#NECHAMARIVLIN #FUNERAL

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1. Get ready for Shavuot!
   Join ILTV for the low-down on the best dairy in Israel

#CHEESE #ADIKASPI

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1. Ramadan comes to a close with Eid Al-Fitr
   Muslims around the world clash over when the holiday truly begins

#RAMADAN #EIDALFITR

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1. ‘Sex and the City’ star lands in Israel
   Sarah Jessica Parker to tour the country with her family

#SEXANDTHECITY #SJP

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1. 23 LGBTQ couples marry in protest
   Mass wedding is held in Tel Aviv just ahead of Israeli gay-pride week

#LGBTQ #TLVPRIDE

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1. Today in History

June 5th, world environment day.

#TODAYINHISTORY #HISTORY

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1. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be partly cloudy and warm, with a low of seventy-two or twenty-three degrees Celsius. Then tomorrow you can expect clear to partly cloudy skies and a slight rise in temperatures. The high will be about eighty-six or twenty-nine degrees Celsius.

#ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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