ZION NEWS

1. Hamas Blames Israel For Terrorist Assassination In Gaza

Several thousand Palestinians participated in funeral-protests over the killing of a senior leader of Hamas terror group, Mazen Fuqaha. Hamas blames Israel for the assassination in Gaza.

#Hamas #Assassination
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2. UNHRC Adopts Five More Anti-Israel Resolutions

The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted five more anti-Israel resolutions. United States and the United Kingdom criticized the international body for its extreme bias.

#UNHRC #Bias
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3. Settlement Talks In Washington May Have Reached Breakthrough

Talks in Washington may have succeeded in resolving the impasse on Israeli settlement building. “The Trump formula” is said to permit Israel to build a ‘new Amona’.

#Washington #Settlements
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4. U.S. Lawmakers Take Aim At International Support Of BDS

US lawmakers have introduced new legislation to penalize any foreign countries or international-governmental organizations engaging in the BDS.

#US #BDS
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5. U.N. Envoy: Israel Ignoring Demand To Stop Settlement Building

The U-N’s Middle East Envoy Nickolay Mladenov told the 15-member council that Jerusalem has not taken steps to halt settlement-building, as demanded in the december-2016 resolution. Mladenov also condemns ongoing Hamas incitement against the Jews.

#UN #Mladenov #Settlement
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6. New Book Documents Americans Interests In Israel

ILTV’S Steve Liebowitz sat down with the director of publications at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Lenny Ben David to talk about his new book called "American Interests in the Holy Land."

#SteveLiebowitz #LennyBenDavid #Book
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7. P.M. And Finance Minister To Meet Regarding IBA Feud

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon are scheduled to meet later this week regarding the IBA feud. Split between politicians threatens the unity of the coalition.

#Netanyahu #Kahlon #IBA
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8. Suspected JCC Hoaxer Said To ‘Suffer Serious Medical Condition’

Suspected JCC hoaxer, an 18 year old Michael Kaydar, is said to suffer from a non-malignant brain tumor that causes behavioral issues. Police say they think he’s likely to be responsible for more than a 1000 hoax-threats to different institutions around the world over the past two years.

#JCC #MichaelKaydar
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9. Protect Your Eyesight With Eyeyon Medical

Michal Shavit, Head of Sales and Marketing at EyeYon Medical speaking at ILTV studio about EyeYon that protects your eyesight and develops exclusive medical ophthalmic devices for market.

#MichalShavit #EyeYon
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10. Medieval Jewish Cemetery Discovered In Rome

Archaeologists in Rome have discovered a medieval Jewish cemetery. 38 well-preserved skeletons were unearthed in the central-neighborhood of “Trastevere.” Remains reveal suffering endured by Jews during the 14th-17th centuries.

#Archaeology #Cemetery
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11. Israeli-U.S. Partnership Introduces Cannabis-Based Sleep Aid

The Israeli “Accelerator, I-Can” is partnering up with the American “Cann-R.X.” firm to create a new product "Ican.Sleep" which uses pharmaceutical-grade cannabis extracts to help those who suffer from insomnia.

#ICanSleep #Cannabis
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12. Hebrew word Of The Day, LANUACH | לָנוּחַ = REST

Learn a new Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "lanuach" which means "rest"

#Learnhebrew #Hebrewwordofday #Iltvhebrewwordofday
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13. The Weather Forecast

Tonight will be fair with a slight rise in temperatures but with a low of fifty or ten degrees Celsius. Tomorrow you can expect more of the same as the high sits around seventy-one or twenty-two degrees Celsius.

#Israelweather #Israelforecast

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1. Israelis Show Solidarity With Britain After London Attack

Tel Aviv’s “City Council” was lit up by images of the Israeli flag and the union jack in solidarity with Britain after an ‘Islamist-related terror attack’ in London.

#London #Attack
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2. JCC Bomb Threat Caller Caught With Help From Israeli Intel

A dual US-Israeli citizen has been arrested on suspicion of being the perpetrator behind almost all the bomb-threats targeting Jewish communities in the U-S, Europe, Australia and New Zealand over the past 6 months.

#JCC #Suspect
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3. West Bank Settlement Construction Rose By 40% In 2016

According to the “Central Bureau of Statistics,” last year’s approval of 2,630 housing units in the West Bank reflects a 40-percent increase in building from 2015.

#WestBank #Settlements
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4. Israel And U.S. Negotiating On Settlement Building

Reports are emerging that the recent demands by Washington to partially freeze Israeli settlement building has been rejected by Israel.

#Settlements #US
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5. Court Ruling Protects Rights Of Arab East Jerusalemites

ILTV’S Steve Leibowitz sat down with Times of Israel Arab affairs reporter Dov Lieber to talk about the Israeli court ruling to protect rights of Arab east Jerusalemites.

#SteveLeibowitz #DovLieber #Court
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6. Knesset Calls For Combatting Prostitution Among Soldiers

Both the Israeli army and the Knesset are concerned over reports that some of the nation’s young servicewomen feel compelled to become prostitutes out of financial-distress.

#IDF #Knesset #Prostitution
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7. Venezuelan Jews Finally Make It To Israel

Nine Venezuelan Jews have arrived to Israel after getting their conversions to Judaism accepted by the state.

#Venezuela #Jews
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8. Knesset Forbids Sex Offenders From Entering Victims’ Schools

The Israeli Knesset has taken unanimous-action to extend even greater protection of anyone who was victimized by sex crimes by excluding any offenders from living or working near the targets of their abuse.

#Knesset #SexOffenders
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9. Israeli Law To Provide Income To Battered Women At Shelters

Battered women seeking refuge at the nation’s shelters will now start receiving income-supplements to gain financial security and hope.

#Women #Shelters
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10. Take The ‘Greenest’ Shower Of Your Life

Ilan Friedman, SmarTap VP of Marketing and Sales speaking at ILTV studio about SmarTap that regulates and automates every step of your rinse in the shower.

#IlanFriedman #SmarTap
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11. New Law Aims To Neuter Strays Rather Than Put Them Down

The Knesset just passed a new law that will keep stray dogs from being put down if they’re caught living on the streets. 1.25 million-dollars have now been allocated to pay for homeless dogs to be neutered, instead of killed.

#Knesset #Strays
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12. Restoration Of Jesus’ Tomb In Jerusalem Completed

Restoration of Jesus' tomb at the Church of the Holy Sepul-kur in Jerusalem has been completed.

#Jesus #Restoration
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13. Hebrew word Of The Day, PIRSOMET | פרסומת = A COMMERCIAL

Learn a new Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "pirsomet" which means "a commercial"

#Learnhebrew #Hebrewwordofday #Iltvhebrewwordofday
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14. The Weather Forecast

Tonight is expected to be partly cloudy with a chance of light rain and a low of fifty four, or twelve degrees Celsius. The weekend should be fairly clear and with a slight rise in temperatures to a high of sixty-six, or nineteen degrees Celsius.

#Israelweather #Israelforecast

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1. Syrian Rebels Report More Israeli Airstrikes Near Damascus

Syrian reports are claiming that Israeli jets carried out even more airstrikes near Damascus. The allegations come just hours after the Israeli Prime Minister vowed to continue hitting weapon convoys that are making their way to Hezbollah, even though Russia has ordered Israel to suspend airstrikes.

#Syria #AirStrike
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2. Thousands Of Reservists Take Part In Drill For War In Gaza

Thousands of Israeli army reservists were called down to the Gaza Strip for the military’s largest planned exercise of 2017.

#IDF #Drill
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3. Israel Plans Mass Evacuations Should War Break Out Again

Israel is drawing contingency plans to protect Israelis living near borders with the Gaza Strip and Lebanon in a mass evacuation should Hamas and Hezbollah plan to carry out an attack.

#Evacuation #Israel
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4. Ethiopian Israelis Push To Bring 9000 More Immigrants

Ethiopian Jews are taking to the street to push the Israeli government to let their remaining-relatives immigrate to Israel from Ethiopia.

#Ethiopia #Immigrants
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5. Israeli Knesset Extends Paid Maternity Leave To 16 Weeks

The Knesset has passed a bill extending paid maternity leave from 14 to 15 weeks.

#Knesset #Maternity
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6. New Book On Israeli Military Tech Tops Best Seller List

ILTV’S Steve Leibowitz sat down with The Jerusalem Post editor Yaakov Katz to talk about a new book "The Weapon Wizards" on how Israel became a high-tech military superpower.

#StevenLeibowitz #YaakovKatz #Book
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7. Radiohead World Tour Set To Feature Two Israeli Bands

An Israeli group called “Dudu Tassa and the Kuwaitis” are joining the British-rockers "Radiohead" on their U-S tour this spring and throughout the summer.

#Radiohead #Band
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8. Stay Connected Anywhere In The World

Eitan Livne, CEO of Orbit Technologies speaking at ILTV studio to talk about Orbit Technologies LTD, which for the past twenty years has been leading the way in satellite communications technology.

#EitanLivne #OrbitTechnologies
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9. Omri Casspi Joins The NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves

Israeli basketball player Omri Casspi has signed on to the NBA's "Minnesota Timberwolves" becoming the first Israeli-athlete to ever play in the US National Basketball Association.

#OmriCasspi #Basketball
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10. Israel To Build First Regulation Size Baseball Stadium

Israel is set to build a baseball stadium in Israel in Beit Shemesh after the Israeli baseball team scored three victories in the first round of the World Baseball Classic.

#Baseball #Stadium
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11. British WWI-Era Liquor Bottle Stash Unearthed In Israel

Israeli archaeologists unearthed British WWI-era liquor bottle stash.

#Archaeology #Liquor
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12. Hebrew word Of The Day, BAK-BUK | בקבוק = BOTTLE
Learn a new Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "osher" which means "joy/happiness"

#Learnhebrew #Hebrewwordofday #Iltvhebrewwordofday
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13. The Weather Forecast

Tonight has a chance of thunderstorms and flash flooding with a low of fifty-five or thirteen degrees Celsius. You can expect more possible storms tomorrow with a high of sixty-nine; or twenty-one degrees Celsius.

#Israelweather #Israelforecast

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1. Knesset Passes New Law Restricting NGO Funding

Israel has just approved a law restricting non-governmental organizations from funding political campaigns.

#NGO #Law
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2. Israeli Forces Prevented 344 Major Terror Attacks In 2016

Not a single citizen was killed in a terror attack coming from the Gaza Strip this past year, thanks to the vigilance by the nation’s “Shin Bet” security service.

#ShinBet #Gaza
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3. Israeli Drone Shot Down Over Syria

An Israeli drone has just been shot down by Syrian military forces in the Quneitra region in the Syrian Golan Heights. The Israeli military has said that there is no chance that Syrian forces will be able to retrieve classified data from the drone.

#Syria #Drone
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4. ‘David's Sling’ Completes Israel's Air Defense Missile System

Israeli “multi-tier air defense missile system” is set to become fully operational within the next two weeks. It will become complete with the deployment of a new-interceptor called “David's sling” and it's designed to shoot down rockets fired from 60 to about 125-miles away.

#Defense #Interceptor
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5. Jerusalem And Beijing Pledge To Strengthen Cooperation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Chinese Prime Minister Lee Ker-Chang pledge to further-strengthen cooperation in a wide realm of fields other than just trade and industry.

#Netanyahu #China
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6. Reorientation Of Israel's Economy Toward Asia Is Underway

The Israeli Prime Minister is hoping to enlarge Jerusalem's hi-tech presence in Beijing, which is why more than 100 Israeli-technology executives are joining him on his visit to China.

#Economy #China
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7. Turkish Muslim Movement Works To Improve Ties With Israel





ILTV’S Steve Leibowitz sat down with Turkish Author, Lecturer and television station owner Adnan Oktar to talk about his movement to improve ties between Israel in Turkey and to promote Muslim-Jewish cooperation to fight anti-Semitism, radicalism and terrorism.

#SteveLeibowitz #AdnanOktar #Turkey
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8. Nine Venezuelan Jewish Converts To Become Newest Israelis

A group of Venezuelan Jews are finally due to arrive in Israel tomorrow after months-long delay because bureaucratic problems during the conversion process.

#Venezuela #Jews
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9. Make Your Everyday Objects ‘Smarter’ With “Gauzy”

Eyal Peso, CEO & Co-Founder of Gauzy speaking at ILTV studio about Gauzy and their patent-pending smart-glass that allows you to embed technology into traditional and natural environments to make everyday objects 'smarter'.

#EyalPeso #Gauzy
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10. West Bank Hotel Built By Artist ‘Banksy’ Opens To Guests

The guesthouse in Bethlehem called the "Walled Off Hotel" looking over at the barrier between Israel and the West Bank, created by British street artist Banksy, has opened to guests.

#Hotel #Banksy
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11. U.N. Report Finds That Israel Is World’s 11th-Happiest Country

UN poll has just determined that Israel is the 11th-happiest country in the world.

#Israel #Poll
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12. Hebrew word Of The Day, OSHER | אושר = JOY/HAPPINESS

Learn a new Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "osher" which means "joy/happiness"

#Learnhebrew #Hebrewwordofday #Iltvhebrewwordofday
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13. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be mostly cloudy with a chance of fog and a low of fifty-four or twelve degrees celsius. Tomorrow you can expect more clouds and light showers with a high of sixty-nine or twenty-one degrees celsius.

#Israelweather #Israelforecast

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1. IAF Strikes In Syria For Third Time In Three Days

The Israel Air Force struck more Hezbollah targets along the Syrian-Lebanese border. This is the third air-raid in three days. Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman threatens to destroy Syria's air defense systems if Syrians use their air defense systems against Israeli planes.

#IAF #Syria
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2. Syrian U.N. Ambassador Calls IAF Strikes ‘Terrorism’

The Syrian Ambassador to the U.N. has responded to the Israeli air strikes over the weekend against Hezbollah targets calling them terrorist operations.

#Syria #UN
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3. Israeli Broadcasting Authority Threatens Coalition Stability

Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon threatens to leave coalition over a possible closure of Israel Broadcasting Authority, which could leave one thousand workers unemployed.

#Kahlon #IBA

4. Will New Elections Be Held Over Broadcast Authority Dispute?

ILTV’S Steve Liebowitz sat down with the Times of Israel editor David Horovitz to see whether or not the dispute between the Israeli Prime Minister and Finance Minister will really bring about early elections.

#SteveLeibowitz #DavidHorovitz #Elections
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5. Netanyahu Visits China To Maintain Ties; Boost Business

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Beijing to bolster ties with China, the world’s largest trading-partner.

#Netanyahu #China
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6. Israel Aims To Become World’s 15th Largest Economy By 2025

Economy and Industry Minister Eli Cohen says that is the Israel's aim is to become world's 15th largest economy by 2025. Many bilateral trade agreements being signed today at china summit.

#EliCohen #Economy
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7. Prime Minister’s Chief Of Staff Now In Washington

Israeli Prime Minister's Chief Of Staff Yoav Horowitz is now in Washington to work out a clear understanding with the White House about Israeli settlement building in the West Bank and Jerusalem.

#YoavHorowitz #Washington
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8. Ezra Schwartz‘S Killer Finally Sentenced In Israel

The terrorist, Mohammed Abed Odeh Harub, who brutally murdered the American teen Ezra Schwartz and two others in November 2015, has now been given 4 life sentences by an Israeli military court.

#EzraSchwartz #MohammedHarub #Sentence
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9. Police Arrest 18 For Operating Radical Whatsapp Group

Jerusalem investigators discovered that the Palestinian assailant who wounded two Israeli-police officers belonged to a terror cell. His co-conspirators have been arrested for using the “Whatsapp”-social media platform to coordinate attacks.

#Whatsapp #Terror
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10. Historic Plane Discovered And Returned To Israel

Shlomo Hillel, Former Speaker of the Knesset; Commander of Operation Michaelberg speaking at ILTV studio about the C-46 carrier plane from the 1947 operation Michaelberg that has been just found and returned to Israel.

#ShlomoHillel #C-46
11. Primary “Gay Pride Parade” To Be Held In Jerusalem This Year

The next main “gay pride parade” in Israel is going to be held in Jerusalem in a controversial move. Organizers want to highlight LGBTQ community’s quest for equal rights.

#GayPride #Jerusalem
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12. Israeli NBA Star Poised To Join Minnesota Timberwolves

Israeli basketball star Omri Casspi has recovered from an injury and is very close to signing on with the N-B-A’s “Minnesota Timberwolves.”

#OmriCasspi #Basketball
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13. A 1,400 Year Old Stash Of Coins Is Found

A cash of nine bronze coins have been found in Israel that are over 14 hundred years old and belong to the end of the Byzantine period.

#Coins #Byzantine
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14. Hebrew word Of The Day, MATBEA | מטבע = COIN

Learn a new Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "sira" which means "boat"

#Learnhebrew #Hebrewwordofday #Iltvhebrewwordofday
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1. False Rocket Alarms Sound In Southern Israel

False rocket alarm sirens went off in southern Israel near the Gaza border, two days after Israel's arrow missile defense system shot down an anti-air projectile near Jerusalem.

#Gaza #Rocket
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2. U.N. Chief Orders Withdrawal Of Report On Israeli “Apartheid”

Head of UN's ESCWA, Rima Khalaf, resigned following alleged pressure from the Secretary General to withdraw the report accusing Israel of practicing apartheid against the Palestinians.

#UN #RimaKhalaf
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3. Hezbollah Leader Calls UN “Weak” After Critical Report Pulled

Hezbollah terror-boss Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah called the UN "weak" after the UN's nullification of the "Esk-wa" report.

#Hezbollah #UN
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4. Hezbollah: “Israel Fears The Defeat Of The Islamic State”

The Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah condemned Israel's airstrike in Syria, which he claims was launched in an effort to counter Iran's increasing-presence in the Arab republic.

#Hezbollah #Iran
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5. U.S. Jewish Groups Voice Alarm Over Trump’s Proposed Budget

American-Jewish groups and Democratic Jewish lawmakers voice alarm over the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to the national budget. They fear the slash in funding endangers Israeli aid, as well as assistance to many critical non-profits.

#Trump #Budget
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6. Legal Expert Supports Israeli Ban On BDS Activists

ILTV’S Steve Leibowitz sat down with former Foreign Ministry Legal Adviser Ambassador Alan Baker who says that Israel not only has the right, but also has the obligation to prevent BDS supporters from entering Israel.

#SteveLeibowitz #AlanBaker #BDS
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7. Argentina Marks 25th Anniversary Of Israeli Embassy Bombing

Argentina has commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Israeli embassy bombing in Buenos Aires, in which 29 people were killed and more than 200 others were injured.

#Argentina #Embassy
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8. Greece Unveils New Citizenship Application For WWII Survivors

Greece amended 2011 law for application for citizenship for WWII survivors to include relatives of Jews who fled from Nazis.

#Greece #Citizenship
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9. Protect Your Most Sensitive Information

Itay Sagie, VP Business Development & Marketing at Cronus Cyber Technologies speaking at ILTV studio about Cronus Cyber Technologies that has created a new way to protect computer networks from hackers and stop them from obtaining valuable information.

#ItaySagie #CronusCyber
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10. Britney Spears To Perform In Israel This Summer

Britney Spears is schedules to perform in Tel Aviv this coming summer.

#BritneySpears #TelAviv
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11. 2500 Year Old Ship To Sail The Seas Again This Friday

The University of Haifa and the Israel Antiquities Authority have re-created the ancient boat replica that 25 hundred years ago sunk off of the coast of Ma’agen Michael. The ship set sail on March 17th.

#Ship #Replica
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12. Hebrew word Of The Day, SIRA | סירה = BOAT

Learn a new Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "sira" which means "boat"

#Learnhebrew #Hebrewwordofday #Iltvhebrewwordofday
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13. The Weather Forecast

Tonight will be partly cloudy with a chance of light rain and a low of fifty-two; or eleven degrees Celsius. Tomorrow you can expect it to be partly cloudy and cold again with a chance of rain and a high of sixty-six; or nineteen degrees Celsius.

#Israelweather #Israelforecast

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1. Israeli P.M. Relays A Unique Purim Holiday Message

Speaking at a Synagogue, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent a Purim holiday message saying that the Persians still want to kill the Jews after the Persian Empire's attempt to kill the Jewish people 2500 years ago.

#Purim #Netanyahu
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2. Jordanian Who Shot Israeli Schoolgirls Freed From Prison

Jordanian ex-soldier, Corporal Ahmad Daqam-She, has been freed from prison after serving 20 years for killing of 7 Israeli school girls in 1997.

#AhmadDaqamShe #Prison
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3. Trump Invites Palestinian Leader Abbas To White House

U-S President Donald Trump has finally issued an invitation for Mahmoud Abbas to visit the White House. The offer came during the first telephone conversation between the two leaders since Trump took office.

#Trump #Abbas

4. The Times Of Israel Is Now Available In Chinese

ILTV'S Steve Leibowitz spoke with Times of Israel Chinese Editor Yi-Feng Zhou about the Times of Israel plan to publish an online edition in Chinese due to soaring cooperation between Israel and China.

#SteveLeibowitz #YiFengZhou #TimesOfIsrael
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5. Thousands Of Arab Israelis Protest Muezzin Bill

Thousands of Arab-Israelis gathered to protest a controversial new bill aiming to muffle the traditional Muslim call to prayer that is broadcast from mosques.

#Arabs #Protest #Muezzin
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6. Israel Court: Laws Are Needed To Provide More To Survivors

Israel’s ‘High Court’ Justices say they want the Holocaust survivors to receive greater financial support.

#HighCourt #Holocaust #Finance
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7. Israeli P.M. Meets Russian President Putin In Moscow

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin expressing Israel's opposition to Iran's attempts to establish a military-foothold in Syria.

#Netanyahu #Putin
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8. Israeli Lawmakers Aim At Clientele Patronizing Sex Workers

Israeli lawmakers are uniting in a campaign against prostitution. A new bipartisan bill has just been introduced that would criminalize those who solicit sex while also offering rehabilitation services to the workers.

#Prostitution #Bill
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9. Develop Your Own App Easily In Just Three Easy Steps

Max Bluvband, CEO and Founder of AppsVillage speaking at ILTV studio AppsVillage app that helps entrepreneurs to develop their own app easily and keeps them updated and in contact with their customers.

#MaxBluvband #AppsVillage
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10. IDF Launches First-Ever Training Of Female Tank Battalions

IDF will begin its first-ever training of young women in the military's tank division. Fifteen women will be selected to take part in a special “pilot program” which would see female crews deployed by end of 2017.

#IDF #Women #Tank
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11. Israel Remains Undefeated At World Baseball Classic

Israeli baseball team defeated Cuba in the latest game of the World Baseball Classic.

#Baseball #WorldBaseballClassic
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12. Israel Remains Undefeated At World Baseball Classic

Peter Kurz, General Manager of the Israeli Baseball Team and Tal Erel, Israeli baseball player Bullpen Catcher; #7 joining ILTV on the phone to talk about Israel's latest victory against Cuba in the World Baseball Classic.

#Baseball #PeterKurz #TalErel

13. Israelis Go Costume-Crazy For The Purim Holiday

Israelis dressed up in costumes for the Purim holiday. ILTV shows footage of Israelis dressed up as zombies, dinosaurs, clown and more walking the streets of Israel.

#Purim #Costumes
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14. Israelis Go Costume-Crazy For The Purim Holiday

49 students from Liberty University in the United States, the biggest Christian university in the world, came to Israel and celebrated Purim with 45 Holocaust survivors.

#Purim #LibertyUniversity

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1. Israel Moves To Lower Volume Of Mosques' Call To Prayer

A new two-part bill to muffle the amplified muezzin prayers has just won “preliminary approval” during a very-heated debate in the Knesset. Supporters say controversial bill will ‘improve residents' quality of life.’

#Knesset #Muezzin
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2. New Hamas Charter May Recognize The 1967 Border Lines

Arab media sources are saying that Hamas is about to release a new version of its charter. The document will reportedly outline “Palestine” according to the 1967-boundary lines, although it will continue to deny the Jewish state’s right to exist.

#Hamas #Charter #1967
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3. Netanyahu Holds Talks With U.K. Foreign Minister Johnson

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hosted the United Kingdom’s Foreign Minister Boris Johnson in Jerusalem. Johnson declares British support of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.

#Netanyahu #BorisJohnson
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4. Argentinians Commemorate 1992 Israeli Embassy Bombing

Argentina is posed to commemorate the 25th anniversary of a terror attack against the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires. No Israeli ministers have expressed a willingness to attend.

#Argentina #Embassy
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5. Fighting Anti-Semitism Wherever It’s Found

Rabbi Marvin Hier, Dean and Founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, who said a prayer at US President Donald Trump's inauguration, speaking at ILTV studio about the increase in anti-Semitism and anti-Semetic acts across the United States and how the Jewish community can build new bridges.

#MarvinHier #AntiSemitism
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6. Polish Jewish Groups Commemorate Jewish Expulsion Of 1968

The Jews of Poland have just held a somber ceremony commemorating the 1968 campaign of Polish authorities expelling thousands of Jews who survived the Holocaust.

#Jews #Poland
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7. Israeli Firm Sets New Guinness World Record

The Israeli “Mobileye” vision-technology firm that specializes in software for “advanced driver assist systems” has just created the new “gold standard" for the greatest number of participants to ever simultaneously use virtual reality displays.

#Mobileye #GuinnessRecord
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8. Israel Defeats The Netherlands At World Baseball Classic

Israel’s national baseball team just scored an impressive four-two victory over the Netherlands at the World Baseball Classic.

#Baseball #Netherlands
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9. Israel Defeats The Netherlands At World Baseball Classic

General Manager of the Israeli baseball team, Peter Kurz joining ILTV via phone call to give the inside scoop on how the Israeli baseball team is feeling after this incredible winning streak at the World Baseball Classic.

#PeterKurz #WorldBaseballClassic
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10. Hebrew Word Of The Day, SHEKOR| שיקור= DRUNK

Learn a new Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "shekor" which means "drunk"

#Learnhebrew #Hebrewwordofday #Iltvhebrewwordofday
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11. The Weather Forecast

The weekend is here and it comes with a cool front as the skies are expected to be partly cloudy, or even rainy and temperatures are set to drop. The low tonight will be about fifty-six or thirteen degrees Celsius and the weekend’s highs will float around 70 or twenty-one degrees Celsius.

#Israelweather #Israelforecast

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1. Defense Minister Requests Increased U.S. Role In Middle-East

Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman held talks in Washington with US Defense Secretary James Mattis. Liberman told Mattis that Jerusalem is concerned over the apparent-transformation of Lebanon's army into branch of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terror group and requested increased US role in Middle East.

#Lieberman #Mattis #Hezbollah
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2. Drug Smuggling Surges In The Gaza Strip

Gaza Strip is facing a surge in illegal drug smuggling and Hamas leaders vow to crack down on smugglers.

#Gaza #Drugs
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3. Entire U.S. Senate Signs An Open Letter To Trump

All 100 U-S Senators signed an open letter to US President Donald Trump demanding the President to take immediate action to halt the nationwide-spike in anti-Jewish activity.

#Senate #Trump #AntiSemitism
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4. Arab-Israeli Leaders Back National Service Programs

For the first time ever, Arab Israeli leaders are backing a plan that would require Arab youth to volunteer for their communities after high school, a time when most Jewish and Druze Israelis are obligated to serve in the army.

#Arab #NationalService
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5. IDF Soldiers To Be Outfitted With Personalized Gear

A new IDF program is planning on giving a kit of brand new army equipment to IDF soldiers instead of depending on donations from the parents of soldiers or abroad. Revolutionary new army plan hopes to save training; operational time.

#IDF #Gear
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6. Women Take On The Israeli Army At Full Force

85% of combat positions in IDF are now open to female recruits as opposed to now when only seven percent of Israeli combat soldiers are women.

#IDF #Women
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7. Moshe Yaalon Planning To Launch New Political Party

ILTV’s Steve Leibowitz spoke with political pundit Mitchell Barak about Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon's process of forming a new political party that could create another center right party in an already crowded list vying for public support.

#SteveLeibowitz #MitchellBarak #MosheYaalon
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8. Changing The Life Of A Diabetic

Erez Rafael, CEO and Chairman of Dario Health speaking at ILTV studio about Dario Health which created a life changing product for diabetic people.

#ErezRafael #DarioHealth
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9. German Groups Help Heirs To Jewish Berlin Family Reclaim Art

American-descendants of Berlin newspaper-mogul Rudolf Mosse are now trying to locate thousands of his artworks that have been seized by the Nazis during the WWII.

#Art #WWII
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10. The Sea Of Galilee Is At Its Lowest Level In 100 Years

The Sea of Galilee is at its lowest level in 100 years after receiving 10 percent of its average rainfall for February.

#SeaofGalilee #February
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11. 2,000 Year Old Road Discovered Near Beit Shemesh

Archeologists have just discovered a 2,000 year old 'Emperor's road’ in Beit Shemesh, 20 miles west of Jerusalem. The road was apparently built to link the Roman settlement that existed in the vicinity of Beit Natif with the main highway known as the ‘Emperor’s road.

#Archeology #BeitShemesh
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12. Hebrew Word Of The Day, RECHOV | רחוב = ROAD

Learn a new Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "rechov" which means "road"

#Learnhebrew #Hebrewwordofday #Iltvhebrewwordofday
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13. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be windy but pleasant, with a low of fifty-six; or thirteen degrees Celsius. You can expect tomorrow to be sunny with clear skies and a significant rise in temperatures to a high of eighty-six; or thirty degrees Celsius.

#Israelweather #Israelforecast

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1. Israeli Army Defuses Two Explosives Near Gaza Border

Israeli soldiers discovered two explosive devices near the border fence with the Gaza Strip. The I-D-F troops successfully defused the explosives before they exploded.

#Gaza #IDF #Explosive
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2. Bill Banning BDS Supporters Passes In Knesset

A new bill to ban supporters of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement has been passed into Israeli law.

#Knesset #BDS
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3. Trump And Netanyahu Discuss Iran’s Aggressions

U-S President Donald Trump called the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss “dangers emanating from Iran” and threats the Islamic Republic is posing in the region as well as the 2015 international nuclear pact.

#Trump #Netanyahu #Iran
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4. Netanyahu Takes Call From Trump During Police Questioning

The phone call from U-S President Trump took place in the middle of an investigation session police were holding with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. This is the fourth time the Premier’s been questioned on corruption allegations.

#Trump #Netanyahu #Investigation
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5. Palestinian Gunman Killed While Resisting Arrest In Ramallah

A Palestinian gunman was killed In a gunfire exchange when Israeli soldiers and military police came to the West Bank city of Ramallah to take the suspect into custody.

#Ramallah #Gunfire
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6. UNRWA In Gaza Board Member Elected To Senior Hamas Role

A top UN staffer in Gaza is believed to have been elected to a senior role within Hamas's political wing.

#UN #Hamas
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7. Netanyahu; Herzog Plan For Regional Peace Is Revealed

ILTV’S Steve Leibowitz sat down with the Times Of Israel’s diplomatic reporter, Raoul Wootliff to ask whether or not Israeli Prime Minister Netanyhu's and opposition leader Isaac Herzog's regional peace initiative can still be used as a basis for a future peace deal.

#SteveLeibowtiz #RaoulWootliff #Peace
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8. Supporting At-Risk Israeli Individuals

David Baskin, Founder of Ani Shlishi speaking at ILTV studio about "Ani Shlishi" organization that helps disadvantaged communities in Israel by connecting lone soldiers with those in need.

#DavidBaskin #AniShlishi
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9. Dachau Gate Returns To German WWII Concentration Camp

The infamous gate of the Dachau concentration camp is being returned to the memorial site in Germany, more than two years after it vanished.

#DachauGate #WWII
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10. Israeli Team Goes Unbeaten In World Baseball Classic

The Israeli baseball team has just won its first two games against Taiwan and south Korea in the World Baseball Classic.

#Baseball #BaseballClassic
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11. Israeli Team Goes Unbeaten In World Baseball Classic

Joining ILTV on the phone is general manager of the Israeli baseball team Peter Kurz to talk about the Israeli baseball team at the World Baseball Classic.

#PeterKurz #Baseball
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12. Israeli Start-Up Targets Diabetic Market With New App

An Israeli startup "Glucome" has designed a way to provide streamlined treatment and improved care to those who suffer from the debilitating disease of diabetes.

#Glucome #Diabetes
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13. Hebrew Word Of The Day, SUCAR | סוכר = SUGAR

Learn a new Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "sucar" which means "sugar"

#Learnhebrew #Hebrewwordofday #Iltvhebrewwordofday
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14. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be partly cloudy with a low of fifty; or ten degrees Celsius. Tomorrow is also expected to be partly cloudy and with no change in temperatures with a high of seventy-one or twenty-two degrees Celsius.

#Israelweather #Israelforecast

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