ZION NEWS

1. IAF allegedly strikes Damascus over the weekend
   Syrian air-defenses fight off missiles aimed at Iranian and Syrian army targets

#IAF #DAMASCUS

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1. Incendiary balloon cluster lands in IDF base

With Eurovision over, ability to maintain a quiet border falls into question

#IDF #GAZA

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1. How long will the quiet last?
   Dr. Martin Sherman, founder & Executive Director of the IISS in the ILTV studio speaking about the fear that now with Eurovision over, there will be a rise of violence with Gaza

#MARTINSHERMAN #GAZA

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1. Gabbay won’t run to keep labor leadership

Rumored immunity bill causes friction within Netanyahu’s Likud party

#GABBAY #LIKUD

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1. NYU dept. votes to ban satellite campus in TLV
   Dept. of social & cultural analysis criticizes Israel’s refusal to admit BDS activists

#NYU #TLV

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1. Chabad center; Rabbi home set alight near Boston

Authorities investigate possible links between fires; ADL offers reward for info

 #CHABBAD #BOSTON 

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1. General anesthetic in C-section linked to autism?
   Israeli study finds potential cause for higher risk of autism spectrum disorder

#AUTISM #CSECTION 

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1. Germany rules that BDS is Anti-Semitic

Multi-partisan law equates Anti-Semitism with international BDS movement

#GERMANY #ISRAEL

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1. Duncan Laurence claims victory at Eurovision 2019
   Singing ‘Arcade’, this marks the 1st Eurovision win from the Netherlands in 44 years

#DUNCANLAURENCE #EUROVISION2019WINNER

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1. Eurovision 2019 in Tel Aviv comes to a close
   Highlights, special performances, & thoughts on the finale with ILTV's Noury Lizarraga and Joy Gavillon 

#NOURYLIZARRAGA #JOYGAVILLON

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1. Today in History

May 19, 1920 is the birthday of Dutch physician and psychiatrist from Amsterdam Tina Strobos– an incredible woman who while still in medical school rescued over 100 Jewish refugees from the Nazis.   

#TODAYINHISTORY #ISRAELHISTORY

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1. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be partly cloudy and warm, with a low of sixty-two or seventeen degrees Celsius. Then tomorrow should be sunny and hot; with a high of about eighty or twenty-seven degrees Celsius.

#ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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1. Palestinians riot over ‘Nakba Day’
   IDF counters false narrative with new social media campaign 

#NAKBADAY #GAZARIOTS

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1. Iran-us tensions reach boiling point

Putin backs away from responsibility; says Russia is not ‘fire brigade’ for the world

#IRAN #USA

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1. Coalition Talks hit a snag

Lieberman & Kahlon are allegedly playing hardball

#BIBI #COALITION

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1. Israeli right-wing accuses A.G. of conspiracy
   State prosecutor’s office rejects allegations of politically motivated investigations

#MANDELBLIT #BIBI

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1. Alleged pedophile Malka Leifer accused of fraud

Deputy health minister Litzman allegedly protected Leifer & other sex offenders

#LITZMAN #MALKALEEFER

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1. Anti-Israel PA official in Israel for medical care
   Convicted terrorist gets Israeli treatment while ordinary Palestinians are banned

#ANTIISRAEL #MEDICALCARE

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1. Im Tirtzu publishes Anti-Israel professor list

New website features educators from Israel’s most acclaimed institutions

#ANTIISRAEL #IMTIRTZU

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1. Anti-Vax rally doubles down; spreads false info
   Conspiracy theorists and discredited doctors are given a platform at NY seminar

#ANTIVAX #MEASLES

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1. White Night, Tel Aviv, 2019!!!
   Annual, city-wide, ‘Layla-Lavan’ celebrations return in time for Eurovision  

#WHITENIGHT2019 #TELAVIV

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1. White Night, Tel Aviv, 2019!!!
   Top things to do in the white city on ‘Layla Lavan’ with ILTVs Joy Gavillion.

#LAILALAVAN2019 #TLV

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1. New terminal for pets set to open at Ben Gurion

Section of the airport will cater to the 80,000+ families traveling with pets annually

#PETTRAVEL #BENGURION

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1. Today in History

#TODAYINHISTORY #ISRAELHISTORY

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1. The Weather Forecast

#ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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1. Polish Ambassador to Israel attacked

60 year old Swedish Jewish woman critically wounded in Anti-Semitic stabbing

#POLAND #SWEDEN

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1. NSO group allegedly releases new spyware
   Amnesty int’l petitions Israeli courts to revoke Israeli company’s export license  
   #NSO #WHATSAPP

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1. Is there really a leftist plot against the PM?
   What evidence of a conspiracy is there? Are new legislated protections necessary? Akiva Bigman, Investigative Journalist with Israel Hayom is in the ILTV studio to discuss.

#BIBI #AKIVABIGMAN

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1. PM: stand with US against Iranian aggression

Iran threatens to breakaway from certain aspects of JCPOA nuclear deal
 #IRAN #USA

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1. Is Israel facing a cannabis economy bubble?
   Israeli securities authority says bubble in the burgeoning market is unavoidable

#ISRAEL #CANABIS

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1. Eurovision semi-finals updates
   Celebrations continue as first 17 contestants take to the stage, here to give us all the details are ILTV's Joy Gavillon and Noury Lizarraga. 

#NOURYLIZARRAGA # JOYGAVILLON

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1. Moovit launches special Eurovision edition

New version will reveal quickest, cheapest & easiest ways of getting around Tel Aviv

#MOOVIT #EUROVISIONTLV

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1. Today in History

May 15, 1800 British Jewish citizen David Moses Ben-Meir Dyte thwarted the assassination of King George the third.   

#TODAYINHISTORY #ISRAELHISTORY

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1. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be clear to partly cloudy and warm with a low of sixty-four or eighteen degrees Celsius. Then tomorrow you can expect sunny skies and a rise in temperatures to a high of eighty-five or twenty-nine degrees Celsius.

#ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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1. US considers deploying 120k troops to Persian Gulf
   Iran threatens Israel in response to American ‘escalations’ in the region

#USA #PERSIANGULF

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1. Defending against attacks on multiple fronts
   Dr. Martin Sherman, Founder & Executive Director of the IISS in the ILTV studio to speak about Iranian regime threat to strike Israel in the event that the US strikes Iran

#MARTINSHERMAN #INSS

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1. Trump peace plan to be rolled out soon

PA warns that annexing parts of West Bank would end 2-state solution

#TRUMP #WESTBANK

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1. Israel ups security around Gaza for Eurovision
   Strict IDF policy over the use of live-fire at the border goes into effect

#ISRAEL #IDF

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1. PM announces town named for Trump has been chosen

Newest regional community will be home to a mix of secular & religious families

#BIBI #TRUMP

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1. PM had better pick up indictment case files
   AG office says that if Netanyahu doesn’t arrive for hearing; indictments will be filed

#NETANYAHU #INDICTMENT

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1. Opposition decries rumored legal reforms

Gantz says “such a cheapening of the rule of law undermines pillars of democracy”
#GANTZ #COALITION

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1. Israelis don’t give much thought to western values
   JPPI survey reveals Jews & Arabs follow religion; domestic law over western mores

#JPPI #LAWS

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1. Polish PM says poles deserve reparations, not Jews

Poland cancels visit by Israeli officials to discuss Holocaust property restitution

#POLAND #HOLOCAUST

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1. Eurovision celebrations continue
   Madonna confirms performances; but EBU say there’s still no contract

#EUROVISION2019 #EUROVISIONTLV

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1. Major expansion at Ben Gurion Airport approved
   Construction on new sections; counters; stores & more is set to cost 3 billion NIS  

#GENGURIONAIRPORT #UPGRADE

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1. Today in History

May 14, 1948 is the actual date that Israel’s independence as a Jewish national homeland was declared.

#TODAYINHISTORY #ISRAELHISTORY

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1. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be partly cloudy and warm, with a low of sixty-three or seventeen degrees Celsius. Then tomorrow you can expect sunny and clear skies, and no change in temperatures. the high should be about eighty-three or twenty-eight degrees Celsius.

#ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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1. Hostilities with Gaza begin to die down
   Two suspects indicted for planning shooting attack on Tel Aviv beaches

#GAZA #VIOLENCE

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1. Two Saudi oil tankers mysteriously damaged

US points fingers at Iran for the destruction & ‘sabotage’

#SAUDIARABIA #IRAN

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1. PM’S legal team in standoff with A.G.’s office

Squabble over payment of his legal bills behind delay in picking up legal documents 

#BIBI #MANDELBLIT

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1. Reworking the judiciary
   How would that look? How will it work? Akiva Bigman, Investigative Journalist with Israel Hayom joins ILTV to discuss.
   #AKIVABIGMAN #ISRAELHAYOM

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1. 44 US states sue Teva over price-fixing & gouging
   Massive lawsuit targets multiple generic drug manufacturers

#TEVA #USA

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1. London hosts Nakba day march
   Corbyn praises rally; pens forward for book blaming Jews for global financial plot 

#CORBYN #NAKBA

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1. Germany to back Israel in the un

Israeli attacked in Berlin for arguing with Pro-Palestinian activists

#GERMANY #ISRAEL

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1. Iranian judokas will square up against Israel
   Iran’s national Olympic committee caves in to international pressures

#IRAN #JUDO

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1. Eurovision mania begins!
   Despite fanfare, historic song contest draws fewer tourists than expected
   #EUROVISIONTLV #TLV

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1. Eurovision mania begins!
   ILTVs Noury Lizarraga is her to speak about Israeli Eurovision contestant, Kobi Marimi, performing updated version of ‘Home’

#EUROVISION2019 #KOBIMARIMI

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1. Beresheet 2 receives $1 mil dollar genesis prize
   American-Israeli Jewish astronaut will take Israeli flag to space in September

#BERESHEET2 #SPACEIL

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1. Today in History

May 13th 2019 is the 7th annual international hummus day!

#TODAYINHISTORY #ISRAELHISTORY

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1. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be clear to partly cloudy and warm with a low of sixty-three; or seventeen degrees Celsius. Then tomorrow you can expect sunny skies and a slight rise in temperatures for a high of about eighty-six or thirty degrees Celsius.

#ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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1. Yom Haatzmaut celebrations wind down
President Rivlin honors outstanding IDF soldiers for their service

#YOMHAATZMAUT #RIVLIN

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2. Nepotism reported over independence day tickets

Comptroller alleges irregular number of tickets going to well-connected officials

#ISRAELINDEPENDENCEDAY #MIRIREGEV

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3. Film project profiles American Jewish heroes
Toldot Israel follows dozens of US Jews who helped turn Zionist dream into reality

#TOLDOTYISRAEL #ISRAEL

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4. US deploys naval warships towards Persian Gulf
Israeli Mossad warned of impending Iranian attack on American targets

#USANAVY #PERSIANGULF

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5. US deploys naval warships towards Persian Gulf
Israeli Mossad warned of impending Iranian attack on American targets, Dr. Martin Sherman, Founder & Executive Director of the IISS is in the ILTV studios to discuss.

#USA #IRAN

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6. Netanyahu requests delay for coalition deadline
Israeli Prime Minister also likely to receive delays in his pre-indictment hearings

#BIBI #COALITION

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7. Greek energy crisis leads to major scandal
Greece struggles to fulfill conditions of EU bailout package

#GREECE #ENERGY

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8. Poles march against paying reparations
‘Jewish holocaust victims don’t deserve it when Germany has yet to pay Poland 1st’

#POLAND #HOLOCAUST

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9. Roger Waters posts crazed rant against Eurovision

Ministry of strategic affairs launches ad campaign targeting Israel boycotters

#EUROVISION2019 #DARETODREAM

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10. Today in History

May 12 1948 marks the day that Israeli Haganah forces captured the Beit Shean valley.

#TODAYINHISTORY #ISRAELHISTORY

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11. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be clear to partly cloudy and warm, with a low of sixty-five or eighteen degrees Celsius. Then tomorrow you can expect sunny skies and a slight rise in temperatures; to a high of eighty-seven or thirty-one degrees Celsius.

#ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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1. Lighters of the Independence Day torch
   Leader of Pittsburgh Federation, holocaust survivor-foster mother, and more

#ISRAEL #HAPPYBIRTHDAYISRAEL

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1. Adi-on-the-street
   Israeli Independence day thoughts

#ADI #ISRAEL

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1. Israel’s 71st year

Population statistics and landmarks

#ISRAEL #POPULATION

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1. Israel’s 71st year

The biggest startup exits and action

#STARTUPNATION #ISRAEL

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1. Israel’s 71st year

Health & happiness statistics

#HEALTH #STATISTICS

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1. Israel’s 71st year

Record-breaking rates of tourism

#ISRAEL #TOURISM

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1. Olim open up
   Panel of immigrants to Israel on Independence day

#OLIM #ISRAEL

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1. Adi-on-the-street
   Israeli independence day thoughts
   #ADI #INDEPENDENCEDAY

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1. Most Israelis proud of Israel & its achievements

Perception gaps between Arabs and Jews; religious and secular remain

#ARABS #JEWS

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1. Top five events of the past year in Israel
   Innovations, victories, and reaching for the stars…
   

#ISRAEL #INNOVATION

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1. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be partly cloudy and cool with a chance of rain. and the low will be about fifty-eight or fourteen degrees Celsius. Then tomorrow should be partly cloudy and cool with a high of seventy-one or twenty-two degrees Celsius.

#ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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1. Hostilities with Gaza Come To An End – For Now

The indiscriminate rocket fire from Gaza against Israeli civilians in the south has seemingly finally come to an end Monday morning.

#ROCKET #GAZA

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1. Int’l Headlines Skew the Recent Conflict
   Not everyone was as supportive of Israel’s defense from Gaza’s indiscriminate Rocket fire. However, with several in the EU, and the United States instead pointing fingers at Israel’s alleged aggression against the Palestinians. 

#EU #HAMAS

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1. Opposition Leaders Criticize PM For ‘Weak Response’
   As the chaos around the strip ensues, several opposition leaders including blue and white leaders Benny Gantz, Yair Lapid, and Ofer Shelah are taking the opportunity to attack Netanyahu’s defense policies. 

#NETANYAHU #TERRORISM

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1. 4. Moving Forward Through The Aftermath

Ben-Dror Yemini, an Israeli Journalist & Author of ‘Industry of Lies’, David Bedein, The Director Of The Center For Near East Policy, Brig. Gen. (ret.) Dr. Meir Elran, A Sr. Researcher at INSS and Dr. Martin Sherman, The Founder & Executive Director of The IISS joins us in the studio for a panel discussion on the aftermath of the recent Israel-Gaza conflict. 

#ISRAELGAZA #VIOLENCE

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1. US Senator Introduces Bill To Halt Aid For IDF

A congresswoman from Minnesota Rep. Betty Mccollum introduced a bill that would halt military funding to Israel if passed.

#BETTYMCCOLLUM #NEWBILL

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1. Muslim Holy-Month Of Ramadan Begins

Muslims all over the world begin observing Ramadan today and tomorrow marked by daily fasts and nightly feasts.

#RAMADAN #ISLAM

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1. Today in History
   Today in History, May 6th, 1856 Dr. Sigmund Freud was born.

#TODAYINHISTORY #ILTVTODAYINHISTORY           #SIGMUNDFREUD

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1. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be cloudy but warm, with a low of sixty-four or eighteen degrees Celsius. Then tomorrow you can expect partly cloudy skies and a slight drop in temperatures. the high should be about seventy-four or twenty-three degrees Celsius.

 #ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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Israel and Gaza return to a tense calm after a massive upswing in cross border violence, various international publications and democratic lawmakers continue spreading lies about the recent Gaza rocket fire and the Muslim holy month of Ramadan officially begins today.

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1. Over 500 Rockets Fired At Israeli Civilian Areas

Moshe Agadi, a 58 year-old Israeli father of four was murdered by shrapnel early Sunday morning when a terrorist rocket launched from Gaza landed on his home.

#ROCKET #GAZA

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1. PIJ Threatens To Fire Deeper Into Israel

Iranian proxy terror groups Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad are now threatening to ratchet up their attacks should Israel continue to retaliate.

#PIJ #HAMAS

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1. Over 500 Rockets Fired At Israeli Civilian Areas

Brig. Gen. (ret.) Ram Shmueli the Former Head of IAF Intelligence, Dr. Shaul Shay, the Former Deputy Head of the National Security Council, Dr. Col. (ret.) Reuven Berko, Middle East Expert; Israel Hayom Columnist and Dr. Martin Sherman, The Founder & Executive Director of The IISS joins us in the studio for a panel discussion on the ongoing events in southern Israel and Gaza.

#ROCKETS #TERRORISM

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1. 4. Int’l Community Condemns Palestinian Violence
   Many in the international community have begun to condemn the indiscriminate Palestinian terror attacks.

#CONDEMNATION #VIOLENCE

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1. The Show Must Go On
   Despite the ongoing violence, the show must go on; as the first of 40 Eurovision delegations begin to arrive in Tel Aviv.

#EUROVISION #TELAVIV

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1. Today in History
   Today in History, May 5th 1892 is the birthday of British Archaeologist Dorothy Garrod.

 #TODAYINHISTORY #ILTVTODAYINHISTORY           #DOROTHYGARROD

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1. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be clear to partly cloudy and warm, with a low of sixty-six or nineteen degrees Celsius. Then tomorrow you can expect partly cloudy skies and a rise in temperatures to a high of ninety-two or thirty-three degrees Celsius. 

 #ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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At least three Israelis have been killed and dozens more injured as hundreds of rockets continue to rain down in southern Israel from the Gaza Strip, opposition leaders take advantage of the situation to criticize PM Netanyahu and all while delegations for the upcoming Eurovision song contest begin to arrive for rehearsals.

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1. Holocaust remembrance day 2019 begins
   Recent tragedies bring new meaning to the words ‘never again’ 

#SHOAH #HOLOCAUSTMEMORIALDAY

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1. Most of Austria misinformed about the Holocaust
   Claims conference survey reveals shocking lack of knowledge in Austria; Europe

#AUSTRIA #HOLOCAUST

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1. Most of Austria misinformed about the Holocaust
   Ben-Dror Yemini, Israeli journalist & author of ‘industry of lies’ and Dr. Elana heideman, Executive Director of the Israel Forever Foundation are in the ILTV studios to discuss a survey that reveals shocking lack of knowledge in Austria; Europe

#AUSTRIA #HOLOCAUST

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1. Polish activist hangs effigy of late Polish Jew

TAU study says several governments worldwide actively promote Anti-Semitsim

#TAU #ANTISEMITISM

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1. UMASS to host panel of Anti-Semitic speakers
   Staunch Anti-Israel critics Roger Waters & Linda Sarsour among featured speakers
   #UMASS #ANTISEMITISM

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1. Florida senate passes Anti-Semitism bill

Indiana city leader asks if a purchase price was successfully ‘Jewed down’

#FLORIDA #INDIANA

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1. Social media buzzing about Eva Heymann
   Instagram @Eva.Stories details the true tale of a 13 year old Holocaust victim

#EVA.STORIES #IG

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1. Israeli artists ensure memory of victims lives on

New project breathes life into Holocaust victims’ poetry; transforming it into song

#HOLOCAUST #NEVERFORGET

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1. Today In History
   May 2nd 1860 marks the birthday of the father of modern ZIONISM and the man who first gave wings to the idea of returning to a Jewish national homeland Theodor Herzl.
   

#TODAYINHISTORY #ILTVTODAYINHISTORY             

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1. The Weather Forecast

#ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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