ZION NEWS

1. Four Soldiers Killed In Truck Ramming Attack

A vehicular terror attack in southern east Jerusalem's Armon Hanatziv neighborhood claimed the lives of one male and three female soldiers; and injured well over a dozen more people.

#TerrorAttack #Jerusalem
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2. ‘Yediot’ Publisher Arnon Mozes Named In P.M. Investigation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu allegedly accepted gifts from two businessmen. One of them is now believed to be famous Israeli-tycoon and Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan and the other is Yediot Ahronot publisher Arnon Mozes.

#Netanyahu #Investigation #ArnonMozes
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3. Investigation Of The Prime Minister Is Growing Very Serious

Yaakov Katz, Editor in Chief for the Jerusalem Post spoke with ILTV’s Steve Leibowitz regarding the investigation of the Israeli Prime Minister and that he could be in deep legal trouble.

#Netanyahu #YaakovKatz #SteveLeibowitz
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4. Israel Cuts $6 Million In Funding To The U.N.

Israel has just cut six million dollars in funding to the United Nations following through on their promise to retaliate for U.N.S.C. resolution 2334.

#UN #Funding
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5. ‘Jerusalem Embassy Move Will Cause “Explosion” Of Violence’

Outgoing-US Secretary of State John Kerry is warning that President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to move the American embassy to Jerusalem will likely to have a detrimental effect in the West Bank, Israel itself and also the Jewish state’s peace-partners - Jordan and Egypt.

#JohnKerry #Embassy #Jerusalem
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6. U.S. Congress Condemns Anti-Israel UN Resolution 2334

The US. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a resolution condemning UN Security Council resolution 2334 which demanded an end to Israeli settlement building.

#US #UN
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7. Four Soldiers Killed In Truck Ramming Attack & Israeli P.M. Investigation For Graft Continues

Sharren Haskel, Knesset Member, Likud speaking at ILTV studio about the vehicular terror attack in Jerusalem that killed 4 people and the investigation of Israeli Prime Minister for graft.

#SharrenHaskel #TerrorAttack #Netanyahu
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8. 2016 Israeli Tech Sector Exits Total $10 Billion

In Israel, there was a 12-percent increase in business over 2015 with Israeli firms racking-up a total of 10 billion-dollars. The hi-tech sector closed 104 “exit deals” including “M-and-A’s" meaning- mergers or acquisitions, investor buyouts, or initial public offerings.

#Tech #Israel
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9. Hebrew Word Of The Day, L’HITCHANEN | להתחנן = TO BEG

Learn a new Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "l’hitchanen" which means "to beg"

#Learnhebrew #Hebrewwordofday #Iltvhebrewwordofday
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10. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be rainy and cold as thunderstorms intensify overnight. The low will be around forty-eight; or nine degrees Celsius. The storms are expected to continue into tomorrow as temperatures continue to drop. The projected high is about fifty-seven; or fourteen degrees Celsius.

#Israelweather #Israelforecast

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1. 67% Of Israelis Polled Want Sgt. Elor Azaria Pardoned

Nearly 67% of Israelis polled in a Channel 2 survey said they would support a pardon of IDF sergeant Elor Azaria, who was convicted of manslaughter yesterday, and 19% of Israelis said it shouldn’t happen.

#ElorAzaria #Poll
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2. Governing Israeli Coalition Sharply At Odds Over Azaria Case

Top Israeli officials argue over pardoning Israeli Sgt. Elor Azaria. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led the way by posting his view on Facebook that he thinks that Azaria should be pardoned.

#ElorAzaria #Pardoning
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3. Israeli’s Are Divided Over Pardoning Sgt. Azaria

Sharon Nahari, Expert in Criminal Law speaking at ILTV studio to discuss the case of Elor Azaria who was found guilty of manslaughter.

#SharonNahari #ElorAzaria
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4. Haifa Shootings Are Likely Terror Attack, Police Now Say

A large scale manhunt is now underway in Haifa for the suspect who killed a 47 year old van driver and wounded a senior Rabbinical court judge.

#Haifa #Manhunt
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5. More Americans Support UN Resolution 2334 Than Oppose

The US House of Representatives is expected to vote against UN resolution 2334 that condemned Israeli building policies, and a bipartisan coalition of Senators just introduced a similar measure, demanding the UN bill be repealed.

#US #UN
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6. Exclusive ILTV Interview With Mike Huckabee

Visiting former US Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee says that the recent US abstention on UN resolution 2334 was both anti-Israel and anti-Semitic. In an exclusive interview with ILTV, Huckabee told reporter Steve Leibowitz that he looks forward to much improved relations between Israel and the US, once Donald Trump takes office. He began by responding to erroneous reports that he was offered the post of US Ambassador to Israel.

#MikeHuckabee #SteveLeibowitz #US
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7. Waheed Borsh Found Guilty Of Providing Supplies To Hamas

Palestinian UN worker, Waheed Borsh, in Gaza, who was accused of aiding the Hamas terror group, has been sentenced to 7 months in Israeli prison in plea bargain deal. He was convicted of "rendering services to an illegal organization without intention."

#WaheedBorsh #Hamas #Prison
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8. Israeli Company Mobileye Joins Forces With BMW & Intel

Israel’s “Mobileye” technology company joined forces with BMW and Intel is just months away from putting the first fleet of 40 autonomous cars on the roads by the end of 2017.

#Mobileye #AutonomousCars
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9. Infant Born With Rare Condition Is Treated In Israel

Surgeons in Jerusalem just performed the first-of-its kind operation on a newborn baby girl suffering from a rare genetic defect called “Omphalocele”, meaning her intestines were outside the body.

#Omphalocele #Surgery #Jerusalem
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10. Hebrew Word Of The Day, CHANINA | חנינה = AMNESTY

Learn a new Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "chanina" which means "amnesty"

#Learnhebrew #Hebrewwordofday #Iltvhebrewwordofday
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11. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be partly cloudy and slightly windy with a welcome rise in temperatures. The low will be about fifty, or ten degrees Celsius. The weekend will be sunny and should get even warmer as temperatures reach as high as seventy or twenty-one degrees Celsius.

#Israelweather #Israelforecast

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1. Soldier In Manslaughter Case Found Guilty

Israeli soldier sergeant Elor Azaria has been convicted of manslaughter for shooting a dead a seriously wounded terrorist last year. Azaria will be sentenced in about a month and could face several years in prison.

#ElorAzaria #Verdict
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2. Elor Azaria Convicted Of Manslaughter

Brigadier Gen. Meir Elran (ret.), Co-Director of the Society-Security Program for INSS and Major General Danny Yatom (res.), Former Head of Mossad; Former Labor Party Knesset Member speaking at ILTV studio on the guilty verdict of Sergeant Elor Azaria who shot a Palestinian attacker after he was already neutralized.

#MeirElran #DannyYatom #ElorAzaria
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3. Israeli Victim Of Istanbul Nightclub Attack Buried

Hundreds of people gathered last night as 19 year old Leanne Nasser was laid to rest in Israel, after being tragically murdered in the terror attack on a Turkish nightclub that took place on New Year’s eve.

#LeanneNasser #Burial
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4. U.S. Senators Fight To Recognize Jerusalem As Israel’s Capital

Texas Senator Ted Cruz, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, and Nevada Senator Dean Heller brought their “Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act” to Congress.

#Senators #Embassy #Jerusalem
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5. Israeli P.M. On Mission To Prevent Another U.N. Resolution

The Israeli Prime Minister is now vowing to prevent any further UN resolutions against his government’s policies, following major concern regarding the upcoming Paris peace conference.

#Netanyahu #UN
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6. Egypt Demolishes 12 More Gaza-Sinai Smuggling Tunnels

Egypt just announced that its army has discovered and destroyed 12 tunnels between the Hamas-run Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula.

#Egypt #Tunnels #Hamas
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7. Israeli Mossad Goes Public In Search For New Agents

The Israeli Mossad is recruiting new personnel via public advertisement and Mossad's official website with specific appeals being issued to women.

#Mossad #Recruitment
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8. Bennett’s Move To Annex Ma’aleh Adumim Is Well Timed

Cabinet Minister Naftali Bennett has found the perfect time to advance his expansionist agenda. At least that’s the view of Jerusalem Post Editor in Chief Yaakov Katz who told ILTV’s Steve Leibowitz that Bennett believes that the arrival of the Trump administration is the perfect timing for extending Israeli sovereignty in the West Bank.

#Bennet #YaakovKatz #SteveLeibowitz
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9. Israeli ‘Flying Ambulance’ Ready For Take-Off

Israeli ‘Urban Aeronautics” company designed robotically, remotely-piloted drone called the "Cormorant" which is airborne ambulance ideal for extricating civilians from critical-situations. The company is hoping to launch the UAV by 2020.

#UrbanAeronautics #Ambulance
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10. Etchings Of 2nd Temple-Era Menorah And Cross Found By Hikers

An Israeli club of cave-explorers made an unexpected discovery of a carving of a three-footed menorah with seven branches, much resembling the one that once stood in the biblical Temple in Jerusalem.

#Menorah #Discovery
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11. Hebrew Word Of The Day, LIVNOHT| לבנות = TO BUILD

Learn a new Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "livnoht" which means "to build"

#Learnhebrew #Hebrewwordofday #Iltvhebrewwordofday
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12. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be partly cloudy with a chance of light rain and a low of fifty or ten degrees Celsius. You can expect tomorrow to be partly cloudy with a rise in temperatures to a high of sixty-four, or eighteen degrees Celsius.

#Israelweather #Israelforecast

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1. Attorney General Opens Criminal Investigation Against P.M.

The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was questioned for three hours by a team of senior police officers at his Balfour street residence in Jerusalem on suspicion of him accepting improper benefits. Israel's Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit officially confirmed that he himself ordered the criminal probe.

#Netanyahu #Investigation
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2. Criminal Investigation Of Prime Minister Is ‘Very Serious’

Professor Avraham Diskin, Political Scientist at Hebrew University spoke with ILTV's Steve Leibowitz about the implications of the criminal investigation of Israeli Prime Minister.

#AvrahamDiskin #SteveLeibowitz #Netanyahu
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3. MK’S Consider Bill To Block Probes Into Sitting P.M.’S

The Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked has voiced support for legislative-efforts to grant future prime ministers from prosecution. The bill would offer a sitting prime minister protection from certain types of police investigations and criminal prosecution in order to focus on the handling state affairs.

#AyeletShaked #Prosecution #Bill
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4. Hamas Condemns New Israeli Body-Return Policy

Hamas Spokesman Fawzi Barhum is firing back by claiming that Israel's decision to no longer return the bodies of terrorists is “criminal” and “barbaric.” He also threatened the decision will lead to negative consequences, possibly obstructing Israel's attempts to receive the remains of two IDF soldiers and two living Israeli civilians being held in Gaza.

#Hamas #Policy
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5. Israeli Committee Takes Aim At Binary Options Industry

The “State Control Committee” just convened to discuss strategies aimed at completely shutting down the widely fraudulent binary options industry in Israel. The coordinated-effort will involve participation from the Justice Ministry, Attorney General, police and other government officials.

#BinaryOptions #State
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6. Space-X Falcon Rockets To Resume Flights On Jan. 8

Space-X is set to return to flights on January 8th following the explosion of a 300 million dollar Israeli Falcon rocket on Sept. 1. The investigation revealed that one of three composite overwrapped pressure vessels inside the second stage liquid oxygen tank failed.

#Space-X #Explosion
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7. Make Sense Of Your Data At Lightning Speeds

Adi Azaria, Co-Founder of Sisense speaking at ILTV studio about Sisense systems that provide fast data collection and analysis.

#AdiAzaria #Sisense
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8. Ariel Offers World’s First Medical Cannabis Course

Ariel University has added the formal study of cannabis to the curriculum where students will learn the history and legality of using medical marijuana. Enrollment is open to university students of ‘medical administration’

#Ariel #Cannabis
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9. Israeli Superstar David Broza Promotes Co-Existence With Music

Israeli musician David Broza is set to perform in New York city on January 7th at the Town Hall. ILTV's Natasha Kirtchuk covers the story of the Israeli superstar who made it his mission to use his music to inspire change.

#DavidBroza #NatashaKirtchuk
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10. Hebrew Word Of The Day, CHOK | חוק = RULE/LAW

Learn a new Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "chok" which means "rule/law"

#Learnhebrew #Hebrewwordofday #Iltvhebrewwordofday
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11. The Weather Forecast

Tonight will be partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms. The temperatures are cold with a low of forty-six, or eight degrees Celsius. Tomorrow should more of the same so make sure you bundle up. The high for the day is expected to be around sixty or sixteen degrees Celsius.

#Israelweather #Israelforecast

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1. Israeli Teen Lian Zaher Nasser’s Body Returns From Istanbul

The body of 19 year old Lian Zaher Nasser is being returned home to Israel today, following her death in the terror attack in Istanbul on New Year’s eve.

2. Police Investigate Netanyahu On Allegations Of Graft

The Israeli Attorney-General has reportedly-approved a “full criminal investigation” into charges against the Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu that he and his family members accepted valuable gifts from at least two businessmen during his tenure in office.

3. Netanyahu Investigated For Graft

Avihu Sofer, Teacher of Political Science at Haifa University and Maariv Columnist speaking at ILTV about the investigation on Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu on suspicion of graft; for allegedly accepting expensive gifts on behalf of himself and his family.

4. Shas Party Head Says He’d Never Back Lapid For Next P.M.

Israel’s Interior Minister Aryeh Deri is urging "Yesh Atid" party’s head Yair Lapid to join the Netanyahu-led government in the next election, rather than challenge the Prime Minister for leadership. Deri, who chairs the ultra-right “Shas” religious faction and is a key member of the coalition is making it clear that he’d never endorse Lapid as the next Israeli Prime Minister.

5. Israel To Withhold Bodies Of Hamas Terrorists

Israel’s high-level security cabinet has made a series of unanimous decisions to no longer return the bodies of Hamas terrorists killed during attacks and to launch a new “plan of action” to secure the release of two Israeli civilians and the remains of two soldiers being held hostage in Gaza.

6. Obama White House Doubts Israeli Commitment To Two States

The sharp differences between Israel and the Obama administration became strikingly clear during Secretary of State John Kerry’s Middle East address. ILTV’s Steve Leibowitz asked Times of Israel editor David Horovitz whether the “settlement regulation bill” supported by Netanyahu does indeed indicate his commitment to settlements over a diplomatic solution.

7. Israeli Population Reaches 8.63 Million

According to the “Central Bureau of Statistics" the number of citizens in the Jewish state jumped by two percent, making Israel's population stand at 8.63 million people.

8. 2016 Is Record Year For Flights In-And-Out Of Israel

More Israelis have started traveling abroad than ever before that amounts to an 11-percent increase of more than 1.6 million people in 2015. There were a total of 110-thousand incoming and outgoing international flights in addition to 600-thousand domestic flights within the country, with Israelis making up about 70% of the passengers.

9. More Vacation Time For Israelis As Of 2017

Israel workers will now receive a minimum of 12 vacation days a year, starting this Sunday. That’s two more days per year according to Israeli law. The initiative was started by Kulanu Knesset member Rachel Azaria who believes the new law will improve productivity.

9. More Vacation Time For Israelis As Of 2017

Israel workers will now receive a minimum of 12 vacation days a year, starting this Sunday. That’s two more days per year according to Israeli law. The initiative was started by Kulanu Knesset member Rachel Azaria who believes the new law will improve productivity.

11. Hebrew Word Of The Day, LACH-KOR | לחקור = TO INVESTIGATE

Learn a new Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "lachkor" which means "to investigate"

12. The Weather Forecast

Tonight will be cold with scattered showers and a low of forty-eight; or nine degrees Celsius. Tomorrow you can expect it to remain cold and partly cloudy. The high for the day should be around sixty; or sixteen degrees Celsius.

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1. Dozens Dead In New Year’s Eve Attack

Two Israelis are among the 69 wounded in Istanbul. One Israeli, Leann Zaher-Nasser, was confirmed to have been killed during the terror attack at an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Eve. Her friend from Tira is currently listed in moderate condition.

#Istanbul #TerrorAttack
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2. Israelis Warned Against Travel To India

Israel's anti-terrorism directorate has issued a travel advisory cautioning citizens against going to India right now. According to the statement, there is "an immediate threat of attack to western and other tourist targets" particularly in south-west India.

#India #AntiTerrorism
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3. Israeli Wounded In Berlin Attack Regains Consciousness

The Israeli man wounded in Berlin attack, Rami Elyakim, has regained consciousness. However, he was denied status as "victim of terror" that would grant certain benefits and compensations because, as Defense Ministry explains it, he was not targeted for being Israeli, and therefore does not qualify under the victim of terror law.

#Berlin #RamiElyakim
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4. 2016 Ends With Violent Incidents In The West Bank

Within the past 24 hours there have been a series of violent-incidents characterizing the last 12 months of Arab terror attacks. Israeli soldiers were targeted in shooting and stabbing attacks.

#Violence #WestBank
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5. Trump Repeats Pro-Israel Support On New Year's Eve

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump started the new year off by making it clear that 2017 is going to be a very good year for American-Israeli relations. the Trump staff has contacted the Israeli Prime Minister’s office and is ‘aggressively pursuing’ Netanyahu to attend the inauguration on January 20.

#Trump #Netanyahu
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6. After Istanbul Shooting Travel Advisory Remains In Effect

Dr. Martin Sherman, Director of Israel Institute for Strategic Studies speaking at ILTV studio about Israel-US relations and security abroad.

#MartinSherman #Security
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7. 117 Biblical “Jacob’s Sheep” Return To Israel 5000 Years Later
Natasha Kirtchuk on a flock of 'holy' sheep that just made it back to Israel from Canada. The breed, called Jacob's sheep, trace their lineage back 5000 years to the Middle East. An Israeli-South African couple help holy flock make Aliyah from Canada.

#Sheep #NatashaKirtchuk
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8. Israeli Economy Grew 3.8% In 2016

Israel’s “Central Bureau of Statistics” just released initial-estimates on the performance of the Israeli economy for the past year with the country’s “GDP” up to 3.8%, which reflects about a 1.8% growth per capita when taking population growth into account.

#GDP #Statistics
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9. Youtube Stars Release Scathing Video In Support Of Israel

Two video-blogging sisters from North Carolina, known by the stage name "Diamond and Silk" blast, in their latest clip, the outgoing US President Barack Obama for failing to veto the UN resolution against Israeli settlements.

#Youtube #Obama
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10. Hebrew Word Of The Day, HACHLATA | החלטה = DECISION / RESOLUTION

Learn a new Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "hachlata" which means "decision/resolution"

#Learnhebrew #Hebrewwordofday #Iltvhebrewwordofday
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11. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be partly cloudy with scattered showers and a low of forty-eight or nine degrees Celsius. You can expect tomorrow’s weather to include a chance of thunderstorms; and snow in the north and mountains as the temperatures drop to a high of fifty-nine of fifteen degrees Celsius.

#Israelweather #Israelforecast

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1. Headline: Son Of Berlin Terror Attack Victim Visits Berlin

Berlin is still deeply-mourning the December 19th Islamist terror attack; and last night a very special Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony was held in honor of the victims.

#Berlin #IslamicTerrorism

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2.Headline: Israel Cancels Vote On New Homes In East Jerusalem

Controversial plans to build more than 6000 new homes in Jerusalem were unexpectedly delayed at the last minute today; in what’s being seen as a move to avoid further confrontation with Washington.

#Jerusalem #Settlements

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3. Headline: Egypt Prints Transcript ‘Proving U.S.-Palestinian Collusion’

Israel is now preparing itself for even more maneuvering at the UN against the Jewish State led by the Obama administration before ending its term in January.

#Egypt #Transcript #UN

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4. Headline: Palestinians Uncertain How To Prepare For Trump

There have seemingly been a lot of contradictions in the policy statements of the incoming trump administration. So what can the Middle East Expect? ILTV’s Steve Leibowitz sat down with Palestinian Affairs Expert Gershon Baskin to find out.

#SteveLeibowitz #GershonBaskin

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5. Headline: Israeli Bill Against Incitement On Social Media Advances

The Israeli Government’s bill against FAcebook and Google is being Advanced; and it would legally compel the social media giants to remove specific posts based on recommendations from the police Cybercrime Unit.

#CyberCrime #Facebook #SocialMedia

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6. Headline: Shin Bet Thwarted Over 400 Major Terror Attacks In 2016

Israel’s Shin Bet Security Agency is admired all over the world for its triumphs in countering terrorism. It’s just been revealed that the Israeli secret agents were able to prevent over 400 separate attacks just this year.

#ShinBet #Security #Terror

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7. Headline: One Of Israel’s Foremost ‘Illuminating’ Artists

Here to discuss her new solo art exhibition entitled ‘Penetration” which opens Jan. 5th, is International artist Debi Oulu.

#DebiOulu #Penetration #Art

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8. Headline: CBI Award For Most Beautiful City Given To Holon

Gorgeous Downtown Holon has just been voted the most beautiful city in the nation for nearly a straight quarter-century.

#CBI #Holon

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9. Headline: Israel Celebrates Hanukkah With Millions Of Donuts

Have you ever seen someone get emotional over a pastry? Well that happens to be exactly what ILTV witnessed this week when hitting the bakeries of Tel Aviv to get a taste of what’s frying this Hanukkah.

#Sufganiyot #Donuts #Pastry

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10. Headline: Jews Around The Israel Celebrate Hanukkah

Tonight marks the 5th night of the Jewish Holiday of Hanukkah; and some young students from the Kehillah Democratic School in Tel Aviv are lighting the Menorah for ILTV.

#Hanukkah #TelAviv

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11. Headline: SHADCHAN | שדכן = STAPLER

Learn a new Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is “Shadchan” which means “Stapler.”

#Learnhebrew #Hebrewwordofday #ILTVhebrewwordofday

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12. Weather Forecast

TONIGHT WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A LOW OF FORTY-SIX; OR EIGHT DEGREES CELSIUS. TOMORROW IS ALSO EXPECTED TO BE PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS; AND UNSEASONABLY COLD WITH A DAILY HIGH OF SIXTY; OR SIXTEEN DEGREES CELSIUS.

#Israelweather #Israelforecast

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1. Israel Outraged By John Kerry’s Speech In Washington Tension is high between US and Israel following a controversial speech by the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, in which he warned that the future of a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict was at risk. #JohnKerry #TwoStateSolution
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2. Netanyahu Slams Kerry’s Speech As “Unbalanced”The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims the US Secretary of the State John Kerry is being biased against the Jewish state, adding that Israel does not need to be lectured about peace by foreign leaders. #Netanyahu #JohnKerry
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3. Sec. Kerry’s speech leaves both sides with mixed reactions Many Israelis firmly insist they have the right to build homes in the biblical Jewish homeland, other residents say they’ d like to see Israel comply with several of Kerry's key points. Some Palestinians were following Kerry's speech withoptimism, others disagreed, saying they feel the speech was insulting to Palestinians. #JohnKerry #Israelis #Palestinians
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4. Israel Starts To Approve East Jerusalem Construction The Jerusalem Municipal Committee pulled back from approving 492 new homes after they say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked for a delay, so as not to provide even more fuel to the US Secretary of State’ s anti-building argument. The committee reportedly forged ahead nonetheless by granting permission for one four-story building that’ s now being condemned by local groups opposed to such projects. #Jerusalem #Construction
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5. Israel And U.N. Security Council Resolution 2334Yosef Livne, Former Israeli Ambassador to New Zealand speaking at ILTV studio about the passage of the contentious UN resolution 2334 and what lies ahead for future Israeli relationships abroad? #YosefLivne #UN
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6. Trump: “Israel Treated Very Unfairly” By U.N. And Obama U.S. President-elect Donald Trump tweeted the U-S “cannot continue to let Israel be treated with such total disdain and disrespect.” He hammered both the Obama administration and the UN for their stances towards Israel and vowed 'the will all change' when he takes office. #Trump #Israel
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7. Online Database Opens For Public Viewing
The Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu officiated a new online database that declassifies 400k documents on ‘ missing Yemenite kids’ case and the authorities hope will offer closure to questions over the fate of Yemenite-children, that many believe disappeared in the early days of the state. #Database #Yemenite
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8. Israel Offers To Host New Generation Of Foreign Inventors Geniuses from overseas are being invited to come live in the “Israeli startup nation” for two years. The framework is specifically-geared toward helping inventors with their good ideas. They’ ll even have the opportunity to actually open their own companies in Israel, which would entitle them to “expert visas”. #Inventors #StartUp
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Learn a new Hebrew word every day. Today’ s word is "meahtzben" which means "annoying"#Learnhebrew #Hebrewwordofday #Iltvhebrewwordofday
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10. The Weather ForecastTonight should be partly cloudy with a chance of light rain and a low of fifty; or ten degrees Celsius. You can expect the weekend to cool down through Saturday; with chances of rain and an average high temperature of 59 degrees Fahrenheit; or fifteen degrees Celsius. #Israelweather #Israelforecast

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1. Headline: Son Of Berlin Terror Attack Victim Visits Berlin

Berlin is still deeply-mourning the December 19th Islamist terror attack; and last night a very special Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony was held in honor of the victims.

#Berlin #IslamicTerrorism

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2.Headline: Israel Cancels Vote On New Homes In East Jerusalem

Controversial plans to build more than 6000 new homes in Jerusalem were unexpectedly delayed at the last minute today; in what’s being seen as a move to avoid further confrontation with Washington.

#Jerusalem #Settlements

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3. Headline: Egypt Prints Transcript ‘Proving U.S.-Palestinian Collusion’

Israel is now preparing itself for even more maneuvering at the UN against the Jewish State led by the Obama administration before ending its term in January.

#Egypt #Transcript #UN

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4. Headline: Palestinians Uncertain How To Prepare For Trump

There have seemingly been a lot of contradictions in the policy statements of the incoming trump administration. So what can the Middle East Expect? ILTV’s Steve Leibowitz sat down with Palestinian Affairs Expert Gershon Baskin to find out.

#SteveLeibowitz #GershonBaskin

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5. Headline: Israeli Bill Against Incitement On Social Media Advances

The Israeli Government’s bill against FAcebook and Google is being Advanced; and it would legally compel the social media giants to remove specific posts based on recommendations from the police Cybercrime Unit.

#CyberCrime #Facebook #SocialMedia

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6. Headline: Shin Bet Thwarted Over 400 Major Terror Attacks In 2016

Israel’s Shin Bet Security Agency is admired all over the world for its triumphs in countering terrorism. It’s just been revealed that the Israeli secret agents were able to prevent over 400 separate attacks just this year.

#ShinBet #Security #Terror

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7. Headline: One Of Israel’s Foremost ‘Illuminating’ Artists

Here to discuss her new solo art exhibition entitled ‘Penetration” which opens Jan. 5th, is International artist Debi Oulu.

#DebiOulu #Penetration #Art

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8. Headline: CBI Award For Most Beautiful City Given To Holon

Gorgeous Downtown Holon has just been voted the most beautiful city in the nation for nearly a straight quarter-century.

#CBI #Holon

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9. Headline: Israel Celebrates Hanukkah With Millions Of Donuts

Have you ever seen someone get emotional over a pastry? Well that happens to be exactly what ILTV witnessed this week when hitting the bakeries of Tel Aviv to get a taste of what’s frying this Hanukkah.

#Sufganiyot #Donuts #Pastry

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10. Headline: Jews Around The Israel Celebrate Hanukkah

Tonight marks the 5th night of the Jewish Holiday of Hanukkah; and some young students from the Kehillah Democratic School in Tel Aviv are lighting the Menorah for ILTV.

#Hanukkah #TelAviv

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11. Headline: SHADCHAN | שדכן = STAPLER

Learn a new Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is “Shadchan” which means “Stapler.”

#Learnhebrew #Hebrewwordofday #ILTVhebrewwordofday

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12. Weather Forecast

TONIGHT WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A LOW OF FORTY-SIX; OR EIGHT DEGREES CELSIUS. TOMORROW IS ALSO EXPECTED TO BE PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS; AND UNSEASONABLY COLD WITH A DAILY HIGH OF SIXTY; OR SIXTEEN DEGREES CELSIUS.

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ILTV’s Zion News Main Daily Broadcast from the Holy Land, bringing you the real Israel. Coming up in today’s newscast: France To Host Middle East Peace Summit, Hezbollah Significantly Increases Its Missile Arsenal, and Israel Cancels Aid To The Nation Of Angola.

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