Presidential Term Limits Extended in Vote? | 2/17/19

1. Israeli Security Forces respond to weekend terror
   A man in his 40’s was reportedly stabbed in the Gilo neighborhood of Jerusalem, Sunday morning. The suspect fled the scene and is still reportedly on the run.

#WESTBANK #STABBING

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2. Warsaw Conference comes to a close

The Polish and American-hosted Warsaw Conference on Iran and the Middle East came to a close Thursday night; Prime Minister Netanyahu initiated more ties within the Arab-Muslim world, many are criticizing the conference for its lack of direction or action, among other things.

#BIBI #SECURITYCONFERENCE

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3.Munich Security Conference 2019 opens
Dozens of world leaders convened again, to discussed the Middle East, Iran, and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict– among many other issues. But as is often the case, what was said doesn’t exactly line up with what Israeli officials were hoping for.

#MUNICH #ISRAEL

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4. 4. Egypt votes to extend presidential term limits
5. MARTIN SHERMAN, FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE IISS joins us in the studio to speak about Egyptian President Sisi potentially to continue in power until 2034
   

#SISI #EGYPT

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5. UNHRC to release ‘record’ Anti-Israel Resolutions
   The United Nations Human Rights Council is now set to release a number of damning reports about Israel in March. According to Pro-Israel NGO, UN-Watch all the reports accuse Israel of war crimes and human rights violations.

#UNHRC #ANTI-ISRAEL

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6. UTJ head allegedly interfered in sex assault case
   Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman met with Jerusalem psychiatrist Jacob Charnes in order to attain false assessments for an accused sexual offender; thereby saving the suspect from extradition to Australia.

#YAAKOVLITZMAN #SEXUALASSAULT

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7. Israeli backpacker drowns in Zimbabwe

Israeli backpacker, Ofer Cohen, was killed in an accident in Zimbabwe last week near Victoria Falls.

#OFERCOHEN #ZIMBABWE

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9. Israelis flock to International Medical Universities

ILTV’s Natasha Kirchuk joins us in the studio to speak about how Romania, Hungary, Ukraine & Italy are popular medical-school destinations for Israeli’s.

#STUDYABROAD #MEDICINE

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11. Israeli-French film director wins ‘Golden Bear’
    ‘Synonyms’ a film by Israeli French director by Nadav Lapid takes top prize at berlin international film festival, the first golden bear for the Jewish State.
    
    

#NADAVLAPID #SYNONYMS

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12. Hebrew word of the Day: NIRDAHF | נרדף = SYNONYMOUS

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is ‘NIRDAHF’ which means SYNONYMOUS

#LEARNHEBREW #HEBREWWORDOFDAY #ILTVHEBREWWORDOFDAY

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13. The Weather Forecast

Tonight you can expect light and scattered showers with a low of forty-eight or nine degrees Celsius. Then tomorrow should also have some rain, and a slight drop in temperatures to a high of sixty or sixteen degrees Celsius.

#ISRAELWEATHER #ISRAELFORECAST

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