A City Filled with Light | 2/20/19

1. Conflicts on the Temple Mount continue

Conflict on the Temple Mount erupted again this week on Tuesday despite Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian officials supposedly reaching an understanding over the religious holy-site.

#TEMPLEMOUNT #CONFLICT

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2. IDF soldier is wounded in overnight raids
   An IDF soldier was lightly wounded Tuesday night amidst violent riots that broke out against the IDF in the Gush Etzion region of the West Bank.

#WESTBANK #IDF

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3. PA denies tax returns until all funds unfrozen
   Dr. Martin Sherman, Founder & Executive Director of the IISS in the ILTV studio speaking about Israel withholding money from the PA over payments to convicted terrorists

#MARTINSHERMAN #PA

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4. Israel hosts Visegrad nations for bilateral talks
   Bilateral meetings between PM Netanyahu and his counterparts from Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic are underway now, following the cancellation of the V4 Summit.

#V4 #VISEGRADNATIONS

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5. US Embassy and Consul General to merge in March
   The United States Consulate General in Jerusalem; which serves citizens of the Palestinian Authority will now be absorbed by the new United States Embassy.

#USEMBASSY #JERUSALEM

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6. Police reveal abuses in elderly care facility
   After disturbing allegations were made regarding abuses against patients in an elderly care facility, undercover Israeli police officers infiltrated the nursing home in question.

#ABUSE #ISRAELPOLICE

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7. Jerusalem becomes ‘A City Filled With Light’
   Around 800 Israeli youths from Tekoa marched from Ein Yahel to Jerusalem’s first station Tuesday night in commemoration of Israeli teen, Ori Ansbacher who was murdered just two weeks ago.

#ACITYFILLEDWITHLIGHT # ORIANSBACHER

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8. 1st ‘Under 30’ Global Women’s Summit is scheduled

Beginning March 31 and ending April 4, Forbes’ first ever ‘Under 30 Global Women’s Summit’ will be taking place in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.

#30UNDER20 #FORBES

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9. Eurovision 2019 tickets go on sale
   The Israeli public broadcasting corporation -Kan, revealed the price for the tickets on Tuesday.

#EUROVISION2019 #TICKETS

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10. Meet the ‘Sea-Squirt’
    Researchers in Israel have just discovered a new tool in the fight against global pollution. Meet, The Sea Squirt.

#THESEASQUIRT #ISRAEL

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11. Hebrew word of the Day: LESANEN | לסנן = TO FILTER

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is ‘LESANEN’ meaning to filter.

#LEARNHEBREW #HEBREWWORDOFDAY #ILTVHEBREWWORDOFDAY

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12. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be mostly clear overhead, and cool – with a low of about forty-eight or nine degrees Celsius. then tomorrow will be partly cloudy and with little-to-no-change in temperatures. The high should be around sixty-four or eighteen degrees Celsius.

#ISRAELWEATHER #ISRAELFORECAST

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