Jordan won’t Negotiate Annexation | 10/23/18

1. Gaza rocket fire caused by lightning strike?
   It seems that the Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror organizations in Gaza were actually telling the truth, when they claimed innocence over last week’s missile attack that destroyed a Beer Sheva home. According to Yedioth Ahronot News, the rocket fire was accidentally caused by a freak lightning strike.
   2.IDF spots Hezbollah post just 1 km from border
   Israeli Security Forces are accusing Hezbollah, the Lebanese terror organization, of violating the United Nations Security Council resolution 1701, which establishes a demilitarized zone between Israel and Lebanon, and describes the terms of a ceasefire agreement.
2. Khashoggi affair throws Middle East into turmoil

Dr. Mordechai Kedar, Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, Bar Ilan University speaking at ILTV Studio about Erdogan demanding independent investigation into 'political murder' of journalist.
4. Jordan won’t negotiate annexation

Israel is now reportedly attempting to negotiate with Jordan, regarding the annexation of two areas on the Israeli-Jordanian border last night, responding to such reports, Jordanian Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, said that no such negotiation request has yet been submitted and even if it had, it would be rejected.

5. Israel becomes main topic in Florida governor race
   It seems Israel played a major role in the governor debates in Tampa, Florida on Sunday night, republican Ron Desantis went head to head against his democratic rival, Tallahassee mayor, Andrew Gillum and the debate heated up when Israel came into the picture.
6. American Jewish journalist killed in hate-crime
   American-Jewish journalist and paramedic, Jerry Wolkowitz, has died after five months of being in a coma. The 56-year-old New-Jersey native was assaulted last may outside his home, by 25-year-old Jamil Hubbard, in a racially motivated attack.
   7. New program puts Arabs & Haredi Jews in hi-tech

Israel currently has 15,000 unfilled positions in the Hi-Tech industry. A new program launched last week by a coalition of Israeli NGO’S, high-tech companies, philanthropists, and government leaders, put together by start-up nation central, is set to tackle this serious shortage of skilled workers in the tech sector.

8. Knesset passes food donation act
   The Israeli Knesset on Monday passed the food donation act the law is similar to the United States’ “Bill-Emerson Act,” which absolves food donors from criminal and civil liability, as long as they follow the food safety requirements, posted by the ministry of health.
   9. Wheelchairs for those who need them most

Pablo Kaplan, Co-Founder and Managing Partner Of Wheelchairs Of Hope speaking at ILTV Studio about "wheelchairs of hope" that creates affordable wheelchairs to help children all across the world.
10. New Dutch Jewish film scores big at box office

Film enthusiasts take note, the new movie, "the resistance banker," directed by Joram Lursen, is a hit in the Netherlands. The film tells the amazing story of two Dutch brothers who risked their lives to save Jews from the Nazis during the Holocaust.
11. Harry Potter translation features Jewish reference

For all you Harry Potter fans out there, if you read "Harry Potter and the goblet of fire" in Hebrew, hopefully you caught the Jewish reference in one of the scenes, the character "Sirius black" sings a Chanukah song, “Mi Yimallel”.
12. Hebrew word Of The Day: AMIDA | עמידה= STANCE / RESISTANCE
Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "stance" which means "resistance"

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