Israel Massively Eases Gun Restrictions | 8/21/18

1. 2 Iranians indicted in U.S. as spies
   The U-S Justice Department has just released details of a shocking criminal indictment. Two Iranian nationals have been arrested and charged with spying for the regime. According to evidence collected by the F-B-I, the two were tracking and monitoring Jewish and Israeli targets in cities throughout the U-S.
2. Israel massively eases gun restrictions

Dr. Nachman Shai, Knesset Member, Zionist Union and Maj. Gen. (Res.) Uzi Dayan, Former Nat. Security Advisor speaking at ILTV Studio about the new criteria that opens up over half a million Israelis to gun licenses.

3. New evidence in P.M. graft probes

Likud M-K David Bitan who is currently under investigation for bribery was apparently recorded on tape repeating incriminating promises made to him by the Prime Minister. According to sources, Bitan admitted that Netanyahu had planned to make him Public Security Minister with the clear goal of ending the police investigations into the P-M’s alleged wrongdoing.

4. Uganda Jews make 1st birthright
   Every year, hundreds if not thousands of young Jews visit Israel for the very first time on a free 10-day trip known as ‘birthright’. The idea behind it is that all Jews, no matter where they’re from, should have a chance to see the Jewish homeland at least once in their lives. Well we’re about to see a historic first for birthright: the first-ever group of Jewish youths from Uganda who are about to begin their tour.
   5. Listen to the music
   Yuval Ben Ozer, Conductor of ‘St. Matthew passion’ by Johann Sebastian Bach speaking at ILTV Studio about the annual Abu Gosh vocal music festival set for next month.
5. An ancient mystery finally solved

An impressive and incredibly complicated Israeli study might’ve just solved one of the great mysteries in human history: how did the Bronze Age reach the Holy Land thousands of years ago? An Israeli team at Tel Aviv University has an answer. 6500 years ago, settlers from Iran came to the Galilee, bringing the Chal-Colithic age of mankind with them.
7. Hooray for pomegranates!
Pomegranate is Israel’s national fruit and a long-standing anchor of the Hebrew bible. But as it turns out, the ruby-red pomegranate is worth mentioning for another reason. An Israeli study has suggested that the fruit may drastically reduce the risk of fetal brain damage in pregnant women.

8. Israeli swimmers snag gold in Europe
   Right now the 2018 Paralympic games are unfolding in the city of Dublin. These are literally the Olympic Games for anyone paraplegic, as the games are actually organized by the Olympic committee in tandem with the summer and winter Olympics. Well Israel’s Paralympic swim team has just snagged a whopping 12 medals.
9. Wonderful news for Israel’s ‘Wonder Woman’
   Some wonderful news just now for the Israeli superstar known to the world as ‘Wonder Woman’. Gal Gadot has just been named as one of the top ten highest-paid actresses of 2018 by Forbes magazine. This year she pulled in a whopping ten million dollars.
10. Hebrew word Of The Day: RIMON | רִמוֹן = POMEGRANATE

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "rimon" which means "pomegranate"

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