Iran headed for collapse? - 6/28/18

1. Prince William prays at Kotel

Well today is the final day of Prince William’s historic trip to Israel. Wrapping up the journey, the Duke of Cambridge visited the Holy City of Jerusalem where he overlooked the mount of olives, and of course, prayed for peace at the sacred Western wall.

2. Iran headed for collapse?

Col. (Ret.) Dr. Ephraim Kam, Senior Research Associate at INSS speaking at ILTV Studio about the anti-regime protests in Tehran gaining speed and U.S. sanctions soon to resume and how many are questioning just how much longer Iran can hold out.

3. Haredi M.K. threatens to Boycott El Al
   An Ultra-Orthodox member of the Knesset has just promised a boycott of Israel’s ‘El Al’ airlines if the company removes any male Haredi passengers for refusing to sit next to women. This is the latest development in the massive debate of religious freedom versus gender discrimination engulfing Israel’s national airliner.
4. Miri Regev follows her ‘conscience’
   Speaking of gender discrimination, culture and sports Minister Miri Regev announced that she is no longer willing to approve the planned Western wall egalitarian prayer section. Regev, who oversees the construction of the pavilion as chairman of the planning committee wrote on Facebook that she will not approve the plans due to her ‘guilty conscience.’
5. Children of war
   Just a few days ago the world commemorated the International Day in support of victims of torture and now a disturbing new report has just been published by the United Nations. The U.N. says that last year alone over ten thousand children were either killed or maimed in warzones across the globe in addition to countless others who were forced to become child soldiers, raped and violated in horrific ways.
6. White Night Tel Aviv; Black Night Balfour
   Yonatan Jakubowicz, Israel Immigration Policy Center and Gabriel Sod, Community Organizer at the Achoti Movement of South Tel Aviv speaking at ILTV Studio about the Anti-Aslyum Seekers Protest outside P.M. residence in Jerusalem
7. A love chiseled in stone
   Birds do it. Bees do it and yes, even eleven thousand years ago… humans made love, too. How do we know this for sure? Well for one thing, sexual intercourse is literally how our species reproduces but about eighty years ago, archeologists found the first ever piece of evidence that yes, lovemaking was happening back in ancient times too.
8. Israeli child feeds himself for 1st time
   Get your tissues ready my friends because this story is definitely a tear jerker. 8 year old Yusuf has never been able to eat on his own because of severe disabilities affecting his hands but now, all thanks to a non-profit hospital in Jerusalem, the little guy has finally been able to take control.
9. Top 5 Israeli swimsuit trends
   Summer is here in all its sweltering glory. That’s why ILTV’S Emanuelle Kadosh is here with the top five new Israeli swimsuit styles to help you find the perfect tan line.
10. Hebrew word Of The Day: LIKNOT | לִקְנוֹת = TO BUY

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "Liknot" which means "to buy"

11. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be partly cloudy but warm, with a low of seventy-six or twenty-four degrees Celsius. Then over the weekend temperatures are expected to drop slightly to a high of eighty-three or twenty-eight degrees Celsius.

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