1,000-year-old Islamic stone found in Jerusalem - 6/14/18

1. U.N. passes resolution condemning Israel

The United Nations General Assembly has just passed a resolution condemning Israel for using quote “excessive, disproportionate, and indiscriminate” force during the recent clashes at the Gaza border. The assembly is now calling on U.N. Chief Antonio Guterres to recommend a so-called “international protection mechanism” for Palestinian territory.

2. Palestinians protest against P.A. in West Bank

Palestinian protesters took to the streets of the West Bank last night, not to speak out against the Jewish state, but rather to criticize P.A. President Mahmoud Abbas’s sanctions on Gaza. Palestinian authority police tried to stop the protests, by banning them before they even began, but things didn’t work out the way they expected.

3. Women of the wall ‘Rosh Chodesh’ protests continue
   Linda Avitan, Board Member of Women Of The Wall, Rabbi Meir Azari, Beit Daniel, Tel Aviv, Rabbi Ronen Neuwirth, Chairman of Ve’ahavta TLV Jewish Experience and Rabbi Dov Halbertal, Former Head of the Office of the Chief Rabbi of Israel speaking at ILTV Studio about the recent threat of Attorney General to arrest members of the women of the wall organization for praying outside are designated to them.
   4. Justice Minister presents bill to fine ‘johns’
   For decades, female Israeli lawmakers have been trying to criminalize the purchase of sex services in Israel and now Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked has just presented a draft of a bill that would fine johns who hire prostitutes.
4. 1,000-year-old Islamic stone found in Jerusalem
   The next time you’re in an Israeli parking lot, you may want to give the ground a closer look. That may sound like the strangest piece of advice you’ve ever been given, but you never know what you could find. Israeli archaeologists can you tell you this themselves, they’ve just discovered a rare piece of clay that’s centuries old.
5. Dancers turn into human sculptures in Jerusalem

A group of local dancers have decided to make the Israeli capital a bit more colorful by turning their bodies into rainbow colored human sculptures.

7. 3 Jewish-Arab Org’s awarded for peace efforts
   Three pairs of Jewish Israelis and Arab Muslims have just been awarded for their incredible work towards advancing peace in the region. They’re recipients of the 14th Annual Victor j Goldberg Prize for Peace in the Middle East, meaning they’ve just taken 30 thousand dollars home collectively.
   8. Top 5 most famous Israeli actors & actresses
   Gal Gadot may have made it to Hollywood, but she is not the only one. ILTV’S Emanuelle Kadosh is here with the top 5 of the week.
8. Hebrew word Of The Day: YOKRATI |יוקרתי = PRESTIGIOUS

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "Yokrati" which means "Prestigious"

10. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be partly cloudy, and with a rise in temperatures to a low of seventy, or twenty-one degrees Celsius. Over the weekend, you can expect an additional rise in temperatures, and clear to partly cloudy skies. The high will be nearly ninety-eight, or thirty-seven degrees Celsius.

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