Israel: Yes, ‘we want it that way’, Netanyahu and Trump at odds? - 2/13/18

1. Netanyahu and Trump at odds?
   Prime Minister Netanyahu may have just landed himself in a bit of hot water with U.S. President Donald Trump, White House strongly denies claim that Israel and U.S. were talking settlement annexation.
2. Abbas meets Putin in Russia

Palestinian authority President Mahmoud Abbas has just met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, to deliver a major request.

3. Trial begins for Palestinian teen
   The trial of seventeen year-old Ahed Tamimi begins today, Tamimi is the Palestinian teen who was filmed slapping an I.D.F. soldier near her home in the West Bank last December.
4. To annex or not to annex?
   Dr. Martin Sherman, Founder & Executive Director of the IISS speaking at ILTV Studio about the advantages and disadvantages to the unilateral actions in the West Bank.
5. 1,000 Ethiopian Jews set to immigrate in 2018
   There are still around 8 thousand Jews living in Ethiopia, and now the Israeli government has just ruled that 1 thousand of them will be allowed to immigrate to Israel in 2018.
   6. B.D.S. VTR
   The government is taking dead aim on the B.D.S. Boycott of Israel with a new international effort, ILTV’s Yael Shir brings us to the floor of the ‘2018 Legal Network Initiative’ to explain how.
   7. Bill to open alleged graves nears final vote
   The government has just reached a deal with the families of allegedly kidnapped Yemenite children, to green-light the opening of alleged graves so that DNA evidence can be gathered.
6. David Grossman snags Israel prize for literature

Grossman is already considered one of the most important modern Israeli writers of all time, and now he’s just been awarded one of Israel’s biggest writing awards, the Israel prize for literature.
9. Keeping our medical facilities clean

Aharon Gedanken PH.D., Co-Founder & V.P. of R&D for Nano Textile speaking at ILTV Studio about the new technology to help save lives in hospitals.

10. Israel: Yes, ‘we want it that way’
    Nick, Kevin, A.J., Brian and Howie of the Backstreet Boys are headed to the Holy Land and they’re scheduled for a springtime concert in Rishon Lezion.
11. Fake Mossad, real funny Merch

The famous Satircal Twitter account “Fake Mossad”, looks like the comical account is launching a online merchandise store with some really cheeky gear.

12. Hebrew word Of The Day: MERAGAL | מרגל = SPY

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "Meragal" which means "Spy"

13. The Weather Forecast

The winter heat-wave looks to be staying, expect a drop in temperatures as rain showers will continue throughout the evening. The low tonight should be about fifty-three or twelve degrees Celsius, and the high tomorrow will be around sixty-five or eighteen degrees Celsius.

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