Pence is set to visit the Western Wall, U.N.R.W.A. slams U.S. for slashing aid - 1/23/18

1. Border police foil West Bank stabbing attempt
   Two Palestinian assailants have just been neutralized after they attempted to stab West Bank border police near the Tapuah junction, the 16 year old attackers were identified as being from the West Bank city of Jenin, and they were shot down before they could injure anybody.
   2. Pence is set to visit the Western Wall

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence continues his visit throughout Israel, though it’s only a short trip, the Vice President has already had a work meeting with President Reuven Rivlin and has visited Jerusalem’s Western Wall.

3. U.N.R.W.A. slams U.S. for slashing aid
   The Trump administration has frozen nearly half of its funding to the U.N.’s agency for Palestinian refugees, and has just cut another forty-five million dollars intended for Palestinian food aid.
4. P.A. President Abbas wins E.U. support
   Palestinian authority President Mahmoud Abbas has just spoken to the council of European Foreign Diplomats, who say that despite Trump’s Jerusalem declaration, the E.U. still backs East Jerusalem as the proposed capital of a future Palestinian state.
5. V.P. Pence continues Middle East tour
   Zaki Shalom, Sr. Research Fellow at I.N.S.S. speaking at ILTV Studio about the implications of the U.S. Vice President's visit to Israel.
6. Israelis fight deportation of Asylum Seekers

El Al pilots are refusing to fly deported Africans to Rwanda, and Holocaust survivors are saying they’ll hide Asylum Seekers in their homes, to fight the government’s plan.
7. Local Shabbat Law sparks political battlefield

Shabbat laws have turned the Israeli city of Ashdod into a political warzone, the city passed a law over forty years ago making it illegal to keep stores open on Shabbat, but for the most part, the law hasn’t been enforced at all.

8. Training the Tech World of tomorrow

Muhammad Zahalqa, CTO Experis Software speaking at ILTV Studio about the software that offers unparalleled programs for real world application.

9. Shekel counterfeiters arrested

Police have just busted a massive Counterfitting operation in the Southern city of Arad. The two suspects were apparently cranking out fake five-shekel coins that looked so real, they even fooled top experts at The Bank of Israel.
10. IDF launches its smallest drone ever

The Israeli army has just released an even smaller version of its smallest drone that has longer flight ranges and duration, and it looks like female and male soldiers alike will be operating them.
11. The first selfie stick case

David Sherman, CEO of Stikbox speaking at ILTV Studio about the company that introduced a new product that takes the art of the selfie to an entirely new level.

12. Israel targets aggressive Pancreatic Cancer

After long researches, breakthrough new Nanoparticle could extend Pancreatic Cancer patients’ survival period

13. Hebrew word Of The Day: MAKEL-SELFIE | מקל סלפי = SELFIE STICK

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "Makel-Selfie" which means "Selfie Stick"

14. The Weather Forecast

Tonight should be partly cloudy to cloudy, with a chance of heavy rains along the coastal regions. The low will be about fifty-two, or eleven degrees Celsius. Tomorrow you can expect partly cloudy skies and a drop in temperatures to a high of around sixty, or sixteen degrees Celsius.

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