Palestinian is Shot while Rushing Soldiers with a Knife - 10/18/17

1. Palestinian Is Shot Rushing Soldiers With Knife

A Palestinian man has just been shot and wounded after he rushed at a group of I.D.F. soldiers with a knife in his hands. No Israelis have been reported injured, and the attacker is currently being treated for his wounds in Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem.

2. Israel Rejects P.A. Unity Backed By Hamas Violence

Prime Minister Netanyahu said that Israel will not negotiate with a Palestinian government backed by Hamas, unless the terror organization completely transforms.

3. P.A. Unity Negotiations Leave Israel Wanting

Ashraf Al-Ajrami, former Palestinian Minister of Prisoner Affairs speaking at ILTV studio to discuss the new Palestinian unity agreement.

4. Israel Earmarks Nearly $1B For Settlement Security

The Israeli government is proposing to put almost a billion dollars into tightening security throughout the settlements.

5. Russia To Israel: We’ll Keep Iran; Hezbollah Away

Russia’s Defense Minister has just made his first diplomatic visit to Israel yesterday. Moscow has now agreed to expand a buffer zone along the Israeli-Syrian border, pushing Iran and Hezbollah off of Israel’s back.

6. Ultra-Orthodox Protests Turn Violent

Protests from the ultra-Orthodox community have been erupting all over Israel, in light of the latest court ruling that decided Haredim are no longer exempt from joining the Israeli army.

7. New Law Set To Ban Breaking The Silence

A new bill has just been introduced to the Knesset that would permanently shut down NGO’s promoting the B.D.S. boycott of Israel. The law would also ban any organizations that take aim at the I.D.F., including the anti-occupation group ‘Breaking the Silence.’

8. Questionable Halloween Costume Sparks Controversy

One American costume website is receiving intense backlash after a URL of one of their Halloween costumes featured the words ‘Anne Frank.’

9. Sir Ben Kingsley Now Filming Movie About Eichmann

Hollywood is going to be re-telling the story of the Israeli Mossad operation that captured Adolf Eichmann, the architect of the Holocaust, featuring Oscar-winning actor Sir Ben Kingsley.

10. Community Outreach With A Twist

Hadas Goldman, Co-Founder of Tarbut Movement speaking at ILTV studio about the Tarbut Movement that connects artists and artisans to Israel's periphery areas.

11. Israeli Startup Pushes 3D Organ Printing Forward

The Israeli-based startup ‘Collplant’ has just filed a patent for completely organic ink for 3-D printers, made of collagen, to print organs.

12. Hebrew word Of The Day: FASHLA | פשלה = BLUNDER / SCREW UP

Learn a new Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "fashla" which means "blunder/screw up"

13. The Weather Forecast

Tonight will be clear with a low of sixty-eight or twenty degrees Celsius. Tomorrow is expected to remain clear with a high of eighty-nine or twenty-one degrees Celsius.

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