Trump Says Peace Comes Before Embassy Move - 10/8/17

1. Trump Says Peace Comes Before Embassy Move

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he is not planning on moving the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, at least not until his peace plan is given a chance.

2. P.A. And Hamas Sign Unity Agreement

Hamas and Fatah have announced their rapprochement. Senior officials from Hamas and Fatah are expected to arrive in Egypt this week to continue their reconciliation talks. Israeli P.M. says he’s not interested in bogus deal with no respect for Israel.

3. Expecting The Unexpected

Brig. Gen. (res.) Gal Hirsch, Chairman of Defensive Shield Holdings speaking at ILTV studio about whether Israel is prepared for a surprise from the Middle East.

4. UNESCO Won't Vote On Anti-Israel Resolutions

For the first time in several years, UNESCO, also known as the UN’S cultural body, will likely not pass any anti-Israel resolutions at their major annual summit this week in Paris.

5. Hamas Arrests Four Isis Members In Gaza

Hamas security officials in the Gaza Strip have announced that they have arrested four ISIS members including the group's leader.

6. Germany Aware Of 8 Former Nazis, Does Nothing

Although Germany has been aware of the identities of eight former Nazis from the S.S. death squad for years, the government has taken no steps at all towards prosecuting them.

7. Pentagon Approves Israeli Upgrades For U.S. Tanks

The Pentagon has just approved the installation of Israel’s revolutionary trophy active-protection system on a number of U.S. Army tanks, making this the first time an army outside of Israel gets use of the system.

8. Israeli Gymnast Wins Silver On World Stage

Israeli gymnast Artem Dolgopyat has won the silver medal for the floor exercise in the individual apparatus final at the World Gymnastics Championships being held in Montreal.

9. Supplying Equal Opportunity For All

Dr. Yasir Hujeirat, CEO of Alfanar speaking at ILTV studio about the Israeli organization Alfanar that works to make sure that Israel is offering equal opportunity to all her citizens.

10. Amazon To Open In Up Shop In Israel

Amazon is opening new offices in Israel which they hope will help develop their new Alexa shopping platform.

11. Wonder Woman, Gal Gadot Hosts SNL

ILTV's Emanuelle Kadosh giving the scoop on Israeli actress Gal Gadot's hosting of yesterday's Saturday Night Live.

12. Hebrew word Of The Day: MAN-CHE | מנחה = HOST/MODERATOR

Learn a new Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "man-che which means "host/moderator"

13. The Weather Forecast

Tonight will be mostly sunny with a low of sixty-nine or twenty-one degrees Celsius. Tomorrow you can expect a sharp drop in temperatures with a high of seventy-eight or twenty-six degrees Celsius.

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