1. Israel Strikes Hamas Bases In Gaza Strip After Rocket Fire
Israel has launched a series of airstrikes in the Gaza Strip after a rocket was fired into Israeli territory by an Islamist group in the coastal enclave. While the attack has been claimed by an Islamic State linked group, rather than Hamas, Israel says that Hamas is responsible for any attacks coming from its territory.
#Gaza #ISIS #Rocket
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2. Israel And Hamas Reportedly Negotiating A Prisoner Swap
New reports are saying that there are secret talks between Israel and Hamas to release several Israeli nationals who have been kidnapped and held by Hamas in exchange for Hamas prisoners.
#Gaza #PrisonerSwap #Hamas
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3. Army Closes Off Border Area With Syria After Stray Fire Hits
The Israeli army closed off border area with Syria to Israeli civilians following the rise of tension on the Israel-Syria border.
#Syria #Army
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4. American Jewish Groups Shocked By Reversal On Western Wall
American Jewish groups are furious after the Israeli government has frozen plans to build a new egalitarian prayer plaza by the Robinson’s arch site at the Western Wall.
#WesternWall #EgalitarianPrayer
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5. Ultra-Orthodox Parties Push For Control Over Jewish Identity
Rabbi Dov Lipman, Former Knesset Member; Yesh Atid Party, Rabbi Dov Halbertal, Former Head of the Office of the Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Galia Sadan, Former CEO of the Council of Israeli Reform Rabbis; Rabbi at Beit Daniel Congregation of Tel Aviv, and Linda Avitan, Board Member with the Women of the Wall and Co-Chair of Adat Shalom Emanuel Masorti of Rehovot speaking at ILTV studio to discuss the national conversion bill that annuls non-rabbinate-performed conversions.
#Judaism #Conversion
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6. Knesset Unanimously Votes To Ban Binary Options Industry
The Knesset assembly unanimously voted in favor of an outright ban of binary and forex industry in Israel. Fraudulent scams have been hurting Israeli public image worldwide.
#Knesset #Binary #Forex
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7. New Bill To Allow Immigrants To Quickly Get Israeli Passports
The Knesset has just passed a bill that will allow new immigrants to receive passports as soon as they acquire citizenship, but the Israeli police are worried that this could be a gift to criminals.
#Knesset #Passport #Immigrants
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8. Anglo-Immigrants Receive Prizes For Contributions To Israel
The fourth annual Sylvan Adams Nefesh B’nefesh Bonei-Zion prize has been awarded in recognition of top English-speaking immigrants who’ve had a major impact in Israel. Prize recipients include doctors, educators, artists, athletes and more.
#Prize #Immigrants
9. Israelis Cover Hit Spanish Justin Bieber Song ‘Despacito’
Two Israelis made a remake of the famous Spanish song 'Despacito' in Hebrew. Ram Vashdi and Shoval Moshon uploaded their own cover version, and it's gotten over 10,000 views since it was uploaded.
#Despacito
10. Israeli Opera Focuses On English, Italian And Hebrew
Rona Israel-Kolatt, Director of the International Žamboki Masterclasses of Vocal Arts of Opera speaking at ILTV studio about Israel's school of opera that’s emerging on the world stage.
#RonaIsraelKolatt
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11. Mariah Carey In Israel For Press Conferences, Photoshoots
Mariah Carey is the new face of the Israeli makeup brand “Premier Cosmetics.” Reportedly, she's received around 1.4 million dollars to represent the company.
#MariahCarey #Premier
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12. Hebrew word Of The Day, LEAT | לְהַאֵט = SLOW
Learn a new Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "leat" which means "slow"
#Hebrewwordofday
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13. The Weather Forecast
Tonight should be partly cloudy with a low of seventy-four or twenty-three degrees Celsius. Then tomorrow you can expect a slight drop in temperatures with a high of eighty-six or thirty degrees Celsius.
#Israelweather
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