1. Defense Minister Requests Increased U.S. Role In Middle-East
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman held talks in Washington with US Defense Secretary James Mattis. Liberman told Mattis that Jerusalem is concerned over the apparent-transformation of Lebanon's army into branch of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terror group and requested increased US role in Middle East.
#Lieberman #Mattis #Hezbollah
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2. Drug Smuggling Surges In The Gaza Strip
Gaza Strip is facing a surge in illegal drug smuggling and Hamas leaders vow to crack down on smugglers.
#Gaza #Drugs
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3. Entire U.S. Senate Signs An Open Letter To Trump
All 100 U-S Senators signed an open letter to US President Donald Trump demanding the President to take immediate action to halt the nationwide-spike in anti-Jewish activity.
#Senate #Trump #AntiSemitism
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4. Arab-Israeli Leaders Back National Service Programs
For the first time ever, Arab Israeli leaders are backing a plan that would require Arab youth to volunteer for their communities after high school, a time when most Jewish and Druze Israelis are obligated to serve in the army.
#Arab #NationalService
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5. IDF Soldiers To Be Outfitted With Personalized Gear
A new IDF program is planning on giving a kit of brand new army equipment to IDF soldiers instead of depending on donations from the parents of soldiers or abroad. Revolutionary new army plan hopes to save training; operational time.
#IDF #Gear
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6. Women Take On The Israeli Army At Full Force
85% of combat positions in IDF are now open to female recruits as opposed to now when only seven percent of Israeli combat soldiers are women.
#IDF #Women
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7. Moshe Yaalon Planning To Launch New Political Party
ILTV’s Steve Leibowitz spoke with political pundit Mitchell Barak about Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon's process of forming a new political party that could create another center right party in an already crowded list vying for public support.
#SteveLeibowitz #MitchellBarak #MosheYaalon
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8. Changing The Life Of A Diabetic
Erez Rafael, CEO and Chairman of Dario Health speaking at ILTV studio about Dario Health which created a life changing product for diabetic people.
#ErezRafael #DarioHealth
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9. German Groups Help Heirs To Jewish Berlin Family Reclaim Art
American-descendants of Berlin newspaper-mogul Rudolf Mosse are now trying to locate thousands of his artworks that have been seized by the Nazis during the WWII.
#Art #WWII
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10. The Sea Of Galilee Is At Its Lowest Level In 100 Years
The Sea of Galilee is at its lowest level in 100 years after receiving 10 percent of its average rainfall for February.
#SeaofGalilee #February
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11. 2,000 Year Old Road Discovered Near Beit Shemesh
Archeologists have just discovered a 2,000 year old 'Emperor's road’ in Beit Shemesh, 20 miles west of Jerusalem. The road was apparently built to link the Roman settlement that existed in the vicinity of Beit Natif with the main highway known as the ‘Emperor’s road.
#Archeology #BeitShemesh
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12. Hebrew Word Of The Day, RECHOV | רחוב = ROAD
Learn a new Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "rechov" which means "road"
#Learnhebrew #Hebrewwordofday #Iltvhebrewwordofday
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13. The Weather Forecast
Tonight should be windy but pleasant, with a low of fifty-six; or thirteen degrees Celsius. You can expect tomorrow to be sunny with clear skies and a significant rise in temperatures to a high of eighty-six; or thirty degrees Celsius.
#Israelweather #Israelforecast
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