Obama White House Doubts Israeli Commitment To Two States

1. Israeli Teen Lian Zaher Nasser’s Body Returns From Istanbul

The body of 19 year old Lian Zaher Nasser is being returned home to Israel today, following her death in the terror attack in Istanbul on New Year’s eve.

2. Police Investigate Netanyahu On Allegations Of Graft

The Israeli Attorney-General has reportedly-approved a “full criminal investigation” into charges against the Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu that he and his family members accepted valuable gifts from at least two businessmen during his tenure in office.

3. Netanyahu Investigated For Graft

Avihu Sofer, Teacher of Political Science at Haifa University and Maariv Columnist speaking at ILTV about the investigation on Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu on suspicion of graft; for allegedly accepting expensive gifts on behalf of himself and his family.

4. Shas Party Head Says He’d Never Back Lapid For Next P.M.

Israel’s Interior Minister Aryeh Deri is urging "Yesh Atid" party’s head Yair Lapid to join the Netanyahu-led government in the next election, rather than challenge the Prime Minister for leadership. Deri, who chairs the ultra-right “Shas” religious faction and is a key member of the coalition is making it clear that he’d never endorse Lapid as the next Israeli Prime Minister.

5. Israel To Withhold Bodies Of Hamas Terrorists

Israel’s high-level security cabinet has made a series of unanimous decisions to no longer return the bodies of Hamas terrorists killed during attacks and to launch a new “plan of action” to secure the release of two Israeli civilians and the remains of two soldiers being held hostage in Gaza.

6. Obama White House Doubts Israeli Commitment To Two States

The sharp differences between Israel and the Obama administration became strikingly clear during Secretary of State John Kerry’s Middle East address. ILTV’s Steve Leibowitz asked Times of Israel editor David Horovitz whether the “settlement regulation bill” supported by Netanyahu does indeed indicate his commitment to settlements over a diplomatic solution.

7. Israeli Population Reaches 8.63 Million

According to the “Central Bureau of Statistics" the number of citizens in the Jewish state jumped by two percent, making Israel's population stand at 8.63 million people.

8. 2016 Is Record Year For Flights In-And-Out Of Israel

More Israelis have started traveling abroad than ever before that amounts to an 11-percent increase of more than 1.6 million people in 2015. There were a total of 110-thousand incoming and outgoing international flights in addition to 600-thousand domestic flights within the country, with Israelis making up about 70% of the passengers.

9. More Vacation Time For Israelis As Of 2017

Israel workers will now receive a minimum of 12 vacation days a year, starting this Sunday. That’s two more days per year according to Israeli law. The initiative was started by Kulanu Knesset member Rachel Azaria who believes the new law will improve productivity.

9. More Vacation Time For Israelis As Of 2017

Israel workers will now receive a minimum of 12 vacation days a year, starting this Sunday. That’s two more days per year according to Israeli law. The initiative was started by Kulanu Knesset member Rachel Azaria who believes the new law will improve productivity.

11. Hebrew Word Of The Day, LACH-KOR | לחקור = TO INVESTIGATE

Learn a new Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "lachkor" which means "to investigate"

12. The Weather Forecast

Tonight will be cold with scattered showers and a low of forty-eight; or nine degrees Celsius. Tomorrow you can expect it to remain cold and partly cloudy. The high for the day should be around sixty; or sixteen degrees Celsius.

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