New Election Could Cost Billions | 5/29/19

1. Deadline determining if Israel goes to polls is tonight

Netanyahu, Liberman still in standoff; attempts to broker last-minute compromise

#ISRAEL #ELECTIONS

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1. Has Avigdor Lieberman backed himself into a corner?

The Yisrael Beiteinu head refuses to back down from his demands. Joining us in the ILTV studio to discuss, are

Dr. Martin Sherman, Founder & Executive Director of the IISS, Gad Harel, Journalist, Media Personality, Hod Karovi, Political and Strategy Advisor for The Labor Party, and Ziv Maor, Former Editor in Chief, Mida.

#LIBERMAN #ISRAELPOLITICS

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1. New election to cost billions of NIS

Experts warn second round of voting will be an extreme burden on economy

#ISRAEL #NIS

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1. Kushner, Greenblatt to visit Israel, Jordan this week

Middle East envoys visiting region to drum up support for anticipated peace plan

#KUSHNER #GREENBLAT

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1. Qatar to build new powerline in Israel for Gaza

New powerline most likely result of ceasefire negotiations

#QATAR #ISRAEL

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1. German Anti-Semitism head backtracks, urges all Germans to wear kippahs

Klein previously told Jews not to wear kippahs due to rise in antisemitism

#GERMANY #KIPPAH

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7 Pitzer College Pres visits U of Haifa in defiance of calls for Israel boycott

President used his veto to overthrow BDS resolution to cancel Haifa program

#PITZER #HAIFA

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1. Shalva band founder to be honored by Bar Ilan University

Kalman Samuels, Gadi Eizenkot and Miriam Adelson included in lineup of honorees

#SHALVABAND #KALMAN SAMUELS

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1. $100M investment in Israeli food tech

New incubator to launch in town of Kiryat Shmona

#FOODTECH #ISRAEL

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1. TAU study shows bats who eat together, stay together

Study on fruit bats reveal compelling “food-for-sex” trade between mating bats

#TAU #BATS

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1. The Weather Forecast

Skies are mostly sunny in Tel Aviv today with a high of 31 degrees Celsius, or 88 degrees Fahrenheit. tomorrow is expected to get even hotter with temperatures reaching 32 degrees Celsius or 89 degrees Fahrenheit.

#ISRAELWEATHER #ISRAELFORECAST

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