President Abbas Fires His Advisers | 8/20/19

1. Ukrainian Israelis will have access to old pensions

move is seen as Netanyahu’s attempt to attract Russian-speaking voters in Israel

#UKRAINIAN #PENSION

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1. Sara Netanyahu accused of diplomatic faux pas

Ukrainian media offended by Netanyahu’s actions during welcome ceremony in Kiev

#SARANETANYAHU #KIEV

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1. Lieberman; Blue & White sign ‘vote-sharing’ deal

Will the new agreement draw more voters in, or drive them away? Zohar Tal, political strategist, is in the ILTV studio to discuss this new deal

#ZOHARTAL #NEWDEAL

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1. PA President Abbas fires his advisers

Abbas also asks pa officials to return bonuses in bid to keep government afloat

#ABBAS #PA

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1. Gazans are looking to leave the strip

Israeli official reveals efforts to help Gazan Palestinians emigrate

#GAZA #EMIGRATION

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1. Hezbollah adopts Hamas’ arson tactics

As tension along northern border heats up, Nasrallah threatens Israel

#HEZBOLLAH #ARSON

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1. PA police ban LGBT rights NGO from organizing

Statement charges how the group ‘goes against the values of Palestinian society’

#LGBT #BAN

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1. Omar & Tlaib call to halt aid to Israel

The congresswoman support cutting aid until “Palestinians have equal rights”

#ILHANOMAR #RASIDATLAIB

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1. ‘Ultra-Orthodox education is harming the economy’

Bank of Israel says the growing education gap puts Israel’s economic success at risk

#ULTRAORTHODOX #EDUCATION

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1. What’s killing Israelis?

Health ministry report shows cancer is to blame for roughly 25% of annual deaths

#HEALTHMINISTRY #CANCER

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1. Israel seeks to regulate the mammoth-tusk trade

Nature & Parks authority also unveils new ivory-trade laws set to begin in 2021

#IVORYTRADE #REGULATION

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1. Today in history - August 20, 1684

The new holiday of ‘Purim Buda’ is born and celebrated

#TODAYINHISTORY #ISRAELHISTORY

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1. The weather forecast

just like a broken record… tonight will again be partly cloudy and warm, with a low of seventy-seven… or twenty-five degrees Celsius. then tomorrow you can expect a high of eighty-eight… or thirty-one degrees Celsius.

#ISRAELWEATHER #ISRAELFORECAST

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