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1. Israel Condemns Murder Of British Student In JerusalemIsrael’s top leaders are condemning the shocking murder of a British student, 21 year old Hannah Bladon, who was fatally stabbed in the chest by a 57-year-old Palestinian man while she was traveling on a light rail train near the old city of Jerusalem. #HannahBladon #Jerusalem #TerrorAttack____________________2. Hundreds In Israeli Jails Participate In Hunger StrikeHundreds of Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli jails are now entering the second day of their mass hunger strike as part of a protest that’s been called on by the prominent prisoner Marwan Bar-Ghouti.#HungerStrike #Jail____________________3. N.Y.T. Blasted For Omitting Barghouti’s Record Of TerrorismThe New York Times is taking heat for publishing an op-ed written by the Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti who is being held in Israel jail and failing to mention his record of terrorism. #NYT #Barghouti____________________4. Palestinians Protest In Solidarity With Hunger-StrikersTho

____________________1. U.S. & Russia Disagree Sharply Over Syria Gas AttackRussia vetoed the UN draft-resolution condemning the suspected-use of Sarin gas that killed at least 87 people in Idlib. Sharp disagreement over the crisis between the United States and Russia is escalating.#Russia #Syria____________________2. Reactions To Russia’s U.N. Security Council VetoAmb. Yosef Livne, Former Israeli Ambassador to New Zealand, El Salvador, and Belize speaking at ILTV studio to discuss the diplomatic repercussions from Russia's veto of the UN Security Council draft. #YosefLivne #Russia #UN____________________3. Lieberman Says U.N. Ignores Violence In Palestinian TerritoryMinister of Defence Avigdor Lieberman leveled harsh criticism at the U.N. FOR ignoring Palestinian on Palestinian violence in Gaza and Lebanon; whilst regularly condemning “justified Israeli actions against terrorism.”#Lieberman #UN____________________4. Ahmadinejad Runs For President Of Iran AgainFormer Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad h

____________________1. U.N.S.C. To Vote On Investigating Syria Gas AttackThe United Nations Security Council is set to vote on a draft resolution today, insisting that Syria fully-comply with an international investigation into the deadly April 4th chemical attack in the Idlib province.#UN #Syria____________________2. Top U.S. Leaders Demand Trump Fire Press Secretary SpicerWhite House Press Secretary Sean Spicer is being widely-condemned for having incorrectly informed the Washington press corps that Adolf Hitler never used chemical weapons.#Spicer #Syria____________________3. The Islamic State In The Sinai Attacks Coptic ChristiansDr. Shaul Shay, Military Historian and Former Deputy Head of the National Security Council of Israel speaking at ILTV studio to discuss the growing terror threat in Egypt. #ShaulShay #Egypt____________________4. Jewish Community Center In Virginia VandalizedAnother Jewish community center has been vandalized in Virginia. #Vandalism #JCC____________________5. Israeli Warship Once H

1. U.S. Ambassador Haley: U.S. 'Fully Justified' In Cruise Missile Strikes On SyriaU.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is now describing the ousting of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad as one of the Trump Administration's top priorities.#Assad #UN #US____________________2. Israeli-Arab Political Parties Unable To Form United Reaction To SyriaAlmost all the Israeli-Arab political factions have issued individual statements denouncing both the Idlib chemical attack and the U-S air strikes last Thursday.#Arab-Israeli #Syria____________________3. What Is Israel’s Role In Syria?Danny Ayalon, Senior Israeli Diplomat speaking at ILTV studio to discuss the ongoing crisis in Syria.#DannyAyalon #Syria____________________4. UN Urges Hamas To Return Governance Of Gaza To P.A. Increasing-economic hardship and widening-divisions between the Palestinian factions is prompting the United Nations to call for the Palestinian Authority to reinstate its governance over the Gaza Strip.#Gaza #PA ____________________5.

1. Israeli Leaders Condemns Chemical Weapons Attack In SyriaIsraeli Prime Minister is speaking out against the deadly chemical weapons attack in northern Syria by the Syrian government.#Syria #PM____________________2. P.M. In Hot Water Over Public Broadcasting Freedom FearsIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s conflict with the public-media channel continues and his compromise deal with the Finance Minister Kahlon is still under heavy scrutiny. #Netanyahu #PublicChannel____________________3. Israeli Judge: Texts Sent On F.B. Messenger Open For LiabilityIsrael Judge Merav Ben-Ari is ruling that the ‘social media platform’ is the same thing as “publishing” a claim, which meets Israeli-standards of “legal defamation”, after a businessman and political-activist, Nissim Hadas, has filed a lawsuit against a man for calling Hadas a thief.#FB #Law____________________4. Israeli-Palestinian Relations In The Age Of President TrumpGershon Baskin, an expert in Israeli-Palestinian relations shares his insight on whet

1. Israel Sends Condolences To St. Petersburg Bombing VictimsIsrael expressed condolences to the Russian people, in the aftermath of yesterday’s devastating terror attack that shook Saint Petersburg to the core. The “Tel Aviv City Hall” lit up with the colors of the Russian flag in a further-’sign of solidarity’ following the attack.#Russia #Condolences____________________2. Israel’s Settlements May Be Losing Their Ideological PullThe Jewish- population in the West Bank has gone up by almost two-thirds in a decade. However, there is a drop in the overall- “migration rate” by a third, leading some to speculate the enterprise may be starting to lose some of its “ideological appeal”#Settlements #Ideology____________________3. New Israeli Settlement May Take As Long As 3 Years To BuildThe first new settlement in 25 years that was approved by the Israeli government a few days ago will likely take as long as 3 years to build and even possibly longer due to politics. #Settlements #Construction____________________4.

1. P.M. Declares Israel’s Latest Defense Shield Fully OperationalIsraeli defense system "David's Sling" missile-interceptor has become fully operational and is capable of destroying rockets fired from as far away as 125-miles. The system was designed to counter the threat posed by Hezbollah, just over Israel's northern border.#David'sSling #Defense____________________2. Orthodox Soldier Rescued From Ultra-Orthodox MobA crowd of ultra-orthodox Jews in the religious Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea Shearim protested and assaulted an orthodox soldier as well as a policewoman who came to save him.#Orthodox #Assault____________________3. Yisrael Meir Toledano Sentenced To 56 Days In Military JailMeir Toledano, the young yeshiva student who avoided the military draft, has just been sentenced to serve 56 days in military jail.#MeirToledano #Military____________________4. Jerusalem And Washington Peace Process Talks Are OngoingAn unnamed official with the Trump Administration says it’s “inaccurate” to say there’s been a

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1. U.K.’s F.M. Boris Johnson Fires Back At U.N. Anti-Israel BiasU.K. Foreign Minister Boris Johnson is calling out the U.N. for the international body’s anti-Israel bias. U.N. Ambassador Haley defends the Jewish state at AIPAC conference.#UN #Bias ____________________2. Hamas Reportedly Have Highly-Explosive Rocket ArsenalIsraeli intelligence reports that Hamas has been able to manufacture dozens of new missiles that are significantly-more-dangerous than the ones the terror group has used in the past. #Hams #Rockets____________________3. Prime Minister And Finance Minister Remain At A StandoffPrime Minister Netanyahu and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon have still not come to an agreement on the future of the Israel Broadcasting Authority.#Netanyahu #Kahlon #IBA____________________4. Iron Dome Batteries Are Added To Israeli Naval ArsenalIsrael’s navy wants to put two iron dome batteries on each of the nation’s four new warships for protecting Israel's offshore oil drilling rigs.#Navy #IronDome _____________

1. P.A. President Makes Statement After Talks With E.U. In BelgiumPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has declared his willingness to negotiate a peace agreement with Israel after meeting with several high-ranking European Union leaders in Brussels.#Abbas #Peace #Belgium____________________2. Arab League Summit Opens In JordanThe annual “Arab League Summit” opens in Jordan to talk about solutions for the Israeli Palestinian conflict. #Arab #Summit #Jordan____________________3. P.A. Police Safely Rescue IDF Soldier From Rock-Throwing MobPA police rescued Israeli soldier who mistakenly entered Arab West Bank town and was attacked by residents who threw rocks at his head. #PA #IDF____________________4. Khaled Mashaal: ‘Hamas Will Accept Israel’s Challenge’One of the Islamist group’s leaders, Khaled Mashaal, is openly holding Israel responsible for the assassination of Mazen Fuqaha in Gaza and vows to retaliate.#Hamas #KhaledMashaal ____________________5. P.M. To Lift Ban On Politicians Visiting The Temple MountI

1. Hamas Permitting Restricted Individuals To Leave GazaThe Hamas-rulers of Gaza have partially reopened the border today after the terror group closed border crossing in attempt to catch assassins of the group's senior commander, Mazen Fuqaha.#Hamas #Border____________________2. Senior Hamas Operative Arrested In The West BankShin Bet has arrested a senior operative, Rafat Nasif, from the Hamas terror group in the West Bank city of Tulkarem. #RafatNasif #ShinBet____________________3. V.P. Mike Pence Addresses AIPAC Annual ConferenceU-S Vice President Mike Pence told at IPAC that U.S. President Donald Trump is still seriously thinking about moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. #Pence #AIPAC #Embassy____________________4. Reaction To U.N. Criticism Of Israeli Settlement PolicyILTV’S Steve Leibowitz sat down with Dan Diker from the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs about the UN criticism of Israeli settlement policy.#SteveLeibowitz #DanDiker #UN ____________________5. Dallas Texas JCC Evacuated A

1. Hamas Blames Israel For Terrorist Assassination In GazaSeveral thousand Palestinians participated in funeral-protests over the killing of a senior leader of Hamas terror group, Mazen Fuqaha. Hamas blames Israel for the assassination in Gaza. #Hamas #Assassination____________________2. UNHRC Adopts Five More Anti-Israel ResolutionsThe United Nations Human Rights Council adopted five more anti-Israel resolutions. United States and the United Kingdom criticized the international body for its extreme bias.#UNHRC #Bias____________________3. Settlement Talks In Washington May Have Reached BreakthroughTalks in Washington may have succeeded in resolving the impasse on Israeli settlement building. “The Trump formula” is said to permit Israel to build a ‘new Amona’.#Washington #Settlements____________________4. U.S. Lawmakers Take Aim At International Support Of BDSUS lawmakers have introduced new legislation to penalize any foreign countries or international-governmental organizations engaging in the BDS.#US #BDS _

1. Israelis Show Solidarity With Britain After London AttackTel Aviv’s “City Council” was lit up by images of the Israeli flag and the union jack in solidarity with Britain after an ‘Islamist-related terror attack’ in London.#London #Attack____________________2. JCC Bomb Threat Caller Caught With Help From Israeli IntelA dual US-Israeli citizen has been arrested on suspicion of being the perpetrator behind almost all the bomb-threats targeting Jewish communities in the U-S, Europe, Australia and New Zealand over the past 6 months.#JCC #Suspect____________________3. West Bank Settlement Construction Rose By 40% In 2016According to the “Central Bureau of Statistics,” last year’s approval of 2,630 housing units in the West Bank reflects a 40-percent increase in building from 2015.#WestBank #Settlements____________________4. Israel And U.S. Negotiating On Settlement BuildingReports are emerging that the recent demands by Washington to partially freeze Israeli settlement building has been rejected by Israel.#Settl

1. Syrian Rebels Report More Israeli Airstrikes Near DamascusSyrian reports are claiming that Israeli jets carried out even more airstrikes near Damascus. The allegations come just hours after the Israeli Prime Minister vowed to continue hitting weapon convoys that are making their way to Hezbollah, even though Russia has ordered Israel to suspend airstrikes.#Syria #AirStrike____________________2. Thousands Of Reservists Take Part In Drill For War In GazaThousands of Israeli army reservists were called down to the Gaza Strip for the military’s largest planned exercise of 2017.#IDF #Drill____________________3. Israel Plans Mass Evacuations Should War Break Out AgainIsrael is drawing contingency plans to protect Israelis living near borders with the Gaza Strip and Lebanon in a mass evacuation should Hamas and Hezbollah plan to carry out an attack.#Evacuation #Israel____________________4. Ethiopian Israelis Push To Bring 9000 More ImmigrantsEthiopian Jews are taking to the street to push the Israeli government t

1. Knesset Passes New Law Restricting NGO FundingIsrael has just approved a law restricting non-governmental organizations from funding political campaigns.#NGO #Law____________________2. Israeli Forces Prevented 344 Major Terror Attacks In 2016Not a single citizen was killed in a terror attack coming from the Gaza Strip this past year, thanks to the vigilance by the nation’s “Shin Bet” security service.#ShinBet #Gaza____________________3. Israeli Drone Shot Down Over SyriaAn Israeli drone has just been shot down by Syrian military forces in the Quneitra region in the Syrian Golan Heights. The Israeli military has said that there is no chance that Syrian forces will be able to retrieve classified data from the drone.#Syria #Drone____________________4. ‘David's Sling’ Completes Israel's Air Defense Missile SystemIsraeli “multi-tier air defense missile system” is set to become fully operational within the next two weeks. It will become complete with the deployment of a new-interceptor called “David's sling” an

1. IAF Strikes In Syria For Third Time In Three DaysThe Israel Air Force struck more Hezbollah targets along the Syrian-Lebanese border. This is the third air-raid in three days. Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman threatens to destroy Syria's air defense systems if Syrians use their air defense systems against Israeli planes. #IAF #Syria____________________2. Syrian U.N. Ambassador Calls IAF Strikes ‘Terrorism’The Syrian Ambassador to the U.N. has responded to the Israeli air strikes over the weekend against Hezbollah targets calling them terrorist operations.#Syria #UN____________________3. Israeli Broadcasting Authority Threatens Coalition StabilityFinance Minister Moshe Kahlon threatens to leave coalition over a possible closure of Israel Broadcasting Authority, which could leave one thousand workers unemployed.#Kahlon #IBA4. Will New Elections Be Held Over Broadcast Authority Dispute?ILTV’S Steve Liebowitz sat down with the Times of Israel editor David Horovitz to see whether or not the dispute between th

1. False Rocket Alarms Sound In Southern IsraelFalse rocket alarm sirens went off in southern Israel near the Gaza border, two days after Israel's arrow missile defense system shot down an anti-air projectile near Jerusalem.#Gaza #Rocket____________________2. U.N. Chief Orders Withdrawal Of Report On Israeli “Apartheid”Head of UN's ESCWA, Rima Khalaf, resigned following alleged pressure from the Secretary General to withdraw the report accusing Israel of practicing apartheid against the Palestinians. #UN #RimaKhalaf____________________3. Hezbollah Leader Calls UN “Weak” After Critical Report PulledHezbollah terror-boss Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah called the UN "weak" after the UN's nullification of the "Esk-wa" report.#Hezbollah #UN____________________4. Hezbollah: “Israel Fears The Defeat Of The Islamic State”The Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah condemned Israel's airstrike in Syria, which he claims was launched in an effort to counter Iran's increasing-presence in the Arab republic.#Hezbollah #Iran ___________

1. Israeli P.M. Relays A Unique Purim Holiday MessageSpeaking at a Synagogue, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent a Purim holiday message saying that the Persians still want to kill the Jews after the Persian Empire's attempt to kill the Jewish people 2500 years ago.#Purim #Netanyahu____________________2. Jordanian Who Shot Israeli Schoolgirls Freed From PrisonJordanian ex-soldier, Corporal Ahmad Daqam-She, has been freed from prison after serving 20 years for killing of 7 Israeli school girls in 1997. #AhmadDaqamShe #Prison ____________________3. Trump Invites Palestinian Leader Abbas To White HouseU-S President Donald Trump has finally issued an invitation for Mahmoud Abbas to visit the White House. The offer came during the first telephone conversation between the two leaders since Trump took office.#Trump #Abbas4. The Times Of Israel Is Now Available In ChineseILTV'S Steve Leibowitz spoke with Times of Israel Chinese Editor Yi-Feng Zhou about the Times of Israel plan to publish an online editio

1. Israel Moves To Lower Volume Of Mosques' Call To PrayerA new two-part bill to muffle the amplified muezzin prayers has just won “preliminary approval” during a very-heated debate in the Knesset. Supporters say controversial bill will ‘improve residents' quality of life.’#Knesset #Muezzin ____________________2. New Hamas Charter May Recognize The 1967 Border LinesArab media sources are saying that Hamas is about to release a new version of its charter. The document will reportedly outline “Palestine” according to the 1967-boundary lines, although it will continue to deny the Jewish state’s right to exist.#Hamas #Charter #1967____________________3. Netanyahu Holds Talks With U.K. Foreign Minister JohnsonIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hosted the United Kingdom’s Foreign Minister Boris Johnson in Jerusalem. Johnson declares British support of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.#Netanyahu #BorisJohnson____________________4. Argentinians Commemorate 1992 Israeli Embassy BombingArgentina is posed to comm

1. Defense Minister Requests Increased U.S. Role In Middle-EastIsraeli 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 ____________________2. Drug Smuggling Surges In The Gaza StripGaza Strip is facing a surge in illegal drug smuggling and Hamas leaders vow to crack down on smugglers. #Gaza #Drugs____________________3. Entire U.S. Senate Signs An Open Letter To TrumpAll 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____________________4. Arab-Israeli Leaders Back National Service ProgramsFor the first time ever, Arab Israeli leaders are backing a plan that would require Arab yo