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First Lady Of Israel Passes Away The first lady of Israel and the wife of President Reuven Rivlin has just passed away. Nechama Rivlin left the world on Tuesday morning at the age of 73, just one day before her 74th birthday. #Rivlin #Passing ----------------------------------------------------------- IDF Reveals Video Footage Of Hezbollah Terror Tunnel New video footage of a sophisticated tunnel passing deep underground from Lebanon into Israel has just been revealed to the public by the Israeli army. #Hezbollah #Tunnel ----------------------------------------------------------- Is The Israeli Army Prepared For War? Brig. Gen. (ret.) Ram Shmueli, former head of IAF Intelligence speaking at ILTV studio about whether the IDF is prepared for war.  #RamShmueli #IDF ----------------------------------------------------------- Israeli PM To Select New Justice Minister Today Due To Legal Woes Prime Minister Netanyahu is expected to tap a new interim justice minister after legal officials reportedly

Tens Of Thousands March In Celebration Of Jerusalem Day Clashes break out between Palestinians and Israeli police at Temple Mount #JERUSALEMDAY #TEMPLEMOUNT ----------------------------------------------------------- State Comptroller: Jerusalem Is Poor, Dirty, & Security Deficient Audit reveals poverty rates among children higher than national average  #JERUSALEM #AUDIT ----------------------------------------------------------- IDF Unveils Plans To Improve Operations In The West Bank Israeli Army to deploy more cameras in West Bank; better train soldiers  #IDF #WESTBANK ----------------------------------------------------------- U.S. peace “Deal of the Century’ may be further postponed U.S. President Trump unhappy with upcoming new Israeli elections  #TRUMP #USA ----------------------------------------------------------- What Will Happen In The Upcoming National Elections? Where does Prime Minister Netanyahu stand?  To discuss, are Davidi Hermelin, Presiden

1. Report: Israeli Prime Minister To Reshuffle Cabinet Ayelet Shaked and Naftali Bennett May Be Fired  #KNESSET #ELECTIONS ----------------------------------------------------------- Two Rockets Fired From Syria Into Israel Israeli Army Responds By Blasting Syrian Military Targets #SYRIA #ISRAEL #ESCALATION ------------------------------------------------------------ 3. Why are tensions rising between Syria and Israel? Dr. Martin Sherman, Founder & Executive Director of the IISS is in the ILTV studios to discuss the situation developing with Syria. #SYRIA #ISRAEL #ESCALATION #HEZBOLLAH #NASRALLAH #NETANYAHU ----------------------------------------------------------- Terrorist Stabs Two Civilians In Old City Of Jerusalem 19-Year Old Assailant From West Bank Is Shot Down By Border Police #TERRORATTACK #STABBING #JERUSALEM ----------------------------------------------------------- US Middle East Envoy Lands In Israel To Discuss Peace Deal “Deal Of The Century” To Be Hashed Out At Upcomi

Israel to Hold New National Elections In September Parliamentary members vote to dissolve 21st Knesset 74 to 45  #ISRAEL #ELECTIONS ----------------------------------------------------------- 2. Israel to Hold New National Elections In September Dr. Martin Sherman, Founder & Executive Director of the IISS and Naphtali Bensimon, Likud Party are in the ILTV studios to discuss the upcoming new elections.  #NEWELECTIONS #KNESSET ------------------------------------------------------------ Sarah Netanyahu Reaches Plea Bargain In Fraud Case Israeli first lady to pay the state 45 thousand shekels for misusing state funds #SARAHNETANYAHU #FRAUD ----------------------------------------------------------- Kushner, Greenblatt To Meet With Netanyahu US envoys in region to shore up support for US peace plan #KUSHNER #GREENBLATT ----------------------------------------------------------- IDF Reveals Discovery Of “Longest” Hezbollah Tunnel The tunnel runs 1 kilometer and penetrates 77 meter

Deadline determining if Israel goes to polls is tonight Netanyahu, Liberman still in standoff; attempts to broker last-minute compromise #ISRAEL #ELECTIONS __________________ 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 ____________________ New election to cost billions of NIS Experts warn second round of voting will be an extreme burden on economy  #ISRAEL #NIS ___________________ Kushner, Greenblatt to visit Israel, Jordan this week Middle East envoys visiting region to drum up support for anticipated peace plan  #KUSHNER #GREENBLAT ___________________ Qatar to build new powerline in Israel for Gaza New powerline most likely resu

Time running out to form Coalition Netanyahu scrambling for solution to avoid election, Liberman weighing all options #BIBI #COALITION __________________ Is Israel headed to a second round of elections for the first time in history? Coalition talks break down over Haredi enlistment bill, to discuss, are Rabbi Dov Lipman, former MK for Yesh Atid Rabbi Dov Halbertal, former Head of the Office of the Chief Rabbi of Israel, Naftali Ben Simon, Political Analyst and Likud party member and Yossi Yonah, former MK from the Labor Party  #COALITION #ISRAEL ____________________ Gallup poll: what do Americans think of Netanyahu? Major partisan split in views on Israeli PM #GALLUP #USA ___________________ PA security forces thwart Isis-inspired terror attack in Israel PA PM threatens to revoke recognition of Israel, security cooperation  #PA #ISRAEL ___________________ Trump says willing to talk to Iranian regime Iran declares it is ready to defend itself against any aggression from US #TRUMP #IRAN

Overnight coalition talks failP.M. struggles to reach compromise between Yisrael Beytenu & Ultra-Orthodox parties #BIBI #YISTAELBEYTEINU __________________ Is Israel heading to new elections?P.M. struggles to reach compromise between Yisrael Beytenu & Ultra-Orthodox, to discuss we have Rabbi Seth Farber, Modern Orthodox Rabbi, Historian, & Founder of Itim and Dr. Martin Sherman, Israel institute of Strategic Studies. #RABBISETHFARBER #MARTINSHERMAN ____________________ Over 1 thousand fires ravage IsraelScorching blazes injure 13, destroy over 1900 acres of land, kill toddler   #ISRAEL #FIRES ___________________ 4  US deploys 1500 troops to Middle East in light of tensions with IranIran declares extra military presence as a “dangerous threat to peace” #USA #IRAN ___________________ British PM Theresa May resignsBritish Jewry lament her stepping down; Boris Johnson likely to replace her #THERESAMAY #ENGLAND __________________ French police searching for ass

Israel shrinks Gaza fishing zone after arson balloon attacksMove comes just a day after reported ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas #ISRAEL #GAZA __________________ EU heads to polls in parliamentary electionsJewish community, Israel monitoring results #EU #POLLS ____________________ For the first time, Germany votes against Anti-Israel measure at WHOWorld health organization resolution blames Israel #GERMANY #WHO ___________________ 4 Davidi Hermelin, President of the Int’l Center for Public Diplomacy in Israel  #DAVIDIHERMELIN #ISRAEL ___________________ Belarus re-buries the bodies of over 1,200 holocaust victims Jewish remains were unearthed in Nazi-era mass grave by construction workers #BELARUS #JEWS __________________ Anti Semitic incidents crop up in USSynagogue vandalized in Indiana; NJ Hamas supporter arrested for planning attack #ANTISEMITISM #USA ___________________  Alleged pedophile final extradition ruling set for September Malka Leifer is facing 74 counts

UAE, Saudi Arabia to attend US peace summit Palestinian officials not planning to participate #UAE #SAUDIARABIA __________________ Will the Palestinian decision to boycott the US summit in Bahrain cause a divide with gulf states?Israel is improving its ties with Arab states, can they hold? Dr. Martin Sherman, Israel institute of strategic studies, is here to discuss. #MARTINSHERMAN #ISRAEL ____________________ Bernie Sanders open to moving us embassy back to TLV if it brings peace Vermont senator says his administration would be more sympathetic to Palestinians #BERNIESANDERS #TLV ___________________ Iran, US said to step back from brink of warIraq to send delegation to calm tensions #IRAN #USA ___________________ Israel condemns un meeting with Hezbollah officialFM spokesman: ‘Israel shocked and disappointed’ by meet with terror group#ISRAEL #HEZBOLLAH __________________ Mandelblit sets Netanyahu pre-indictment hearing to OctoberBill canceling limits on ministerial posts passes

4 Construction workers killed in work accidentPolice place 4 under house arrest as death toll on construction sites soars #CONSTRUCTION #WORKACCIDENTS __________________ Netanyahu likely to abandon push for immunity law Amid coalition squabbles, PM in standoff with AG office over payment of legal fees #BIBI #MANDELBLIT ____________________ Will war between Iran & the US break out?Can the Iranian regime actually even sustain an open-ended conflict with America? Dr. Martin Sherman, Founder & Executive director of the IISS and Prof. David Menashri, alliance center for Iranian studies; Tel Aviv University is in the ILTV studio to discuss. #IRAN #USA ___________________ Chabad center; Rabbi home set alight near Boston Authorities investigate possible links between fires; ADL offers reward for info #CHABBAD #BOSTON ___________________ Polish candidate puts kippah on rival during debate Polish Prime Minister says Poles, and not Jews should get reparations from WWII #POLAND #ANTISEMITISM ______

IAF allegedly strikes Damascus over the weekendSyrian air-defenses fight off missiles aimed at Iranian and Syrian army targets #IAF #DAMASCUS __________________ Incendiary balloon cluster lands in IDF base With Eurovision over, ability to maintain a quiet border falls into question #IDF #GAZA ____________________ How long will the quiet last?Dr. Martin Sherman, founder & Executive Director of the IISS in the ILTV studio speaking about the fear that now with Eurovision over, there will be a rise of violence with Gaza #MARTINSHERMAN #GAZA ___________________ Gabbay won’t run to keep labor leadership Rumored immunity bill causes friction within Netanyahu’s Likud party #GABBAY #LIKUD ___________________ NYU dept. votes to ban satellite campus in TLVDept. of social & cultural analysis criticizes Israel’s refusal to admit BDS activists #NYU #TLV __________________ Chabad center; Rabbi home set alight near Boston Authorities investigate possible links between fires; ADL o

Palestinians riot over ‘Nakba Day’IDF counters false narrative with new social media campaign  #NAKBADAY #GAZARIOTS __________________ Iran-us tensions reach boiling point Putin backs away from responsibility; says Russia is not ‘fire brigade’ for the world #IRAN #USA ____________________ Coalition Talks hit a snag Lieberman & Kahlon are allegedly playing hardball #BIBI #COALITION ___________________ Israeli right-wing accuses A.G. of conspiracy State prosecutor’s office rejects allegations of politically motivated investigations #MANDELBLIT #BIBI ___________________ Alleged pedophile Malka Leifer accused of fraud Deputy health minister Litzman allegedly protected Leifer & other sex offenders #LITZMAN #MALKALEEFER __________________ Anti-Israel PA official in Israel for medical careConvicted terrorist gets Israeli treatment while ordinary Palestinians are banned #ANTIISRAEL #MEDICALCARE __________________ Im Tirtzu publishes Anti-Israel professor

Polish Ambassador to Israel attacked 60 year old Swedish Jewish woman critically wounded in Anti-Semitic stabbing #POLAND #SWEDEN __________________ NSO group allegedly releases new spyware Amnesty int’l petitions Israeli courts to revoke Israeli company’s export license  #NSO #WHATSAPP ____________________ Is there really a leftist plot against the PM?What evidence of a conspiracy is there? Are new legislated protections necessary? Akiva Bigman, Investigative Journalist with Israel Hayom is in the ILTV studio to discuss. #BIBI #AKIVABIGMAN ___________________ PM: stand with US against Iranian aggression Iran threatens to breakaway from certain aspects of JCPOA nuclear deal #IRAN #USA ___________________ Is Israel facing a cannabis economy bubble?Israeli securities authority says bubble in the burgeoning market is unavoidable #ISRAEL #CANABIS __________________ Eurovision semi-finals updatesCelebrations continue as first 17 contestants take to the stage, here to give us

US considers deploying 120k troops to Persian GulfIran threatens Israel in response to American ‘escalations’ in the region #USA #PERSIANGULF __________________ Defending against attacks on multiple frontsDr. Martin Sherman, Founder & Executive Director of the IISS in the ILTV studio to speak about Iranian regime threat to strike Israel in the event that the US strikes Iran #MARTINSHERMAN #INSS ____________________ Trump peace plan to be rolled out soon PA warns that annexing parts of West Bank would end 2-state solution #TRUMP #WESTBANK ___________________ Israel ups security around Gaza for EurovisionStrict IDF policy over the use of live-fire at the border goes into effect #ISRAEL #IDF ___________________ PM announces town named for Trump has been chosen Newest regional community will be home to a mix of secular & religious families #BIBI #TRUMP __________________ PM had better pick up indictment case filesAG office says that if Netanyahu doesn’t arrive for heari

Hostilities with Gaza begin to die downTwo suspects indicted for planning shooting attack on Tel Aviv beaches #GAZA #VIOLENCE __________________ Two Saudi oil tankers mysteriously damaged US points fingers at Iran for the destruction & ‘sabotage’ #SAUDIARABIA #IRAN ____________________ PM’S legal team in standoff with A.G.’s office Squabble over payment of his legal bills behind delay in picking up legal documents  #BIBI #MANDELBLIT ___________________ Reworking the judiciaryHow would that look? How will it work? Akiva Bigman, Investigative Journalist with Israel Hayom joins ILTV to discuss.#AKIVABIGMAN #ISRAELHAYOM ___________________ 44 US states sue Teva over price-fixing & gougingMassive lawsuit targets multiple generic drug manufacturers #TEVA #USA __________________ London hosts Nakba day marchCorbyn praises rally; pens forward for book blaming Jews for global financial plot  #CORBYN #NAKBA ___________________ Germany to back Israel in the u

1. Yom Haatzmaut celebrations wind downPresident Rivlin honors outstanding IDF soldiers for their service #YOMHAATZMAUT #RIVLIN __________________ 2. Nepotism reported over independence day tickets Comptroller alleges irregular number of tickets going to well-connected officials #ISRAELINDEPENDENCEDAY #MIRIREGEV ____________________ 3. Film project profiles American Jewish heroes Toldot Israel follows dozens of US Jews who helped turn Zionist dream into reality #TOLDOTYISRAEL #ISRAEL ___________________ 4. US deploys naval warships towards Persian GulfIsraeli Mossad warned of impending Iranian attack on American targets #USANAVY #PERSIANGULF ___________________ 5. US deploys naval warships towards Persian GulfIsraeli Mossad warned of impending Iranian attack on American targets, Dr. Martin Sherman, Founder & Executive Director of the IISS is in the ILTV studios to discuss. #USA #IRAN __________________ 6. Netanyahu requests delay for coalition deadlineIsraeli Prime Minister also likely to receive delays i

Lighters of the Independence Day torchLeader of Pittsburgh Federation, holocaust survivor-foster mother, and more #ISRAEL #HAPPYBIRTHDAYISRAEL __________________ Adi-on-the-streetIsraeli Independence day thoughts #ADI #ISRAEL ____________________ Israel’s 71st year Population statistics and landmarks #ISRAEL #POPULATION ___________________ Israel’s 71st year The biggest startup exits and action #STARTUPNATION #ISRAEL ___________________ Israel’s 71st year Health & happiness statistics #HEALTH #STATISTICS __________________ Israel’s 71st year Record-breaking rates of tourism #ISRAEL #TOURISM __________________ Olim open upPanel of immigrants to Israel on Independence day #OLIM #ISRAEL ___________________ Adi-on-the-streetIsraeli independence day thoughts#ADI #INDEPENDENCEDAY ___________________  Most Israelis proud of Israel & its achievements Perception gaps between Arabs and Jews; religious and secular remain #ARABS #JEWS ___________________&nbs

Hostilities with Gaza Come To An End – For Now The indiscriminate rocket fire from Gaza against Israeli civilians in the south has seemingly finally come to an end Monday morning. #ROCKET #GAZA ____________________ Int’l Headlines Skew the Recent ConflictNot everyone was as supportive of Israel’s defense from Gaza’s indiscriminate Rocket fire. However, with several in the EU, and the United States instead pointing fingers at Israel’s alleged aggression against the Palestinians.  #EU #HAMAS __________________ Opposition Leaders Criticize PM For ‘Weak Response’As the chaos around the strip ensues, several opposition leaders including blue and white leaders Benny Gantz, Yair Lapid, and Ofer Shelah are taking the opportunity to attack Netanyahu’s defense policies.  #NETANYAHU #TERRORISM ____________________ 4. Moving Forward Through The Aftermath Ben-Dror Yemini, an Israeli Journalist & Author of ‘Industry of Lies’, David Bedein,

Over 500 Rockets Fired At Israeli Civilian Areas Moshe Agadi, a 58 year-old Israeli father of four was murdered by shrapnel early Sunday morning when a terrorist rocket launched from Gaza landed on his home. #ROCKET #GAZA ____________________ PIJ Threatens To Fire Deeper Into Israel Iranian proxy terror groups Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad are now threatening to ratchet up their attacks should Israel continue to retaliate. #PIJ #HAMAS __________________ Over 500 Rockets Fired At Israeli Civilian Areas Brig. Gen. (ret.) Ram Shmueli the Former Head of IAF Intelligence, Dr. Shaul Shay, the Former Deputy Head of the National Security Council, Dr. Col. (ret.) Reuven Berko, Middle East Expert; Israel Hayom Columnist and Dr. Martin Sherman, The Founder & Executive Director of The IISS joins us in the studio for a panel discussion on the ongoing events in southern Israel and Gaza. #ROCKETS #TERRORISM ____________________ 4. Int’l Community Condemns Palestinian ViolenceMany in the internation

Holocaust remembrance day 2019 beginsRecent tragedies bring new meaning to the words ‘never again’  #SHOAH #HOLOCAUSTMEMORIALDAY __________________ Most of Austria misinformed about the HolocaustClaims conference survey reveals shocking lack of knowledge in Austria; Europe #AUSTRIA #HOLOCAUST ____________________ Most of Austria misinformed about the HolocaustBen-Dror Yemini, Israeli journalist & author of ‘industry of lies’ and Dr. Elana heideman, Executive Director of the Israel Forever Foundation are in the ILTV studios to discuss a survey that reveals shocking lack of knowledge in Austria; Europe #AUSTRIA #HOLOCAUST ___________________ Polish activist hangs effigy of late Polish Jew TAU study says several governments worldwide actively promote Anti-Semitsim #TAU #ANTISEMITISM ___________________ UMASS to host panel of Anti-Semitic speakersStaunch Anti-Israel critics Roger Waters & Linda Sarsour among featured speakers #UMASS #ANTISEMITISM ______________