Palestinians breach Gaza border - 5/22/18

1. Palestinians breach Gaza border
   A group of Palestinians from Gaza managed to breach the security fence and enter Israeli territory early this morning. The suspects immediately set fire to an abandoned I-D-F position nearby recently used by Israeli snipers during the six week-long border protests.
2. Israeli car comes under gunfire in W. Bank

Tensions along the Gaza border have begun to spread to the West Bank. This morning an Israeli car was driving outside the Palestinian village of Kafr Ni’ma near Ramallah where it suddenly came under gunfire in an apparent drive-by shooting.

3. First details of Trump peace plan emerge
   We’re hearing reports that the White House will release its much-anticipated plan for Middle East peace next month, apparently the details of this supposed plan have already made their way to the Knesset and word is that team Trump has proposed offering a suburb in East Jerusalem as the capital of the future Palestinians state.
4. Government changes Asylum Seekers’ visa numbers
   Israel recently announced that it could not proceed with its plan to forcibly deport nearly 40,000 African men, women and children living in Israel as Asylum Seekers. We’ve now learned that the state has just blocked hundreds of Asylum Seekers from accessing their bank accounts by suddenly changing their visa numbers with no prior warning.
   5. How much will Iran take before stepping back?
   Brig. Gen. (ret.) Ram Shmueli, Former Head of Israeli Air Force Intelligence speaking at ILTV Studio about what must Israel prepare to do to end the existential Iranian threat in Syria.
5. Dutch parody of ‘Toy’ not so playful

This may be hard to believe, but apparently, not everyone loved Netta Barzilai’s killer, Eurovision-winning performance of “toy.” In fact her song was just parodied on Dutch state-funded television, but some say the spoof goes a little too far and simply becomes an excuse to hurl dangerous Anti-Semitic and Anti-Israel stereotypes.
7. I.A.F. holds largest int’l confab in 20 years
Israel’s Air Force is today holding its biggest international conference in nearly two decades, and the three-day event is bringing representatives from over 20 national militaries around the world right here to Israel. Israel’s Air Force is considered one of the strongest, if not the strongest in the world.

8. Israeli tech gives google bot a voice
   Earlier this month, the geniuses at Google unveiled the next generation in autonomous technology. Dubbed ‘google duplex’, the tech featured a completely human-sounding voice that could actually make phone calls and interact with other humans like a robotic personal assistant.
   9. ‘Not worth a headpin’

Rachel Sukman, Chief Curator Of The Office In Tel Aviv Gallery speaking at ILTV Studio about the new solo exhibition by Maggy Rom that opens in 'the office in Tel Aviv' gallery.
10. Meet Jerusalem’s cutest new ‘toy’
Are you ready for a cuteness overload? Then prepare to meet the brand-new member of the Jerusalem biblical zoo, an adorable baby giraffe who was actually also born the night of the Eurovision final, and zookeepers knew there was only one name to give her: “toy”!

11. First evidence of Semitic alphabet found
    Believe it or not, we now have another shocking archaeological discovery on our hands. Experts believe the earliest-known evidence of the Semitic alphabet, most likely used by the ancient Canaanites has been found in Egypt. The symbols were inscribed on a piece of limestone that’s nearly 3,400 years old.
    12. Hebrew word Of The Day: ALEPH-BET | אלף בית = ALPHABET

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "Aleph-bet" which means "Alphabet"

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