Decisions Decisions

07/06/2017 25 min
Decisions Decisions

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____________________1. U.S. Puts U.N. Human Rights Council On Notice For Israel BiasAccording to the US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, the United States is threatening to leave the UN Human Rights Council if it doesn’t stop attacking Israel.#NikkiHaley #UN #Israel____________________2. U.S. Claims Both Sides Need To Make Compromises For PeaceThe US has just said that in order to bring about a comprehensive peace deal, both Israelis and Palestinians will be 'forced to compromise.'#US #Peace #Deal____________________3. Israel To Build Housing Units & First Settlement In 25 YearsThe first steps to build a new settlement have been approved by the Defense Ministry, and this will be the first new government authorized settlement in 25 years. Residents of destroyed Amona outpost will move to Amichai settlement.#Settlements #Amona____________________4. Is Amnesty International’s Credibility Undermined By BDS?Yifa Segal, Director at the International Legal Forum speaking at ILTV studio to discuss Israel boycotts and West Bank settlements.#YifaSegal #BDS____________________5. After Kfar Qassem Shooting, Thousands Attend Rioter’s FuneralThousands attended the funeral of an Israeli Arab who was shot dead while storming a police station. Mohammed Taha was shot dead by a security guard in a Kafr Qassem riot.#Funeral #MohammedTaha #Riot____________________ 6. Saudi Arabian F.M. Blasts Qatar; Jordan Downgrades TiesA day after Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE and Bahrain cut ties with Qatar, Jordan has followed their lead, and is also promising to close the local Al Jazeera office. Jordan has announced that it will be downgrading diplomatic ties with the Gulf state.#Jordan #Gulf____________________ 7. Israeli Stock Market Struggling To Attract InvestmentThe Director General of the Prime Minister's office says that 'the Israeli public is afraid of the stock exchange'. Both Israeli and international investors are shying away from investing in the stock market.#StockMarket #Investment____________________ 8. Jordan May Join Lebanon In Boycott Of ‘Wonder Woman’Jordan may boycott the movie Wonder Woman starring Israeli actress Gal Gadot because the movie 'represents Zionism and the Israeli army'#Jordan #WonderWoman____________________9. Israel To Host Russian State Choir For Special PerformanceMaxim Reider, Correspondent for the Jerusalem Post speaking at ILTV studio about Russia Day that will be hosted in Israel in commemoration of the adoption of Russia's constitutional reforms in 1990. The internationally renowned Svesh-Nikov state academic Russian choir set to perform for their first time ever in Israel on June 12. #MaximReider #RussiaDay____________________ 10. Ethiopian Immigrants Arrive In Israel For First Time In MonthsMore than 200 families and their supporters gathered at Ben Gurion Airport to welcome 72 new Ethiopian immigrants to Israel.#Ethiopia #Immigrants____________________ 11. Israeli ‘Solar Giving Tree’ Provides Town With Clean EnergyThe Israeli firm Sol-Ogic has developed a solar energy tree in Nevers, France. The e-tree will provide shade, USB ports and a water fountain.#Sol-ogic #Tree #Solar____________________ 12. Hebrew word Of The Day, ETZ | עץ = TREELearn a new Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "etz" which means "tree" #Learnhebrew #Hebrewwordofday #Iltvhebrewwordofday_____________________13. The Weather ForecastTonight will be clear to partly cloudy with a low of sixty-eight or twenty degrees Celsius. Tomorrow you can expect sunny skies with an additional rise in temperatures to a high of eighty-six or thirty degrees Celsius.#Israelweather #IsraelforecastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.