Jerusalem Enforces ‘Passover Bread Ban’ For 1st Time In Years

____________________ 1. U.S. & Russia Disagree Sharply Over Syria Gas Attack Russia 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 Veto Amb. 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 Territory Minister 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 Again Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has just entered himself into Iran’s upcoming presidential elections. #Ahmadinejad #Elections ____________________ 5. Marwan Barghouti Declares Mass Hunger Strike On April 17 Convicted Palestinian terrorist Marwan Barghouti is set to launch a widespread hunger strike against Israeli prison conditions on April 17. #MarwanBarghouti #HungerStrike ____________________ 6. Search For Missing Teens Continues In Sea Of Galilee A massive search for three missing teenagers in the Sea of Galilee is currently ongoing. Three young men entered the lake on inflatable mattresses, but strong winds blew them far from the shore. #Galilee #Teenagers ____________________ 7. Hundreds March Demanding Release Of Abera Mengistu Hundreds are attending a solidarity march in Ashkelon demanding the return of Abera Mengistu from Gaza. MENGISTU crossed the border into Gaza in 2014 and has as of now been held there for 948 days. #Mengistu #March ____________________ 8. Jerusalem Enforces ‘Passover Bread Ban’ For 1st Time In Years This year the Jerusalem municipality is enforcing an old law banning the sale of bread during the 7-day Passover festival. #Passover #Bread ____________________ 9. Vilnius University Awards 100’s Of Posthumous Degrees Vilnius University awarded honorary degrees to hundreds of Jewish University students who were expelled and later killed during the Holocaust. #Vilnius #Holocaust ____________________ 10. Bethlehem Christians Seek To Revive Ancient Art A group of specialists in Bethlehem is working to revive an ancient sacred craft of iconography that dates back over 2,000 years. #Bethlehem #Icon ____________________ 11. Israeli Short Film Makes Guinness Book Of Records For Awards A short movie made by an Israeli student back in 2007 has now made the “Guinness Book of World Records” for having been awarded more prizes than any other film of its type in history. #Film #GuinessBookOfRecords ____________________ 12. Avigdor Lieberman Takes Part In ‘Viral Video’ ILTV shows a Passover viral video featuring Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman. #Liberman #Video ____________________ 13. Hebrew word Of The Day, AGAM | אגם = LAKE / POND Learn a new Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "agam" which means "lake/pond" #Learnhebrew #Hebrewwordofday #Iltvhebrewwordofday _____________________ 14. The Weather Forecast The weekend has returned and is expected to be partly cloudy with a chance of showers. The low tonight is set to be about sixty or eleven degrees Celsius. The high for Friday and Saturday should sit around seventy-five; or twenty-one degrees Celsius. #Israelweather #Israelforecast