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Knesset to vote on Haredi draft bill Today the Knesset is set to vote on a new bill that significantly re-writes the law on ultra-orthodox exemption from the I-D-F. In the past, members of this community were not required to enlist into the army on religious grounds but this exemption was struck down by the courts last year forcing the government to reach a new compromise. Knesset to vote on Haredi draft bill Rabbi Ariel Konstantyn, Founding Rabbi At The Tel Aviv Int’l Synagogue and Rabbi Dov Halbertal, Former Head Of The Office Of The Chief Rabbi Of Israel speaking at ILTV Studio about a law that would require the Orthodox community to meet annual quotas by 95%. U.S. army makes major Israeli buyThe U.S. army has just made a massive new purchase of Israeli Military Tech. This new deal valued at 193 million dollars will see American tanks upgraded with Israel’s cutting edge ‘trophy’ defense system. ‘Till politics do we partWhen it comes to certain personal bonds including both divorce and marriage, Israeli law strictly follows Jewish law. As a result, the state only legally recognizes marriages performed by an official member of the Jewish rabbinate. A practice that Israel’s Foreign Ministry has seemingly just supported with a new video, one which has already come under fire by critics across the political spectrum. Knesset to host ‘children under occupation’Palestinian children from East Jerusalem are heading inside Israel’s borders today for an event that will surely be talked about for months to come. for the first time ever, the Knesset is hosting an open conference, called ‘Children of the occupation’ to discuss the realities, difficulties, and hopefully, solutions regarding what Palestinian children face while living in the occupied West Bank.6. New app could save soldiers’ livesThe I-D-F has just begun releasing a new military app designed to help prevent soldiers from being abducted by terrorists or rescue ones who already have been. Development began back in 2016, a few years following the tragic murder of three Israeli teens who were abducted and then executed by Palestinian Terrorists in the West Bank. A tragedy that ultimately exploded into the 2014 Gaza war, ‘operation protective edge’. Yazidi survivors find help in IsraelOf all the horrors unleashed by the Islamic state, the genocide of the Yazidi minority in Iraq and Syria is among the most horrific. Israel has forged a bond with Yazidi survivors over the years but now a group of N-G-O-’s and Israel’s Foreign Ministry have just held an incredible joint effort. One that brought a group of Yazidis all the way from Iraq here to Israel to train them in the fine art of medical clowning. The next generation of Solar TechDr. Giora Dishon, CEO of Utilight speaking at ILTV Studio about an Israeli company that is paving the way for the future of technology with their revolutionary solar- cell printing technology that is better, faster and cheaper than ever before. A gourmet meal, ready in minutesBologn-Esay pasta. Chili con Carnee. A bowl of hot oatmeal with season berries mixed in. What do these delicious foods have in common? Well until now, you’d need a gourmet chef to help you prepare all three, but welcome to the future: An Israeli Startup says they can deliver these meals pre-made in freeze-dried pods ready to eat in just three minutes flat. Hebrew word Of The Day: TANUR | תנור= OVEN Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "Tanur" which means "oven"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.