New Election Could Cost Billions | 5/29/19

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 result of ceasefire negotiations #QATAR #ISRAEL _________________  German Anti-Semitism head backtracks, urges all Germans to wear kippahs Klein previously told Jews not to wear kippahs due to rise in antisemitism #GERMANY #KIPPAH ___________________  7 Pitzer College Pres visits U of Haifa in defiance of calls for Israel boycott President used his veto to overthrow BDS resolution to cancel Haifa program #PITZER #HAIFA ___________________  Shalva band founder to be honored by Bar Ilan University Kalman Samuels, Gadi Eizenkot and Miriam Adelson included in lineup of honorees #SHALVABAND #KALMAN SAMUELS ___________________  $100M investment in Israeli food tech New incubator to launch in town of Kiryat Shmona  #FOODTECH #ISRAEL ___________________  TAU study shows bats who eat together, stay together Study on fruit bats reveal compelling “food-for-sex” trade between mating bats  #TAU #BATS ___________________  The Weather Forecast Skies are mostly sunny in Tel Aviv today with a high of 31 degrees Celsius, or 88 degrees Fahrenheit. tomorrow is expected to get even hotter with temperatures reaching 32 degrees Celsius or 89 degrees Fahrenheit. #ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECASTSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.