US Extends E-2 Visa Programs | 3/26/19

IDF Responds To Hamas Rocket Fire Overnight Despite various reports of a ceasefire, Hamas militants continued to fire at least 60 rockets overnight Tuesday, into southern Israeli communities. This, after Israel began retaliatory strikes Monday evening in response to a long range J80 missile that was fired into central Israel. #Gaza #IDF __________________ IDF Responds To Hamas Rocket Fire Overnight Dr. Mordechai Kedar, Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, Bar Ilan University speaking via Skype about the overnight escalation with Gaza. #MordechaiKedar #Gaza ____________________ 7 Year Old Boy Shot In West Bank Attack A seven-year-old boy was lightly wounded by gunfire in the West Bank settlement of Beit El after shots were fired from the Arab village of Jalazone a mere 1km away. #WestBank #Attack ___________________ US Officially Recognizes Israeli Control In Golan As far as the US is concerned, the Golan Heights belongs to Israel. US President Donald Trump officially signed the proclamation on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu standing beside him. #US #GolanHeights ___________________ Vice President Pence Blasts Democrats At AIPAC At the ongoing annual AIPAC conference, US Vice President Mike Pence didn’t mince words when blasting Democrats on Monday, calling out the Democrats for not supporting Israel. #AIPAC #Pence ___________________ Gantz Muses That The PM Would Like To See Him Dead The Benjamin Netanyahu/Benny Gantz feud just took a bizarrely extreme turn. As according to a leaked tape recording obtained by Channel 13, Blue and White Chairman Gantz can be heard saying, ““If (Netanyahu) had a way that I would be harmed, that they would kill me, he would do it.” #Netanyahu #Gantz ___________________ Germany To Launch Investigation In Case 3000 Germany is launching a probe of its own on Israeli PM Netanyahu's involvement in the German submarine affair. #Germany #Probe ___________________ Eurovision Hits Logistical Snags According to a report in the marker, Eurovision 2019 is now facing some major issues regarding its security budget and transportation– along with a host of other issues in Israel. #Eurovision #Logistics ___________________ Mcdonald’s Acquires Israeli Startup For $300 Mil It’s just been announced that Mcdonalds will be acquiring Israeli startup ‘Dynamic Yield' for roughly 300 million dollars, or about 1 billion shekels– making this the food franchise’s biggest acquisition in decades. #McDonalds #Startup ___________________ US To Extend E-2 Visa Program To Israelis On May 1, 2019, Israelis will finally be eligible to obtain the E-2 visa from the United States. Meaning that all Israeli citizens will then be able to apply for an American work permit, as long as they can invest a ‘substantial amount of capital’ in the US. #US #Visa                   ___________________ See The Sunrise From Space! Israeli-made Beresheet spacecraft has sent home some amazing footage and photos from the orbit. #Beresheet #Space ___________________ Hebrew word of the Day: HESSKEM | הסכם = AGREEMENT / TREAT Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is 'HESSKEM' which means AGREEMENT / TREATY #LEARNHEBREW   #HEBREWWORDOFDAY   #ILTVHEBREWWORDOFDAY  ___________________ The Weather Forecast Tonight should be rainy and cool, with a low of about fifty-five or thirteen degrees Celsius. Then tomorrow you can expect partly cloudy skies and a chance of showers to a high of sixty-five or eighteen degrees Celsius.  #ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECASTSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.