Could the Attack on the Right be Netanyahu's Re-Election Strategy? | 8/12/19

1. Netanyahu hits back at right-wing MKs over Temple Mount closure

 Attacks against right may be part of Netanyahu’s latest re-election strategy

#TEMPLEMOUNT #ELECTIONS

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1. Attorney General’s office drafts new rules to prevent leaks to press

 Guidelines come after rumors that public officials leaking secret info to media

#INFORMATIONLEAKS #MEDIA

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1. Incendiary balloon from Gaza sparks fire in Southern Israel

 Latest attack comes after IDF shoots down total of 5 Hamas gunmen

#IDF #GAZA

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1. IDF prepares to demolish homes of suspected killers of Dvir Sorek

 Cousins Nasir & Qassem Asafra believed to have killed Israeli teen in West Bank

#WESTBANK #DEMOLITIONS

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1. Iran’s Navy chief warns against Israeli presence in the Gulf

Israel is joining US-led mission to secure vessels in strait of Hormuz.  Brig. gen. (ret.) Dr. Meir Elran, Sr. researcher at INSS, is here to discuss this new issue

#IRAN #MEIRELRAN

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1. Deportation of Filipina worker & her son is delayed

 Protests ramp up against deportation of Israeli-born kids of migrants

#DEPORTATION #PROTESTS

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1. Republicans, democrats back Omar and Tlaib visit to Israel

 Bi-Partisan delegation predicts trip would educate freshman lawmakers

#THALIBOMAR #ISRAELDELEGATION

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1. Pro-Israel candidate elected to be president of Guatemala

 Conservative Alejandro Giammattei pledges to keep embassy in Jerusalem

#GUATEMALA #ALEJANDROGIAMMETTEI

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1. Jordan reopens Aaron’s tomb to tourists

 Closure comes amid allegations of Jewish prayer at Holy Site

#JORDAN #TOMBOFAARON

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1. World’s smallest bible can now be worn as jewelry

 Israeli mother-daughter duo team up with Tel Aviv university

#TAU #BIBLE

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1. The weather forecast

It’s a steaming 89 degrees Fahrenheit...or 31 degrees Celsius in Tel Aviv today...and tomorrow is expected to be even hotter with a high of 92 degrees Fahrenheit ...or 34 degrees Celsius. Skies will be fully sunny...so make sure to wear sunscreen and carry around water.

#ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST

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