1. Likud loses seat to religious UTJ in final count
   Haredi conscription debate now threatens the coalition more than ever before
   
   

#LIKUD #RIVLIN

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2. Bennett admits fault in defeat
   Naphtali Bensimon, Likud Party in the ILTV studio speaking about critics slamming ‘new right’ party for arbitrarily splitting the right-wing vote

#NAPHTALIBENSIMON #LIKUD

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3. Egypt soon expected to extend presidential powers
   Critics blast new referendum as giving into authoritarian, dictator-like rule

#EGYPT #SISI

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4. PA officials fear a Hamas coup in the West Bank

Hamas is allegedly buying officials’ loyalties amidst severe economic strife

#PA #WESTBANK

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5. WH meet with Jewish officials draws controversy
   EU; heads of ‘progressive’ streams of Judaism are tense ahead of coming peace plan

#WHITEHOUSE #JEWISHAMERICANS

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6. US releases new map of Israel including the Golan
   Control over Jerusalem & the Lebanese border still disputed according to map

#GOLANHEIGHTS #ISRAEL

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7. Instagram blocks accounts run by IRGC members
   Iran responds to new label by designating US army in the region as terrorists too

#INSTAGRAM #IRAN

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8. Ofra terrorist’s home demolished
   Grandfather of murdered baby says home demolitions are a critical deterrence

#ISRAEL #TERRORISTDEMOLISH

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9. Court orders deportation of HRW official
   Jewish-American activist interrogated for work advancing Arab-equality in Israel

#HRW #ISRAEL

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10. Video warns of possible attack against Eurovision

Clip warns that Israel must improve conditions in Gaza or face deadly consequences

#THREAT #EUROVISION

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11. ‘Fart’ musician advances at Britain's got talent
    Israeli artist, Guy First, blasts away the competition with rhythmically tooted tunes

#GUYFIRST #BRITAINSGOTTALENT

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12. Today in History
    April 17, 1997, the 6th President of Israel; Major General Chaim Herzog, passed away. 

#TODAYINHISTORY #ILTVTODAYINHISTORY             

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13. The Weather Forecast

Tonight will be partly cloudy and cool, with a low of about fifty-seven or fourteen degrees Celsius. Then tomorrow will be clear to partly cloudy again, and with a high of sixty-seven or nineteen degrees Celsius.

#ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST