Qatar is attempting to restore ties with Iran despite regional pressure

Here are the top stories from ZION news:

- United States' President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Jared Kusnher is in the Middle East restoring peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. He is meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Abbas in hopes of re-booting the talks.

- P. A. President Abbas is considering dissolving the P.A. government and reverting power back to the PLO because of his frustration with the lack of peace process that would secure an independent Palestinian state.

- Former head of Israeli Air Force Intelligence Brig. Gen. Ram Shmueli (ret.) spoke at the ILTV studio to discuss the power vacuum that would be created when ISIS is defeated in Syria.

- Qatar is attempting to restore Qatar-Iranian relations back to full health despite the regional pressure to cease its ties with Iran.

- The Israeli courts are faced with a decision of whether or not they can accept confessions made under torture. Evidence of police abuses throws proof obtained on Duma terrorists into question.

- A coalition of American rabbis have canceled their annual high holidays phone call with the White House, citing Trump’s reaction to anti-Semitism at Charlottesville, Virginia, as lacking in moral leadership.

- Amid fierce drought, Israel has just delivered six tons of much-needed food to the war-torn nation of South Sudan.

- Jewish comedian Jerry Seinfeld landed a major deal with Netflix bringing two new specials along with his acclaimed web series “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.”

- Co-founder and CEO of Nurami, Dr. Amir Bahar, spoke at the ILTV studio about his Israeli startup that provides new bandage solutions.

- ILTV's Emanuelle Kadosh talks about the top 5 water-related nature reserves in Israel.

- Israeli scientists are saying that global warming is making cockroaches hyperactive.

- Learn a new Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "djuk," written ג’וק, which means "cockroach."

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