ISRAEL NEWS

IDF: 56 soldiers died since last Memorial Day, bringing total to 23,741

Nine Israeli civilians added to list of 3,146 terror victims in official numbers published ahead of

commemoration events next week

https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-56-soldiers-died-since-last-memorial-day-bringing-total-to-

23741/

Kushner says Trump’s imminent peace plan a ‘starting point’ to resolve conflict

Top Trump administration adviser Jared Kushner avoids specifics about the Trump Peace Plan but says

proposal will be more detailed than any plan before it; says he will discuss settlement annexation with

Netanyahu when government formed.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/kushner-says-peace-plan-a-starting-point-to-resolve-conflict/

Rivlin calls for unity in remembering Holocaust victims

President Reuven Rivlin called for unity in a speech on Thursday commemorating Yom hashoah at

kibbutz Yad Mordechai.

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/262624

ABBAS BYPASSES EU; ASKS RUSSIA HELP AVERT PA COLLAPSE OVER TERROR PAYMENTS

The Palestinian Authority Head had hoped the EU would support The PA’s policy of providing merit-

based payments to security prisoners.

https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Abbas-bypasses-EU-asks-Russia-help-avert-PA-collapse-over-terror-payments-588576