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Netanyahu Defends Israel's Homeland Against Obama Criticism · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi.
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  Speaker 1: Tensions flared this week as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered
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  Speaker 1: a sharp rebuke to former US President Barack Obama, who
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  Speaker 1: had criticised Israel's land policies and treatment of Palestinians. Speaking
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  Speaker 1: from Belfast, Obama suggested Israel was taking land from people
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  Speaker 1: and being excessive. In response... Prime Minister Netanyahu posted a
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  Speaker 1: video message asserting Israel's deep historical connection to its land.
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  Speaker 1: He stated, the Jewish people are not foreign occupiers in
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  Speaker 1: the land of our forefathers. Our history is not a
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  Speaker 1: colonial enterprise. Our land is not stolen land. This is
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  Speaker 1: our homeland. Netanyahu emphasised that unlike European colonial powers, Jews
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  Speaker 1: in Israel are indigenous to Judea, a point he said
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  Speaker 1: underscores the Jewish people's millennial attachment to the land. He
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  Speaker 1: also drew parallels between common chance against Israel and the
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  Speaker 1: US in hostile states like Iran, framing both nations as
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  Speaker 1: defenders of common civilisation, and warned against pursuing peace built
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  Speaker 1: on illusions. On the ground in Gaza, the Israel Defence
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  Speaker 1: Forces reported significant operational successes. On Friday, the IDF announced
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  Speaker 1: it had killed Mahawalid Omar al-Husseini, a Hamas-Nakba cell commander
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  Speaker 1: who infiltrated the Kibbutz Reim military base during the October
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  Speaker 1: 7 massacre, and had continued to plan terror attacks. This
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  Speaker 1: follows two separate strikes on Thursday that eliminated Hamas commander
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  Speaker 1: Mohamed Mohamed Abd al-Khalek Hala in northern Gaza, and Palestinian
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  Speaker 1: Islamic Jihad terrorist Ahmad Jabrin Torkif Dalhan in Khan Yunis.
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  Speaker 1: Earlier this week, the IDF and Shin bet also announced
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  Speaker 1: the elimination of Basel Nabil Abd al-Rahman Kashta and Ahmad
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  Speaker 1: Raja al-Shaya, identified as terrorists involved in smuggling weapons into
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  Speaker 1: the Strip and posing an immediate threat to IDF soldiers
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  Speaker 1: and civilians. Separately, Italian prosecutors have expanded an investigation into
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  Speaker 1: the treatment of Italian citizens detained during flotilla missions targeting Gaza.
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  Speaker 1: Defence Minister Israel Katz and 12 other senior Israeli military,
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  Speaker 1: police and prison officials have now been placed under investigation.
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  Speaker 1: This probe concerns allegations of torture, kidnapping, personal injury and robbery.
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  Speaker 1: Stemming from the interception of two global Sumud flotilla missions
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  Speaker 1: in 2025 and 2026, the investigation was initially focused on
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  Speaker 1: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Givia. Prosecutors have sent Israel a
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  Speaker 1: request for judicial assistance to gather further information, noting that
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  Speaker 1: under Italian law, crimes committed abroad against Italian citizens can
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  Speaker 1: be prosecuted in Rome. It's important to note that being
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  Speaker 1: placed under investigation does not imply guilt. Turning to Europe,
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  Speaker 1: Police in Croatia are investigating antisemitic chants following an incident
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  Speaker 1: that has drawn condemnation. Suspects have been detained in connection
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  Speaker 1: with the chants. Croatian President Zoran Milanovic called the incident
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  Speaker 1: unacceptable and shameful, a statement echoed by criticism from the
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  Speaker 1: Israeli embassy and local Croatian leaders. For continuing coverage of
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  Speaker 1: antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media.
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  Speaker 1: Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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