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Stevens Endorses Republican Over Dem Nominee Amid Israel Row · 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: In a significant development impacting American politics and its relationship
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  Speaker 1: with Israel, Michigan Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens announced Sunday her
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  Speaker 1: endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers for the U.S. Senate. This
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  Speaker 1: surprise move, just two days before Election Day, pits her
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  Speaker 1: against her party's nominee, Abdul El-Sayed. Stevens stated she could
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  Speaker 1: not stand with hate, citing El-Said's critical rhetoric on Israel
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  Speaker 1: and his campaign appearances with anti-Israel streamer Hassan Paika as
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  Speaker 1: primary reasons for her switch. The endorsement has exacerbated a
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  Speaker 1: fracture within the Democratic Party, drawing criticism from some Jewish leaders.
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  Speaker 1: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called the move a despicable betrayal.
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  Speaker 1: Domestically in Israel, outrage is mounting following the arrest of
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  Speaker 1: Harei D. Yeshiva student Yari Lieberman. Lieberman, a groom awaiting
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  Speaker 1: wedding celebrations, was arrested by military police on Sunday, taken
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  Speaker 1: to a military prison and sentenced to 20 days. Senior
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  Speaker 1: Haredi political figures, including MK Yitzhak Goldknopf and MK Yaakov Asher,
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  Speaker 1: condemned the arrest as shameful and a disgrace, accusing Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Netanyahu of failing to protect yeshiva students. The incident
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  Speaker 1: is expected to fuel protests in the coming days. In Jerusalem,
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  Speaker 1: Police moved to disperse a demonstration on Haim Barlev Boulevard
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  Speaker 1: Sunday evening after clashes broke out. Protesters blocked roads and
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  Speaker 1: reportedly threw objects at officers. Police declared the gathering unlawful
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  Speaker 1: and officers used force to clear the street and restore order.
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  Speaker 1: No injuries or arrests were reported. Meanwhile, police are conducting
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  Speaker 1: an extensive manhunt in Petr Tikva for the husband of
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  Speaker 1: a woman suspected of being brutally murdered in her home,
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  Speaker 1: possibly with her young children present. For continuing coverage of
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