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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 18, 2026, 05 PM Eastern · 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: A new survey highlights significant sentiment among American Jews regarding
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  Speaker 1: Israeli leadership and its impact on antisemitism. According to a
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  Speaker 1: poll by the Melman Group for the Jewish Electorate Institute,
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  Speaker 1: a majority of US Jews believe Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's
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  Speaker 1: actions have increased antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment in the United States.
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  Speaker 1: The survey found that 56% of American Jews hold this view. Furthermore,
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  Speaker 1: the poll indicates a desire for change, with 60% of
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  Speaker 1: US Jews wanting Prime Minister Netanyahu replaced, while only 16%
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  Speaker 1: wish for his re-election. The report also noted divisions on
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  Speaker 1: other issues, including US military aid to Israel and the
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  Speaker 1: role of pro-Israel lobbying groups. with partisan divides evident across
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  Speaker 1: these topics. In the southern Hebron Hills, police have opened
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  Speaker 1: an investigation into a violent incident in the Kirbit Merkaz area.
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  Speaker 1: A Palestinian woman was reportedly attacked with a stick by
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  Speaker 1: a young suspect. The suspect fled the scene and is
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  Speaker 1: currently being sought by police and IDF forces, who were
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  Speaker 1: present but did not locate the individual. This is a
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  Speaker 1: developing story. On the domestic front, the Kassau family, supported
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  Speaker 1: by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, has petitioned
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  Speaker 1: the Jerusalem District Court. They are seeking permission to establish
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  Speaker 1: a protest tent near the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem
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  Speaker 1: from late September to late October. The family aims to
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  Speaker 1: raise awareness for the disappearance of their nine-year-old daughter, Haymanat Kasau,
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  Speaker 1: who went missing in February 2024. The petition comes after
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  Speaker 1: the Jerusalem municipality rejected multiple previous requests for protest tents.
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  Speaker 1: Attorneys for the family argue that freedom of protest is
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  Speaker 1: a constitutional right, and that the municipality's concerns were too
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  Speaker 1: general to justify denying the request. 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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  Speaker 1: you for joining us on Israel Today Ongoing War Report.
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  Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
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  Speaker 1: so consult multiple sources for a comprehensive view.