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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - October 1, 2026, 07 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: Prime Minister Netanyahu described the toughest situation Israeli leadership can face,
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  Speaker 1: recounting the agonizing choice when an unresponsive passenger plane heads
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  Speaker 1: toward Israel, as was the scenario during a recent hijacking
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  Speaker 1: attempt on an Israel-bound fly-you-by-flight. Initial findings from the copilot's
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  Speaker 1: interrogation reveal Islamist radical indoctrination and extremist ties. During the confrontation,
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  Speaker 1: passenger Yaniv Hayan is being praised as a hero for
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  Speaker 1: intervening in the cockpit to help subdue the attacking Copilot.
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  Speaker 1: Eyewitness accounts describe an empty cockpit during the descent, with
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  Speaker 1: additional pilots having to be roused from the passenger cabin
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  Speaker 1: to regain control. The aircraft eventually made an emergency landing
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  Speaker 1: in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, with all passengers reported safe. Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Netanyahu also warned that there are indications Iran and
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  Speaker 1: its proxies are attempting to conduct attacks against Israel and
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  Speaker 1: Israelis during the current election season, urging the public to
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  Speaker 1: be on special alert. In other news, Canada's Jewish community
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  Speaker 1: is experiencing a significant rise in anti-Semitism. In 2025 alone,
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  Speaker 1: 788 hate crimes targeting Jews were reported, accounting for 71%
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  Speaker 1: of all religion-motivated hate crimes. The incidents range from vandalism
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  Speaker 1: to violent attacks. Meanwhile, Rabbi Steve led a publicly denounced
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  Speaker 1: act to Adam Brody's recent statements calling Israel's actions in
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  Speaker 1: Gaza a genocide, asserting that Brody is ignorant and that
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  Speaker 1: there is no genocide in Gaza. A pro-Israel democratic advocacy group,
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  Speaker 1: Democratic Majority for Israel, has released a framework intended to
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  Speaker 1: help the party articulate its vision for the US relationship
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  Speaker 1: with Israel. The proposal calls for continued security and military assistance,
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  Speaker 1: while supporting a negotiated path to statehood for Israelis and Palestinians,
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  Speaker 1: and a future for Gaza without Hamas. The document also
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  Speaker 1: calls on Israel to act decisively against settler threats, intimidation
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  Speaker 1: and violence, and acknowledges that Israel's security does not require
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  Speaker 1: support for every decision made by its government. In Israeli
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  Speaker 1: domestic politics, Balad party leader Sami Abu Shehadeh has withdrawn
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  Speaker 1: from the Knesset race. This follows indications from the Supreme
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  Speaker 1: Court that he would likely be disqualified due to past statements,
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  Speaker 1: including an article that described the October 7 attacks as
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  Speaker 1: an important historical event. And finally, a CNN investigation has
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  Speaker 1: revealed that Jad Kushner's Affinity Partners is the largest shareholder
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  Speaker 1: in Phoenix Financial, a company that has invested millions in
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  Speaker 1: Israeli defence firms supplying the IDF, including significant stakes in
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  Speaker 1: Elbit Systems and Next Vision. The investigation raises questions about
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  Speaker 1: the intersection between Kushner's diplomatic activity and his private business interests.
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  Speaker 1: For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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