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- 0:08Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi.
- 0:12Speaker 1: In the West Bank, Israeli security forces have arrested a
- 0:15Speaker 1: Palestinian teacher for allegedly making months of social media posts
- 0:19Speaker 1: glorifying terrorism. Police stated that the teacher, in his 30s,
- 0:23Speaker 1: is suspected of incitement and supporting a terrorist organisation. The
- 0:28Speaker 1: investigation began after the monitoring of social media platforms revealed
- 0:32Speaker 1: posts praising terrorist attacks and organisations. According to police, the
- 0:37Speaker 1: suspect's home in the village of Tell was raided by
- 0:39Speaker 1: IDF troops, and he was taken for questioning. Investigators found
- 0:44Speaker 1: alleged posts celebrating terrorists who killed Captain, Reserve, Benyahu Mellet
- 0:48Speaker 1: and Major Yuval Ezra, referring to them as martyrs. Investigators
- 0:53Speaker 1: also uncovered posts that appeared to glorify the October 7th massacre,
- 0:57Speaker 1: including an illustration of a Hamas terrorist on a paraglider.
- 1:01Speaker 1: The teacher has been taken into custody as the investigation continues,
- 1:06Speaker 1: with police expected to seek an extension of his detention.
- 1:09Speaker 1: This arrest is part of broader efforts by Israeli security
- 1:12Speaker 1: forces to identify and apprehend individuals suspected of inciting violence online,
- 1:18Speaker 1: following recent arrests in Hebron for similar offences related to
- 1:22Speaker 1: supporting attacks and Hamas. Meanwhile, in the United States, the
- 1:26Speaker 1: New York State Assembly has seen an expansion of Orthodox
- 1:29Speaker 1: Jewish representation following recent electoral shifts. Healthcare Administrator Lisa Vider
- 1:35Speaker 1: and Sephardic Jew Joey Cohen Saban have successfully flipped seats,
- 1:40Speaker 1: increasing the total number of Orthodox Jews in the Assembly
- 1:42Speaker 1: from 8 to 11. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around
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