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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 11, 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: In US politics, a significant shift is occurring within advocacy
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  Speaker 1: groups concerning Israel. J Street, the liberal Jewish Middle East
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  Speaker 1: advocacy group, announced it will spend $ 3 million to defeat
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  Speaker 1: Republican candidates who are backed by AIPAC. This marks an
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  Speaker 1: unusual initiative for J Street, which typically endorses candidates who
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  Speaker 1: are but doesn't directly target opponents based on an APAC endorsement.
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  Speaker 1: J Street president Jeremy Ben-Ami described it as a new
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  Speaker 1: era for the organization, noting this $ 3 million pledge represents
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  Speaker 1: their largest super PAC investment ever. The funds will be
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  Speaker 1: used for ads targeting several Republican incumbents in competitive races,
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  Speaker 1: including Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia, Rep. Max Miller in Ohio, Rep.
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  Speaker 1: Derek Van Orden in Wisconsin, Rep. Ryan McKenzie in Pennsylvania,
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  Speaker 1: and Rep. Marionette Milamiks in Iowa. Ben Ami cited the
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  Speaker 1: candidates' ideological distance from J Street, and their connection to
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  Speaker 1: the movement to deny the 2020 election, results as reasons
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  Speaker 1: for the targeting. This campaign comes as AIPAC's brand faces
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  Speaker 1: increased scrutiny, and as more democratic politicians express support for
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  Speaker 1: conditioning US military aid to Israel. AIPAC has criticised J
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  Speaker 1: Street's move, calling it a dark-money super PAC, spending millions
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  Speaker 1: to defeat pro-Israel candidates. AIPAC itself has been a major
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  Speaker 1: spender through its United Democracy Project super PAC. Meanwhile, President
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  Speaker 1: Donald Trump issued an official Rosh Hashanah message through the
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  Speaker 1: White House. The message, co-signed by First Lady Melania Trump,
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  Speaker 1: extended warm greetings to Jewish communities in the US and
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  Speaker 1: around the world for the Jewish New Year. It highlighted
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  Speaker 1: the holiday's significance as a time for reflection and spiritual renewal. Crucially,
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  Speaker 1: the message reaffirmed his administration's commitment to combating antisemitism and
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  Speaker 1: defending religious freedom. President Trump stated, My administration reaffirms our
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  Speaker 1: steadfast commitment to ushering in a historic renewal of faith
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  Speaker 1: across our country, eliminating the scourge of antisemitism and defending
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  Speaker 1: the sacred right of religious liberty for every single American.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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