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Israel Election Deadlock: Herzog to Appoint Next Government · 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 Israeli domestic politics, the nation is awaiting final results
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  Speaker 1: from Tuesday's parliamentary elections amidst a significant deadlock. Neither Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party nor Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party
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  Speaker 1: has secured a clear majority. This puts the decision of
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  Speaker 1: who will lead the complex task of forming a government
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  Speaker 1: squarely in the hands of President Isaac Herzog, who will
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  Speaker 1: make his choice after official results are released next week.
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  Speaker 1: The president's decision may not necessarily favour the party with
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  Speaker 1: the largest number of seats. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Netanyahu's Likud
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  Speaker 1: party has accused Arab political parties of widespread election fraud,
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  Speaker 1: including allegations of bribery, voter intimidation and ballot manipulation, stating
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  Speaker 1: they are submitting evidence to authorities. Former Prime Minister Ehud
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  Speaker 1: Olmert has endorsed Gadi Eisenkot and his Yashar party, describing
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  Speaker 1: the election as perhaps the most consequential for the Jewish people,
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  Speaker 1: and asserting that Netanyahu is on the wrong side of history.
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  Speaker 1: The Central Elections Committee has begun counting double-envelope votes, a
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  Speaker 1: critical stage in the process, while Haredi parties are reportedly
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  Speaker 1: seeing a decline in their seat count. On the regional front,
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  Speaker 1: a report from criticalthreats.org citing a Switzerland-based geospatial intelligence firm,
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  Speaker 1: indicates that Russia is actively supporting Houthi operations. The firm
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  Speaker 1: has observed Russian military satellites positioned over Saudi energy and
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  Speaker 1: military sites in the days preceding and following Houthi drone
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  Speaker 1: and missile strikes. According to the report, this intelligence, likely
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  Speaker 1: facilitated through Iranian military advisers in Yemen, enables the Houthis
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  Speaker 1: to disrupt Saudi Arabia's oil exports and conduct battle damage assessments.
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  Speaker 1: This Russian support is consistent with its long-standing backing of
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  Speaker 1: Iran and its regional partners, and it aids Iran's efforts
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  Speaker 1: to constrain Saudi energy exports during the current global energy crisis.
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  Speaker 1: From Washington, US Vice President J.D. Vance has reportedly sent
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  Speaker 1: a letter to Iran's national security decision-maker, stressing the importance
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  Speaker 1: of including the nuclear file in any discussions. These talks
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  Speaker 1: are understood to involve issues such as the Strait of Hormuz,
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  Speaker 1: US economic measures against Iran, and vessel blockades. In a
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  Speaker 1: separate development, a US Central Command estimate obtained by CBS
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  Speaker 1: News suggests the war with Iran has cost the US
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  Speaker 1: military at least $ 47. 1 billion as of mid-October. This figure
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  Speaker 1: includes significant expenses for munitions and lost equipment, with the
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  Speaker 1: actual cost potentially higher due to unquantified damage to US bases.
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  Speaker 1: A US official has also refuted reports suggesting Washington would
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  Speaker 1: push for a unity government in Israel, to resolve election outcomes,
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  Speaker 1: labelling such claims false and premature. In news concerning the
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  Speaker 1: fight against antisemitism, Israel's foreign ministry has praised efforts to
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  Speaker 1: prevent the auction of a Nazi-defaced Holocaust-era Torah fragment in Norway.
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  Speaker 1: The sacred manuscript, looted by Nazis, will now be donated
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  Speaker 1: to a San Diego Holocaust Remembrance Organisation. And in a
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  Speaker 1: demonstration of resilience, Stayrote Cinema South Festival is celebrating its
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  Speaker 1: 25th edition from November 1st to 5th. The festival marks
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  Speaker 1: 25 years of survival and growth, having persevered through decades
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  Speaker 1: of rocket fire from Gaza and the trauma of the
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  Speaker 1: October 7th attack, continuing its commitment to supporting filmmakers and
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  Speaker 1: the local community. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
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  Speaker 1: listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org
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  Speaker 1: slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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