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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 21, 2026, 08 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: Over 160 Irish sports figures, including Olympian Keira Magian and
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  Speaker 1: former footballer Louise Quinn, have signed an open letter urging
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  Speaker 1: the Ireland national football team to boycott their upcoming UEFA
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  Speaker 1: Nations League fixtures against Israel. The Irish Sport for Palestine
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  Speaker 1: group shared the letter, which calls on the team to
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  Speaker 1: take the most sporting thing, by not playing, highlighting sport's
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  Speaker 1: ability to unite and remind us of shared values. Ireland
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  Speaker 1: is scheduled to play Israel on September 27 in Hungary,
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  Speaker 1: with a reverse fixture on October 4 in Serbia. Both
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  Speaker 1: games are set for neutral venues and will be played
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  Speaker 1: behind closed doors, following protests over the war in Gaza.
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  Speaker 1: Ireland's coach, Heimir Hallgrímsson, has acknowledged that none of his
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  Speaker 1: players feel comfortable with these games. This situation arises as
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  Speaker 1: Ireland has been critical of Israel's conduct during the conflict,
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  Speaker 1: though its football association had committed to playing the fixtures.
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  Speaker 1: In a separate development, the International Chess Federation has refused
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  Speaker 1: to reschedule matches for the Israeli chess team that fell
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  Speaker 1: on Yom Kippur. The Israel Chess Federation states that the
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  Speaker 1: ICF had previously agreed in writing to move the matches
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  Speaker 1: before the start of Yom Kippur, but this did not happen.
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  Speaker 1: As a result, while Colombia and Singapore agreed to reschedule,
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  Speaker 1: The Netherlands and Bulgaria did not, leading to four forfeited
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  Speaker 1: matches for the Israeli team. According to Dr. Zedvika Barkay,
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  Speaker 1: chairman of the Israel Chess Federation, the ICF failed to
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  Speaker 1: honour its commitments and did little to mitigate the damage.
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  Speaker 1: Gil Borachovsky, CEO of the Israeli Chess Federation, noted that
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  Speaker 1: the inaction will significantly harm the team's ranking, and they
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  Speaker 1: are considering their next steps. In Germany, election results have
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  Speaker 1: drawn concern from Jewish leaders. the far-right AFD party secured
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  Speaker 1: victory in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, with 38.2% of the vote, while
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  Speaker 1: the radical left Die Linke won in Berlin, with 25.7%.
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  Speaker 1: These outcomes occurred amid an antisemitism controversy, leaving Jewish leaders
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  Speaker 1: deeply troubled and worried about safety. On a more personal note,
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  Speaker 1: we remember Netanel Chakron, who was murdered just hours before
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  Speaker 1: Yom Kippur. Hundreds mourned his passing. His 16-year-old son, whom
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu saved during the attack, delivered a moving eulogy, expressing
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  Speaker 1: his gratitude for his father's sacrifice. His wife also spoke
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  Speaker 1: of her husband's bravery. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around
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  Speaker 1: the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media. Find
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  Speaker 1: it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you
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  Speaker 1: for listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. Stay safe
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