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Netanyahu Warns of Iranian Nuclear Threat · 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 Benjamin Netanyahu is issuing stark warnings about Iran's
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  Speaker 1: nuclear ambitions, telling Fox News that the regime is developing
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  Speaker 1: intercontinental ballistic missiles with the explicit aim of threatening American
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  Speaker 1: cities and Europe. Netanyahu stated the US is Iran's ultimate target,
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  Speaker 1: viewing it as the great Satan and Israel as the
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  Speaker 1: little Satan. He outlined his re-election priorities, placing the elimination
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  Speaker 1: of the Iranian threat first, followed by expanding the Abraham
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  Speaker 1: Accords and fostering AI leadership. This comes as Iran's parliament
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  Speaker 1: approved Ma'adad Akhlaqi Khattabchi as its new defence minister. Akhlaqi,
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  Speaker 1: a veteran of the defence industry, has pledged to rebuild
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  Speaker 1: military infrastructure and accelerate defence technologies, also issuing a strong
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  Speaker 1: warning to the US. Meanwhile, diplomatic efforts to reopen the
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  Speaker 1: Strait of Hormuz appear stalled. with Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Arachi,
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  Speaker 1: indicating that negotiations with the US have not addressed all
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  Speaker 1: of Tehran's conditions, including the lifting of sanctions. A recent
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  Speaker 1: analysis from J-Post suggests that Iran's October 7 actions were
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  Speaker 1: driven by theological imperatives, not rational calculation, raising further concerns
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  Speaker 1: about its potential nuclear ambitions. In the south, hundreds of
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  Speaker 1: Israeli settlement activists gathered near the Gaza border to establish
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  Speaker 1: a new community. Halatse Gaza, or Pioneers of Gaza. Organisers
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  Speaker 1: stated their aim is to create a foundation for renewed
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  Speaker 1: Jewish settlement within the Strip. The initiative has drawn support
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  Speaker 1: from Communications Minister Shlomo Karhai and several Knesset members. Activists
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  Speaker 1: are calling for government authorisation to move into northern Gaza,
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  Speaker 1: repeal the 2005 disengagement law, and encourage Palestinian emigration, believing
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  Speaker 1: that establishing settlements will instil a sense of defeat in adversaries.
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  Speaker 1: Incidents of antisemitism have been reported both in the US
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  Speaker 1: and Europe. In Lowe's Angels, the FBI arrested Stephen Dunas
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  Speaker 1: for allegedly threatening a Jewish preschool with Molotov cocktails and
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  Speaker 1: making antisemitic remarks online, which prosecutors deemed a plot for
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  Speaker 1: a mass incident. Separately, a synagogue in Paris was vandalised
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  Speaker 1: during nationwide riots, with reports of damage to Torah scrolls
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  Speaker 1: and furniture. Domestically, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed significant concern
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  Speaker 1: about the upcoming election, stating, I am not certain of
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  Speaker 1: my victory and I am very worried, and confirmed he
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  Speaker 1: would not retire from politics if he lost. He also
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  Speaker 1: criticised opposition figures, particularly Gadi Eisenkot, over their potential reliance
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  Speaker 1: on Arab parties and their stance on Iran. Netanyahu also
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  Speaker 1: addressed recent controversial remarks by a Channel 14 presenter, condemning
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  Speaker 1: a derogatory comment made about Eisenkot. while simultaneously accusing the
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  Speaker 1: opposition of employing double standards regarding insults directed at Likud voters. Economically,
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  Speaker 1: a group of 61 senior economists issued a warning that
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  Speaker 1: the expansion of West Bank settlements and the failure to
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  Speaker 1: prevent Jewish violence against Palestinians could lead to sweeping international sanctions,
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  Speaker 1: deepen Israel's economic isolation, and increase the cost of living
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  Speaker 1: for all Israelis. They highlighted the growing momentum for sanctions,
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  Speaker 1: and the impact of boycotts on Israeli academia and the
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  Speaker 1: high-tech industry. In other news, a shooting incident occurred in
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  Speaker 1: an open area near the government compound in Netanya. No
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  Speaker 1: casualties were reported, and police have arrested several suspects, with
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  Speaker 1: the motive currently believed to be criminal. Meanwhile, reports indicate
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  Speaker 1: a significant decline in Lebanon's Jewish community, with only about
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  Speaker 1: 20 individuals remaining from a once vibrant population. For continuing
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  Speaker 1: coverage of antisemitism around the world, Listen to Antisemitism, watch
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  Speaker 1: Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today Ongoing
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