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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 18, 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: We begin with developments surrounding the upcoming UN General Assembly.
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  Speaker 1: According to a senior US official who spoke with the
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  Speaker 1: Jerusalem Post, a meeting between President Donald Trump and Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not currently scheduled to take place
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  Speaker 1: during the Prime Minister's upcoming visit to the United States.
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  Speaker 1: The official cited conflicting schedules, noting that the latest projections
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  Speaker 1: place Prime Minister Netanyahu in New York after President Trump
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  Speaker 1: is expected to have departed, while the Prime Minister's presence
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  Speaker 1: in New York is anticipated to be brief. Israel and
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  Speaker 1: the broader Middle East are still expected to be significant
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  Speaker 1: topics during President Trump's UN visit. Administration officials indicated that
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  Speaker 1: Trump plans to emphasise in his address that Iran must
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  Speaker 1: never obtain nuclear weapons and highlight perceived progress under his
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  Speaker 1: administration's Gaza peace plan. Iran is also slated to be
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  Speaker 1: a key discussion point in Trump's multilateral meeting with leaders
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  Speaker 1: of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The US administration believes pressure
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  Speaker 1: on Iran is mounting, with officials stating that Tehran's leverage
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  Speaker 1: over the Strait of Hormuz is diminishing, compounded by US
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  Speaker 1: military and economic pressure. US sanctions against Chinese and Hong
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  Speaker 1: Kong entities accused of aiding Iran's revenue generation are expected
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  Speaker 1: to continue. Turning to Israeli domestic politics, A new initiative
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  Speaker 1: is aiming to help new immigrants, known as Olim, better
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  Speaker 1: understand the country's political landscape. Dan Finnell, a recent immigrant
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  Speaker 1: from France, has developed Knesset2026. com, a free online platform offering
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  Speaker 1: a quiz and daily news service in multiple languages. The
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  Speaker 1: goal is to assist those who cannot follow news in
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  Speaker 1: Hebrew by providing an easy-to-understand way to discover candidates that
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  Speaker 1: align with their views and stay informed about political developments.
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  Speaker 1: The quiz involves answering around 16 questions, and users can
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  Speaker 1: then opt to receive daily curated news digests in their
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  Speaker 1: preferred language. The platform has reportedly attracted over 50,000 users,
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  Speaker 1: and in more uplifting news, Ulpan Lainyan, a Hebrew language school,
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  Speaker 1: is celebrating its 18th anniversary. Founded in 2008 by Ami Steinberger,
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  Speaker 1: the school was created to address the challenge many immigrants
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  Speaker 1: faced in achieving conversational Hebrew fluency. which he felt was
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  Speaker 1: often lacking in traditional Ulpan classes. Steinberger's methodology prioritises speaking practice.
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  Speaker 1: What began with just four students in his living room
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  Speaker 1: has grown significantly over the past 18 years. Today, Ulpan
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  Speaker 1: Lai Nian employs between 80 to 90 teachers, serving approximately 2,000
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  Speaker 1: students annually through online and in-person lessons, catering to individuals,
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  Speaker 1: companies and various programmes. 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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  Speaker 1: in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
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  Speaker 1: so consult multiple sources for a comprehensive view. Thank you.