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Israel Prepared Iran Strikes Amid US Political Tensions · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: you're listening to israel today ongoing war report i'm noah
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  Speaker 1: levi turning first to regional tensions reports indicate the israeli
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  Speaker 1: military had prepared a multi-day bombing campaign targeting iran's nuclear
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  Speaker 1: facilities power plants and regime infrastructure however president trump reportedly
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  Speaker 1: opposed restarting the war prior to u.s midterm elections nevertheless
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  Speaker 1: Renewed strikes remain possible as Israel approaches its own election cycle.
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  Speaker 1: In the United States, Republican Mike Rogers has accused Democratic
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  Speaker 1: opponent Abdel El-Sayed, a candidate for the U.S. Senate in Michigan,
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  Speaker 1: of exhibiting anti-Jewish sentiments. Rogers cited El-Sayed's recent statements calling
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  Speaker 1: Israel not actually our friend and asserting that the government
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  Speaker 1: of Israel has done nothing but use us. Rogers contrasted
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  Speaker 1: these remarks, highlighting Israel as America's foremost ally in the
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  Speaker 1: Middle East. and suggested that El-Sayed's criticisms demonstrate an anti-Jewish stance.
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  Speaker 1: This exchange is part of the competitive race for the
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  Speaker 1: Senate seat ahead of the November midterms. Domestically in Israel,
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  Speaker 1: blue-and-white head Benny Gantz's political trajectory is under editorial scrutiny.
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  Speaker 1: While acknowledged by rivals as a mensch, his electoral challenges
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  Speaker 1: are attributed to poor political decisions rather than character. The
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  Speaker 1: editorial highlights his withdrawal from the Netanyahu-led emergency government in
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  Speaker 1: June 2024, during the Gaza war. Although Gantz had reasons
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  Speaker 1: for leaving, including serious disagreements over war conduct, this move
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  Speaker 1: is seen as having eroded the political advantage he gained
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  Speaker 1: by joining the unity government, which had initially seen his
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  Speaker 1: party surge in polls following the October 7th attacks. And
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  Speaker 1: in more uplifting news, a sold-out event at UCLA's Royce
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  Speaker 1: Hall recently featured Hollywood actors like Dustin Hoffman, Gene Simmons,
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  Speaker 1: John Voight and Bob Odenkirk. The production, titled Letters, Light
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  Speaker 1: and Love, celebrated the historical ties between Jewish people and
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  Speaker 1: Israel through readings of letters from historical and contemporary figures.
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  Speaker 1: All proceeds from the event, organized by Jewish Federation Lowe's Angels,
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  Speaker 1: will benefit the Shah Hanegev Resilience Center, supporting recovery and
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  Speaker 1: rebuilding efforts in southern Israel. The event held particular significance
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  Speaker 1: given past campus tensions. 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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