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United Pilot Grounded Amid Hamas Praise Controversy · 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: United Airlines has once again removed pilot Captain Ibrahim R.
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  Speaker 1: Mossalam from service. This follows earlier social media posts in
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  Speaker 1: which he praised Hamas's October 7 massacre, describing the terrorist
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  Speaker 1: group's actions as brave and not unprovoked. Mossalam was initially suspended,
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  Speaker 1: with pay in November 2023. However, Reports indicated he had
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  Speaker 1: quietly returned to his duties just six months later. This
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  Speaker 1: reinstatement sparked renewed controversy and concerns among fellow pilots and
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  Speaker 1: United employees. According to reports, some pilots travelling as passengers
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  Speaker 1: on a flight operated by Mossalam chose to sit in
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  Speaker 1: the cockpit jump seats instead. A United flight attendant told
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  Speaker 1: Israeli media that employees had reported Mossalam in 2023, leading
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  Speaker 1: to his initial suspension, but he was later allowed back
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  Speaker 1: to work. Now because of the FlyJuby incident we reported
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  Speaker 1: him again. We want him fired, the flight attendant said.
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  Speaker 1: Employees reportedly do not want him to return. In other developments,
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  Speaker 1: US President Donald Trump signalled a potential shift in American
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  Speaker 1: policy regarding Iran. Speaking on Friday, Trump did not rule
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  Speaker 1: out renewed military action against Iran before the upcoming midterm elections.
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  Speaker 1: A departure from his statement the previous day that the
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  Speaker 1: United States would not strike Tehran before Americans vote. When
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  Speaker 1: asked why military action might be tied to the midterms,
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  Speaker 1: Trump replied, We may, I mean we'll see. He also
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  Speaker 1: described Iran as being in severe distress, stating their country
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  Speaker 1: is failing badly with a defeated military and high inflation.
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  Speaker 1: President Trump also addressed a newly announced energy agreement with Russia,
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  Speaker 1: under which Moscow is expected to supply large quantities of
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  Speaker 1: diesel fuel to the US and global markets. He called
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  Speaker 1: it a big deal and thanked President Putin. arguing the
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  Speaker 1: supply would help drive energy prices lower. Additionally, Trump confirmed
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  Speaker 1: plans for the execution of Nidal Hassan, the gunman responsible
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  Speaker 1: for the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood. Trump stated
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  Speaker 1: Hassan would be executed by firing squad and defended the
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  Speaker 1: use of the death penalty in the case. He also
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  Speaker 1: confirmed he had approved plans for the execution to be live-streamed.
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