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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 18, 2026, 09 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: Senior US officials have informed the Jerusalem Post that a
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  Speaker 1: meeting between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: is not currently scheduled during the Prime Minister's upcoming visit
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  Speaker 1: to the United States for the UN General Assembly. According
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  Speaker 1: to the latest schedules, the two leaders are expected to
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  Speaker 1: be in New York at different times. with Netanyahu's arrival
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  Speaker 1: anticipated after President Trump has already departed. While a direct
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  Speaker 1: meeting is off the table, Israel and the Middle East
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  Speaker 1: are expected to feature prominently during Trump's UN visit. US
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  Speaker 1: Ambassador to the UN, Mike Waltz stated that President Trump
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  Speaker 1: plans to stress in his General Assembly address that Iran
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  Speaker 1: must never obtain a nuclear weapon. The administration also intends
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  Speaker 1: to highlight what it views as progress under its Gaza
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  Speaker 1: peace plan. Iran is expected to be a key topic
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  Speaker 1: of conversation and diplomacy during multilateral meetings, including with leaders
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  Speaker 1: of the Gulf Cooperation Council. A senior US official indicated
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  Speaker 1: that Washington believes pressure on Iran continues to mount and
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  Speaker 1: expects Tehran to abandon its pursuit of a nuclear weapon.
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  Speaker 1: US sanctions against entities accused of helping Iran generate revenue
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  Speaker 1: will continue. Closer to home, efforts are underway to help
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  Speaker 1: new immigrants engage with the Israeli political landscape. Dan Finnell,
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  Speaker 1: a French immigrant, has launched Knesset2026. com, a free multilingual online
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  Speaker 1: platform designed to help Olim, immigrants, understand Israeli politics and
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  Speaker 1: candidate views ahead of the 2026 election. The site offers
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  Speaker 1: a quiz to match users' views with candidates and provides
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  Speaker 1: daily curated news emails in various languages, addressing the challenges
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  Speaker 1: many face in finding information outside of Hebrew. The platform
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  Speaker 1: has already attracted over 50,000 users. And in news that
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  Speaker 1: highlights immigrant integration and personal growth, we look at the
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  Speaker 1: 18th anniversary of Ulpan Lainyan, a Hebrew language school founded
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  Speaker 1: by Ami Steinberger. What began in 2008 as a four-student
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  Speaker 1: class in Steinberger's living room has grown significantly, now employing
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  Speaker 1: 80 to 90 teachers and serving approximately 2,000 students annually.
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  Speaker 1: Ulpan Lainyan focuses on conversational fluency, aiming to provide a
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  Speaker 1: more effective and practice-oriented method for learning Hebrew, compared to
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  Speaker 1: traditional government, Ulpan classes, and serves a diverse clientele including
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  Speaker 1: slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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