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Opposition Pact Aims to Oust Netanyahu · 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 from the West Bank and reactions
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  Speaker 1: from Washington. US and Palestinian officials have condemned violent clashes
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  Speaker 1: that occurred near the village of Abu Fala on Friday,
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  Speaker 1: during which Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine was wounded. US
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  Speaker 1: lawmakers voiced strong criticism, with representatives Jamie Raskin, Andy Kim
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  Speaker 1: and and Senator Tammy Duckworth expressing concern. Representative Ro Khanna
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  Speaker 1: specifically urged the United States to cut off aid to
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  Speaker 1: Israel that funds settler activity and to halt weapons sales.
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  Speaker 1: Khanna also accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of calling Levine
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  Speaker 1: a liar. The Prime Minister's office stated that while condemning
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  Speaker 1: the violence, the facts remain unclear and are under investigation.
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  Speaker 1: The IDF confirmed its forces were dispatched to the scene
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  Speaker 1: and that an investigation into the incident is underway. Turning
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  Speaker 1: to Israeli domestic politics, five leading opposition figures have signed
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  Speaker 1: a non-aggression pact with the stated goal of ousting Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming October 27 election. The
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  Speaker 1: signatories include Yair Lapid, Naftali Bennett, Gadi Eisenkot, Yair Golan
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  Speaker 1: and Avigdor Liberman. Despite their ideological differences, they share an
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  Speaker 1: overarching aim to form a Zionist, statesman-like government. Analyst Aaron
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  Speaker 1: Bregman notes that many in the opposition represent right-wing politics,
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  Speaker 1: focusing their critique on governance rather than core issues like
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  Speaker 1: Palestinian aspirations. In other domestic news, controversy arose in Petah Tikva,
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  Speaker 1: where several synagogues reportedly refused to host Finance Minister Beit
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  Speaker 1: Salel Smotrich, citing objections to political activity during religious services,
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  Speaker 1: pointing to divisions within communities. The ongoing psychological impact of
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  Speaker 1: the conflict is also evident, with the voluntary organisation ERAN
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  Speaker 1: reporting an unprecedented number of calls for mental health support
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  Speaker 1: over the past three years. Iran's CEO David Corrin highlighted
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  Speaker 1: a concerning increase in calls related to suicidal thoughts, particularly
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  Speaker 1: among young people and adolescents, attributing the surge to trauma
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  Speaker 1: stemming from the Hamas onslaught. In other news, an Israeli
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  Speaker 1: couple recounted their experience on a fly-you-buy flight where one
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  Speaker 1: of them helped subdue a terrorist pilot. They are reportedly
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  Speaker 1: still struggling with the trauma from the ordeal as they
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  Speaker 1: prepare for their wedding. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around
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  Speaker 1: it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you
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