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US Election Shifts Alter Israel's Key Alliances · 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: In a complex regional and international landscape, today we look
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  Speaker 1: at shifts in US policy and diplomatic maneuvers at the UN,
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  Speaker 1: alongside ongoing tensions. Following recent US elections, a notable shift
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  Speaker 1: is emerging in Washington's approach to Israel. Democrats have entered
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  Speaker 1: Congress favoring a tougher stance, leading some experts to suggest Israel,
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  Speaker 1: can no longer automatically count on unwavering US support. Analyst
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  Speaker 1: Yale Sternhell notes this marks a new era, influenced by
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  Speaker 1: regional conflicts like the Gaza War and Iran. Former President
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  Speaker 1: Donald Trump, even as he departs office, indicated a potential shift,
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  Speaker 1: stating he was considering actions regarding Iran that could be severe,
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  Speaker 1: and also mentioned an agreement with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: to end annual US military aid by year's end. In Israel,
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  Speaker 1: journalist Amit Segal described the US political climate as a
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  Speaker 1: catastrophe for the nation. Opposition figures like Gadi Eisenkot and
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  Speaker 1: Yair Golan have expressed a desire to restore bipartisan relations
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  Speaker 1: with the US, with Golan criticising Netanyahu for what he
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  Speaker 1: termed a destructive Israeli narrative. On the diplomatic front concerning
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  Speaker 1: the disputed territories, a Palestinian delegation at the United Nations
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  Speaker 1: is reportedly collaborating with European nations to draft UN General
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  Speaker 1: Assembly resolutions. These drafts aim to condemn Israeli settlements in
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  Speaker 1: the West Bank, including construction plans in the E1 area,
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  Speaker 1: and seek official UN non-recognition of Israel's presence there. The
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  Speaker 1: proposals also reportedly call for UN commitments to protect Palestinian
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  Speaker 1: property and sources of income. However, the EU's 27 member
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  Speaker 1: states have not yet reached a consensus on supporting these
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  Speaker 1: resolutions after internal consultations. Israel's ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon,
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  Speaker 1: stated the Palestinian delegation is attempting to exploit the situation,
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  Speaker 1: to challenge Israel. Reports also highlight increased international scrutiny of
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  Speaker 1: Israeli settlement activity, with UN bodies documenting a rise in
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  Speaker 1: Palestinian deaths in the West Bank and settler violence, sometimes
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  Speaker 1: with IDF protection. The UN's acting Middle East Peace Envoy,
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  Speaker 1: Ramiz Al-Akbarov, has previously condemned the E1 settlement plan for
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  Speaker 1: its potential to fragment the West Bank. Regarding Iran, President
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  Speaker 1: Donald Trump made a significant statement this week, indicating he
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  Speaker 1: is nearing a decision on the nation. Trump said, Now
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  Speaker 1: we will make a decision. Do we want to go
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  Speaker 1: further and certify it so that it will never happen again?
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  Speaker 1: I would rather not destroy the rest of the country
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  Speaker 1: if possible, but maybe I will have to. He added,
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  Speaker 1: You will know soon enough. In other news, US prosecutors
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  Speaker 1: have accused two individuals, Sharon Hazen and Guy Sheetrit, of
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  Speaker 1: involvement in an international fraud scheme. The network allegedly used
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  Speaker 1: AI-generated voices and faces to impersonate executives and lawyers, tricking
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  Speaker 1: employees into transferring millions of dollars. Reports indicate one suspect
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  Speaker 1: boasted of laundering $ 400 million, with the total losses for
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  Speaker 1: victims reaching $ 129 million. 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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