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PA Postpones Elections Until 2027 · 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: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has once again postponed the
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  Speaker 1: long-delayed Palestinian Legislative Council elections, now scheduled for September 11, 2027.
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  Speaker 1: Abbas cited Israeli-imposed obstacles and agreement among Palestinian factions for
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  Speaker 1: the delay. However, Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar denied these claims,
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  Speaker 1: calling them, yet another ridiculous lie designed to evade responsibility
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  Speaker 1: and accountability. Critics contend that this decision prioritises the status
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  Speaker 1: quo ahead of the public interest, potentially undermining trust in
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  Speaker 1: peaceful democratic change. In domestic Israeli politics, former Attorney General
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  Speaker 1: Avichai Mandelblit began testifying as a defence witness in Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's criminal trial. Mandelblit's testimony is expected to
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  Speaker 1: focus on whether police investigators, overstepped the bounds of approvals
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  Speaker 1: he granted for investigations into Netanyahu, who faces charges including bribery.
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sayar were present
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  Speaker 1: in court for the proceedings. In related domestic news, National
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  Speaker 1: Security Minister Itamar Ben-Givia has released footage showing a confrontation
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  Speaker 1: with terrorists he claims were part of cells that plotted
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  Speaker 1: his assassination. During the interaction, Ben-Givia threatened the individuals with execution,
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  Speaker 1: and vowed to continue his policy of tightening prison conditions
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  Speaker 1: for security prisoners. This release follows an instruction from Attorney
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  Speaker 1: General Ghali Baharevmiyara to the Israel Prison Service Commissioner to
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  Speaker 1: prevent prison visits and recordings from being used for election propaganda.
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  Speaker 1: Also under investigation are Yehudit Yehudit M.K. Yitzhak Kruza and
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  Speaker 1: the party's Director General Ittiel Neiman, following a reported violent
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  Speaker 1: altercation with police officers. The incident involved the attempted arrest
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  Speaker 1: of a settler, and resulted in injuries to officers, including
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  Speaker 1: a broken nose and hand, and damage to a patrol car.
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  Speaker 1: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Givir was present at the scene and,
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  Speaker 1: according to reports, sided with the crowd, accusing police of
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  Speaker 1: excessive force, though he denies this account. Turning to regional security,
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  Speaker 1: Yemen's Houthis have reiterated a serious warning to airlines, workers
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  Speaker 1: and travellers regarding the use of airports in Saudi Arabia.
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  Speaker 1: This warning comes after their recent attack on Riyadh's international airport,
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  Speaker 1: which killed 12 people and wounded over 300. The Houthis
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  Speaker 1: stated that Saudi Arabia bears responsibility for failed interceptions. In
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  Speaker 1: the United States, a tenured University of Arkansas professor, Shirin Seidi,
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  Speaker 1: has filed a federal lawsuit challenging Arkansas Act 721. Seidi,
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  Speaker 1: who was fired for social media posts critical of Israel
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  Speaker 1: and supportive of Iran's leader, is seeking reinstatement. and the
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  Speaker 1: repeal of the state law. The law requires universities to
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  Speaker 1: combat antisemitism using the IHRA definition. Siadi's lawsuit argues that
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  Speaker 1: the legislation infringes upon constitutional free expression rights by restricting
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  Speaker 1: political criticism of Israel. Finally, in a gesture of remembrance,
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  Speaker 1: 414 trees have been planted in Mendoza, Argentina, by KKL
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  Speaker 1: Argentina and representatives of the Nova Festival victims' families. Each
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  Speaker 1: tree commemorates one of the 414 individuals who perished in
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  Speaker 1: the Nova Festival massacre. The event was attended by families,
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  Speaker 1: community representatives and supporters. 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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