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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 18, 2026, 07 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: In Texas, a clarification has been issued regarding educational materials.
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  Speaker 1: According to the Times of Israel, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick
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  Speaker 1: stated that Texas schoolchildren should read Eli Wiesel's memoir and
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  Speaker 1: diary of Anne Frank. These books were previously included on
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  Speaker 1: a list Patrick had described as containing dirty, filthy and
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  Speaker 1: vulgar books. The clarification comes after public outcry. As Israel
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  Speaker 1: approaches the 2026 elections, a new online resource aims to
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  Speaker 1: assist new immigrants in navigating the political landscape. Jpost.com reports
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  Speaker 1: that Knesset2026. com, created by French immigrant Dan Finnell, is a free,
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  Speaker 1: multilingual platform. It features a quiz to help users identify
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  Speaker 1: candidates aligned with their views, alongside daily curated news updates
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  Speaker 1: in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Hebrew. The site
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  Speaker 1: has attracted over 50,000 users, predominantly aged 25 to 40.
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  Speaker 1: In news focused on integration and culture, an institution dedicated
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  Speaker 1: to teaching Hebrew conversationally to new immigrants is celebrating its
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  Speaker 1: 18th anniversary. Jpost.com highlights Ulpan Lainyan, founded by Ami Steinberger
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  Speaker 1: on August 18, 2008. Starting with just four students, the
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  Speaker 1: program now employs 80 to 90 teachers and serves approximately 2,000
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  Speaker 1: students annually. Steinberger, who permanently relocated to Israel in 2007,
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  Speaker 1: developed his method to emphasize practical speaking skills. Believing traditional
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  Speaker 1: Ulpan classes often focus too much on theory. The report
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  Speaker 1: also touches on the growing significance of Hebrew for Jewish
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