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Israel Election Deadlock: Netanyahu Short of Majority · 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: Israel is grappling with the aftermath of its latest general election,
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  Speaker 1: facing a significant political deadlock. Preliminary results indicate that Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc, while leading, has fallen short of
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  Speaker 1: the 61 seats needed to form a governing majority in
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  Speaker 1: the 120-seat Knesset. this outcome followed a period of high
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  Speaker 1: voter turnout. The immediate economic consequence has been sharp declines
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  Speaker 1: on the Tel Aviv stock exchange, with major indices falling,
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  Speaker 1: and the Israeli shekel significantly weakening against the dollar and
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  Speaker 1: the euro. Politically, there are competing visions for the path forward.
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  Speaker 1: While Prime Minister Netanyahu has declared the right-wing bloc secured
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  Speaker 1: a majority and stressed the importance of forming a strong
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  Speaker 1: national government, some opposition figures, like Yarir Golan of the
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  Speaker 1: Democrats' party, are calling for a new government that includes
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  Speaker 1: Arab parties, arguing the opposition holds a sufficient number of seats.
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  Speaker 1: Reports also suggest that former US President Donald Trump believes
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  Speaker 1: his endorsement played a role in the election and may
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  Speaker 1: seek to influence future coalition formations. Turning to regional security,
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  Speaker 1: tensions remain high. In Belgrade, Serbia, an attacker armed with
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  Speaker 1: two knives wounded a policeman guarding the Israeli embassy before
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  Speaker 1: being shot and killed by the officer. Serbia's outgoing interior minister,
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  Speaker 1: Ivica Dasik, stated the policemen's actions were justified and raised
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  Speaker 1: the national terror threat level to red. Authorities reported the
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  Speaker 1: attacker was an ISIS supporter. In a separate development, Spanish
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  Speaker 1: prosecutors are seeking lengthy prison sentences for seven defendants accused
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  Speaker 1: in the 2023 assassination attempt on former European Parliament Vice
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  Speaker 1: President Alijo Vidal-Quadras in Madrid. Prosecutors allege the plot was
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  Speaker 1: orchestrated by Iran, and could expose Tehran's use of criminal
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  Speaker 1: networks to target opponents abroad. On the issue of antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: New York Governor Kathy Hochul has stated her job would
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  Speaker 1: be easier if Prime Minister Netanyahu lost the election, attributing
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  Speaker 1: the rise of antisemitism in New York to Netanyahu's overreaching policies.
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  Speaker 1: In terms of US policy, the Wall Street Journal is
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  Speaker 1: reporting that the United States has warned several Gulf states
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  Speaker 1: to prepare for the possibility of a short and intense
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  Speaker 1: military campaign against Iran. after the upcoming US midterm elections.
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  Speaker 1: US forces are reportedly strengthening missile defence systems and preparing
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  Speaker 1: assets for potential strikes. Finally, the IDF announced it has
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  Speaker 1: killed three Hamas-Nakba terrorists in Gaza. According to the military,
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  Speaker 1: one of those killed, Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Baraka, was involved
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  Speaker 1: in abducting Israeli civilians and holding hostages during the October
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  Speaker 1: 7 massacre. Two other terrorists were targeted in northern Gaza.
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  Speaker 1: For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to
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  Speaker 1: Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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