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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 5, 2026, 07 AM 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: We begin today with developments in the West Bank. US
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  Speaker 1: Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee visited the Palestinian town of
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  Speaker 1: Termas Aya on Saturday. According to AL Monitor, this town
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  Speaker 1: near Ramallah has been the site of repeated Israeli settler attacks.
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  Speaker 1: Residents of Termas Aya, where approximately 80% of the population
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  Speaker 1: are Palestinian Americans, told reporters they experience constant harassment and
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  Speaker 1: damage to their homes, and met with the ambassador to
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  Speaker 1: discuss their safety and security. AL Monitor reports that settler
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  Speaker 1: violence in the West Bank has sharply increased since late 2022,
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  Speaker 1: following the formation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's current coalition government.
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  Speaker 1: One resident expressed hope ahead of the meeting, stating, We
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  Speaker 1: are hoping that the ambassador will do something for us
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  Speaker 1: regarding these lawless settlers. Ambassador Huckabee, while calling for the
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  Speaker 1: prosecution of violent settlers, has also indicated he believes they
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  Speaker 1: represent a minority of the broader settler community. AL Monitor
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  Speaker 1: notes that Israeli settlers accused of attacks are rarely prosecuted.
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  Speaker 1: The report also mentions the differing perspectives on the territory,
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  Speaker 1: with international bodies considering it occupied while Israel's government maintains
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  Speaker 1: it is disputed. The ambassador reportedly uses the biblical name,
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  Speaker 1: Judea and Samaria, for the region. In Europe, The populist
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  Speaker 1: alternative for Germany party, known as AfD, is projected to
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  Speaker 1: win significantly in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt this Sunday. The
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  Speaker 1: Times of Israel reports that the party faces ongoing accusations
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  Speaker 1: of anti-Semitism, raising questions about what this success could mean
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  Speaker 1: for the Jewish community there. I'm Noah Levi, thank you
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  Speaker 1: in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
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