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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - October 2, 2026, 10 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: Counter-terrorism police in the United Kingdom have charged two Iranian
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  Speaker 1: men in connection with a plot to carry out a
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  Speaker 1: terror attack in Manchester. Authorities state the suspects obtained materials
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  Speaker 1: to construct an improvised explosive device and had scouted potential targets.
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  Speaker 1: According to the Interior Minister, the two individuals arrived in
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  Speaker 1: the UK on a small boat, with one having been
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  Speaker 1: granted asylum. On the subject of antisemitism, we examine two
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  Speaker 1: critical areas of public discourse. In New York City, Mayor
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  Speaker 1: Eric Adams' proposal to significantly increase the budget for the
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  Speaker 1: Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes has faced criticism.
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  Speaker 1: Critics point out that the plan does not adopt the
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  Speaker 1: International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, or IHRA, definition of antisemitism. nor
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  Speaker 1: does it acknowledge the connection between anti-Israel sentiment and antisemitism.
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  Speaker 1: This is despite data showing Jews are the targets of
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  Speaker 1: a disproportionately high number of reported hate crimes in the city. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: the charge of genocide, levelled against Israel's conduct in Gaza,
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  Speaker 1: is also drawing scrutiny. Commentators argue that this framing, amplified
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  Speaker 1: by certain political groups, revives historical antisemitic libels. They contend
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  Speaker 1: that this discourse prioritises the utility of the accusation over
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  Speaker 1: factual accuracy, drawing parallels to historical instances where such libels
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  Speaker 1: served as a licence for violence against Jewish communities. In
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  Speaker 1: the United States, federal prosecutors have charged several individuals, including
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  Speaker 1: Hamas terrorists and three American citizens, in connection with an
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  Speaker 1: alleged terror funding scheme. The scheme reportedly involved Gaza aid campaigns,
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  Speaker 1: that collected over US $ 626, 000 from American donors. Prosecutors allege
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  Speaker 1: that the organisers concealed the true destination of the funds
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  Speaker 1: and instructed supporters not to mention Hamas. For continuing coverage
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  Speaker 1: of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from
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  Speaker 1: Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi,
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  Speaker 1: thank you for listening to Israel Today ongoing war report.
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  Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
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