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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 25, 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: US officials indicate President Trump doubts Iran will meet his
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  Speaker 1: demands and anticipates renewed strikes after the November midterm elections.
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  Speaker 1: This comes as Iran had proposed reopening the Strait of
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  Speaker 1: Hormuz and resuming nuclear talks in exchange for Washington lifting blockades,
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  Speaker 1: easing oil sanctions and releasing frozen assets. However, President Trump
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  Speaker 1: has rejected Iran's seven-day ceasefire proposal, expecting the US military's
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  Speaker 1: bombing campaign to resume after the midterms, according to the
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  Speaker 1: Wall Street Journal. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arachi had previously
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  Speaker 1: commented that a deal would be much better if it
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  Speaker 1: is done before the midterm election. In a significant diplomatic exchange,
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  Speaker 1: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused New York City Mayor
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  Speaker 1: Zoran Mamdani of antisemitism. and having ties to Hamas during
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  Speaker 1: a speech at the UN General Assembly. In response, prominent
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  Speaker 1: New York Jewish Democrats have defended Mehmamdani, criticising Netanyahu's remarks
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  Speaker 1: as excessive and potentially inciting violence. Manhattan Borough President Brad
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  Speaker 1: Holman Sigal called the accusations scurrilous. City Council Speaker Julie
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  Speaker 1: Menin added that Netanyahu's comments were not helpful at all
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  Speaker 1: and could incite violence. Mehmamdani himself stated Netanyahu, used his
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  Speaker 1: speech to repeat baseless lies meant to sanitise his genocide
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  Speaker 1: of Palestinians. Referencing an international criminal court arrest warrant, the
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  Speaker 1: article notes that Mamdani has become a focal point for
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu's Likud party during its re-election campaign. Meanwhile, there are
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  Speaker 1: indications that Israelis are increasingly recognising what is described as
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  Speaker 1: a colossal problem on the world stage concerning their global image.
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  Speaker 1: This perception of negative shifts, intensified since October 7, is
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  Speaker 1: impacting media, social media and college campuses. While past preoccupation
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  Speaker 1: with the military conflict may have diverted attention, Focus is
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  Speaker 1: now reportedly turning towards the narrative war and combating negative
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  Speaker 1: perceptions abroad. In a separate personal reflection, a Jewish student
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  Speaker 1: shares her experience navigating mandatory religious practices at a Christian
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  Speaker 1: high school. She details how this environment, while chosen for academics,
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  Speaker 1: has pushed her to develop a stronger sense of her
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  Speaker 1: own Jewish identity and self-awareness, learning to exist within a
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  Speaker 1: space not designed for her. For continuing coverage of antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media.
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  Speaker 1: Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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  Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
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