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Iran Interference Fears, Trump Endorses Netanyahu · 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: Concerns are rising over potential Iranian interference in Israel's upcoming elections,
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  Speaker 1: prompting preparations for a full travel ban. Mariv reports the
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  Speaker 1: IDF is making these security measures in response to unspecified publications.
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  Speaker 1: In significant US policy news, President Donald Trump has endorsed
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the October 27th election.
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  Speaker 1: Trump issued a statement praising Netanyahu as a great warrior
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  Speaker 1: prime minister and a greater partner for peace. He warned
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  Speaker 1: that if Netanyahu were not re-elected, the United States might
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  Speaker 1: have to confront Iran alone and stated he would be
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  Speaker 1: not inclined to do so. This marks a notable foreign
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  Speaker 1: intervention in Israeli domestic politics. Turning to the West Bank,
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  Speaker 1: reports indicate Jewish extremists have assaulted a Washington Post photojournalist
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  Speaker 1: and Western diplomats. The article suggests that unlike past incidents,
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  Speaker 1: the Israeli government's perceived inaction is emboldening such extremists. In
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  Speaker 1: a separate development, Rabbis for Human Rights has filed a
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  Speaker 1: police complaint against Rabbi Dov Lior. The complaint alleges incitement
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  Speaker 1: to racism, violence and theft, following his religious ruling that
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  Speaker 1: permitted Jews to harvest olives from Palestinian groves. This ruling
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  Speaker 1: has faced opposition from other rabbinical groups. On the front
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  Speaker 1: of antisemitism, Malaysian authorities have barred Israeli chess players from
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  Speaker 1: participating in the upcoming World Amateur Chess Championship. Israeli chess
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  Speaker 1: representatives have called for the event's cancellation or relocation. In Paris,
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  Speaker 1: a synagogue and other Jewish-affiliated sites were reportedly vandalised during
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  Speaker 1: widespread riots over the weekend. Motives are unclear, with an
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  Speaker 1: attempted robbery also being considered. In the UK, a North
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  Speaker 1: London synagogue, Highgate United, is actively opposing a motion by
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  Speaker 1: the Green Party to equate Zionism with racism. Israeli domestic
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  Speaker 1: politics are abuzz as the October 27 election approaches. National
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  Speaker 1: Security Minister Itamar Ben-Givir has publicly criticised Prime Minister Netanyahu,
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  Speaker 1: claiming Netanyahu's office had pledged to European countries that Ben-Givir
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  Speaker 1: would not hold a ministerial post. Additionally, bereaved families are
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  Speaker 1: reportedly demanding a criminal investigation against Prime Minister Netanyahu. citing
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  Speaker 1: unspecified publications. Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has sharply criticised
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  Speaker 1: religious Zionist party leader Beit Salel Smotrich for supporting legislation
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  Speaker 1: to exempt Haredi men from IDF service. Ahmad Tibai of
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  Speaker 1: the Joint List has also revealed a post-election plan outlining
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  Speaker 1: conditions for supporting a future government. Prime Minister Netanyahu is
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  Speaker 1: actively campaigning, emphasising his close ties with President Trump and
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  Speaker 1: urging voter mobilisation. though Likud is currently trailing in some
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  Speaker 1: poles behind Gadi Isenkot's Yashar Party, with neither major bloc
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  Speaker 1: projected to secure a Knesset majority. In personal news, Offal Deli,
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  Speaker 1: who had previously survived a serious illness, was killed in
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  Speaker 1: a motorcycle accident in South Thailand. Separately, a six-year-old child
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  Speaker 1: died after being hit by a bus in Modian Elit,
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  Speaker 1: prompting an investigation. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
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  Speaker 1: listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media. Find it at clockwickmedia.org
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  Speaker 1: slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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