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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 11, 2026, 09 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: We begin today with developments in US policy relevant to Israel.
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  Speaker 1: A State Department official announced that ambassadors from Israel and
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  Speaker 1: Lebanon are scheduled to meet next week at the State
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  Speaker 1: Department in Washington, a change from the originally planned venue
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  Speaker 1: in Rome. According to the official, this meeting will focus
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  Speaker 1: on ongoing developments in and the continued implementation of the
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  Speaker 1: trilateral framework, which is described as the sole practical mechanism
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  Speaker 1: for restoring Lebanon's sovereignty and ensuring Israel's security. The official
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  Speaker 1: also noted that the next round of formal talks between
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  Speaker 1: the sides is expected in Rome in October. This timeframe
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  Speaker 1: for the next round of talks was further confirmed by
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  Speaker 1: a US official who stated the delay until October. In
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  Speaker 1: a significant political development within the United States, The liberal
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  Speaker 1: Jewish Middle East advocacy group J Street has announced it
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  Speaker 1: will invest $ 3 million, its largest super PAC investment to date,
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  Speaker 1: to defeat Republican candidates endorsed by AIPAC. J Street president
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  Speaker 1: Jeremy Ben-Ami characterized this as a new era for the organization,
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  Speaker 1: which typically endorses candidates rather than actively targeting opponents based
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  Speaker 1: on an AIPAC endorsement. The $ 3 million is earmarked for
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  Speaker 1: advertisements targeting several Republican figures. including representatives Mike Collins of Georgia,
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  Speaker 1: Max Miller of Ohio, Derek Van Orden of Wisconsin, Ryan
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  Speaker 1: McKenzie of Pennsylvania, and Marionette Miller-Meeks of Iowa. Ben Ami
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  Speaker 1: cited their competitive races and ideological distance from J Street
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  Speaker 1: as reasons for targeting them, noting some also have connections
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  Speaker 1: to efforts questioning the 2020 election results. AIPAC issued criticism,
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  Speaker 1: questioning J Street's pro-Israel stance and labelling the spending as misleading.
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  Speaker 1: This action from J Street comes as its own positions
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  Speaker 1: have reportedly shifted, with some indications pointing towards supporting a
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  Speaker 1: potential phasing out of US military aid to Israel by 2028.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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  Speaker 1: a comprehensive view.