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Economists Warn of Economic Collapse Over Netanyahu Remarks · 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: Preparations are underway for the upcoming Knesset elections, scheduled for Tuesday,
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  Speaker 1: October 27. The Central Elections Committee is reportedly planning for
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  Speaker 1: potential security threats, including missile and terrorist attacks, to ensure
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  Speaker 1: all Israelis can cast their ballots. In domestic political discourse,
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  Speaker 1: Yoaz Hendel has stated that while he holds Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Benjamin Netanyahu responsible for the events of October 7, he
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  Speaker 1: would still be willing to sit with him. Meanwhile, Jewish
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  Speaker 1: billionaire Bill Ackman tweeted his perspective, suggesting that a government
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  Speaker 1: excluding Itamar Ben-Givia and Beit Salel Smotrich could help Israel
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  Speaker 1: regain international credibility and improve its standing. In related legal
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  Speaker 1: news … Former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit testified in Netanyahu's
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  Speaker 1: trial regarding wiretapping orders for Natan Eshel. Mandelblit described the
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  Speaker 1: action as unusual and stated he does not recall approving it. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: an IDF clinic in Tel Aviv is treating soldiers for
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  Speaker 1: symptoms of PTSD, sleepless nights and guilt. Over 1,600 soldiers
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  Speaker 1: have received care, with a majority remaining in service. On
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  Speaker 1: the economic front, A significant warning has been issued by
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  Speaker 1: 109 economists, business leaders, high-tech entrepreneurs and former public officials.
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  Speaker 1: They expressed deep anxiety and concern over Prime Minister Netanyahu's
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  Speaker 1: recent remarks about potentially circumventing banking sanctions using cryptocurrencies and
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  Speaker 1: blockchain technology. The group cautioned that this approach risks irreversible
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  Speaker 1: damage to Israel's economy, including international boycotts, isolation, soaring unemployment
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  Speaker 1: and paralysis of the high-tech sector. drawing parallels to severe
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  Speaker 1: sanctions faced by countries like South Africa, Iran and Russia.
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  Speaker 1: In the disputed territories, the IDF is reportedly making an
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  Speaker 1: effort to classify a recent incident in Hebron as an
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  Speaker 1: encounter between combat troops and terrorists, rather than a terror attack.
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  Speaker 1: This classification aims to avoid professional criticism regarding the preparations
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  Speaker 1: of forces in the area. The military stated that the
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  Speaker 1: troops' response prevented a larger attack, and an investigation is
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  Speaker 1: ongoing into the potential involvement of a Hamas cell, possibly
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  Speaker 1: assisted by operatives from Turkey. The burial of Ron Yonatan Reutemann,
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  Speaker 1: who was killed in a recent terrorist attack, was also noted.
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  Speaker 1: Regarding antisemitism, a life-size bronze statue of Marwan Bar-Ghouti, a
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  Speaker 1: senior Fatah official serving life sentences in Israel for his
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  Speaker 1: involvement in terrorist attacks, has been placed atop a building
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  Speaker 1: in central London's Camden Borough. Camden Council is currently investigating
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  Speaker 1: the legality of the statue's installation, following a complaint filed
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  Speaker 1: by the pro-Israel British legal organisation. UK Lawyers for Israel.
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  Speaker 1: For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to
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  Speaker 1: Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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