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Israel Slams UN Genocide Report as Propaganda · 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: The Israeli Foreign Ministry has strongly rejected a United Nations
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  Speaker 1: Commission report that levelled accusations of genocide, war crimes, and
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  Speaker 1: crimes against humanity against Israel. In a statement, the ministry
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  Speaker 1: called the report a propaganda document detached from reality, aimed
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  Speaker 1: at undermining Israel's right to self-defence, delegitimising the Jewish state
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  Speaker 1: and legitimising jihadist terrorism. The UN report had focused on
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  Speaker 1: Palestinian casualties in Judea and Samaria, citing statistics since 2022
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  Speaker 1: and increased deaths since October 7, 2023. It also examined
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  Speaker 1: statements by figures like Finance Minister Beit Salel Smotrich and
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  Speaker 1: IDF Central Command Chief Major General Avi Bluth, and alleged
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  Speaker 1: mistreatment of Palestinian detainees. Critics of the report highlighted its
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  Speaker 1: minimal focus on Hamas, despite the October 7 massacre. The
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  Speaker 1: Foreign Ministry further stated the commission, established in 2021, has
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  Speaker 1: been flawed from the outset and has targeted Israel exclusively
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  Speaker 1: since day one. Separately, the state acknowledged to the High
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  Speaker 1: Court of Justice that parts of two business premises near
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  Speaker 1: the site of a deadly terrorist shooting attack in Hebron
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  Speaker 1: were demolished. The state cited urgent security risks and stated
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  Speaker 1: the military commander considered the work immediately necessary. However, Business owners,
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  Speaker 1: who deny any involvement in the October 23 attack, have
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  Speaker 1: petitioned the court. They argue the demolition's amount to collective
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  Speaker 1: punishment and contend that the gunmen climbed over a locked gate,
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  Speaker 1: denying any link or prior knowledge. The state's response cited
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  Speaker 1: attackers using one of the premises as cover and assessed
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  Speaker 1: construction near the checkpoint posed an immediate security danger, also
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  Speaker 1: referencing a prior demolition order from August 2012. The owner's
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  Speaker 1: allegation of collective punishment remains disputed. Domestically, a rally in
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  Speaker 1: Bnei Brak drew tens of thousands of Haredi, ultra-Orthodox Jews,
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  Speaker 1: with yeshiva students interviewed there sharing their perspective on potential
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  Speaker 1: increased IDF draft enforcement. The students indicated their decisions on
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  Speaker 1: whether to leave Israel, stay, or enlist would depend entirely
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  Speaker 1: on their rabbi's instructions. This highlights a significant tension between
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  Speaker 1: religious dictates and military conscription, a subject widely supported by
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  Speaker 1: Jewish Israelis, according to recent polls. Some students expressed prioritising
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  Speaker 1: Torah study above all else, stating they would leave Israel
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  Speaker 1: if necessary to continue their learning, while others pledged to
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  Speaker 1: follow their rabbis, through fire and water. For continuing coverage
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