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Palestinians Seek UN Condemnation of West Bank Settlements · 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: Palestinian delegations are actively working with European nations at the
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  Speaker 1: United Nations to draft resolutions critical of Israel. According to
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  Speaker 1: reporting by jpost.com, these proposals aim to secure assistance for Palestinians,
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  Speaker 1: including UN commitments to protect property and sources of income
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  Speaker 1: in the West Bank. they also seek condemnation of Israeli
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  Speaker 1: settlements and opposition to construction plans in the E1 area,
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  Speaker 1: potentially including a demand for the UN to formally state
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  Speaker 1: it does not recognise Israel's presence in the West Bank.
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  Speaker 1: As reported by UNIT, EU member states remain divided on
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  Speaker 1: these proposals, with no consensus reached after internal consultations. Israel's
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  Speaker 1: ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, stated that Palestinian delegations
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  Speaker 1: are attempting to exploit the current political climate for challenges
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  Speaker 1: at the international body, adding that Israel is working closely
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  Speaker 1: with allies to confront this diplomatic effort. The Israeli mission
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  Speaker 1: is reportedly working behind the scenes to soften the wording
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  Speaker 1: of the resolutions and reduce potential support. This diplomatic push
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  Speaker 1: occurs amid heightened international scrutiny of Israeli settlement activity and
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  Speaker 1: settler violence in the West Bank. Reports from the UN
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  Speaker 1: Aid Coordination Office or OCHA, noted at least 160 attacks
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  Speaker 1: on Palestinians by extremist Israeli settlers in early October, with
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  Speaker 1: the IDF and border police sometimes protecting settlers or participating
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  Speaker 1: in attacks. Separately, a UN Commission of Inquiry report indicated
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  Speaker 1: an increase in Palestinian deaths in the West Bank since 2022.
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  Speaker 1: The UN's acting Middle East Peace Envoy, Ramiz Alakbarov, has
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  Speaker 1: strongly condemned the E1 settlement plan. warning it would effectively
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  Speaker 1: sever connections between the northern and southern West Bank and
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  Speaker 1: further isolate East Jerusalem. Meanwhile, the Times of Israel reports
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  Speaker 1: that Iran developed a strategy to end the current conflict
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  Speaker 1: by inflicting economic pain globally, particularly on US voters, a
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  Speaker 1: tactic that appeared to influence recent mid-term elections. However, Israel
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  Speaker 1: remains eager to continue fighting. In other news, Montreal police
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  Speaker 1: are investigating a suspected arson attack that destroyed a kosher bakery.
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  Speaker 1: This marks the second such incident in 48 hours. While
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  Speaker 1: hate crimes and arson units have been assigned to the case,
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  Speaker 1: police currently state there is no evidence of an anti-Semitic motive.
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  Speaker 1: The bakery owner lamented the complete destruction, noting there is
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  Speaker 1: nothing left to rebuild. Separately, a new poll from J Street,
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  Speaker 1: conducted between October 28th and November 3rd among 800 national
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  Speaker 1: Jewish voters, indicates that the future of democracy was the
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  Speaker 1: leading concern for voters in the recent mid-term elections. cited
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  Speaker 1: by 44%. The cost of living was the second highest
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  Speaker 1: concern at 34%, while antisemitism ranked third, with 21% of
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  Speaker 1: respondents naming it as a key issue. The poll also
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  Speaker 1: found that 31% of respondents supported ending all military aid
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  Speaker 1: to Israel, a figure that rose to 60% among Jews
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  Speaker 1: under 35. According to jpost.com, 39% favoured continuing defence aid
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  Speaker 1: with conditions, and 30% supported aid with no conditions. The
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  Speaker 1: poll also showed broad support, at 65%, for a two-state
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  Speaker 1: solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 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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