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Iran Appoints Missile Veteran Defense Minister · 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: New reports indicate Iran has appointed a new defence minister
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  Speaker 1: with a significant background in its ballistic missile programme. Meir Dadakhlaghi-Ketapchi,
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  Speaker 1: who replaces a minister killed in February strikes, has warned
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  Speaker 1: of a devastating response to renewed attacks. Ketabchi, who has
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  Speaker 1: previously been sanctioned by the UN and US Treasury for
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  Speaker 1: his role in the missile programme, has pledged to rebuild
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  Speaker 1: Iran's defence sector. In parallel, a new analysis by the
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  Speaker 1: Jerusalem Centre for Security and Foreign Affairs details how Iran's
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  Speaker 1: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, financially benefits from the
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  Speaker 1: sex trafficking of Iranian women and exploits migrants, refugees and
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  Speaker 1: children to sustain its proxy wars across the region. Ella Rosenberg,
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  Speaker 1: a senior research fellow at the JCFA, assessed that the
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  Speaker 1: IRGC directly profits from human trafficking by taxing the commercial
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  Speaker 1: sex trade and systematically traffics vulnerable populations to sustain these
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  Speaker 1: proxy wars. Amidst this, there's increased discussion about how Israel
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  Speaker 1: might assist Saudi Arabia against the Iranian-backed Houthis, potentially strengthening
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  Speaker 1: regional defence ties, although Saudi Arabia's stance remains cautious. In France,
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  Speaker 1: large demonstrations initially focused on domestic issues escalated into violence,
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  Speaker 1: with Palestinian flags notably flown, alongside French flags. The combat
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  Speaker 1: antisemitism movement shared a video alleging vandalism at a Paris
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  Speaker 1: synagogue during the unrest. However, authorities have not independently confirmed
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  Speaker 1: the incident's details or its connection to the protests. This
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  Speaker 1: situation highlights concerns about how the wider conflict can affect
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  Speaker 1: Jewish communities abroad. In the disputed territories, authorities are citing
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  Speaker 1: jurisdictional issues and troop shortages following attacks by Jewish extremists
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  Speaker 1: on European diplomats and a Washington Post photographer. Security officials
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  Speaker 1: point to political backing and poor coordination as factors enabling
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  Speaker 1: such violence to persist. Domestically, Israel has launched Operation Election Shield,
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  Speaker 1: a joint initiative by the National Cyber Directorate and the
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  Speaker 1: Central Elections Committee. aimed at protecting election systems from hostile infiltration.
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  Speaker 1: In a separate ruling, the chairman of the Central Elections Committee,
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  Speaker 1: Judge Noam Solberg, has directed the National Security Ministry to
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  Speaker 1: remove certain photos of Minister Itamar Ben-Givia from its Facebook reports,
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  Speaker 1: stating that their prominent presence lends the post's campaign propaganda characteristics.
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  Speaker 1: On a more uplifting note, the 12th annual Bonaizayan Prize
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  Speaker 1: is recognising Olim from English-speaking countries for their significant contributions
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  Speaker 1: to Israeli society, particularly in rebuilding efforts following the October
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  Speaker 1: 7th attacks. This recognition coincides with Nefesh B. Nefesh reporting
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  Speaker 1: record Aliyah figures from North America. Elsewhere, Rebecca Grinspan, the
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  Speaker 1: Jewish former Vice President of Costa Rica and current UNCTAD
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  Speaker 1: Secretary General, is reportedly leading the straw poll for the
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  Speaker 1: next UN Secretary General position. For continuing coverage of antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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