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Netanyahu Pursues Broad Government Amidst Coalition Talks · 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: In Israeli domestic politics, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called
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  Speaker 1: for the formation of a broad national government, explicitly stating
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  Speaker 1: his refusal to form a government dependent on parties like
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  Speaker 1: Ram and the Joint List, citing their alleged support for
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  Speaker 1: terrorism and rejection of Israel's existence. This marks a potential
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  Speaker 1: shift from his immediate post-election calls for a strong right-wing coalition.
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  Speaker 1: Election results showed Likud securing 27 seats, with Netanyahu's bloc
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  Speaker 1: at 53, while opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar bloc garnered
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  Speaker 1: 48 seats. Eisenkot has outlined four principles for coalition partners,
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  Speaker 1: including recognition of Israel as a Jewish, democratic state and
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  Speaker 1: commitment to its values. Party leaders are scheduled to meet
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  Speaker 1: President Isaac Herzog this week. Separately, Minister Ben Jivur has
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  Speaker 1: accused the police chief of ordering a violent response to
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  Speaker 1: Haredi anti-draft protests, an accusation the police chief denies, though
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  Speaker 1: Ben Jivur plans to file a petition regarding the matter.
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  Speaker 1: Turning to antisemitism, four Jewish school buses in Williamsburg, New York,
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  Speaker 1: were found spray-painted with antisemitic and anti-Zionist graffiti. Slogans included
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  Speaker 1: F Israel and Free Palestine. The incident is under investigation
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  Speaker 1: by the NYPD Hate Crime Task Force. New York officials,
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  Speaker 1: including Attorney General Letitia James, Assemblyman Kalman Yedger and Councilman
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  Speaker 1: Lincoln Ressler, have strongly condemned the act, calling it despicable
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  Speaker 1: and highlighting a concerning rise in anti-Jewish incidents. On the
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  Speaker 1: economic front, Michael O'Leary, the CEO of Ryanair, has warned
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  Speaker 1: that European plane ticket prices could rise by as much
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  Speaker 1: as 20% next year. He attributes this projection to higher
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  Speaker 1: oil prices and volatile jet fuel costs. citing actions by
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  Speaker 1: the US and Israel against Iran as a contributing factor
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  Speaker 1: to fuel price volatility. In Israeli business and technology news,
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  Speaker 1: an Israeli food factory narrowly averted significant damage after hackers
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  Speaker 1: attempted to gain control of its cooling systems. The cyberattack,
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  Speaker 1: originating through a European control company, was detected and thwarted
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  Speaker 1: by the factory owner who disconnected the system in real time. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamia speaking at
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  Speaker 1: a military AI conference, emphasised that artificial intelligence is transforming
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  Speaker 1: warfare and stressed Israel's obligation to become a global leader
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  Speaker 1: in advanced military AI and robotics, detailing plans to expand
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  Speaker 1: these capabilities. Looking at US policy, Tuesday's mid-term elections are
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  Speaker 1: expected to test long-standing Jewish support for the Democratic Party
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  Speaker 1: and will weigh the influence of pro-Israel candidates from both
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  Speaker 1: major parties. as well as the impact of the far
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  Speaker 1: left on moderate positions. On a more positive note internationally,
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  Speaker 1: approximately 60,000 evangelical Christians recently gathered in Lima, Peru, for
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  Speaker 1: a rally expressing strong support for Israel. For continuing coverage
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  Speaker 1: of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from
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  Speaker 1: Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi,
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