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- 0:08Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi.
- 0:12Speaker 1: In regional waters, US Central Command has confirmed an American
- 0:15Speaker 1: fighter jet struck the stern of the M-V Ocean Molokah,
- 0:20Speaker 1: disabling its propulsion system. The vessel had departed an Iranian
- 0:23Speaker 1: port and was attempting to transit regional waters in violation
- 0:27Speaker 1: of the US blockade. CENTCOM stated this action disabled the ship,
- 0:32Speaker 1: as part of ongoing blockade enforcement. Meanwhile, in the Palestinian territories,
- 0:37Speaker 1: President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree on Friday postponing the
- 0:40Speaker 1: Palestinian Legislative Council elections. Originally scheduled for next month, the
- 0:45Speaker 1: vote has now been pushed back to September 11, 2027. WAFA,
- 0:51Speaker 1: the official Palestinian news agency, reports this delays what would
- 0:54Speaker 1: have been the first Palestinian elections in nearly two decades.
- 0:58Speaker 1: Presidential elections are also scheduled for that date. Turning to
- 1:02Speaker 1: the issue of antisemitism, an analysis piece on jpost.com argues
- 1:07Speaker 1: that unproven accusations of genocide against Israel are being strategically
- 1:11Speaker 1: employed as a potent tool to advance anti-Jewish hate and
- 1:14Speaker 1: politically isolate the nation. The article highlights how such allegations,
- 1:19Speaker 1: often made without supporting facts, are fuelling a rapid spread
- 1:22Speaker 1: of antisemitism globally. It cites Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's
- 1:27Speaker 1: comment that genocide needn't wait for all the facts. and
- 1:31Speaker 1: references a podcast discussion involving Scott Galloway, who pointed out
- 1:35Speaker 1: that Israel's provision of aid and warnings to civilians contrasts
- 1:39Speaker 1: with the actions of typical genocidal regimes. For continuing coverage
- 1:43Speaker 1: of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from
- 1:47Speaker 1: Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi,
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- 2:02Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
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