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Israel Election Nears Amid Global Scrutiny, Trump Endorses Netanyahu · 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: As Israel approaches its election on October 27th, a striking
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  Speaker 1: disconnect is emerging. Despite rising global hostility and Israel's image
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  Speaker 1: falling to historic lows, these critical issues are barely factoring
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  Speaker 1: into the domestic political discourse. Reports detail increasing harassment of
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  Speaker 1: Israelis abroad. from Montenegro and Greece to Thailand and the
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  Speaker 1: United States, where some have faced discriminatory questions and even
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  Speaker 1: physical attacks. A recent Pew poll found a median of
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  Speaker 1: 67% of adults across 36 countries hold an unfavourable view
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  Speaker 1: of Israel. Diplomatic pressure is also growing, with some nations
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  Speaker 1: considering sanctions over Israeli settler violence in the West Bank.
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  Speaker 1: Yaakov Katz, a senior fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute,
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  Speaker 1: noted that while some criticise Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government
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  Speaker 1: for not effectively explaining Israel's policies internationally, many Israelis feel
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  Speaker 1: the world is against them regardless. This sentiment is amplified
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  Speaker 1: by the belief that even significant reductions in casualties would
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  Speaker 1: not quell genocide claims. Katz suggests that many Israelis don't
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  Speaker 1: fully grasp the potential existential consequences of declining support, particularly
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  Speaker 1: from the US, taking comfort instead in news like President
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  Speaker 1: Trump's endorsement. Speaking of endorsements, according to Jewish News 24,
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  Speaker 1: President Donald Trump has reposted his backing for Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Benjamin Netanyahu. In a statement, Trump declared, We have to
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  Speaker 1: finish the job that we started, signalling continued support ahead
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  Speaker 1: of the upcoming Israeli elections and a desire to continue
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  Speaker 1: their shared agenda. In other US political commentary, President Trump
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  Speaker 1: also drew attention for his remarks concerning Jewish voters, and
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  Speaker 1: a Democratic Senate nominee. According to the Times of Israel,
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  Speaker 1: Trump likened the nominee to a 9-11 hijacker, suggesting that
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  Speaker 1: voting for him would be comparable to the actions of
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  Speaker 1: Todd Beamer on Flight 93. On a more personal note,
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  Speaker 1: Jewish News 24 also reports that Republican gubernatorial candidate and
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  Speaker 1: Nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman recently shared his Jewish identity
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  Speaker 1: during an appearance on the Yiddish-speaking podcast SH Muley Cast.
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  Speaker 1: Blakeman revealed his Hebrew name is Baruch and that he
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  Speaker 1: speaks Abyssal, meaning a little Yiddish. For continuing coverage of
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  Speaker 1: antisemitism 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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