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Domestic Terror Plot, Iran Blockade, and Rabbi Lando's Remarks · 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: We begin with critical developments in domestic security and intelligence.
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  Speaker 1: An indicted academic, reportedly from Bar-Ilan University, faces charges for
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  Speaker 1: allegedly plotting to assemble a terror militia and kill hundreds
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  Speaker 1: of Arabs through multiple cells. Reports suggest the Shin Bet
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  Speaker 1: declined to investigate this individual. who also reportedly sought to
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  Speaker 1: enlist right-wing figures. In parallel, Israeli intelligence is reportedly observing
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  Speaker 1: a significant shift concerning Hamas, raising concerns about emerging threats.
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  Speaker 1: Three years after October 7, David Zinni has conveyed a
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  Speaker 1: message to Shin Bet officials, indicating ongoing security reflections. On
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  Speaker 1: the regional front, US Central Command, CENTCOM, announced on October
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  Speaker 1: 5 that its forces intercepted the 130th commercial vessel in
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  Speaker 1: the Middle East. part of the ongoing US naval blockade
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  Speaker 1: on Iran. The commander issued a stern warning that US
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  Speaker 1: forces are well-trained, professional and deadly. Over the past 12 weeks,
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  Speaker 1: CENTCOM has neutralised 13 commercial vessels found to be violating
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  Speaker 1: the blockade or belonging to Iran's Revolutionary Guards shadow network.
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  Speaker 1: Earlier in July 2023, President Isaac Herzog told the US
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  Speaker 1: Congress that terror threats were detrimental to regional peace. emphasising
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  Speaker 1: Israel's self-defence and its role in protecting the free world. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: widespread condemnation has followed remarks by Rabbi Dov Lando, a
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  Speaker 1: senior leader of the Lithuanian Haredi community. Leaders, including former
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Gadi Eisenkot, criticised his statements
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  Speaker 1: that reportedly disparaged religious Zionism, the state's founders, and secular society.
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  Speaker 1: Eisenkot described the remarks as anti-Zionism in its purest form.
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  Speaker 1: In aviation security matters, the Shin Bet is interrogating Omani
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  Speaker 1: copilot Hammam al-Hammami, who allegedly attempted to hijack a fly-Dubai
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  Speaker 1: flight to Israel with intent to harm passengers. Sources indicate
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  Speaker 1: Hammami sought revenge for the genocide in Gaza, and investigations
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  Speaker 1: are underway to determine if he acted alone or was
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  Speaker 1: directed by Iran. Initial reports also suggest the copilot may
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  Speaker 1: have learned aviation terror methods taught abroad, which could aid
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  Speaker 1: in evading radar. Abroad, a terrorist identified as al-Badri received
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  Speaker 1: a life sentence in the UK, after being arrested attempting
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  Speaker 1: to climb the Israeli embassy fence in Kensington with knives,
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  Speaker 1: and a letter vowing revenge for the Gaza war. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: police handled public disturbances in Modian following military police activity
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  Speaker 1: to arrest a deserter. In legal proceedings, Aiton Cable made
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  Speaker 1: a notable assertion during the Netanyahu trial, stating, She is
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  Speaker 1: not telling the truth, take me for a polygraph. On
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  Speaker 1: a more positive note, retired IDF Okot's canine unit dogs,
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  Speaker 1: accompanied by their former handlers, attended a special screening of
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  Speaker 1: the film Heart of the Beast in Kfar Saba. Additionally,
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  Speaker 1: His Majesty Ojeem Achuwot's III, the 21st Olu of the
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  Speaker 1: Wari Kingdom of Nigeria, concluded his first visit to Israel,
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  Speaker 1: where he met with leaders as part of a large
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  Speaker 1: delegation of Christian figures focused on strengthening Jewish-Christian relations. For
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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