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Netanyahu's Iran Strategy and Trump's Election Endorsement · 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: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has unveiled a new security concept
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  Speaker 1: for Israel, stating the primary goal is the overthrow of
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  Speaker 1: the Iranian regime. The plan includes provisions for pre-emptive strikes,
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  Speaker 1: enhanced military independence, and the formation of new alliances. This
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  Speaker 1: strategic shift comes as a report from the Jerusalem Center
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  Speaker 1: for Security and Foreign Affairs alleges that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary
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  Speaker 1: Guard Corps, or IRGC, financially benefits from the sex trafficking
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  Speaker 1: of Iranian women and the exploitation of refugees to fund
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  Speaker 1: its regional proxy wars, according to research fellow Ella Rosenberg.
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  Speaker 1: In developments concerning US policy and the upcoming Israeli election,
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  Speaker 1: former US President Donald Trump issued a complete and total
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  Speaker 1: endorsement for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu just nine days before
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  Speaker 1: the October 27 election. Trump warned that if Netanyahu is
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  Speaker 1: not re-elected, the United States might be compelled to confront
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  Speaker 1: the threat from Iran alone, a prospect he expressed reluctance towards.
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  Speaker 1: This public endorsement marks a departure from his earlier stance
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  Speaker 1: of not backing any candidate. Domestically, political tensions are rising.
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  Speaker 1: Minister Itamar Ben-Givia stated he possesses verified information that the
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister's office has officially assured several European Union countries,
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  Speaker 1: that Ben-Givir will not be included in the next government.
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  Speaker 1: He accused the Likud party of attempting to undermine his
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  Speaker 1: Yehudit Yehudit party, head of the election, and warned that
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  Speaker 1: his voters might abstain from participating if his party is marginalised.
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  Speaker 1: On the issue of antisemitism and regional security, reports from
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  Speaker 1: Paris indicate that recent demonstrations devolved into significant violence, with
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  Speaker 1: rioters burning cars and looting shops, while the majority of
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  Speaker 1: protesters remained peaceful. A video circulated by the combat antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: movement depicted what appeared to be a vandalised synagogue, though
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  Speaker 1: its direct connection to the riots and its timing remain unconfirmed.
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Netanyahu also commented that Russia's cooperation with Iran,
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  Speaker 1: including its support for antisemitic bot networks targeting Israel, runs
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  Speaker 1: contrary to Israeli interests. A recent report by the Institute
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  Speaker 1: for National Security Studies suggests that the war in Gaza
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  Speaker 1: and the broader Israeli-Palestinian conflict, are contributing to a rise
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  Speaker 1: in antisemitism and are dividing Jewish communities globally, potentially weakening
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  Speaker 1: their advocacy efforts. In the West Bank, the European Union
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  Speaker 1: has called for full accountability regarding settler attacks on diplomats
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  Speaker 1: and urged effective measures to prevent further assaults during the
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  Speaker 1: olive harvest season, as new attacks were reported. Looking internationally,
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  Speaker 1: Rebecca Grinspan, a Jewish former vice president of Costa Rica,
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  Speaker 1: is reportedly leading the straw poll for the next UN Secretary-General.
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  Speaker 1: For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to
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  Speaker 1: Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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