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Trump Endorses Netanyahu Ahead of Election · 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 a significant development shaping the upcoming Israeli election, former
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  Speaker 1: US President Donald Trump has issued a strong endorsement of
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Nine days before the October 27 vote,
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  Speaker 1: Trump posted on social media, calling Netanyahu a great warrior
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  Speaker 1: prime minister and an even greater partner for peace. He
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  Speaker 1: warned that if Netanyahu were replaced, the United States would
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  Speaker 1: have to confront Iran alone. Prime Minister Netanyahu thanked President
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  Speaker 1: Trump for the support, vowing to continue as an ally
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  Speaker 1: of the United States. Meanwhile, Netanyahu's campaign continues to frame
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  Speaker 1: the election as a critical choice, emphasising the remaining two
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  Speaker 1: years of President Trump's term as a vital window to
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  Speaker 1: complete major missions. Opposition leader Gadi Eizenkot, however, stated that
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  Speaker 1: Israeli citizens alone will decide the election outcome. Tensions remain
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  Speaker 1: high in the West Bank. US diplomats, including Assistant Secretary
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  Speaker 1: of State Riley Barnes and US Ambassador to the Holy
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  Speaker 1: See Brian Birch, visited the Palestinian Christian town of Tebe
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  Speaker 1: on Sunday. This visit followed attacks by what were described
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  Speaker 1: as extremist Israeli settlers on European diplomats and an American
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  Speaker 1: photojournalist in the preceding two days. Belgian, French and Polish diplomats,
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  Speaker 1: along with a French mayor, reported being attacked near Tebe
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  Speaker 1: on Saturday. The previous day, Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine
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  Speaker 1: was assaulted while covering a Palestinian olive harvest, while Foreign
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  Speaker 1: Minister Gideon Saar and the IDF attributed the diplomat attack
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  Speaker 1: to Israeli rioters. Prime Minister Netanyahu issued a more cautious statement,
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  Speaker 1: noting the diplomats had entered a sensitive area without coordination,
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  Speaker 1: and described the facts of the Levine assault as unclear.
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  Speaker 1: France has urged Israeli authorities to arrest the attackers, but
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  Speaker 1: no arrests have been announced. On the international front, concerns
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  Speaker 1: over antisemitism are evident. Prime Minister Netanyahu stated that Russia's
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  Speaker 1: cooperation with Iran, including military aid and support for blatant antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: through bot networks targeting Israel, runs counter to Russia's own interests.
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  Speaker 1: In sports, Malaysian authorities have barred Israeli chess players from
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  Speaker 1: the upcoming World Amateur Chess Championship, prompting calls from the
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  Speaker 1: Israeli chess community for the event to be cancelled or
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  Speaker 1: stripped of its world title. Meanwhile in France, a leader
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  Speaker 1: of the French Jewish community has urged a state of
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  Speaker 1: emergency amid nationwide riots involving vandalism and violence. While hundreds
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  Speaker 1: of thousands protested, and some carried Palestinian flags, a Paris
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  Speaker 1: synagogue was ransacked, though it remains unclear if this incident
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  Speaker 1: was connected to the broader unrest. No Jews were reportedly
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  Speaker 1: assaulted in Marseille. Domestically, security measures are being heightened for
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  Speaker 1: the upcoming election. IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamia has
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  Speaker 1: ordered all soldiers to remain on their bases on election day.
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  Speaker 1: This unusual directive follows security assessments indicating concerns about terror
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  Speaker 1: attacks aimed at disrupting the vote, as well as potential
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  Speaker 1: actions by Iran. The military is preparing for various scenarios
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  Speaker 1: as election day approaches. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around
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  Speaker 1: the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media. Find
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  Speaker 1: it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you
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