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United Pilot's Controversial Stance on Hamas Attacks · 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 a developing story regarding United Airlines. Captain
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  Speaker 1: Ibrahim Armosalam, who had been suspended with pay in November
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  Speaker 1: 2023 for social media posts praising Hamas's October 7 massacre,
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  Speaker 1: has reportedly been reinstated to his duties. While initially suspended
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  Speaker 1: following those posts, which described the Hamas actions as brave,
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  Speaker 1: and not unprovoked. Israeli media revealed he was quietly allowed
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  Speaker 1: to return to flying just six months later. This resurfacing controversy,
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  Speaker 1: reportedly amplified by a recent FlyJuby hijacking incident, has led
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  Speaker 1: to renewed concerns among colleagues. According to reports, fellow pilots
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  Speaker 1: flying on his routes have expressed unease, with some even
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  Speaker 1: giving up their first-class seats to sit in the cockpit
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  Speaker 1: jump seats. Flight attendants have also reportedly voiced their concerns
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  Speaker 1: and called for his dismissal, stating employees do not want
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  Speaker 1: him to return. In other news, former US President Donald
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  Speaker 1: Trump has signalled a shift in his stance on potential
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  Speaker 1: American military action against Iran before the upcoming mid-term elections.
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  Speaker 1: Previously stating the US would not strike Tehran before the elections,
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  Speaker 1: Trump responded to questions about military action by saying, We may,
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  Speaker 1: I mean we'll see. He described Iran as being in
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  Speaker 1: severe distress, with a failing economy, a defeated military, and
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  Speaker 1: high inflation. Trump also commented on a newly announced energy
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  Speaker 1: agreement with Russia, under which Moscow is expected to supply
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  Speaker 1: significant quantities of diesel fuel to global markets. He called
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  Speaker 1: the deal a big deal and massive amounts, thanking President
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  Speaker 1: Putin and suggesting it would help lower energy prices. Additionally,
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  Speaker 1: Trump addressed the planned execution of Nidal Hassan, the gunman
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  Speaker 1: from the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting, confirming that Hassan
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  Speaker 1: would be executed by firing squad and that he had
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  Speaker 1: approved live-streaming the event. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around
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  Speaker 1: it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. That's our report for this hour.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thanking you for joining us on Israel
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