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Iran War Risk Looms, US Aid Shifts, Philly Boycott · 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: A former national security advisor, Israel Hassan, has assessed a
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  Speaker 1: 60% probability of Iran initiating a war, highlighting significant regional
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  Speaker 1: escalation risks. Reports also suggest a bluff concerning Iran's current state,
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  Speaker 1: attributed to analyses by Avi Ashkenazi. Geopolitically, Moscow issued a
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  Speaker 1: warning following a meeting between Vladimir Putin and a senior
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  Speaker 1: Iranian official. On the diplomatic front, the Prime Minister's office
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  Speaker 1: has reframed President Trump's announced intention to halt aid to
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  Speaker 1: Israel by December 2026. They describe it as a transition
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  Speaker 1: from aid towards partnership and mutual investment, emphasising the strength
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  Speaker 1: of the US-Israeli relationship. Separately, Vice President J.D. Vance has
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  Speaker 1: privately stated that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was concerning
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  Speaker 1: the Iran war, advocating for diplomacy over military strikes, according
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  Speaker 1: to an Axios report cited by World Israel News. Vance
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  Speaker 1: reportedly avoids direct criticism of President Trump in these remarks.
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  Speaker 1: In Philadelphia, a planned boycott ride targeting Jewish-owned businesses has
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  Speaker 1: drawn widespread condemnation. Organisers are using slogans such as No
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  Speaker 1: Business for Zionists, and the event is scheduled just one
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  Speaker 1: day before the 88th anniversary of Kristallnacht. Jewish organisations and
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  Speaker 1: political leaders have denounced the action as anti-Semitic intimidation. In
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  Speaker 1: Israeli domestic news, the recent general election saw a notable
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  Speaker 1: surge in Arab voter turnout, with officials stating that investigations
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  Speaker 1: into fraud allegations did not impact the final results. In
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  Speaker 1: other developments, Michael Rabelow withdrew his candidacy for state controller,
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  Speaker 1: leaving the position unfilled. Meanwhile, former Shin Bet deputy head
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  Speaker 1: Yisrael Hassan sharply criticised Shin Bet chief Zinni over suspicions
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  Speaker 1: of election interference, questioning the source of information and warning
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  Speaker 1: of potential damage to democracy. A special Home Front command exercise,
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  Speaker 1: codenamed Orange Dawn, has also concluded. For continuing coverage of
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  Speaker 1: Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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  Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
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