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Gadi Eisenkot Secures Mandate to Form Israeli Government · 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 developments in Israeli domestic politics, where consultations
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  Speaker 1: are underway at the president's residence to determine who will
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  Speaker 1: be tasked with forming the country's next government. Gadi Eisenkot
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  Speaker 1: appears to be securing the presidential mandate, having garnered support
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  Speaker 1: from multiple parties. Sources indicate Eisenkot is expected to receive
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  Speaker 1: the mandate after securing 67 recommendations, compared to 46 for
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  Speaker 1: Benjamin Netanyahu. Yashar officials are calling for an emergency government
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  Speaker 1: and a swift change of Knesset speaker. Meanwhile, Israel's mission
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  Speaker 1: to the UN is promoting an initiative to increase the
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  Speaker 1: number of Israeli nationals employed by the organisation. Ambassador Danny
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  Speaker 1: Danon stated that increasing Israeli representation is particularly important at
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  Speaker 1: a time when Israel is fighting anti-Semitism and bias within
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  Speaker 1: UN institutions, adding that the Israeli voice should be heard
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  Speaker 1: not only from the UN podium, but also in the
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  Speaker 1: decision-making processes. Turning to regional tensions, Iranian officials have explicitly
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  Speaker 1: threatened to strike Europe if US bases on the continent
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  Speaker 1: are used for attacks against Iran. Ahmad Bakhshayesh Ardestani, a
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  Speaker 1: member of Iran's Parliament Security Committee, warned that Iran's missiles
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  Speaker 1: would be fired towards Europe including Italy and Germany, if
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  Speaker 1: European countries allow the US to use their bases for
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  Speaker 1: such operations. The Tehran municipality-owned Hamshari newspaper also published a
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  Speaker 1: map of Europe, marking potential targets. Dr Lynette Nussbacher, a
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  Speaker 1: security strategist, questioned the effectiveness of Iran's intercontinental ballistic missiles,
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  Speaker 1: but noted that shorter-range missiles could still reach parts of
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  Speaker 1: southeastern Europe. In Europe, police leaders from Germany, the US,
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  Speaker 1: and other European nations convened in Berlin to address rising
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  Speaker 1: antisemitism and the protection of Jewish communities. Ahead of the
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  Speaker 1: 88th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the gathering was organised by Not
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  Speaker 1: On Our Watch, a law enforcement partnership with the International
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  Speaker 1: March of the Living. Separately, an analysis suggests that Vice
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  Speaker 1: President J.D. Vance's remarks linking Republican midterm election losses to
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  Speaker 1: America's relationship with Israel echo historical patterns of scapegoating Jewish people.
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  Speaker 1: with potentially dangerous consequences. The argument highlights the need for
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  Speaker 1: historical awareness when discussing foreign policy and domestic political outcomes,
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  Speaker 1: differentiating legitimate criticism from dangerous traditions. In economic news, Birmingham
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  Speaker 1: City Council in the UK has voted to review its
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  Speaker 1: financial ties to Israel, including investments and banking arrangements, with
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  Speaker 1: the possibility of divesting from companies linked to the country.
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  Speaker 1: This follows warnings from UK lawyers for Israel. or UKLFI,
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  Speaker 1: concerning the lawfulness of politically motivated boycotts. On a more
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  Speaker 1: positive note, Israel Heart to Heart is planning a fundraising campaign,
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  Speaker 1: Breathing Again, Living Again, to support weekly trauma-sensitive yoga sessions
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  Speaker 1: for Israeli veterans living with PTSD. The organisation reports high
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  Speaker 1: demand for its programme, with applications far exceeding available spots.
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  Speaker 1: And in Tel Aviv, an 85-year-old man choked while eating
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  Speaker 1: at a synagogue. requiring emergency medical treatment. He was transporting
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  Speaker 1: to the hospital in serious but stable condition. For continuing
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  Speaker 1: coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism, Watch
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  Speaker 1: from Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm
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  Speaker 1: Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today Ongoing
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