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US Justice Dept Faces Complaint Over Hind Rajab Death Allegations · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi. Today,
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  Speaker 1: we're covering significant legal and domestic developments. The Hind Rajab
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  Speaker 1: Foundation has filed a complaint with the US Justice Department,
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  Speaker 1: seeking the arrest of an Israeli citizen, identified as Esji.
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  Speaker 1: The foundation accuses this individual of involvement in the death
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  Speaker 1: of five-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza in early 2024. Congresswoman
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  Speaker 1: Rashida Tlaib has publicly supported the complaint, calling on the
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  Speaker 1: Justice Department to investigate and arrest the individual, whom she
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  Speaker 1: described as the commander of the Israeli military unit likely
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  Speaker 1: responsible for killing five-year-old Hind Rajab. Tlaib asserted that the US,
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  Speaker 1: as a party to international conventions, is obligated to act
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  Speaker 1: against alleged war crimes and acts of genocide. The foundation
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  Speaker 1: claims forensic analyses and social media material suggest SG's company
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  Speaker 1: was positioned near the family's vehicle and that he may
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  Speaker 1: have issued the order to fire. In disturbing allegations regarding
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  Speaker 1: education and antisemitism, a Palestinian teacher with 15 years of
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  Speaker 1: experience at UNRWA schools in Gaza has spoken out. She
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  Speaker 1: claims that staff encouraged students to hate Jews and glorified
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  Speaker 1: Hamas's struggle against Israel. The teacher recounted receiving threats, including
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  Speaker 1: one from a senior official with scissors, after confronting a
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  Speaker 1: colleague about teaching materials. She described instances where teachers allegedly
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  Speaker 1: blamed Jews for Palestinian suffering and encouraged young female students
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  Speaker 1: to continue Hamas's fight. The teacher warned that such radicalisation
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  Speaker 1: within the education system poses a significant danger to the
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  Speaker 1: next generation of children in Gaza, especially amidst the current conflict. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: a report from the Attorney General's office highlights failures in
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  Speaker 1: Israel's enforcement of draft evasion. Between July 1 and October 12, 2026,
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  Speaker 1: 143 draft evaders were released because IDF personnel allegedly failed
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  Speaker 1: to arrive within the required time to take them into custody.
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  Speaker 1: A meeting chaired by Deputy Attorney General Dr. Gil Liman
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  Speaker 1: outlined coordination gaps between the Israel Police and the IDF,
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  Speaker 1: with military police representatives reportedly unfamiliar with the figures. The
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  Speaker 1: report states that the situation is inconsistent with the state's
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  Speaker 1: obligation to combat the phenomenon of draft evasion. In a
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  Speaker 1: separate development, Police have arrested 21 suspects, including contractors and
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  Speaker 1: military personnel, in an alleged scheme to defraud the Defence
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  Speaker 1: Ministry of tens of millions of shekels through stolen IDF fuel,
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  Speaker 1: fictitious invoices and inflated bills for work in Gaza. For
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  Speaker 1: continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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