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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 30, 2026, 04 AM Eastern · 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 concerning antisemitism. In Brooklyn, the Park
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  Speaker 1: Slope food coup faces a lawsuit alleging an antisemitic intimidation
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  Speaker 1: campaign by its leadership against Jewish members who opposed a
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  Speaker 1: boycott of Israeli food. According to the lawsuit, proponents of
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  Speaker 1: the boycott repeatedly singled out Zionists and Jewish members for criticism.
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  Speaker 1: Meanwhile in New York City, Mezoran Mamdani was confronted with
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  Speaker 1: shouts of anti-Semite during a visit to a Sukkot gathering
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  Speaker 1: in Crown Heights, as protesters linked him to the current
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  Speaker 1: climate for Jews. This follows criticism from Jewish leaders and
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  Speaker 1: Israeli officials regarding Mamdani's New City Hall plan to combat
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  Speaker 1: Jew hatred. Critics argue the plan fails to address a
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  Speaker 1: central issue by omitting Israel and Zionism, which they state
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  Speaker 1: are key drivers of anti-Semitism. and central to the identity
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  Speaker 1: of many New York Jews. Israeli Consul General Ofia Akounis
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  Speaker 1: commented that the mayor's language against the Jewish state is
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  Speaker 1: a fundamental reason for the rise of anti-Semitism in New York.
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  Speaker 1: Turning to regional security, a former national security advisor has
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  Speaker 1: warned that Iran has released the lions from the cage,
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  Speaker 1: signalling escalating tensions. Diplomatic efforts to de-escalate also appear stalled,
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  Speaker 1: with Qatar's proposal to bridge Iran's demand to lift the
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  Speaker 1: US naval blockade and Washington's demand for nuclear concessions remaining stuck,
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  Speaker 1: and the US warns that fighting could resume. In an
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  Speaker 1: aviation incident reflecting heightened alert, a fly Dubai passenger jet
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  Speaker 1: carrying Israelis from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency
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  Speaker 1: landing in Saudi Arabia. The diversion occurred after reports of
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  Speaker 1: a stabbing on board and distress signals indicating possible hijacking.
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  Speaker 1: The situation prompted Israel to scramble fighter jets, with Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz convening urgent
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  Speaker 1: security consultations. The Prime Minister's office stated the situation was
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  Speaker 1: under control and measures were being deployed to repatriate the
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  Speaker 1: Israeli passengers safely. These regional conflict concerns are also impacting
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  Speaker 1: global energy markets, with the government attributing a predicted record
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  Speaker 1: high for gasoline prices in Israel to supply worries amid
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  Speaker 1: the Iran war. Reports also indicate Iran has executed two
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  Speaker 1: men convicted of activity described as resulting in the martyrdom
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  Speaker 1: of four security personnel. Amidst these security warnings, a former
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  Speaker 1: National Security Adviser's assessment also noted fears within the IDF
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  Speaker 1: that Prime Minister Netanyahu may be seeking an excuse to
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  Speaker 1: postpone elections. Ben Gurion Airport, however, is reportedly operating normally,
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  Speaker 1: according to the Ministry of Transport. For continuing coverage of
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  Speaker 1: antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media.
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  Speaker 1: Find it at clockwickmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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