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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - October 1, 2026, 10 PM 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: In developments concerning Iran and its regional proxies, a former
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  Speaker 1: employee of the US Department of Energy has been arrested
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  Speaker 1: and charged by the Justice Department for allegedly attempting to
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  Speaker 1: provide material support to Yemen's Houthi terrorist organisation. Ashton Hamd Elabudi, 51,
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  Speaker 1: is accused of aiding the Houthis by improving their communications
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  Speaker 1: capabilities and providing expertise for homemade explosives and drones. Investigators
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  Speaker 1: reportedly began looking into El Aboudi after he purchased materials
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  Speaker 1: commonly used in explosive devices and drone construction. Court records
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  Speaker 1: indicate he travelled to Oman and then crossed into Yemen,
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  Speaker 1: claiming official government business, though his supervisor stated no such
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  Speaker 1: travel was authorised. He is alleged to have communicated with
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  Speaker 1: an FBI confidential source, offering expert advice on communications and
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  Speaker 1: power systems for the Houthis. If convicted, El Aboudi faces
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  Speaker 1: a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. Meanwhile, on
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  Speaker 1: the diplomatic front, Iranian Foreign Minister Arbas Arachi reportedly proposed
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  Speaker 1: allowing inspectors access to nuclear facilities in exchange for sanctions
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  Speaker 1: relief during private talks. According to Bloomberg, citing sources familiar
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  Speaker 1: with the discussions, Arachi made this suggestion during meetings at
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  Speaker 1: the United Nations. This move comes as Iran faces significant
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  Speaker 1: economic pressure, with inflation reportedly near 90% and the rial
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  Speaker 1: having weakened considerably against the dollar. Arakci also attempted to
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  Speaker 1: persuade European diplomats to reverse UN sanctions, a request they refused.
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  Speaker 1: While President Pazeshkian had previously expressed willingness for inspectors, Arakci's
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  Speaker 1: proposal in these private meetings is seen by some diplomats
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  Speaker 1: as signalling the extent of Iran's economic struggles. Turning to
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  Speaker 1: issues of antisemitism and Jewish identity, California has become the
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  Speaker 1: first state in the nation to legally define Jewish as
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  Speaker 1: an ethnic and racial identity, rather than solely a religious affiliation.
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  Speaker 1: Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1387 into law, a bill
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  Speaker 1: that expands California's legal definition of ethnicity to include Jewish
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  Speaker 1: identity in demographic data collection. Beginning January 1, 2029, Forms
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  Speaker 1: from public entities like schools and prisons will be required
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  Speaker 1: to include a Jewish category for voluntary disclosures. Proponents like
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  Speaker 1: David Bocosley, CEO of Jewish California, hailed this as a
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  Speaker 1: historic step, stating it will allow for better data collection
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  Speaker 1: on issues such as hate crimes, health, poverty and education,
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  Speaker 1: ensuring more targeted support for the Jewish community. Governor Newsom,
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  Speaker 1: while expressing support for the bill's goal of accurate data,
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  Speaker 1: also noted potential compliance challenges for state agencies. Additionally, Governor
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  Speaker 1: Newsom signed other relevant bills, including one prohibiting public meetings
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  Speaker 1: and graduations from being scheduled on major cultural and religious holidays.
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  Speaker 1: In a separate incident, Spanish retailer Zara removed a children's
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  Speaker 1: Halloween costume from its website after social media users pointed
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  Speaker 1: out its resemblance to garb worn by inmates in Nazi
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  Speaker 1: concentration camps. This marks a recurrence of similar controversies for Zara.
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  Speaker 1: with the company having previously withdrawn items that evoked Holocaust imagery.
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  Speaker 1: The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany stated that
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  Speaker 1: these repeated incidents underscore the need for Holocaust education. In
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  Speaker 1: the disputed territories, US federal investigators are reportedly charging a
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  Speaker 1: group of defendants for allegedly funneling money to Gaza terrorists
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  Speaker 1: under the guise of charity. An alleged fundraiser is quoted
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  Speaker 1: as stating they have a network in New York Separately,
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  Speaker 1: a confrontation occurred during a film screening in Delft, Netherlands.
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  Speaker 1: Sabine Tarsa, a survivor of the October 7 massacre, confronted
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  Speaker 1: the directors of the film NAZA, which focuses on the
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  Speaker 1: war in Gaza and Palestinian suffering. Tarsa questioned why the
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  Speaker 1: murder of her husband and son by Hamas was not
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  Speaker 1: depicted in the film. According to reports, some audience members
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  Speaker 1: responded negatively to her appeal. Dutch Party for Freedom founder
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  Speaker 1: Geert Wilders publicly criticised the audience's reaction. and expressed support
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  Speaker 1: for Tarsa. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
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  Speaker 1: listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org
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  Speaker 1: slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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