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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 25, 2026, 09 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: We begin with significant revelations concerning the period leading up
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  Speaker 1: to October 7th. A report from the New York Times,
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  Speaker 1: citing five former Israeli security officials, claims that Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Benjamin Netanyahu did not disclose an alleged warning from the
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  Speaker 1: UAE president about an impending Hamas attack during a Gaza
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  Speaker 1: security meeting. meeting on October 1, 2023. The officials told
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  Speaker 1: The Times that Netanyahu rejected suggestions from his security chiefs
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  Speaker 1: to strike Hamas leaders. Reportedly, because he feared any military
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  Speaker 1: operations in Gaza would derail an imminent diplomatic agreement with
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  Speaker 1: Saudi Arabia. The Prime Minister's office has denied these allegations,
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  Speaker 1: with a spokesperson stating that thorough examination shows no record
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  Speaker 1: of the Emirati representative entering the Prime Minister's office during
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  Speaker 1: that period. and calling it a sinister plot with clear
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  Speaker 1: political timing. An official UAE source also reportedly rejected the claims,
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  Speaker 1: stating that security matters are discussed through relevant bodies, not
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  Speaker 1: at the leader's level. Turning to US policy concerning Israel,
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  Speaker 1: an analysis disputes claims made by US Vice President J.D.
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  Speaker 1: Vance regarding the historical relationship. Vance asserted that for 40 years,
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  Speaker 1: US presidents have deferred to Israeli interests, with Donald Trump
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  Speaker 1: being the exception. However, the report refutes this, citing numerous
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  Speaker 1: instances where US presidents have challenged Israel. These include President
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  Speaker 1: Reagan's suspension of F-16 deliveries and pushing an AWACS sale
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  Speaker 1: to Saudi Arabia against Israeli objections. President George H.W. Bush
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  Speaker 1: conditioning loan guarantees on a settlement freeze. President George W.
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  Speaker 1: Bush refusing Israel's request for bunker-buster bombs and overflight rights
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  Speaker 1: to strike Iran's nuclear programme. President Obama pursuing the Iran
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  Speaker 1: nuclear deal despite Israeli objections and abstaining on UN Security
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  Speaker 1: Council Resolution 2334, and President Biden pausing a bomb shipment
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  Speaker 1: over the planned Rafah operation and threatening further weapons withholding.
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  Speaker 1: The analysis suggests Vance may be referring to specific instances
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  Speaker 1: of Trump's public irritation with Prime Minister Netanyahu. In the
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  Speaker 1: ongoing conflict with Iran, according to the Wall Street Journal
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  Speaker 1: as reported by jpost.com, US President Donald Trump has rejected
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  Speaker 1: Iran's seven-day ceasefire proposal. President Trump expects the US military's
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  Speaker 1: bombing campaign to resume after the upcoming midterm elections. This
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  Speaker 1: comes amid comments from Iranian Foreign Minister Arbus Arachi, who
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  Speaker 1: suggested a deal would be more beneficial if completed before
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  Speaker 1: the midterms, stating that it depends on the US administration
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  Speaker 1: to decide. In New York, prominent Jewish Democrats are defending
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  Speaker 1: New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani, against accusations of antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: and Hamas ties made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: at the UN General Assembly. Critics, including Manhattan Borough President
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  Speaker 1: Brad Hallman-Sigal and City Council Speaker Julie Menin, described Netanyahu's
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  Speaker 1: remarks as scurrilous and not helpful, suggesting they could incite
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  Speaker 1: violence and are a political ploy amid Netanyahu's domestic political challenges. Mamdani,
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  Speaker 1: an anti-Zionist who has condemned Hamas, responded by accusing Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: of repeating baseless lies to sanitise his actions and noted
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu's alleged status regarding an ICC arrest warrant. Netanyahu's Likud
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  Speaker 1: party had reportedly made Mamdani a target in their election campaign. Elsewhere,
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  Speaker 1: a commentary featured on jpost.com reflects on a growing realisation
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  Speaker 1: among Israelis that they may not be as welcome abroad
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  Speaker 1: as they once were. Citing recent events like an anti-Israel
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  Speaker 1: film at the Venice Film Festival, and a controversial song
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  Speaker 1: performance as catalysts for addressing the media battlefield. In a
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  Speaker 1: different context, a Jewish student at a Christian high school
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  Speaker 1: in Florida shared her experience navigating her identity within a
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  Speaker 1: Christian institution, noting feelings of being an outsider during mandatory
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  Speaker 1: chapel services. 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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