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Nissim Louk Backs Ofer Winter's Gaza Migration Plan · 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: Nisim Lauch, the father of October 7th victim Shani Lauch,
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  Speaker 1: has announced he is withdrawing from his Knesset race to
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  Speaker 1: endorse Ofa Winter and his Amtsha Israel party. Lauch stated
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  Speaker 1: his belief that Winter is the only leader capable of
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  Speaker 1: implementing a policy of full Palestinian migration from the Gaza Strip.
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  Speaker 1: and noted that Winter's party had no prior involvement in
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  Speaker 1: the events of October 7th. This endorsement brings significant backing
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  Speaker 1: to Winter's platform. In the United States, a key race
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  Speaker 1: for the Senate is seeing heated rhetoric. Former Congressman Mike
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  Speaker 1: Rogers has accused Democratic nominee Abdel El-Said of being anti-Jew.
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  Speaker 1: Rogers cited El-Said's recent remarks that Israel is not actually
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  Speaker 1: our friend and that the Israeli government has done nothing
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  Speaker 1: but use us. Rogers contrasted this with his own view,
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  Speaker 1: calling Israel, the best ally we have in the Middle East,
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  Speaker 1: and the Republican campaign is highlighting El-Sayed's criticisms of Israel.
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  Speaker 1: On Israel's domestic political scene, Benny Gantz has withdrawn from
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  Speaker 1: the election. An analysis of his political trajectory suggests his
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  Speaker 1: challenges stem from a series of poor political decisions rather
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  Speaker 1: than character flaws. His decision to join the Unity government
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  Speaker 1: after October 7th initially boosted his party's standing, but his
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  Speaker 1: subsequent departure from that government reportedly weakened his political advantage.
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  Speaker 1: In international affairs, Israel has joined the Intergovernmental Pacific Islands
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  Speaker 1: Forum as a partner. It will offer expertise in areas
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  Speaker 1: such as climate change adaptation and water management. This initiative
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  Speaker 1: is part of Israel's broader effort to strengthen ties with
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  Speaker 1: Pacific nations, a region currently facing significant geopolitical attention. The
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  Speaker 1: cooperation will focus on regional priorities including water management, desalination, agriculture,
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  Speaker 1: and sustainable development. Finally, an uplifting event took place in
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  Speaker 1: Lowe's Angels, titled Letters, Light and Love. The production featured
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  Speaker 1: Hollywood celebrities like Dustin Hoffman and Gene Simmons celebrating the
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  Speaker 1: centuries-old connection between Jewish people and Israel through dramatic readings.
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  Speaker 1: All proceeds from the sold-out event are set to benefit
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  Speaker 1: the Shahar Hanegev Resilience Center, which provides support to individuals
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  Speaker 1: and families in southern Israel. recovering from the aftermath of
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  Speaker 1: the October 7th attacks. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around
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  Speaker 1: the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media. Find
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  Speaker 1: it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you
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