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US Strikes Iran; Antisemitism in Stockholm · 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: The United States carried out strikes on Iran's Keshem Island,
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  Speaker 1: located on the Strait of Hormuz, according to reports citing
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  Speaker 1: US officials and the Wall Street Journal. Iranian state media
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  Speaker 1: outlet IRNA also reported sounds of explosions on the island earlier.
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  Speaker 1: US officials described these actions as as defensive strikes aimed
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  Speaker 1: at countering threats to American forces and preventing Iran from
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  Speaker 1: attacking commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. This marks
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  Speaker 1: the latest in a series of limited, unannounced strikes Washington
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  Speaker 1: has conducted in recent weeks. The campaign has been kept
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  Speaker 1: quiet to avoid signalling any intention of resuming major combat operations,
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  Speaker 1: according to one official. Keshem Island is strategically located at
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  Speaker 1: the mouth of the Strait and reportedly hosts a large
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  Speaker 1: underground missile site a naval base and a major desalination plant.
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  Speaker 1: In Sweden, provocative Jew-free zone stickers, one echoing Nazi terminology,
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  Speaker 1: appeared on a store in central Stockholm, sparking widespread outrage.
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  Speaker 1: The sticker, placed by Swedish street artist Dan Park, also
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  Speaker 1: featured the word Jew written in German inside a Star
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  Speaker 1: of David, a clear echo of the Nazi term Judenfrei. Park,
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  Speaker 1: who has a history of similar provocations, claimed it was
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  Speaker 1: a blunt translation of boycott campaigns. Israel's ambassador to Sweden,
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  Speaker 1: Ziv Nevo Coleman, condemned the act, stating that the entire
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  Speaker 1: discussion is abhorrent and shows how normalised antisemitism has become.
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  Speaker 1: The CEO of the combat antisemitism movement, Satcher Reutemann, also
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  Speaker 1: criticised the incident, noting that hatred of Israel legitimises direct
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  Speaker 1: attacks on Jews. The store owner has since removed the stickers,
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  Speaker 1: while social media users called for stronger government action against
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  Speaker 1: such expressions of hate. Turning to Israeli domestic politics, far-right parties,
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  Speaker 1: including Itamar Ben-Jever's Jewish Power and Beit Salel Smotrich's Religious Zionism,
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  Speaker 1: secured 13 seats in the recent election, matching their previous results.
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  Speaker 1: While these parties saw an increase in votes, their overall
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  Speaker 1: seat count remained unchanged. Experts note a paradox. Their influence
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  Speaker 1: in government is expected to shrink, even as their support
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  Speaker 1: at the ballot box grew. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc,
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  Speaker 1: which includes these parties, fell short of the 61 seats
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  Speaker 1: needed to form a government, potentially shifting the political landscape
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  Speaker 1: despite the continued resonance of hardline security stances. Finally, in
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  Speaker 1: Tel Aviv, British artist David Brewhile is opening his first
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  Speaker 1: solo exhibition in Israel. Titled Unity, the show features works
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  Speaker 1: addressing the October 7 massacre, the return of hostages and
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  Speaker 1: complex questions of Jewish identity and belonging. The exhibition, which
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  Speaker 1: opened on November 4, includes paintings and sculptures, directly engaging
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  Speaker 1: with global events impacting Israel and Jewish communities. It will
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  Speaker 1: be open to the public until December 4. For continuing
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  Speaker 1: coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch
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  Speaker 1: from Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm
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  Speaker 1: Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today Ongoing
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