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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 8, 2026, 01 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 an international trade development. Florida Congressman Randy
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  Speaker 1: Fine has issued a stark warning to Britain. Companies complying
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  Speaker 1: with an expected UK government boycott of Israeli communities in
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  Speaker 1: Judea and Samaria could face significant economic repercussions in Florida.
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  Speaker 1: Fine stated that under Florida's anti-boycott laws, These companies could
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  Speaker 1: be barred from state and local government contracts, potentially putting
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  Speaker 1: billions of dollars in business ties at risk. British officials
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  Speaker 1: are reportedly considering measures such as prohibiting imports from Israeli
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  Speaker 1: communities and sanctioning construction companies involved in the region, amid
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  Speaker 1: ongoing tensions. Fine emphasised that any company or nation that
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  Speaker 1: boycotts Israel is boycotted by Florida. Turning to issues of antisemitism.
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  Speaker 1: Adidas has issued an apology following an outcry from pro-Palestinian
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  Speaker 1: activists against an Israeli campaign featuring Shaylov Bitten, a disabled
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  Speaker 1: IDF veteran. Bitten was part of Adidas's Single Shoe initiative
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  Speaker 1: for amputees. His inclusion reportedly triggered backlash due to his
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  Speaker 1: military service, leading Adidas to apologise for the advertisement, stating
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  Speaker 1: they did not intend to cause offence and apologise to
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  Speaker 1: anyone affected. This move is drawing criticism that the company
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  Speaker 1: yielded to political pressure. Separately, a stark contrast in media
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  Speaker 1: coverage has been highlighted. Israeli government spokesman Doron Spielman pointed
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  Speaker 1: out that a near-fatal stabbing of a Jewish farmer by
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  Speaker 1: a Palestinian Arab in Samaria received minimal international media attention.
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  Speaker 1: This stands in sharp contrast, he noted, to the extensive
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  Speaker 1: global headlines generated by rock-throwing incidents involving Jewish youth in
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  Speaker 1: nearby Qusra. Spielman suggests this indicates a trend where mainstream media,
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  Speaker 1: often ignores deadly Palestinian terrorism, while heavily emphasising isolated criminal
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  Speaker 1: acts by Jewish vigilantes. On the economic front, demand for
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  Speaker 1: food assistance in Israel has seen a significant increase, rising
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  Speaker 1: by 32% ahead of the upcoming Tishrei holidays. This surge
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  Speaker 1: reflects deepening economic hardship and food insecurity faced by many families.
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  Speaker 1: The LATET organisation is conducting its annual holiday aid campaign,
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  Speaker 1: working with companies like Osemnesle, Strauss Group, and KLAL Insurance,
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  Speaker 1: along with foundations and volunteers, to provide food and cash donations.
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  Speaker 1: LATET's CEO Iran Weintraub noted that as demand grows and
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  Speaker 1: more families struggle with the cost of living, every donation,
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  Speaker 1: volunteer hour and cooperation has real significance. The organisation expects
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  Speaker 1: to distribute over 30,000 food packages this holiday season. In
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  Speaker 1: domestic political news, UNIT reports that long-shot candidates have returned
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  Speaker 1: to the Central Elections Committee. with an array of unusual platforms,
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  Speaker 1: including royal costumes and pirate hats. Behavioural economist Dan Arrely
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  Speaker 1: has reportedly joined the Pirate Party, and one slate is
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  Speaker 1: seeking ballot letters representing God's name. Additionally, UNIT reports that
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  Speaker 1: Oren Dobronsky, a candidate favoured by Prime Minister Netanyahu, has
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  Speaker 1: withdrawn from the Likud-Knesset bid. Dobronsky chose not to relinquish
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  Speaker 1: his US citizenship ahead of the party's national filing deadline.
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  Speaker 1: and will reportedly serve as a professional AI minister for
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  Speaker 1: the Likud team. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening
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  Speaker 1: to Israel Today ongoing war report. Stay safe and informed.
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