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Netanyahu Birthday Protest, Gantz Election Withdrawal · 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: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's 77th birthday celebrations were met with
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  Speaker 1: a security incident and protests. As his motorcade passed the
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  Speaker 1: Mahine Yehuda market in Jerusalem on Thursday night, a glass
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  Speaker 1: bottle was thrown toward it, prompting security personnel to immediately
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  Speaker 1: move to identify the individual. thousands had gathered to cheer
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  Speaker 1: the convoy. Earlier that day, during a visit to Tel
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  Speaker 1: Aviv's Hartikva market, the Prime Minister was confronted by a
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  Speaker 1: spectator questioning funds sent to Hamas, with reports indicating Likud
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  Speaker 1: supporters intervened physically when the spectator attempted to film the exchange.
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  Speaker 1: Also present at the Hartikva market were families of hostages,
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  Speaker 1: including Mitchell Illers, father of Guy Illers and Ainev Zangorka,
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  Speaker 1: mother of Matan Zangorka, who spoke out demanding accountability from
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  Speaker 1: those in power on October 7. They reported facing verbal abuse,
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  Speaker 1: being spat on, and having vegetables thrown at them, with
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  Speaker 1: police involvement in their removal. Mitchell Illers described the attacks
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  Speaker 1: as a disgrace. In another significant political development, Benny Gantz
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  Speaker 1: announced Monday night that he will not be running in
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  Speaker 1: the upcoming October 27 election, citing low poll numbers for
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  Speaker 1: his party. Rivals acknowledged his decision, with some calling it responsible.
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  Speaker 1: The article reflects on Gantz's attempts to navigate complex political situations,
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  Speaker 1: including joining coalition governments and the emergency war cabinet, and
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  Speaker 1: the criticism he faced from various political camps. The current
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  Speaker 1: political climate offers little room for nuance, as evidenced by
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  Speaker 1: hostile reactions to neutral observations. With most polls suggesting neither
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  Speaker 1: bloc will achieve the necessary 61 seats to govern, campaign
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  Speaker 1: teams are actively targeting development towns and utilising hundreds of volunteers.
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  Speaker 1: appealing to voters through various channels from shopping malls to
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  Speaker 1: family messaging groups. Turning to regional tensions, President Donald Trump
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  Speaker 1: accused Iran on Thursday of fabricating reports of attacks on
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  Speaker 1: oil tankers and naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
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  Speaker 1: In a social media post, Trump claimed Iran's motive was
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  Speaker 1: to drive up oil prices ahead of the upcoming US
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  Speaker 1: midterm elections. He asserted that more oil is currently flowing
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  Speaker 1: through the Strait of Hormuz than before the conflict. Despite
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  Speaker 1: these alleged fabricated incidents, Trump also reaffirmed his commitment that
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  Speaker 1: Iran would not be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon,
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  Speaker 1: and indicated the US may undertake further military action against Iran,
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  Speaker 1: having already inflicted significant damage. In the West Bank, a
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  Speaker 1: religious ruling by Rabbi Dov Lior has sparked debate, permitting
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  Speaker 1: Jews to harvest olives from Palestinian groves. The ruling posits
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  Speaker 1: that the land remains Jewish property. and Palestinians prevented from
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  Speaker 1: accessing their trees for security reasons can be presumed to
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  Speaker 1: have relinquished the fruit. However, Rabbi Kenneth Brander, president of
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  Speaker 1: the Oa Torah Stone Network, issued a strong response, citing
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  Speaker 1: Jewish legal sources to explain why Israel's historical attachment to
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  Speaker 1: the land does not negate the private property rights of
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  Speaker 1: non-Jewish inhabitants. The debate underscores the importance of respecting property
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  Speaker 1: rights and the complexities of security measures affecting livelihoods. For
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