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Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi and this is the latest Israel Today,
Speaker 1: ongoing war report. In Israeli domestic politics, as Israel enters
Speaker 1: election season, Netaniahu's opponents face a math problem. A Channel
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Speaker 1: Religious Zionist Party and Itamar Ben Givier's Otzma Yehudit are
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Speaker 1: for rapid mass Haradi conscription amounts to populism, calling the
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Speaker 1: coalition math facing candidates as they weigh red lines and
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Speaker 1: Shim and purs and his early political moves as Ari L.
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Speaker 1: fiscal reform. The article describes era defined by sharp messaging,
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Speaker 1: what should follow as the era mature In Israeli economy
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Speaker 1: in Midtown Manhattan to show support for Israel and investment. Blakeman,
Speaker 1: the New York GOP gubernatorial candidate and a Trump end or, sea,
Speaker 1: was among hundreds at the day long event, and protesters
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Speaker 1: New Yorker's joining him at the Jerusalem real estate Expo
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Speaker 1: They'll have two places they'll want to live in both.
Speaker 1: Throughout the day, representatives from dozens of Israeli real estate
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Speaker 1: The event coincides with polling showing Blakeman trailing Democratic Governor
Speaker 1: Kathy Hotchell by sixteen points in Siena College's late April survey,
Speaker 1: a reflection of local politics shaping the cross border business dialogue. Hotchull, meanwhile,
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Speaker 1: into this Israel Today. Ongoing War report update. I'm Noah Levi.
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