Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 26, 2026, 09 PM Eastern

0:00Meet the Red Bull Dragonberry Emergizer. It's one of the many new drinks out now. Who knew ice cold drinks could be so fire? Try them all only at my dogs. You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi. Iran is signaling a desire for diplomacy to resolve its conflict with the United States and Israel. Iranian foreign minister Arbasa Rackchi stated on social media that only a negotiated solution can get them out of this deadlock. And that any move toward reopening the Strait of Hormuz is contingent on specific conditions being met. This comes after Iran transmitted a peace proposal at the UN General Assembly, conveyed via catarie mediators. President Donald Trump, however, rejected the plan, telling reporters it was driven by desperation due to Iran's losses.

1:01The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed US officials, reported that Trump privately conveyed skepticism. And suggested a renewed bombing campaign might follow the November US midterm elections. Despite Trump's public statements, Arrakchi indicated that mediators have not officially relayed a US rejection, and Iran is awaiting their definitive views. The ongoing conflict has significantly disrupted oil flows and impacted the global economy. Arrakchi had previously outlined that a deal would initiate a seven-day countdown to reopening the Strait and a pause in regional fighting, potentially leading to wider talks on subjects including Iran's nuclear program. Though Iran indicated no flexibility on that front. In other news, controversial claims have emerged from a UN Special Rapporteur regarding the Holocaust and the origins of the term, antisemitism. UN Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian Territories, Francesca Al-Banes claimed in an interview that Jews being taken to gas chambers in Nazi concentration camps were referred to as the Muslims.

2:04However, the Auschwitz-Burkinau Memorial clarifies that the term, Mewzelmann, German for Muslim, was used in Nazi camps to describe prisoners in a state of extreme exhaustion. Often leading to their death and was not a Nazi racial classification, identifying Jews as Muslims. Albanese also argued that the term antisemitism originally referred to discrimination against all Semitic peoples. Not exclusively Jews, and evolved to focus on Jews because they were the largest Semitic group in Europe. Conversely, historical accounts from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance state, the term was coined in 1879, and was also called the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. In 1879, specifically to designate anti-Jewish campaigns, and has always referred to hostility toward Jews. Closer to home, the Israel Defense Forces has significantly expanded its personal security branch mandate to protect service members and officials from a wide array of global threats. This expansion is a response to heightened risks, including what the Iranians call, settling scores, abroad following incidents like Operation Roring Lion, and a recent spike in antisemitic incidents.

3:11According to the branch head, he cited past events, such as extracting a soldier from Thailand after public threats and antisemitic incidents in Amsterdam. As factors driving the need for enhanced, coordinated security protocols. A key turning point was a 2022 incident, where alone soldiers' commercial flight made an emergency landing in Shiraz, Iran, highlighting the critical nature of such situations, and prompting the establishment of a centralized authority for security. For security policies across the defense establishment, and finally, a clarification regarding the perceived scale of a walk out during Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's recent UN General Assembly speech. While footage showed dozens of diplomats departing as Netanyahu began speaking, reports now suggest that over 120 countries, nearly two-thirds of the world, remained in the hall. Major powers like the US, China, Britain, and France, along with most of Europe, stayed. The appearance of a larger departure was reportedly due to factors like each country occupying multiple seats, allowing several people to stand and leave when one delegation does, and coordinated efforts by missions to maximize the visual impact.

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