Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 5, 2026, 09 PM Eastern

0:00You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi. We begin with developments in Israeli domestic politics, where an anti-government activist is expected to be indicted on charges of incitement to terror. According to the Times of Israel, Yolanda Yava, a lecturer at Tel Aviv University, faces trial for social media posts allegedly inciting violence against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The posts reportedly called for a real rebellion, and referenced the Romanian Revolution that led to the execution of Nicoli Sosuscu. The decision to proceed with the indictment, pending a hearing, was made by Attorney General Gali Bahraev Miara and State Attorney Armen Asman. However, the move has drawn criticism, with an unnamed source close to Yava telling Channel 13 that Netanyahu's Lecude party exerted pressure on the legal officials.

1:00Yava's attorney, Osherat Kermah, accused the legal officials of pushing the case through immediately following a request from Lecude stating, There is no doubt that the motives here are political. In other domestic political news, Rabbi Dovlando, the spiritual leader of the ultra-orthodox DeGelhardt Aura party, has orchestrated the departure of two party members from the Knesset, MK Moch Gaffney and Rabbi Yuri Maklev. Jpost.com reports that Rabbi Lando cited the need to refresh the party's presence. Gaffney and Maklev have been involved in advocating for the contentious basic law. Tora studied Bill. This comes after Rabbi Lando previously expressed a loss of trust in Prime Minister Netanyahu, advocating for the dissolution of the Knesset over the Harady conscription bill, Turning to regional security, Unit reports on the covert activities of Unit 57-0, a secret Israeli Air Force Unit. Troops from this unit have been involved in preparing clandestine landing strips far beyond Israel's borders, and guiding Hercules' aircraft through darkness and hostile terrain

2:04to enable Air Force missions in areas where Israeli forces have rarely operated. Finally, an opinion piece from Jpost.com questions the political weight of a recent poll, surveying 804 American Jews on Israeli elections, while a majority of respondents preferred Israel's opposition to defeat the current governing coalition. The piece highlights that the majority of these individuals cannot vote in Israel. Their political preferences, the peace notes, closely track their American political identities, with only 8% of those surveyed being Israeli citizens eligible to vote in the country. The author questions why the political preferences of Americans who cannot vote in Israel should be measured, as though they constitute a meaningful constituency in an Israeli election. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. Stay safe and informed. Follow Israel Today, ongoing war report in your podcast app so you don't miss the next update. Keep in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,

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