WEBVTT - Mass protests in Israel

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<v Speaker 1>Already and this this is the Daily OS.

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<v Speaker 2>This is the Daily OS.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, now it makes sense.

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning and welcome to the Daily OS. It's Tuesday,

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<v Speaker 1>the third of September. I'm zara, i'm emma. Tens of

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<v Speaker 1>thousands of people have marched through Israel's main cities calling

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<v Speaker 1>for an immediate deal to release hostages who remain held

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<v Speaker 1>captive by Hamas. It comes after Israeli forces recovered the

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<v Speaker 1>bodies of six hostages in Gaza over the weekend. Major

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<v Speaker 1>unions have now called to shut down the economy, setting

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<v Speaker 1>off one of the largest protests in Israel since October seventh.

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<v Speaker 1>We're going to explain this latest development in today's Deep Dive.

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<v Speaker 1>But first, m what's making headlines.

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<v Speaker 3>A former childcare worker has pleaded guilty to three hundred

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<v Speaker 3>and seven child abuse offences in a Queensland court. Ashley

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<v Speaker 3>Paul Griffith was arrested in twenty twenty two and charged

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<v Speaker 3>with abusing multiple children in Brisbane, Sydney and Italy. The

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<v Speaker 3>Australian Federal Police initially charged the man, who worked at

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<v Speaker 3>a series of childcare centers, with over sixteen hundred child

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<v Speaker 3>abuse offences against ninety one children, but Most of these

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<v Speaker 3>were later dropped. The judge is yet to set a

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<v Speaker 3>date for the sentencing of the three hundred and seven charges.

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<v Speaker 3>Griffith pled guilty too, he did not apply for bail.

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<v Speaker 1>A senior animal keeper at Dreamworld has been taken to

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<v Speaker 1>hospital after being bidden by a tiger at the Gold

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<v Speaker 1>Coast theme park. Queensland Ambulance Service that a forty seven

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<v Speaker 1>year old woman is in a stable condition after sustaining

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<v Speaker 1>serious lacerations and puncture wounds during an incident on Monday.

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<v Speaker 1>QAS Acting district director Justin Payne said luckily there was

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<v Speaker 1>really good first aid provided at the scene. Dreamworld described

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<v Speaker 1>the incident as isolated and rare, and said the park

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<v Speaker 1>will be conducting a thorough review accordingly.

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<v Speaker 3>Alternative for Germany is on track to become the first

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<v Speaker 3>far right party to win a regional German election since

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<v Speaker 3>World War II. Exit polls from the country's state elections

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<v Speaker 3>show the AfD picked up nearly thirty three percent of

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<v Speaker 3>votes in the central German state of Turingia. The region's

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<v Speaker 3>second most popular party, the Christian Democratic Union, received around

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<v Speaker 3>twenty four percent of the vote. The far right party

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<v Speaker 3>also received a high proportion of votes in Saxony in

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<v Speaker 3>eastern Germany, where the AfD came in second place with

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<v Speaker 3>over thirty percent of votes.

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<v Speaker 1>And today's good news, Astronomers have spotted two galaxies merging

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<v Speaker 1>together almost thirteen billion years ago. The two galaxies are

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<v Speaker 1>forming what astronomers are calling a monster galaxy, one of

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<v Speaker 1>the most illuminated objects in the universe. Because the galaxies

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<v Speaker 1>are so far away, their light is taking a long

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<v Speaker 1>time to reach Earth, which means scientists have spotted something

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<v Speaker 1>that happened relatively soon after the Big Bang. Findings could

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<v Speaker 1>support research and understanding into early evolution and black holes.

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<v Speaker 3>Coming up today's deep dive, But first a quick break.

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<v Speaker 1>Protests have erupted across Israel as hundreds of thousands of

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<v Speaker 1>people take to the streets to demand a deal that

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<v Speaker 1>would see hostages returned and an end to the war.

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<v Speaker 1>Now it comes after Israel announced it had recovered the

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<v Speaker 1>bodies of hostages in.

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<v Speaker 3>Gaza so Zara, A big development over the weekend, But

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<v Speaker 3>this has been a near year long conflict. Can you

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<v Speaker 3>bring us up to speed with what those developments were

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<v Speaker 3>over the weekend?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah? So, on Sunday morning our time Australian time, the

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<v Speaker 1>world first learned that bodies had been found in Gaza.

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<v Speaker 1>There was very little other information that was released at

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<v Speaker 1>that time, and the IDF, the Israeli Defense Forces said

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<v Speaker 1>that it was taking that time to identify the bodies

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<v Speaker 1>and to tell the families of those people. Hours later,

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<v Speaker 1>it was confirmed by the IDF that it had recovered

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<v Speaker 1>the bodies of six hostages. There were three men and

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<v Speaker 1>three women, and their bodies were recovered in a tunnel

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<v Speaker 1>underneath Rafa in Gaza. The hostages were named as Carmel

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<v Speaker 1>gutt ed En, Jeroshalmi, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi, Ori Denino,

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<v Speaker 1>and Hirsh Goldberg Poland.

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<v Speaker 3>There has of course been very public campaigning to bring

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<v Speaker 3>all the hostages home. The hostage has taken on October seven,

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<v Speaker 3>But arguably one of the more high profile hostage names

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<v Speaker 3>that listeners might be familiar with is Hirsh Goldberg, Poland.

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<v Speaker 3>And that's because of the campaign led by his parents.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, exactly, so. Hirsh was an American Israeli dual citizen

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<v Speaker 1>and his parents were extremely active in both the US

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<v Speaker 1>and Israeli media and political landscapes. Just recently, his parents

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<v Speaker 1>spoke at the Democratic National Convention before Kamala Harris was confirmed.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's what they said at the DNC.

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<v Speaker 2>There is a surplus of agony on all sides of

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<v Speaker 2>the tragic conflict in the Middle East. In a competition

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<v Speaker 2>of pain, there are no winners.

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<v Speaker 1>Throughout their speech, the parents of hersh called for an

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<v Speaker 1>immediate deal that would see their son and the other

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<v Speaker 1>hostages returned and an end to the war in Gaza.

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<v Speaker 3>So the DNC was in the middle of last month.

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<v Speaker 3>Do we know if the hostages were still alive.

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<v Speaker 1>Then it understood that they were alive, and according to

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<v Speaker 1>the Israeli Defense Forces, the hostages were killed shortly before

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<v Speaker 1>they were found by the military. The Ministry of Health

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<v Speaker 1>in Israel claimed that the hostages had been killed by

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<v Speaker 1>multiple close range gunshots within the previous forty eight to

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<v Speaker 1>seventy two hours, as the IDF was drawing closer to

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<v Speaker 1>finding them. So the DNC, as you said, was a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of weeks ago, and it's understood that they were

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<v Speaker 1>killed far more recently than that.

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<v Speaker 3>So that is the information that was made public on

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<v Speaker 3>Sunday when we found out about these hostages. What was

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<v Speaker 3>the response in the wake of that news?

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<v Speaker 1>Almost immediately, hundreds of thousands of Israelis took to the

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<v Speaker 1>streets to protest and to call for an immediate deal

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<v Speaker 1>to be reached. And when we're talking there about a deal,

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<v Speaker 1>they are asking for the hostages to be brought home

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<v Speaker 1>and for an end to the war. In Gaza, Israel's

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<v Speaker 1>most powerful labor union, the Hista Krut, called for sweeping

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<v Speaker 1>strike action across the country. We had the head of

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<v Speaker 1>the union, a non bar David, call on the whole

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<v Speaker 1>country to come to a standstill and unite in a

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<v Speaker 1>shared cry to bring the hostages back. He criticized the

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<v Speaker 1>government for prioritizing quote narrow considerations and interests over rescuing

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<v Speaker 1>the hostages. It wasn't just the labor union that was

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<v Speaker 1>out there in force. The Hostages Families Forum joined those

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<v Speaker 1>calls for a strike and said that it was in

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<v Speaker 1>order to achieve the immediate implementation of a deal to

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<v Speaker 1>release the hostages. So what we have seen now is

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<v Speaker 1>that workers from a range of industries, both private and

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<v Speaker 1>public sector jobs, really all took to the streets to strike.

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<v Speaker 1>Many turned out in Tel Aviv, and protesters also gathered

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<v Speaker 1>outside PM Netanyahu's office in Western Jerusalem. They could be

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<v Speaker 1>heard chanting things like now now, and they were urging,

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<v Speaker 1>as I said, the government to reach that deal to

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<v Speaker 1>release the hostages immediately.

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<v Speaker 3>So, this very broad and intense kind of protest action

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<v Speaker 3>on the streets of Israel calling for a deal, which

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<v Speaker 3>has been in the works for months. It has felt

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<v Speaker 3>like we've been maybe close to a breakthrough every so

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<v Speaker 3>often that there seems to be some momentum that things

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<v Speaker 3>are aligning for a ceasefire deal, but of course that

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<v Speaker 3>hasn't happened yet. What is the latest on a deal?

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<v Speaker 1>You're right, it has felt like we've been on the

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<v Speaker 1>kind of precipice of reaching a deal for a while,

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<v Speaker 1>but it hasn't happened yet. For many, many months, countries

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<v Speaker 1>including Qatar and the US have tried to mediate talks

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<v Speaker 1>to broker a deal between Israel and Hamas. That deal

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<v Speaker 1>would see the ceasefire in Gaza, where the Gazan Health

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<v Speaker 1>Ministry says that forty thousand people have been killed, and

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<v Speaker 1>that that ceasefire would be in exchange for the release

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<v Speaker 1>of the remaining hostages. We believe that there are some

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred and one remaining hostages still. In a statement

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<v Speaker 1>over the weekend, Israeli Prime Minister Netanya, who blamed Tamas

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<v Speaker 1>and said that it had refused to hold genuine negotiations.

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<v Speaker 1>On the other side, Humas has repeatedly blamed Israel for

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<v Speaker 1>not agreeing to a permanent ceasefire, and that seems to

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<v Speaker 1>be this point that keeps coming up in negotiations.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, So these latest pushes internally in Israel from Israeli

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<v Speaker 3>people themselves are for that deal to happen quicker, for

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<v Speaker 3>this agreement to be expedited. What has the political response

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<v Speaker 3>been to those strikes.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, there has been quite a significant political fallout. So

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<v Speaker 1>Israel's opposition leader Yailapired joined protesters in the city of

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<v Speaker 1>Tel Aviv, and those protesters were really coming out in

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<v Speaker 1>force against the Natanya government. In a post about the protests,

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<v Speaker 1>he said, the people of Israel came en mass to

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<v Speaker 1>tell the Cabinet of death. That's what he's referring to

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<v Speaker 1>the government, as we want the hostages alive at home.

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<v Speaker 1>They can't keep dying there. That's a direct quote from Lapid.

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<v Speaker 1>It's also interesting to note that a recent poll that

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<v Speaker 1>was published by the Israeli broadcaster Channel twelve so that

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<v Speaker 1>more than two thirds of Israeli voters don't want Netanyahu

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<v Speaker 1>to run as Prime minister again. So that gives a

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<v Speaker 1>bit of a sense as to the kind of political

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<v Speaker 1>unrest that's brewing at the same time as the country

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<v Speaker 1>continues it's nearly year long war against Humas in Gaza.

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<v Speaker 3>So I mean, it's polling data, so I suppose, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>we cannot be entirely certain in its accuracy, but two

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<v Speaker 3>thirds of voters who don't want Netanyahu to run as

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<v Speaker 3>PM again, that is a significant swing against the government

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<v Speaker 3>of the day in terms of their protest action. The

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<v Speaker 3>strikes that we've seen on the ground across Israel this weekend.

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<v Speaker 3>Has the government respond to that?

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<v Speaker 1>We heard from Finance Minister Betsalel Smotrich, who asked national

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<v Speaker 1>authorities to stop the strike from taking place in the

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<v Speaker 1>first place. He said, and I quote, these issues are

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<v Speaker 1>not the subject of a strike by labor organizations, and

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<v Speaker 1>there's no connection between them and labor relations in Israel.

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<v Speaker 1>I think I should just clarify that he's there not

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<v Speaker 1>talking about the Labor Party. Can be confusing when you're listening,

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<v Speaker 1>but he is referring to the union movement there. He

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<v Speaker 1>accused the Union movement of trying to advance a political opinion.

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<v Speaker 1>The strikes, though, are scheduled to continue throughout the week,

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<v Speaker 1>so we'll be interesting to see if the government can

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<v Speaker 1>stop them or whether it continues to pick up in

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<v Speaker 1>you know, momentum and significance as the week goes on

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<v Speaker 1>and as more information about those hostages is released.

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<v Speaker 3>Before we wrap up today 'sara, I just wanted to

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<v Speaker 3>ask you, with such a ground swell against the government

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<v Speaker 3>in Israel, and you know, a seemingly mounting kind of

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<v Speaker 3>groundswell against Nemyahu, is there an election coming up? Is

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<v Speaker 3>there a vote where that kind of sentiment is going

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<v Speaker 3>to be put to the test?

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<v Speaker 1>Another is early election is not set to happen for

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of years still, And when he was asked

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<v Speaker 1>earlier this year, Nettanno, who confirmed that he wouldn't go

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<v Speaker 1>to an early election during the war, that said he

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<v Speaker 1>could be ousted. But I don't know that that would

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<v Speaker 1>be a likely scenario when there is so much upheaple

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<v Speaker 1>and so much conflict in the region. So who knows.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll have to wait and see, but there certainly seems

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<v Speaker 1>to be this growing discontent domestically.

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<v Speaker 3>We'll wait and see what happens. Thank you so much

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<v Speaker 3>Zara for taking us through that today and if there

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<v Speaker 3>are any steps towards deal made in the wake of

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<v Speaker 3>these protests and strikes, we will continue covering this issue

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<v Speaker 3>on the dally Os in here on the podcast. Thank

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<v Speaker 3>you so much for listening to today's episode of the

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<v Speaker 3>daly Os. We'll be back again with another episode tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 3>but until then, have a great day.

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