Israel Vows To Intensify War, India Deepens Ties With Russia, 2024 Union Lookahead

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🗓️ 26 December 2023

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Summary

Despite U.S. calls to protect Palestinian civilians, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to intensify attacks on Gaza until Hamas is defeated. India's external affairs minister is meeting with his counterpart in Moscow to strengthen relations between the longtime allies. And, after some big wins in 2023, the United Auto Workers union is setting its sights on foreign automakers with plants in the south.

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0:00.0	Israeli strikes in the south and in central Gaza cause more devastation as Israel's
0:06.3	Prime Minister says attacks will intensify even more in the coming days.
0:10.4	How is the US responding after repeated calls on Israel to do more to protect civilians?
0:15.0	I'm Asma Khalid. That's Leilafodal and this is up first from NPR News.
0:20.0	India has gotten a lot of leeway for not fully condemning the war on Ukraine and now it seems
0:26.2	it's doubling down on ties with Russia. A top Indian official is in Moscow for bilateral
0:31.6	talks. What does it mean for U.S. India relations?
0:35.0	And after some big wins in 2023,
0:37.5	the United Auto Workers Union is setting its sights
0:40.6	on foreign automakers with plants in the South.
0:43.2	Volkswagen has even gone so far as the start each shift
0:47.4	where they read out anti-union talking points.
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