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Morning Announcements

Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024

Morning Announcements

Betches

News, Daily News, Politics, News Commentary

4.71.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Today’s Headlines: Israel has signaled its intention to cooperate with the proceedings after South Africa launched a case against Israel for genocide at the Hague's International Court of Justice. This marks a departure from Israel's usual stance of denouncing the court as biased and not cooperating with international cases. In internal matters, a poll shows only 15% of Israelis want Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stay in office after the Gaza war, with Benny Gantz as a leading alternative. Netanyahu's anti-democratic judicial reforms face challenges, and a former cabinet member publicly apologized for contributing to internal strife. In the US, New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez faces charges of aiding the Qatari government, and a list of names connected to the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking case is expected to be released. Harvard University's president, Claudine Gay, resigns amid controversies, and in South Korea, the leader of the major liberal opposition party is stabbed in a terrorist attack. On a positive note, more Americans can access insulin drugs at $35 per month as the three largest insulin manufacturers negotiate lower prices. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: Huffington Post: Israel Prepares To Defend Itself Against Genocide Claims In First Hearing At The Hague Reuters: Only 15% of Israelis want Netanyahu to keep job after Gaza war, poll finds WA Post: Israel’s Supreme Court strikes down Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul law Politico: In rare apology, Israeli minister says she 'sinned' for her role in reforms that tore country apart NY Times: Bob Menendez Is Charged With Aiding Qatar Axios: What to know about list of unsealed names in Jeffrey Epstein case The Crimson: Harvard President Claudine Gay Resigns, Shortest Tenure In University HIstory AP News: South Korean opposition leader is stabbed in the neck. Police say attacker approached for autograph CNN: More Americans can now get insulin for $35 | CNN Politics Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Today is Wednesday, January 3rd, and you're listening to the morning announcements presented by

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Betches Media.

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I'm your host Sammy Sage and the morning announcements is your daily five minute breakdown of

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the headlines that isn't afraid to take aside and

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roast the most consequential reality show there is, our government.

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Following South Africa's motion to launch a case against Israel for genocide at the

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Higgs International Court of Justice last week, Israeli officials have signaled that

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they intend to cooperate with the proceedings and they're prepared to defend their actions in

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Gaza. Israeli officials have frequently denounced the court as biased against it and

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they rarely cooperated in international cases brought there. So this signals a change in posture.

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Perhaps they purchase the viral posture correcting bra which Instagram will not

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stop showing me ads for. This just marks the beginning of the things that the present Israeli government will have to answer for.

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Most tellingly, a poll conducted by the Israel Democracy Institute and released yesterday

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found that only 15% of Israelis want Prime Minister

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Benjaminette and Yahoo to stay in office after the war against Hamas ends, though he

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ironically seems to be the one who gets to dictate when that happens.

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His political rival and centrist minister in the current war cabinet, Benny Gantz, has the support

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of 23% of those surveyed, though 30% named no preferred leader.

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Meanwhile, Netanyahu's second least popular initiative is also in trouble.

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That would be radical anti-democratic judicial reforms that aim to strip the judiciary of veto power over the majority in Parliament,

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despite there being no other formal check on the majority within their system.

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That's what happens when you don't have a Constitution.

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