KAN11 — - 20261104 040400 UTC 848 transcript segments Google Cloud Speech-to-Text API (Chirp) + Gemini 2.5 Flash Non-Thinking Data courtesy of The GDELT Project (https://www.gdeltproject.org/), from the Internet Archive TV News Archive. Machine transcription. Treat it as a searchable index of what was broadcast, not a verbatim quotation record. [00:00:00] Disseminate, share, [00:00:02] watch. [00:00:10] Tonight in the hive, three particularly interesting competitors. Who will crack [00:00:13] our hive? A psychometric teacher, an investment manager, or [00:00:16] someone who reads Wikipedia before bed? The hive. [00:00:20] Come see. A few weeks ago, journalist [00:00:23] Shlomi Eldar published the biggest scoop of [00:00:26] his life. On that very day, he discovers [00:00:30] that the love of his life has ended. A [00:00:34] rare conversation in its honesty about love and [00:00:37] betrayal, about the truth and the poison machine, about [00:00:40] the warning given by the President of the Emirates to Netanyahu, and also about [00:00:44] how to rise from the lowest [00:00:47] point. And you forgot that along the way there was also cancer, but it ended with good [00:00:51] news. Saturday night [00:00:53] at the meeting. [00:00:57] In Shafi Hischa, still here. [00:01:37] Good morning, this is the Morning team. In the midterm [00:01:41] elections in the United States, a grim [00:01:44] picture is already emerging for President Trump [00:01:47] and the Republican Party. According to the vote count in some [00:01:51] states, it appears that he and his party [00:01:54] are already losing the majority in Congress and the Senate, [00:01:57] and the Democrats are registering victories. Joining us [00:02:00] from Washington is our correspondent Nathan Guttman. Hello, [00:02:02] Nathan. Hello, Arieh. Yes, [00:02:06] the blue wave that the Democrats hoped for has become [00:02:10] a blue tsunami. [00:02:13] It's a wave of victories, a defeat for President [00:02:16] Trump and the Republicans. [00:02:18] We already know at this stage that the Democrats [00:02:22] have secured a majority in the House of Representatives and are very [00:02:25] close to securing a majority in the Senate, with a series of [00:02:28] victories, some of them particularly [00:02:31] surprising when we look at the states, not just [00:02:34] North Carolina, South Carolina, a red [00:02:38] state that elected, [00:02:40] sent a Democratic [00:02:44] senator, and most importantly tonight, the state of [00:02:47] Texas, where James [00:02:50] Talarico, the Democrat, won in that reddest of states, [00:02:53] Texas, and also Gina Hinojosa [00:02:57] won the gubernatorial race there. This is an earthquake [00:03:00] for the Democrats. They [00:03:03] managed to penetrate the strongholds, the strongholds [00:03:06] of the Republicans. The vote count is still [00:03:09] ongoing, we still don't know the final picture, but it is clear [00:03:13] that President Trump will now have to face [00:03:16] an adversarial Congress, and Trump, who has been watching the results [00:03:20] all night at the White House with his advisors, [00:03:23] he issued a statement saying, "If I were on the ballot, if I [00:03:27] were up for election, we would have won big." But that didn't happen, and he [00:03:31] also says: "I will accept the election results and I will work [00:03:35] with the Democrats." The question is whether the Democrats will work with him. Nathan, [00:03:38] on another matter, but important and perhaps also related to the elections, the [00:03:42] midterms. President Trump surprised yesterday and announced during a phone [00:03:46] interview that security aid [00:03:48] to Israel, four billion dollars a year, [00:03:52] will be canceled by the end of this year, [00:03:54] 2026, two years ahead of schedule. [00:03:58] Yes, the interesting question. Regarding the timing, first of all, the timing [00:04:02] of the announcement, Trump says this during an interview on the morning [00:04:06] of election day, ah, in response to a question of why the United States [00:04:09] gives money to Israel when there are such economic [00:04:13] difficulties in the United States and the high cost of living, a response to what [00:04:17] critics say, so that the president also acknowledges this, and there is here the [00:04:20] question of the timing of when this ends. We know that the president, that Prime [00:04:23] Minister Netanyahu, was the one who initiated a gradual [00:04:26] cessation of aid when it ends. The current one [00:04:30] in 2028, Trump says it will end this year. Is [00:04:34] this a shortening of this date or some [00:04:37] misunderstanding of the process of legislation [00:04:40] and budgeting? This is not clear even to people around Trump [00:04:44] and also not to people in Israel. Thank you, Nathan Guttman, and we will of course [00:04:48] return to you during this broadcast for more updates from the [00:04:51] midterm elections in America. Now, to what is happening here [00:04:55] following the elections, today a round of [00:04:58] consultations is expected to begin at the President's Residence [00:05:02] with representatives of the various factions that were elected, who will recommend [00:05:05] to the President their candidate for forming the next government. [00:05:08] Before that, the Chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Judge Noam, is expected [00:05:13] to officially present the election results to President Herzog, [00:05:16] however, coalition members on the committee demanded yesterday that Solberg first [00:05:20] present them with the findings regarding suspicions of foreign influence [00:05:24] in the elections before the results are approved. Our correspondent Dikla Aharon [00:05:28] reports this morning on the political and legal drama [00:05:32] just before the start of the ascent to the President's Residence. [00:05:35] Judge Solberg clarified yesterday that representatives of the outgoing Knesset factions [00:05:39] are not authorized, due to any suspicion whatsoever, to prevent [00:05:43] the convening of the elected Knesset, this after all representatives of the [00:05:47] Netanyahu bloc on the committee demanded an urgent discussion and said that [00:05:50] the election results should not be published before the information presented [00:05:53] to Solberg and the evidence accumulated regarding suspicions [00:05:56] of foreign influence on the course of the elections were given to them. [00:05:59] The chairman of the Central Elections Committee clarified yesterday [00:06:03] further that the election results will be published on time and that [00:06:06] any damage to the integrity of the elections will be discussed in court. Judge [00:06:10] Solberg said that today's discussion to approve the results will be brought [00:06:13] forward by two hours, and also that he asked the head of the Shin Bet to reveal to [00:06:16] the committee members what can be revealed, but any further [00:06:19] information given could disrupt the investigation. Judge Solberg [00:06:23] is expected to transfer the official election results to the President [00:06:26] today. In the afternoon, the round of consultations [00:06:30] with the elected factions will begin, who will arrive at the President's Residence to announce [00:06:34] the candidate they recommend for forming the government. Shas, [00:06:37] United Torah Judaism, and Otzma Yehudit announced yesterday that they would recommend [00:06:40] Netanyahu. The name. [00:06:49] This will be a weekend of road closures that will cause traffic [00:06:53] jams in the Gush Dan area. Noam Goldberg, our transportation [00:06:56] reporter, with everything that will be closed and blocked. This [00:06:59] coming weekend, the Israel Electric Corporation will block the Ayalon lanes in both directions [00:07:03] for the night, on two different days, for infrastructure work to replace [00:07:06] electric cables that cross the highway and the railway line that runs [00:07:10] through it. The works are expected to cause significant traffic in the area. [00:07:14] The first closure will begin tomorrow night at 11:30 PM and will continue until [00:07:18] Friday at 4 PM. During this time, [00:07:21] Ayalon North will be closed from Glilot East Interchange to Seven [00:07:25] Stars Interchange. Also, the entrance ramp from Highway 5 will be closed. Ayalon [00:07:29] South will also be closed from Ma'apilim Interchange to Glilot [00:07:32] East Interchange. The second closure is planned for Saturday night at [00:07:35] 11 PM until Sunday at 5 AM. In parallel, [00:07:39] Israel Railways announced temporary changes in train traffic in [00:07:43] Tel Aviv and Herzliya this weekend as well, also due to electricity [00:07:46] works and upgrading of track and service infrastructure. The affected trains are [00:07:50] on the Modi'in Central-Nahariya line, trains on the Beersheba-Nahariya line, [00:07:53] and trains on the Jerusalem Yitzhak Navon- Herzliya and Beit Shemesh- [00:07:57] Netanya lines. It is recommended to update navigation [00:07:59] apps. [00:08:09] And now for the newspaper headlines. 6:12 minutes. [00:08:12] Latest news following the exposé on Ynet, he writes, [00:08:16] "The legal battle against the head of the Shin Bet," and Gali [00:08:19] Baharav-Miara says, "In a state of law, you don't investigate without [00:08:23] evidence." A harsh statement by Baharav-Miara following the demand by [00:08:27] the head of the Shin Bet, Zini, to investigate with caution the heads of the [00:08:30] Arab parties in the case of suspected foreign interference in the elections. [00:08:34] The Attorney General also rejected his request to define the [00:08:38] case as suspected security offenses and to use [00:08:42] exceptional tools of the General [00:08:44] Security Service. Below this big headline, on a red [00:08:48] background, what do you recommend for him? A picture of the President. [00:08:52] Today at 12, President Herzog will receive the official results from Judge [00:08:56] Solberg, and in the evening he will open the round of consultations with [00:08:59] the parties before entrusting the mandate to form a government. The immediate [00:09:03] goal of the change bloc: replacing the Speaker of the Knesset, and appointing [00:09:07] chairpersons for the important committees. And the third topic leading [00:09:10] the news, at the bottom. A Yediot Aharonot headline: "He turns [00:09:14] off the tap." A picture of President Trump. On the background of the midterm [00:09:17] elections, the President dropped a bombshell yesterday by announcing [00:09:20] the cessation of military aid to Israel two years ahead of the [00:09:24] scheduled date. "I made a deal with Netanyahu," he said, "that we [00:09:27] would stop giving 4 billion dollars a year." The security establishment [00:09:31] and the Ministry of Finance were stunned by the dramatic move. There is also [00:09:35] a headline on this matter in the Globes newspaper. We are now skipping to Haaretz [00:09:38] newspaper. Zini demanded to interrogate Arab citizens without evidence [00:09:42] in the foreign influence affair, that's the main headline here, and this even [00:09:46] though cooperation with the police was agreed upon, the head of the Shin Bet [00:09:49] refuses to transfer the investigation materials to the police, he is isolating [00:09:53] senior officials in the Shin Bet in his organization, and he is also trying [00:09:56] to make the legal advisor act alone against Judge [00:09:59] Solberg, all this on the front page of Haaretz. Two more [00:10:03] headlines from this newspaper: The President will begin today to discuss with faction representatives [00:10:07] the mandate to form the government. Behind [00:10:10] Eisenkot stood 48 recommenders. At least, [00:10:13] Netanyahu has 46 supporters, United Torah Judaism [00:10:16] tends not to recommend anyone, and the cessation of aid indicates [00:10:20] erosion, American security aid indicates erosion [00:10:24] in its status. We move to Israel [00:10:27] today to conclude this [00:10:29] review. [00:10:32] The security and finance establishments were stunned: "We did not know [00:10:36] about the agreement to stop American aid." This is on the front page. [00:10:39] President Trump says, "At Netanyahu's request, [00:10:42] and in agreement with him a few months ago," he said, "a deal, [00:10:45] we will stop transferring security aid to Israel by the end of 2026." [00:10:49] There are headlines for two opinion pieces, [00:10:53] Eliezer Tchaini Marom. Major General (res.) writes: "Israel will gain [00:10:57] independence and will no longer be dependent on military supply," [00:11:00] meaning, "it's good to stop American security aid." Yoav Limor [00:11:04] writes: "No longer a consensus in the United States, concern for Israel's [00:11:07] security has shattered into pieces." And here too, [00:11:10] Solberg in an effort to prevent a constitutional crisis, a dangerous [00:11:14] drama on the day when the election results are supposed [00:11:17] to undergo an approval process, writes Israel Hayom. The head of the Shin Bet [00:11:21] requested to investigate Arabs with caution in the foreign funding [00:11:24] affair. Mosad responded with an unusual statement: "No investigation [00:11:27] without basis, the Shin Bet does not provide evidence," first publication, [00:11:31] writes Israel Hayom. The chairman of the elections committee acted behind [00:11:35] the scenes with the parties, "no one has the authority not to publish [00:11:38] the results." Netanyahu bloc members demand urgent [00:11:41] answers from the Attorney General and Solberg. Eisenkot [00:11:45] responded and said: "This is a pogrom against democracy," and in the midst of [00:11:49] speculation, the factions will arrive today at the President's Residence and recommend [00:11:52] their candidate for forming the government. That concludes our [00:11:56] newspaper review. It's [00:15:34] happens. Today Boy George will take the stage at the Menorah Hall. [00:16:08] The only ones alongside Israel. Standing by [00:16:11] Israel since October 7th, he is the only one who also wrote a song about [00:16:15] the October 7th massacre, and since then he has been boycotted, since then he has [00:16:18] been threatened, after coming to visit Israel and also to perform here, [00:16:22] of course. Yesterday he visited the Nova site, about which he wrote [00:16:25] a song, and after he published that song, friends and [00:16:29] family also cut ties with him, but Boy [00:16:32] George does not regret it. Asaf Puzailov spoke [00:16:36] with him. After being the only one in the world to write a song about the October [00:16:39] 7th massacre, and since then for months he has been suffering [00:16:43] from severe boycotts and threats. [00:16:45] He arrived yesterday for the first time at the Nova site. [00:17:00] The survivor of captivity who was kidnapped from the festival, Omer Shem Tov, [00:17:03] introduced him at the press conference. It takes a lot [00:17:05] of courage to... openly stand with Israel [00:17:09] and with the Jewish people in general all over the world, and even [00:17:12] more courage not to settle for just [00:17:15] words and actually get on [00:17:19] a plane and come here. Since October 7th, George is one of the only ones [00:17:22] in the music industry or in general who stands by Israel without [00:17:25] compromise. The chilling song he wrote, "Will It Happen [00:17:28] Again," describes exactly what happened in the Valley of Longing. He [00:17:32] got the title from the Nova exhibit in London, and immediately after [00:17:36] watching it, he went straight to [00:17:47] This is how the song opens, and it continues with the chorus, "In case [00:17:50] you're confused, I stand with [00:17:53] the Jews." [00:18:00] Since the song was released, George has become a full-time fighter for Israel, [00:18:04] and he is constantly engaged in it on social media. what horrified me [00:18:08] more, i think was hearing people that have no [00:18:11] connection to what happened, telling me it [00:18:14] wasn't true, that it was made up, you know, and i shouldn't [00:18:18] believe it, because it was confirmed pretty [00:18:21] quickly that it was the truth, guess as a gay man and as an [00:18:24] outsider, i was feel connected to anyone [00:18:28] that's kind of pushed out, i've never been a big fan of bullies, [00:18:31] I forgot. The Nova Festival, and with Sarah [00:18:35] and the sound of silence. [00:18:43] They came to meet Boy George and tell their story in art. You know, many people are afraid, they are [00:18:47] afraid and they follow, as he said, they follow the [00:18:50] herd, and he is a person who is actually, Boy George is a person [00:18:54] who is very connected to himself. It really [00:18:57] moved me. I think Boy George is a very, [00:19:01] very important voice and he is a light in this darkness, [00:19:04] especially in the field of music and art. Music [00:19:07] is supposed to connect us. Actually, on the day [00:19:10] after, there was almost complete silence from the world [00:19:13] of music, from the global music industry, from the global [00:19:16] festival industry. There were a few who believed, but no one really [00:19:20] spoke openly like Boy George did. [00:19:24] Already in the 80s, Boy George broke ground, stood uncompromisingly by what he [00:19:27] believed in, even when he faced boos and boycotts then. His look [00:19:31] and his words have long since become mainstream. In the end, the whole [00:19:35] world will follow suit and join. [00:20:08] Good morning, today we have a day where the weather is calm, a slight [00:20:11] further drop in temperatures is expected. Today, in fact, we have normal, [00:20:15] average temperatures for the season. What does that mean? In Jerusalem, [00:20:19] 22 above, along the coastal plain 25, [00:20:21] in the lowlands 26, in the northern Negev 26, and Eilat [00:20:25] less than 30, 29 above. These are, by the way, exactly [00:20:29] the temperatures that are supposed to be at this time of year, this is [00:20:31] the average temperature, but we are in autumn, the weather changes [00:20:35] very quickly. Just at the beginning of the week we had a heatwave, [00:20:39] and now from tomorrow we are already entering [00:20:41] a system with rain. Tomorrow it will be light, local rains [00:20:45] in the north, along the coastal plain. Friday and Saturday, as of now, look like [00:20:49] very wintery days with rain falling [00:20:52] from time to time and being stronger between Friday and Saturday, [00:20:56] with even a risk of floods on Saturday [00:20:59] along the coastal plain. On Saturday, the winds will also strengthen, another drop [00:21:03] in temperatures, so it will be very cold [00:21:06] relatively, even compared to today. As of today, temperatures are [00:21:10] normal, average for the season. Thank [00:21:14] you, Sharon. [00:21:20] Now for an unusual decision by the Supreme Court: a young man [00:21:24] convicted of manslaughter of a Palestinian woman will not go [00:21:26] to prison until a decision is made on his appeal, due to the likelihood [00:21:30] of the appeal being accepted. With this report, our correspondent Haim [00:21:34] Goldich. The Supreme Court decided yesterday exceptionally to delay the execution [00:21:38] of the prison sentence imposed on a young Jewish man convicted of manslaughter under terror circumstances of [00:21:41] Palestinian Aisha Rabi in October 2018, when [00:21:45] he threw a stone at a car with a Palestinian license plate carrying her family. [00:21:48] The young man was sentenced to 13 years in prison [00:21:52] last September at the Central District Court in Lod, where [00:21:56] two judges convicted him and one judge acquitted him due to reasonable [00:21:59] doubt. Judge Ruth Ronen, who heard the request [00:22:02] yesterday, wrote in the decision: "Indeed, the rule is that whoever is convicted must [00:22:05] begin serving the prison sentence imposed on them, and that the [00:22:09] start date of serving the sentence should not be delayed until after the decision on the appeal. In this [00:22:13] context, various considerations will be taken into account, including the severity of the offense and the circumstances of its commission, [00:22:16] the length of the prison term, the appeal and its chances of success, [00:22:20] the applicant's criminal record, his behavior during the trial, and his personal circumstances." [00:22:24] Judge Ronen added: "The case in question falls within the exception set [00:22:28] for the rule. The totality of these considerations leads me to the conclusion that there is room to hear the appeal [00:22:32] before the applicant begins serving his prison sentence, as the harm [00:22:35] that will be caused to him if he begins serving a sentence or is ultimately acquitted, is not [00:22:39] commensurate with the benefit to the public interest, in the event that he serves his sentence immediately." [00:22:43] A spokesman for the Honenu organization, Tom Nissani, responded to the remarks: "We welcome [00:22:46] the court's decision to stay the execution of the sentence. We are confident [00:22:50] that this is the opening shot that will pave the way for the complete acquittal of [00:22:53] the appellant. This is a groundbreaking decision based on [00:22:57] an unusual ruling by a district court whose opinions [00:22:59] were divided, with the head of the panel seeking to acquit [00:23:02] the defendant. We hope that the Supreme Court judges [00:23:06] will show courage, find the truth, and order the complete [00:23:09] acquittal of the appellant, who will be able to start his life after an eight- year [00:23:13] struggle." [00:23:25] 6:27, these are the morning headlines. The chairman of the Joint List, [00:23:29] Youssef Jabareen, tells Kan News that officials in the [00:23:32] change bloc have made initial contact with him. He believes [00:23:35] they understand that the 11 seats of the list are important to [00:23:39] create change. In an interview with Tal Berman on Kan [00:23:43] News on Kan 11, Youssef Jabareen called on the chairman of Yisrael [00:23:46] Beiteinu, Avigdor Liberman, to gather courage, [00:23:50] cooperate with the Arab factions, and end Netanyahu's rule, [00:23:53] which Liberman himself determined to be dangerous for Israel. The chairman [00:23:57] of the Joint List refused to answer the [00:24:00] question of how he defines the Hamas terrorist organization. [00:24:04] I hope that your question [00:24:07] does not in fact cast any doubt on the moral positions, [00:24:10] neither mine nor my friends' in the Joint List and the Arab [00:24:14] public in general. We have a very clear moral stance, we expressed it [00:24:18] in real time on October 7th. We condemned, of course, the Hamas [00:24:22] massacre in the Gaza envelope communities. We certainly [00:24:25] opposed it, of course, we also said that it cannot justify [00:24:29] crimes committed by the Israeli [00:24:32] government in the war in Gaza. The chairman [00:24:35] of the Yesh Atid party, Gadi Eisenkot, says that the leaders of the change parties [00:24:39] are determined to form a national emergency government based on the principles [00:24:43] he presented. In a video he published, Eisenkot said that [00:24:46] the meeting of party leaders yesterday was good [00:24:50] and even important. This morning, the leaders of the change and reform parties [00:24:53] held a good and important meeting. We are coordinated and ready for the [00:24:57] coming days. We have two goals: the formation of a national [00:25:00] emergency government based on the four principles I presented. The State [00:25:04] of Israel as a Jewish, democratic, liberal state, the values of the [00:25:07] Declaration of Independence, the duty of military, national, [00:25:11] and civilian service. Hamas is a terrorist organization whose [00:25:14] military and governing power must be destroyed or dismantled. The negotiating teams [00:25:18] of the government will begin working as soon as possible on common [00:25:22] principles and on implementing the actions in the Knesset. The election [00:25:26] of a new Speaker of the Knesset, important legislation, and the repeal [00:25:29] of laws that endanger democracy. We will act [00:25:32] as quickly as possible to prevent Israel from being dragged [00:25:36] into further elections and the continued entrenchment of Netanyahu [00:25:39] in power. These are the morning [00:25:41] headlines. [00:25:48] A sharp increase in inquiries to the men's aid line of the [00:25:52] Assistance Center for Victims of Sexual Assault, against the backdrop of the war [00:25:55] in Gaza and the return of captives. In two years, there has been an increase of more [00:25:59] than 80% in inquiries. Madaba Hadar [00:26:03] Pl. The war and the testimonies of the captives are taking [00:26:06] their toll, also regarding the exposure of sexual trauma [00:26:09] among men. In the last two years, there has been a sharp [00:26:13] increase in calls to the men's helpline. In [00:26:16] 2025, there was an increase of 54% [00:26:20] in calls to the national helpline at the Assistance Center for Victims [00:26:23] of Sexual Assault in Tel Aviv. [00:26:25] 3364 [00:26:28] inquiries were received last year compared to 2180 [00:26:31] in 2024. The data includes [00:26:35] the helpline for religious and Haredi men. Most of the callers [00:26:39] are men in their 30s, who reveal childhood sexual [00:26:42] abuse. Hiran An, director of the sexual abuse [00:26:45] in men department, talks about the reasons for the sharp increase in inquiries. [00:26:49] The testimonies of the survivors [00:26:51] of captivity, the reports following October [00:26:55] 7th and the severe crimes and sexual [00:26:59] violence that we all saw and experienced, actually, [00:27:02] led us as a society to contain and hold much [00:27:06] better the whole issue of trauma. [00:27:10] The survivors of captivity brought with them some [00:27:12] good news in that together with all the courage to stay [00:27:16] two years in the tunnel, to undergo [00:27:19] physical and mental [00:27:22] torture, and still manage to talk about [00:27:25] the sexual trauma they experienced, gave a lot, lot of strength to other [00:27:29] men. Since the beginning of 2026. By the end of [00:27:33] September, 2848 [00:27:36] inquiries were received by the helplines for men, a further increase [00:27:40] of 15% compared to the same period last year. In total, [00:27:43] within two years there has been an 81% increase [00:27:47] in inquiries. Alongside the significant increase in inquiries, [00:27:51] many men still face barriers of shame and fear of lack of [00:27:54] trust. Next week, a conference on sexual abuse in men will be [00:27:58] held, which will be jointly organized by the assistance centers for victims [00:28:02] of sexual assault and the Tel [00:28:04] Aviv assistance center. [00:28:10] Good morning to Professor Suzi Navot, expert in constitutional [00:28:13] law. Good morning, Arieh. Today the Central [00:28:17] Elections Committee is supposed to officially approve the results [00:28:20] of the elections for the 26th Knesset, then submit them to the President, then [00:28:24] consultations with the President will begin on whom to entrust the formation of the next [00:28:28] government. Is there a legal basis for the claim of the Likud [00:28:31] representatives and the Likud's lawyer, attorney Ilan [00:28:35] Bombach, to first hear in the Central Elections [00:28:38] Committee what the status of the Shin Bet investigation into foreign [00:28:41] interference in the elections is before the results are [00:28:45] officially approved? The question is long and the answer is very short, [00:28:48] and it is no, there is no basis? No, [00:28:52] because the Basic Law: The Knesset, which is the one [00:28:54] that explains the processes, stipulates very clearly [00:28:58] and without any reservation, that the election results will be published [00:29:01] in the official gazette. Of course, they will be published within eight days [00:29:04] from the election day, and this deadline is binding and cannot be extended [00:29:08] in any case. Now [00:29:12] one must remember that the Elections Committee is composed [00:29:15] of representatives who are actually political representatives according [00:29:18] to the strength of the outgoing Knesset. The plenum is essentially a political [00:29:22] body, and currently it has a coalition majority. the previous [00:29:24] one. And now the public has chosen [00:29:27] a completely different composition. If the election committee had the authority [00:29:31] to prevent [00:29:39] the meaning is that the majority that is in office today, which is [00:29:43] essentially the previous majority, can prevent a change of government, [00:29:46] and therefore the chairmen of the election committee, the previous [00:29:49] election committees have already stated in the past that even [00:29:53] if there is a need for an investigation, there is no authority to order a delay [00:29:56] of this date if someone has claims about the integrity, and there are claims about [00:30:00] the integrity here, and there is a demand for an investigation. So there are procedures [00:30:03] written in the law, you file an appeal to the court. [00:30:07] They manage it, and it was written, it turns out that there were serious [00:30:11] offenses and this can change the picture of the mandates, the matter [00:30:14] is already done. [00:30:17] Look, first of all, we have already heard from the chairman of the election [00:30:20] committee that an investigation that is being carried out is essentially a specific [00:30:23] investigation, and it may lead [00:30:27] to a discussion regarding some polling station, but this is something that needs to be clarified in court, [00:30:30] to the election committee. There are no investigative powers, they cannot [00:30:34] ask to see, there was no entanglement of Judge [00:30:38] Noam Solberg here, he spoke at first about serious suspicions, he also spoke [00:30:42] with the head of the Shin Bet, then he said that the results as a whole would not be changed [00:30:45] because of the ongoing investigation. Likud, yesterday we laughed here with [00:30:49] the minister, Shlomo Kari is making good use of this contradiction, [00:30:52] of this evasion of [00:30:54] the judge. [00:30:56] Look, what was there two days ago changes two days later when you actually see [00:31:00] the composition and so on. Solberg's [00:31:03] decision to go public together with the head of the Shin Bet, then the legal [00:31:07] advisor to the government, and also yesterday and also the day before yesterday [00:31:11] to reject the Likud's request to convene the presidency, that [00:31:14] is a correct again, what is important is that the voter's [00:31:18] decision is not subject to the veto of the [00:31:20] loser, and he wrote yesterday that elections have [00:31:23] results, and these results do not depend on the consent of the majority [00:31:27] group or its representatives, [00:31:31] to actually sign it. And also yesterday evening he sent another letter [00:31:35] because again the Likud representatives asked for an investigation, and he [00:31:38] wrote to them again: there is no authority not to publish the [00:31:42] results, and therefore we will wait today morning. What is the purpose [00:31:46] of the committee? I very much hope that we will not [00:31:49] see here a continuation of the campaign of delegitimization of the election [00:31:52] results as we already saw last night. But in the meantime, the head of the Shin Bet, [00:31:56] David Zini, demands an investigation of Arab politicians using [00:31:59] special means because in his opinion, according to him, it involves suspicion [00:32:03] is related to political [00:32:06] elections. Is this, in your opinion, the security official's trip [00:32:09] to the Shin Bet? I very much hope that the head [00:32:13] of the Shin Bet will act according to the law. We do not [00:32:17] open investigations against public representatives, [00:32:20] against Knesset members, unless there is clear, [00:32:24] certain and convincing evidence that must be presented. The one [00:32:27] who allows or who allows the investigation is the legal [00:32:31] advisor to the government, her opinion on the matter, right, [00:32:34] and that is how one should act according to her opinion, and I hope that this [00:32:38] matter does not develop further, first of all, a factual [00:32:41] basis must be shown for the investigation of certain individuals. [00:32:45] In these days, which are days after elections, we have already [00:32:48] seen in the world attempts to delegitimize the results by all [00:32:52] sorts of means, we saw it in Brazil, and we also saw it in the United States with [00:32:55] the Capitol, and I hope that nothing is developing here in what [00:32:58] is called the Israeli style, and therefore today I hope that first [00:33:02] of all, this whole investigation story will be taken off the agenda and that the election [00:33:06] committee will indeed approve, if it votes and does not approve the [00:33:10] results, I assume that within minutes, the appeals [00:33:14] will be filed with the High Court. [00:33:21] will immediately oblige the committee to approve or will determine that the results are the results determined by the professional [00:33:24] people and today the settlement law [00:33:28] will be fulfilled, yes Professor Suzie Navot, I thank you very much, good [00:33:31] morning, thank you very much, good morning, now [00:33:34] we return to the dramatic elections, the midterm elections [00:33:38] in the United States, Nathan Guttman, our correspondent in Washington, said at the beginning [00:33:42] of this hour in your first report. Good [00:33:45] morning, that the blue Democratic wave has already turned [00:33:48] into a blue tsunami, it continues, yes, it even [00:33:52] has a name, blue nami, blue tsunami, it continues, [00:33:55] and at this stage it can be said that the Democratic [00:33:59] revolution has been completed, the Democrats will control both houses of Congress, [00:34:02] both the House of Representatives and the Senate, in the Senate they already [00:34:06] have 51 seats and there is still [00:34:09] a chance for more seats, because the counting in some [00:34:12] of the places has not finished, what is more interesting than the numbers are [00:34:16] the places. Arie, listen to what kind of states [00:34:20] Democrats won in. I think, no? [00:34:24] Texas, the surprise is huge. The senator [00:34:27] elected, James Salazar, the Democrat, wasn't [00:34:31] even born, the last time there was a Democrat [00:34:34] who was sent [00:34:36] to... to the Senate, and not only that, Kansas [00:34:40] and Iowa, and the counting continues, of course, in Michigan [00:34:43] and Maine, the state of [00:34:47] Nebraska went to the independents, if [00:34:50] we're talking about a complete collapse of the Republicans, and a change that will now force America [00:34:53] to behave a bit differently, especially the administration. There is now [00:34:56] a system of built-in checks and balances, there is President Trump and his [00:35:00] administration in the executive branch, and there is a Congress that will be [00:35:04] adversarial, that will also try to advance its own things. Trump already [00:35:07] said: "Call me Mr. Veto, because I'm going to veto everything they [00:35:11] do, he might do that, they'll also try to investigate him." [00:35:15] And to open impeachment proceedings against him and against other people [00:35:19] in his administration, and mainly they will block his initiatives, [00:35:22] so we are expecting two very turbulent years in which President Trump will not [00:35:26] succeed in doing much in terms of legislation or [00:35:29] in terms of appointments. Why did this [00:35:32] happen? According to the polls, it reflects the dissatisfaction [00:35:35] of Americans even in these red states, [00:35:39] with the fact that the economy [00:35:42] is not in a good state. Donald Trump was elected. And the Republicans [00:35:45] were elected based on a promise to improve the economy, and now [00:35:49] the cost of living is rising, prices are rising, much of it because [00:35:52] of the war in Iran, also because of Trump's trade war, [00:35:56] the public says, we don't like this thing, [00:35:59] and one must always qualify and say, this is a pendulum, [00:36:03] the American public likes to do, to balance [00:36:06] the other side, and therefore this does not necessarily mean anything [00:36:10] about what will happen in two years. Nathan Grotzman [00:36:13] in Washington, thank you. And with us now is an expert on the United States, [00:36:17] head of the American Studies program at Tel Aviv University, [00:36:20] Professor Yael Sternhell. Hello, [00:36:23] good morning to you Yael. Good morning, that's it, officially this morning, President [00:36:26] Trump becomes a lame duck when he loses both houses [00:36:30] of Congress. Yes, yes, unequivocally. [00:36:33] It's not just the houses of Congress, things are happening there that one couldn't [00:36:37] really imagine. Governorships, which in Israel we [00:36:40] don't usually talk about because they don't concern foreign policy [00:36:44] and therefore are less directly relevant to Israel, [00:36:47] but Democrats are taking governorships, among [00:36:51] others in Texas, which we mentioned. They are also taking [00:36:54] the Senate seat in South Carolina. [00:36:58] Which is really, there is no place more Republican in the United States than South [00:37:01] Carolina. That was true in the 17th century and it is true today. [00:37:05] And Trump's candidate, whom he chose with his [00:37:08] own hands, the sister of the late Senator [00:37:12] Lindsey Graham, was defeated, or is on her way [00:37:15] to being defeated by a Democratic candidate, a pediatrician who was completely [00:37:19] anonymous. And this demonstrates just [00:37:23] how American [00:37:25] voters, [00:37:38] Trump's persona is no longer what it was, and his charisma is not what [00:37:42] it was. He said in a phone call to the New York Times, "We lost because I didn't [00:37:46] run, but because other people [00:37:48] ran." He's not to blame, of course, he's never to blame, but he did [00:37:52] work, he ran all over the United States. With that [00:37:56] private jet he received as a gift endlessly. Look, he [00:37:59] did, he did work, [00:38:03] it must be said, but he only went to places [00:38:06] where he knew he would get [00:38:09] good reactions, he didn't go to any of the tough [00:38:13] states, where there were [00:38:15] close [00:38:18] races that he could, that he thought he could [00:38:22] really help the candidates, and it must also be said that the candidates didn't want him to come, [00:38:25] the senator in Maine, Susan Collins told him: Don't come [00:38:28] to Maine, the voters see [00:38:30] you, and that will turn them against me. But [00:38:34] Arie, you are absolutely right, that we are talking here first of all about [00:38:37] a vote that concerns the cost [00:38:40] of living, which in America is really a daily matter. In Israel, [00:38:44] the cost of living is treated as a trivial matter, right, you can't go to the supermarket, [00:38:47] but never mind, in the United States, that's life [00:38:50] itself, and there's no social [00:38:54] safety net, there's no one to lean on, it's... [00:38:57] truly the organizing principle of life, economic [00:39:00] success, and therefore when everything is so expensive, [00:39:04] ah, voters take their anger out on the government, and among other things it must [00:39:07] be said everything is expensive because of the war in Iran, so that's it, one can say [00:39:11] that the statement of, the statement of the President right during [00:39:14] the elections, that there is no plan for an immediate attack [00:39:18] on Iran, and also the statement that he is already stopping aid [00:39:21] to Israel of four billion dollars a year from the end of this [00:39:25] year, he already smelled that he was going to, as they say, eat [00:39:28] it, yes, yes, he knew he was going to lose, he already says it's time [00:39:32] that the party in the White House always loses the midterm elections, [00:39:35] which is true by the way, and he is really not the first president to take [00:39:39] such a hit in the midterm elections, Obama also [00:39:43] in 2010 took a truly [00:39:46] not less severe defeat than what Trump [00:39:49] is taking today, so in that sense American politics does [00:39:53] preserve something of its old [00:39:55] patterns. [00:40:02] And even though they keep saying, that's it, America is an irredeemably [00:40:06] polarized country, people stay within their party [00:40:09] and are unwilling to change their minds, no matter what happens, [00:40:13] and elections are decided by 3% of the population, by independents, [00:40:17] and yet no, that's not the case, that's really not the case. [00:40:20] Americans, in places like Kansas, like [00:40:24] Texas, in Ohio, Iowa, places where they said that's it, [00:40:27] Democrats, Democrats have nothing left to look for there. [00:40:31] And of course South Carolina, truly the diamond in the crown [00:40:34] this morning. Their votes. I ask you to conclude, Yael Sternhell, [00:40:38] what will happen to the relations now, of course the elephant and the Jewish problem, what will happen [00:40:41] to the relations between the United States and Israel [00:40:44] when this tsunami comes to power in both houses of Congress. [00:40:48] This will happen in January, right, but as Nathan [00:40:51] said, Trump can veto legislation from [00:40:55] Congress, and then Congress... [00:41:00] the Democrats don't have anything close to that, ah, [00:41:04] and therefore it [00:41:07] will ensure that Trump can continue to advance policy towards Israel, [00:41:10] and it must also be said that in all matters related to foreign policy and security, the President [00:41:14] enjoys enormous freedom of action, this is the area [00:41:17] that the law gives the President the freedom of action [00:41:21] and not Congress, and therefore Congress will be [00:41:25] limited in its ability to shape Trump's policy [00:41:28] in the context of Israel, but what is true, it is certainly necessary [00:41:31] to understand that Israel was a central issue in these [00:41:35] midterm elections, and the fact that the American [00:41:38] public went so much... to the left, among other things, on the Israeli [00:41:42] issue, definitely needs to clarify [00:41:45] where Israel stands in American public opinion. It should raise many red flags. [00:41:48] Professor Yael Sternhell, I thank you very much. Good morning. Good [00:41:52] morning. [00:41:58] Now to matters related to us here in Israel, [00:42:01] in the Haredi parties, opinions are divided on who to recommend to President [00:42:05] Isaac Herzog to form the next government. Our correspondent [00:42:09] Daniel. What was decided in Shas [00:42:12] and why is there still no decision in United [00:42:15] Torah Judaism? The Shas party announced last night that it would recommend [00:42:18] Netanyahu to the President to form the government. [00:42:22] This was preceded by close coordination between Netanyahu and the party, [00:42:25] during which the Prime Minister earlier yesterday [00:42:29] issued a statement of support for the Haredi parties and a promise [00:42:32] to promote an exemption from conscription law. About half an hour [00:42:35] later, Shas announced its support for Netanyahu. This coordination [00:42:39] was intended for Shas to support [00:42:42] Netanyahu without incurring criticism from within the Haredi [00:42:45] public for preserving the right-wing bloc even at the cost of harming the world [00:42:49] of Haredi yeshivas. In United Torah Judaism, however, [00:42:52] no decision has yet been made. Netanyahu held a conversation yesterday with the party chairman, MK [00:42:56] Yaakov Asher, but was told that they are waiting for the rabbis to return [00:43:00] from a fundraising trip abroad. Meanwhile, the current assessment [00:43:03] in the party is not to recommend any candidate. Today, [00:43:06] the Knesset members of United Torah Judaism are expected to meet with the rabbis. Rabbi [00:43:10] Landau will make a final decision, with the direction currently [00:43:14] leaning towards not supporting any [00:43:16] candidate. Our political commentator Yoav Kaliklovsky is with [00:43:20] me in the studio. Did Netanyahu lose United [00:43:23] Torah Judaism? Look, United Torah Judaism is trying to do something that hasn't [00:43:27] happened for many, many years with the Haredi public, and that is to try to go back [00:43:30] to being a swing vote. For many years, United Torah Judaism and Shas [00:43:34] were also in coalitions that Netanyahu did not head. [00:43:37] Ah, the last time that happened was with Ehud Olmert [00:43:41] between 2006 and 2009, but since then only coalitions [00:43:45] led by Netanyahu, and this basically reduced the bargaining [00:43:48] power of the Haredim against the political system, so they are trying [00:43:52] now perhaps to maximize gains, while [00:43:55] they are actually losing mandates. Will [00:43:58] Gadi Eisenkot really succeed in recruiting [00:44:01] them to his government? They say they will not recommend, there are rumors that they will not recommend [00:44:05] anyone, right, we will know that during the day. I think that in the end, [00:44:08] the Haredim will be under Benjamin [00:44:12] Netanyahu's protection, even if they say otherwise, Shas has already announced [00:44:16] that it will support Netanyahu. I think that even [00:44:19] United Torah Judaism will ultimately not join a coalition [00:44:23] led by Gadi Eisenkot. They will do many tricks, but in the end [00:44:27] their voters are right-wing voters and they will remain loyal [00:44:30] to Netanyahu even if he leads them to additional [00:44:33] elections, but the interesting thing is that we [00:44:37] are on the eighth day after the elections. Prime Minister [00:44:40] Benjamin Netanyahu is tweeting non- stop. Have [00:44:43] you seen Benjamin Netanyahu in any recorded [00:44:47] message, in any interview? Did he go on vacation [00:44:50] to rest after the campaign? Possibly, but Benjamin Netanyahu has actually [00:44:54] disappeared since election night, we haven't seen even [00:44:57] a single frame of him. I don't know, that's a very [00:45:01] good question, where did Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu disappear to, and why is he, [00:45:05] as well as Arye Deri, whom we know is very angry about the results [00:45:08] and therefore is holed up in his home. Where is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu? Now, [00:45:12] at least the Eisenkot bloc announced after [00:45:15] the elections that everyone is in favor of recommending Eisenkot [00:45:18] for the next premiership. But they have a problem with the Knesset Speaker. What's [00:45:22] the problem with Yair Lapid? What's going on there? The problem, first of all, Yair Lapid [00:45:25] wants to serve as Knesset Speaker as a temporary position. He really wants [00:45:29] to be Foreign Minister in the government if it is formed. But [00:45:32] from the perspective of the Knesset Speaker's role, it is a very important role to [00:45:35] manage parliamentary activity also during the interim period, and you know what, even if [00:45:39] they go to new elections, [00:45:42] it is preferable for the Eisenkot bloc to have a candidate from [00:45:45] that bloc. Ah, there is some concern that maybe he won't vacate [00:45:48] his position, I don't know, there's some suspicion. In the end, on Monday, [00:45:52] everyone will make a decision, who it will be, whether Elazar Stern on behalf of [00:45:56] Gadi Eisenkot or whether it will be Yair Lapid who wants this position [00:45:59] even for an interim period if a government [00:46:02] is formed. Their main goal is to cancel several [00:46:05] coup laws, but note, the state inquiry commission probably [00:46:09] won't... [00:46:14] The Knesset State Control Committee can decide to establish a state inquiry [00:46:18] commission, but the Knesset State Control Committee is not established [00:46:21] according to the agreements, usually during the interim period [00:46:25] before there is a structured coalition and [00:46:28] opposition in the Knesset. Therefore, at the moment, it seems that the issue [00:46:32] of the state inquiry commission will also not be able to be realized during [00:46:35] the interim period, Yoav, today is November [00:46:38] 4th, 31 years [00:46:41] since that Saturday night when our Prime Minister and Minister [00:46:45] of Defense Yitzhak Rabin, may his memory be a blessing, [00:46:48] and may God avenge his blood, was murdered by a Jew, Yigal [00:46:51] Amir, after he declared support for peace [00:46:54] in Kings of Israel Square, which became Rabin Square, [00:46:57] a condemnation of violence. Let's hear the voices. I was [00:47:01] a soldier for 27 years, [00:47:05] I fought as long as there [00:47:09] was no chance for peace. [00:47:12] I believe there is a chance for peace, [00:47:16] a great [00:47:17] chance. [00:47:26] The Government of Israel announces [00:47:29] with shock, great sorrow, and deep [00:47:32] grief, the death of Prime Minister [00:47:36] and Defense Minister [00:47:38] Yitzhak Rabin, who was assassinated by [00:47:42] an assassin this evening in Tel [00:47:45] Aviv. [00:47:49] All Israel from Jerusalem, hello to you. It's now midnight and here [00:47:53] are the news from Yehudit Ben Yaakov. Prime Minister [00:47:57] Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated this evening in Tel Aviv by an assassin at the end of a rally [00:48:00] in support of the government and the peace process that took place in Kings [00:48:04] Square. One of our most painful problems [00:48:08] has a first name and a last [00:48:10] name, and that is the combination of the two [00:48:14] words, "it'll be fine." The combination of these [00:48:17] words, which many hear in their daily [00:48:21] lives in the state of Israel, is [00:48:24] intolerable. Behind these two [00:48:28] words, usually hidden is everything [00:48:31] that is wrong, arrogance and a sense [00:48:35] of self- confidence, power [00:48:38] and authority that have no place. "It'll be [00:48:41] fine" has been with us for a long time, [00:48:45] many years, and has been a sign of an attitude [00:48:48] bordering on irresponsibility in many [00:48:51] fields. We have been, and we have already learned the hard [00:48:55] and painful way, that "it'll be fine" [00:48:59] means that many things are not fine. It sends away [00:49:03] the angels of heaven who accompany you [00:49:06] now. I ask that they protect [00:49:09] you, [00:49:14] and that they protect you well, because you deserve [00:49:17] such protection, making peace [00:49:21] in its heights. [00:49:34] The foundation of Israeli democracy, [00:49:38] it must be condemned wisely, [00:49:40] denounced, [00:49:43] isolated. This [00:49:47] is not the way of the State of Israel. [00:49:51] Peace. Friend, [00:49:55] and indeed, since the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, too many things [00:49:58] here are not right. [00:50:15] And the city is awake, [00:50:19] tens of thousands of all your lovers [00:50:23] flocked to the rally, [00:50:27] gathered to see your face, [00:50:31] you were confused, they called you a child, you [00:50:35] gave your all in song, [00:50:39] the axe knocked on the door, [00:50:43] and you didn't hear [00:50:45] at all. [00:50:51] Again and again. [00:50:55] Who could have known what [00:50:59] was said, and there are no simpler words. [00:51:03] Goodbye friend. [00:51:18] While you were immersed [00:51:20] in happiness and... peace [00:51:24] breaks out there in the darkness [00:51:27] for an opportune moment, the assassin [00:51:31] was already waiting. [00:51:34] The whole square was [00:51:36] a heart and a heart opened [00:51:39] like a flower. He was shot [00:51:43] suddenly in death, [00:51:45] and his eyes were cold [00:51:47] as ice. [00:51:54] The night of the Seder descends [00:51:56] on the Negev, a weeping willow [00:52:00] from the Negev, even above, there are no [00:52:04] simpler words. [00:52:06] Again and again [00:52:09] it passes through [00:52:12] the city, who could have [00:52:16] known what was said, and there are no [00:52:20] simpler words. [00:52:22] This [00:52:24] morning, end of the first hour, editor Yoav Krakovsky, production by [00:52:28] Ortal, and you, lovers of the broadcast, Yair Neuman in the studio, Arie [00:52:31] Golan. [00:53:06] What was said, and there are no [00:53:09] simpler words. [00:53:29] If I don't do 40 here, Amnon, you're [00:53:31] dead. The fact that Orit is not in the [00:53:35] business, the business is collapsing. [00:53:38] To run a business that is for vegans, I'm really cheating [00:53:42] them. Go between people, edit [00:53:45] them. I don't know what a paddle is? I don't know anything, [00:53:49] okay. I'm here, [00:53:51] this is [00:53:53] it. This could cost us an elimination. Period. Scary [00:53:57] pressure, atomic pressure. This, oh [00:53:59] oh, I have chest pains. All the mess starts [00:54:03] to celebrate. [00:54:06] Double the money tonight after the news [00:54:09] on Kan 11, beloved Kanbox [00:54:13] tonight in the hive, three particularly interesting competitors, who will crack [00:54:16] our hive, a psychometric teacher, an investment manager, or someone who reads [00:54:20] Wikipedia before bed? The hive. Come [00:54:23] see. [00:54:27] In retrospect, we grew up in a completely crazy [00:54:29] situation. Not a day goes by that you're not shot at. Everyone at [00:54:33] 16 got a weapon. Beatings, [00:54:35] dead. [00:54:39] What are you willing to do for him? Give up friendships? I'm even [00:54:42] willing to die. [00:54:45] That's how I lived, that only if there's war is there [00:54:47] meaning. [00:54:50] I lost my childhood at [00:54:52] that age. [00:54:54] Our children are growing up on a national mission. The greatest mission of [00:54:58] a person in this world is for their children to be happy. Would [00:55:02] you raise your children there? My children. [00:55:12] I don't understand what I'm seeing, a lack of understanding of what's really happening. It's really a combination [00:55:16] of the perception. The truth shouldn't [00:55:20] come out. [00:55:26] One of them just loads the weapon and opens fire at our [00:55:30] forces. [00:55:33] They are the head, you are to blame. [00:55:35] I very much hope that the Israeli public will know how to believe the truth [00:55:41] I haven't seen anything like this, I haven't heard such [00:55:44] stories. [00:55:55] and will not follow the lie. [00:55:57] Real time, coming soon, [00:56:01] on Kan 11 and Kan Box. [00:56:15] Hello everyone, good morning, seven o'clock. Now we have a news [00:56:18] update. First, the midterm elections in the United States, [00:56:22] the Democrats have gained control of both houses of the American [00:56:25] Congress. Nathan Gropman, our correspondent in Washington: "We're coming to you [00:56:29] with the latest situation report and also the meaning of the emerging [00:56:32] results for Trump." [00:56:35] Yes, Yonatan, it's not just a blue wave, it's a blue tsunami. [00:56:38] The Democrats have captured the majority in the House of Representatives and [00:56:42] in the Senate, and the lead in both houses may still grow [00:56:45] in their favor in the coming hours, as the vote count is completed. What [00:56:49] is interesting from all the states where Democratic candidates won, [00:56:52] states that were considered Republican strongholds, [00:56:56] including South Carolina, Iowa, and especially the state of Texas, the state.