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Israel heads to the polls; French school protests enter week three
Israelis vote for the first time since the Hamas-led assault, while more than 160,000 marchers in France keep up school protests into a third week; politics, unchanged.
On air: Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman on BBN TonightPublished
At a glance
- First reported by The Guardian: “At least 160,000 people take to streets in third week of French school protests”, with reporting from The New York Times.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 8:06 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: Israel, French.
- BBN covered this story before: Anthropic Cyber Plan, Gaza Toll, French Student Protests (October 8).
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What BBN said about it
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Israel, voters are preparing for their first election since the Hamas-led attack of October seventh, and the country remains deeply divided over who bears the blame.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe New York Times reports that Israeli voters are split, with some blaming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for negligence, while others point to what they say were failures by his military leadership.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo the attack changed everything except the argument about it.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThat is the analysis, yes. Politicians everywhere prefer a fight over blame to a fight over answers, and this campaign is no exception.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn France, at least one hundred sixty thousand schoolchildren, students and trade unionists marched in cities across the country as protests entered a third week, according to The Guardian.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThey want investment to fix teacher shortages and crumbling schools.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSwedish activist Greta Thunberg joined the teenagers, and riot police fired teargas at the end of the marches in Nantes.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTeenagers marching for better classrooms. They've clearly been paying attention in the ones they have.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorMany demonstrators also denounced the policing tactics.
The story so far
- Anthropic Cyber Plan, Gaza Toll, French Student Protests · Axios
- Israel heads to the polls; French school protests enter week three (this story)
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