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Articles
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“THE KING’S SPEECH”
By David E. Kaplan
Unlike King George VI’s speech that inspired, comforted and rallied his nation, King Bibi’s speech achieved the opposite. Condescendingly smearing protestors as misguided and uncivil delinquents, the Prime Minister chose the narrow interests of his coalition over his country and the Jewish People.
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CHILDREN’S VOICES RISE FROM DEATH PITS
Time for coming clean – reconciliations cannot be based on fraud
By Grant Gochin
How do you engage today with a country whose heroes – honored with plaques and monuments – were killers?That only “0.04% of the Lithuanian population helped to save Jews,” while the rest were either perpetrators or bystanders, might explain why.
CHILDREN’S VOICES RISE FROM DEATH PITS
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SOUTH AFRICA AT WAR WITH ITSELF
Architect from Michigan, USA revisits his hometown of Cape Town and reflects on disturbing urban landscapes and its people still saddled with racism – but now in reverse
By Michael Witkin
Shantytowns punctuate stunningly scenic South Africa. A US architect from Michigan revisits his hometown of Cape Town and reflects on disturbing urban landscapes and its people still saddled with racism – but now in reverse!
SOUTH AFRICA AT WAR WITH ITSELF
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THE ARAB VOICE – MARCH 2023
Arab writers opining on Middle East issues, address Israel’s crisis over judicial overhaul, anxiety over a nuclear Iran “within 12 days”, and the Jordan hosted Aqaba Summit aimed at easing local tensions before Ramadan and Passover.
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