Day: April 15, 2025

Lay of the Land Weekly Newsletter- 15 April 2025

Unveiling the contours and contrasts of an ever-changing Middle East landscape Reliable reportage and insightful commentary on the Middle East by seasoned journalists from the region and beyond.

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THE ISRAEL BRIEF- 07-10 April 2025
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Lay of the Land’s  ‘Pick of the Week’

THE EMPTY CHAIR

This Passover, no passing over the inescapable anguish of a people for the remaining hostages

If on Passover, Jews are expected to imagine the bitter, oppressive experience as slaves in Egypt, for the second consecutive year, we do not have to imagine as we experience again and wait for deliverance of our 59 remaining hostages in Gaza.




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MEDIA – A CASUALTY OF WAR

An interview with British military expert Maj (ret.) Andrew Fox on why Hamas casualty numbers don’t add up and why the media is so intent on parroting the Hamas narrative.
By Rolene Marks

Go Figure! A meticulously researched and referenced report presents clear indications that Hamas is padding casualty numbers. Despite this, many in the media seem to repeat – without question – whatever Hamas say.  WHY?

MEDIA – A CASUALTY OF WAR
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KING’S MESSAGE SHOULD RESONATE NO LESS TODAY

In the midst of a global surge of antisemitism, reflections on the 57th anniversary of the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., of the man’s legacy and his support for a secure Israel.
By Jonathan Feldstein

King’s Counsel. While Dr. King is especially well known for his moral clarity regarding Civil Rights, less well known are his statements and moral clarity about Israel and the Jewish people. King is seen here with Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel,  one of the leading Jewish theologians and Jewish philosophers of the 20th century in February 1968.

KING’S MESSAGE SHOULD RESONATE NO LESS TODAY
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POOR DECISION-MAKING HARMS SOUTH AFRICA’S POOR


An obsession with undermining Israel is undermining the very wellbeing of South Africa’s people
By Kenneth Moeng Mokgatlhe

At Loggerheads. An avoidable clash with the USA, the writer laments that it is not President Ramaphosa and his wealthy ANC cronies that suffer the economic and political consequences of South Africa’s faulty foreign policy decisions but its ever-increasing poor citizens.

POOR DECISION-MAKING HARMS SOUTH AFRICA’S POOR
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