Day: June 9, 2025

Lay of the Land Weekly Newsletter- 09 June 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- 03-05 June 2025

THE ISRAEL BRIEF- 26-30 May 2025
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This week’s Lay of the Land’s ‘Pick’ was taken last year and is relevant today as it will be tomorrow

UNCOMMON ELSWHERE IS COMMON IN ISRAEL

In Israel, nothing distracts from the ordinariness of this setting of a young woman, an off-duty soldier, in a Tel Aviv bakery taken on June 4, 2024. Beyond the breads and the pastries, its message is clear:  Jews, men and women, have to fight to survive, a message world Jewry is processing amid rampant and increasingly violent global antisemitism. (Photo: Reuters/Marko Djurica)




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REFLECTIONS IN SUNNY EILAT

A week’s holiday in Israel’s southern seaside resort during war presents some illuminating thoughts beyond sea and sun.
By David E. Kaplan

Red Sea Revelations. The place is buzzing; the hotels and restaurants are full but beneath the veneer of an idyllic tourist resort, Eilat cannot escape the fallout of war.

REFLECTIONS IN SUNNY EILAT
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THE THREE I’s: DISCERNING GENOCIDES FROM TRAGEDIES

We suggest that every tragedy that might be classified as genocide be tested by the three I’s – Intent, implementation and implication.
By Prof. Per Anders Rudling and Dr. Efraim Zuroff

Juggling Genocide. Indifferent as to what constitutes ‘genocide’, an anti-Israel protestor holds this sign outside the ICJ in The Hague in 2024 in support of the case against Israel by South Africa, which now itself stands accused of genocide by the Trump administration.

THE THREE I’s: DISCERNING GENOCIDES FROM TRAGEDIES
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THE ARAB VOICE–MAY 2025-(2)

Perspectives and insights from writers in the Arab media

In this week’s collation, Arab writers on the Middle East opine on: (1) Following rifts between the US administration and the Israeli government, how do the region’s major players proceed? (2) Recognizing changing geopolitical currents, how will the Palestinian Authority (PA) respond? (3) With the surprise lifting of US sanctions on Syria, what is driving this change in US policy?

THE ARAB VOICE–MAY 2025-(2)
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LOTL Cofounders David E. Kaplan (Editor), Rolene Marks and Yair Chelouche

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