Lay of the Land Weekly Newsletter – 11 JUNE 2020

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The Israel Brief- 08 – 11 June 2020

 

Articles

(1)

Israel at a Crossroad

To Annex or not to Annex?

By David E. Kaplan

With the country evenly divided on whether to annex parts of the West Bank/Judea & Samaria as early as July 2020, considering the ramifications and repercussions, should there be more reflection before proceeding too hastily?

https://layoftheland.online/2020/06/10/israel-at-a-crossroad/

(2)

No, Israel Isn’t A Country Of Privileged And Powerful White Europeans

By Hen Mazzig

The writer of Iraqi and North African descent, takes issue with a global misrepresentation of Israel as “a colonialist extension of Europe” when only “30% of Israeli Jews are descendants of European Jews”. Are the misrepresentations a calculated strategic campaign to taint Israel as an extension of a “privileged and powerful white Europe”, thereby justifying any attacks on it?

https://layoftheland.online/2020/06/08/no-israel-isnt-a-country-of-privileged-and-powerful-white-europeans/

 

 (3)

The Arab Voice

Arab writers from the Middle East and beyond, weigh in on the economic crisis facing countries in the region and the proposed plan of Israeli annexation

https://layoftheland.online/2020/06/10/the-arab-voice-june-2020/

 

 

 

 

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