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Articles
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From Gaza with Hate
Israel under attack from the Air and the Airwaves
By David E. Kaplan
The daily ‘messages’ from Gaza to Israel is spewing death and destruction. Israelis wait for the shrieking siren,
warning of ‘incoming mail’. The writer reflects on daily life ‘Under Fire’
from missiles and media.
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(2)
Media Watchdog
Open letter to the Daily Mail and other media outlets
By Rolene Marks
With Israel facing off terror entities in the Gaza strip, it is also facing off the international media, who rather than present an accurate picture of a complex situation, appear to the writer, more engaged in a battle for clicks and views?
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The Empire Strikes Back
By Craig Snoyman
Recalling the iconic blockbuster from his youth, the writer – a practicing advocate from South Africa – compares the dark forces of that memorable movie facing the ‘Forces of Light’ with the recent ‘DARK’ antisemitic inquisition of top Jewish candidates for the position of judges to South Africa’s judiciary.
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The Arab Voice
Arab writers from the Middle East and beyond, opine on Pope Francis’s meeting with Holocaust survivor; the need for Kuwait to reform its legal system with an emphasis on gender equality, and the preferred attributes of national leaders in the region today.
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LOTL Cofounders David E. Kaplan (Editor), Rolene Marks and Yair Chelouche
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