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Articles
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Ghastly in Gaza
By David E. Kaplan
Rough justice in Gaza is meted out by a Hamas public flogging of woman journalist – while reporting – for failure to wear a hijab – facial veil. She wants “out” feeling depressed and distressed living under the ruthless rule of Hamas. The world can help!
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Showdown on Islam TV
From Rockets to Rolene, the war continues in the media as Israel remains under attack
With the backdrop of unprecedented levels of rampant global antisemitism, the stage was set on South Africa’s Islam TV (ITV), between Afro-Middle East Centre head, Na’eem Jeenah , who accuses Israel of behaving like Nazis and Lay Of The Land’s cofounder, Rolene Marks, for a fierce showdown.
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Sheikh Jarrah – On a wing and a missile
By Craig Snoyman
Counsel in the first land invasion case in South Africa, the writer – a practicing advocate – analyses the legalities and politics of Sheikh Jarrah and whether it’s really about a case of evicting Palestinians through the courts or evicting Jews from the land of Israel through the court of world opinion.
Sheikh Jarrah – On a wing and a missile
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LOTL Cofounders David E. Kaplan (Editor), Rolene Marks and Yair Chelouche
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