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Changing of the Presidential Guard
Guardians of the character of the state, Lay of the Land praises the exemplary tenure of President Reuven Rivlin and wishes President Isaac (Bougie) Herzog all the success as unifier of all the people of Israel.
Articles
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Battling for our Boys
By David E. Kaplan
From helping English-Speaking lone soldiers to embracing soldiers from the Haredi community, a Jerusalem Rabbi and former South African, Shalom Myers, pursues his vision of ensuring Israel’s lone soldiers are never alone.
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Shame, Shame, Shame, UCT?
By Stephen Schulman
The unfolding and seemingly unending drama playing out at South Africa’s premier university UCT is of global significance as the script and plot is emblematic of the worldwide upsurge in antisemitism. Lay Of The Land correspondent and a UCT alumnus, Stephen Schulman exposes the troubling acceptance of the “Hitler committed no crime” lecturer in his second Open Letter to the University of Cape Town.
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Of Men and Mensches
By Craig Snoyman
Following a widely disseminated photo-shopped picture of the former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma disguised in Arab dress thinking of fleeing to Dubai where it is rumoured he has stashed many of his illicit millions, the writer contrasts the “IMAGE” of Reuven Rivlin, who in his last day as Israel’s President, disguised himself spending several hours walking freely amongst his beloved fellow citizens.
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