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Afghanistan
Darkness Descends
As we bear witness to fleeing Afghans, Lay Of The Land joins in the campaign in raising awareness of the plight of an entire captive population – particularly its most vulnerable women and girls – as human rights are subjugated under the tyranny of terror.
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Articles
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Kabul Falls, Jerusalem Beware
A cautionary tale of trust and mistrust
By David E. Kaplan
As a US president that prides himself on his foreign policy experience, can Israel – in the wake of the US Afghan debacle – henceforth trust President Biden’s stewardship in his obsessional pursuit of reviving the JCPOA and removing the strategically-structured sanction regime imposed on Iran?
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A Cry for the Women of Afghanistan
Swift pullout leaves a human catastrophe in wake of Taliban takeover
By Rolene Marks
As an Israeli woman enjoying the freedoms of movement, right to vote, own property, pursue an education and a career and make decisions governing her body, the writer reflects of the restrictive future for Afghan women who have been silenced and are now voiceless.
A Cry for the Women of Afghanistan
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History Is A Cruel Teacher
Jews have had to learn to rely on themselves
By Justin Amler
With the US leaving behind a terrified populace facing a frightening future, there is a sobering lesson in the rapid fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban. For the nation state of the Jewish People, it’s a timely reminder that Jews can only rely on themselves.
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LOTL Cofounders David E. Kaplan (Editor), Rolene Marks and Yair Chelouche
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