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Israel sends 100 tons of humanitarian aid to Ukraine
Lay of the Land applauds the Israeli government in facilitating the ongoing transfer of humanitarian aid to Ukraine and to bordering nations according to their needs. The people of Israel welcome the over 7000 Ukrainian citizens who have arrived in Israel since the start of the war.
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Time is Running Out
Russian invasion testing the boundaries of infamy on a daily basis, the world at a crossroad
By David E. Kaplan
Russia has brought the world to another low point in human history, where talk of Armageddon is now not the stuff of far-fetched Hollywood movies but everyday political parlance. Who will stop the Moscow menace?
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Read the Room!
Ukrainian suffering and the Palestinians cannot be compared
By Rolene Marks
Jealous of the global attention, support and solidarity towards the brave Ukrainians, anti-Israel activists have taken to social media to hijack the struggle by falsely equating the horrendous suffering of the Ukrainians with the political stalemate position of the Palestinians. The writer exposes this Machiavellian perversion!
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NOT WITH A BANG, BUT A WHIMPER
By Adv. Craig Snoyman
It took a long time coming but in the end, justice prevailed when remarks made in public in 2009 at a university by a trade union official that was offensive and threatening to the Jewish community, was finally in 2022, construed by a South African court as “HATE SPEECH”. The writer applauds but also laments “until next time”!
NOT WITH A BANG, BUT A WHIMPER
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NOTHINGNESS
A poetic reflection on human tragedy
By Charlotte Cohen
“It’s not a matter of whether Russia waging war on the Ukraine is politically motivated. It is simply a matter of good versus evil.…” asserts the writer, who channels her anguish, frustration and questioning of the unfolding human tragedy on European soil through poetry.
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