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Articles
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“Don’t Look Up”
Masters of our own misfortune, the imminent new Iran nuclear deal is a threat to mankind
By David E. Kaplan
Why for the Biden administration are sanctions considered an effective strategy reducing the Russian ruble to rubble and yet against genocidal Iran, it believes sanctions are ineffective and advocates its removal? The question is hardly rhetoric; it warrants a comprehensible explanation.
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JUDGING BY WHAT HAS HAPPENED
Tough path for a seat on the Supreme Court
By Adv. Craig Snoyman
As Katanji Brown Jackson sat through several days of grueling questions before the Senate Judiciary Committee with the issue of race hovering over her confirmation, the writer unpacks the antisemitic prejudice that confronted the path of some of the Jewish judges to the US Supreme Court.
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Taking Control
A focus on the “Control Centers” of the Human Body Processes
By Lionel H. Phillips D.O.
Who can disagree that the most important asset in life is one’s body. To ensure it retains its ‘value’ – optimum health – it is an asset we need to understand and invest in.
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From the ‘United Kingdom’ to the ‘Divided City’
Openly gay UK visitor finds city of Hebron full of surprises
Written by Lay of the Land UK correspondent
A tense city contested more than shared, the writer from abroad had found “little interest” in Hebron until “a twist of fate” facilitated a visit. An illuminating exploration through its alleyways revealed a city with a turbulent past and uncertain future.
From the ‘United Kingdom’ to the ‘Divided City’
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LOTL Co-founders David E. Kaplan (Editor), Rolene Marks and Yair Chelouche
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