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Articles
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ISRAEL UNDER THREAT FROM ITSELF
A ‘changing of the guard’ is set on changing laws – a fear for the future
By David E. Kaplan

“HANDS OFF” is the message on the street from an ever-increasing number of protestors who fear the proposed “reform” of the judicial system will deform Israeli democracy. Interfering with the Supreme Court – asserts the writer – is ‘supreme’ folly.
ISRAEL UNDER THREAT FROM ITSELF
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THE KINGS MISSPEAK
Questioning the claims by the King of Jordan to Protect Christians in the Middle East
By Jonathan Feldstein

While the writer’s father was “overjoyed to meet the King” mostly “because peace was coming” to Jordan and Israel, some thirty years later, the writer is saddened by the King’s son warning of “red lines” and directing blame exclusively on the Jewish state.
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IT’S A QUESTION OF HABIT
Some key ingredients to building lasting habits
By Justine Friedman

You are feeling “unfit, unhealthy, overweight or disorganised in your life” then you are not alone with most the population anywhere. Let the writer – who has over 20 years’ experience as a clinical dietician and a mindset mentor – guide you in pursuing practical and sustainable goals.
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