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Articles
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WHAT DO ISRAEL’S PM AND US HOUSE LEADER HAVE IN COMMON?
Both are captives – but so are we
By David E. Kaplan
Having made deals with the extreme right who hold disturbing visions for their country’s future, both the new US House speaker and Israel’s Prime Minister are captive to their most radical fringe. Sadly, so are we!
WHAT DO ISRAEL’S PM AND US HOUSE LEADER HAVE IN COMMON?
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SOUTH AFRICA DARING TO DISCRIMINATE
As the 2023 president of BRICs, should the ANC government not apply foreign policy consistently?
By National Chairman, South African Zionist Federation Rowan Polovin
With its support for Russia in its barbaric war on Ukraine and Iran that executes protesters, South Africa ignores the ambiguity and hypocrisy in its foreign policy when it obsesses over the Jewish state.
SOUTH AFRICA DARING TO DISCRIMINATE
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ISRAEL PARLIAMENTARY SOVEREIGNTY – A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS
A cautionary tale from the South African experience
By former acting Judge, Lawrence Nowosenetz
Revisiting Apartheid South Africa’s devious legislative past to de-franchise “non-white” voters, the writer – a former acting judge – cautions Israelis to be on guard against the machinations of wily politicians who profess to “strengthen democracy” while act to undermine it!
ISRAEL PARLIAMENTARY SOVEREIGNTY – A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS
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LOTL Cofounders David E. Kaplan (Editor), Rolene Marks and Yair Chelouche
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