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Articles
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COALITION PURSUES COLLISION
Creating schisms within Israel and Jewish communities abroad, a government on a warpath with its people
By David E. Kaplan

When history critically looks back, does this government want to be tarred for the transition of Israel’s image from ‘Start-up Nation’ to Wind-down Nation? With a hike in interest rates and money taking a hike out the country, how in 74 years did we go from smart to stupid in less than a month?
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IT’S A LONG AND WINDING ROAD
The bumpy path of building relations between Africa and Israel
By Jonathan Feldstein

It’s no easy task to build bridges when the mission of some is to demolish them. The writer found himself in this situation while visiting the Congo trying to build bridges between Africa and Israel, when days later – under pressure from South Africa and Algeria – an Israeli observer at the African Union’s annual summit in Ethiopia was FORCIBLY ejected.
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THE ARAB VOICE – FEBRUARY 2023
A selection of opinions and analysis from the Arab media

Arab writers opining on Middle East issues, address the wider ramifications of the devastating 2023 earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria.
THE ARAB VOICE – FEBRUARY 2023
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