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Articles
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A HOMELAND THAT FEELS LESS LIKE HOME
Netanyahu’s Israel is becoming unrecognisable with each passing day
By David E. Kaplan
Few are talking of leaving this country but there is a growing feeling of the country leaving them.The values that bind and have nurtured the character of this great nation are being eroded by the prime minister but the people are determined to stop the rot!
A HOMELAND THAT FEELS LESS LIKE HOME
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SALAD DAZE
Israel cabinet minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s comment about “the salad bar” is an echo of “let them eat cake”.
By Rolene Marks
While the people of Israel protest outside the Knesset having marched over four days from Tel- Aviv, inside Itamar Ben-Gvir joins in a celebratory selfie and tweets that the scrapping of the judicial protective clause was only the “salad course that builds up an appetite …”. What else is on this fanatic’s menu is more than worrying – it’s terrifying!
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THE MOSSAD AGENT WHO NEVER WAS
Penetration to the inner sanctum of Iran’s leadership
By Catherine Perez-Shakdam
For a regime like Iran, where secrecy and paranoia reign supreme, admitting outsiders into the fold “is not a casual affair, unless driven by sheer necessity.” So how did they let in a woman, a Jew and a Zionist brush shoulders with those in the top echelons of power. A riveting read by an intrepid brave Jewish woman.
THE MOSSAD AGENT WHO NEVER WAS
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