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BIBI’S BILLS ARE A LOAD OF BULL
Pushing through nation-divisive bills, Netanyahu is gambling away his people’s future for his own.
By David E. Kaplan
Three decades later, with Israel now far more secure of its place in the world since Benjamin Netanyahu published in 1993 his monumental book ‘A PLACE AMONG THE NATIONS’, how secure is Israel today from itself?
BIBI’S BILLS ARE A LOAD OF BULL
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TRUTH TO POWER
Regaining and retaining power at all cost – the sad saga of PM Benjamin Netanyahu
By Stephen Schulman
Acceding to demands of his coalition partners first to resume then to retain power, Netanyahu’s cabinet today resembles an “overcrowded classroom” with “portfolio holders ill-suited for their posts.” Impervious to the harm being inflicted on the country, Netanyahu neuters judicial oversight. Is it any wonder the message on the street is “Save us from our government”.
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FAREWELL “MR. BETH PROTEA”
Walter Robinson was a giant of a man with a giant personality with giant visions who overcame giant challenges
By David E. Kaplan
Abundant talent, exuberant personality and a power of persuasion delivered in lyrical Irish were as much the bricks and mortar that built ‘Beth Protea’ – the pride of the Southern African community in Israel. A tribute to Walter Robinson who passed away at age 99 leaving behind a legacy of the lives he enriched in Ireland, South Africa and Israel.
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