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The Israel Brief- 16-19 October 2023
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“NEVER AGAIN” IS EVER AGAIN
The war against the Jews

Jews around the world are uniting in solidarity and a wounded Israel will emerge from this nightmare. (AP Photo Frank Augstein)
Articles
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ISRAEL’S “DAY OF INFAMY”
Death squads from Gaza murder, mutilate and rape before carrying off their Jewish hostages. They carried off as well any chance of peace for generations.
By David E. Kaplan
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ISRAEL MUST DESTROY HAMAS, REPLACE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY LEADERSHIP
Israel is up against the spiritual heirs of Nazism
By Dr. Efraim Zuroff
ISRAEL MUST DESTROY HAMAS, REPLACE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY LEADERSHIP
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A BLOCKADE OF UNDERSTANDING
The ethical, essential and imperative yet mythical blockade of Gaza
By Jonathan Feldstein
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“KEEP OUR SPIRITS ALIVE”
Poet Fonda Dubb from Eilat who as a former dance teacher defied Apartheid in her native South Africa, prophetically penned her thoughts and “hopes” in January 2023, 10 months before war erupted on our holy landscape
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