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THE ISRAEL BRIEF 23-26 October 2023
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DEFINING MOMENT IN JEWISH SURVIVAL
The brave line protecting Israel and the Jewish people

“When will the world care about Jewish babies as they do for the rights of those responsible for their deaths?”
AN APPEAL TO THE WORLD
Before calling first on Israel for a ceasefire, call first on the Gazans to release ALL the hostages that include 33 children
even a 9-month-old baby and to cease firing rockets?
It’s that simple!
Articles
(1)
IF THEY LOVE US NOT, LET THEM FEAR US
I never thought as a liberal I would ever subscribe to the 15th century counsel of Niccolò Machiavelli but then came October 7
By David E. Kaplan

IF THEY LOVE US NOT, LET THEM FEAR US
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(2)
BRING THEM HOME
Thoughts and prayers for those brutally murdered and those held hostage in Gaza
By Rolene Marks

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(3)
SHERRY, YOUR ANTISEMITISM IS SHOWING
Don’t condone? How about condemning?
By Jonathan Feldstein

SHERRY, YOUR ANTISEMITISM IS SHOWING
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(4)
SOUTH AFRICA BEYOND THE PALE!
The governing ANC’s public distain for county’s Jews is a disturbing portend for community’s future
By Ben Levitas

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(5)
ISRAELI POLICE WOMEN
Defenders of the state of Israel, woman heroes in the line of fire
By Rolene Marks and Marc Kahlberg

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THIS WEEK’S LETTER FROM ISRAEL AT WAR
UN provides diplomatic, moral and legal umbrella to Hamas to fulfil its goal of eliminating Israel
By Harris Green

THIS WEEK’S LETTER FROM ISRAEL AT WAR
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HEALTH DURING WAR
How do I prioritize myself and my health when my world is so upside down?
By Justine Friedman

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LOTL Cofounders David E. Kaplan (Editor), Rolene Marks and Yair Chelouche
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