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THE ISRAEL BRIEF- 27-30 November 2023
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COMING HOME
An emotional roller-coaster for all Israel
Israelis across the land, shared in the embrace and tears when families were reunited from brutal Hamas captivity in Gaza. Seen here is a mother and her baby daughters kidnapped from kibbutz Nir Oz – Doron Asher with Raz 4 and Aviv 2 – reuniting with anguished husband and father Yoni at Schneider Children’s Hospital.
Articles
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THE KILLING FIELDS
A visit to south-western Israel in the aftermath of the Hamas massacre revealed a devastated landscape of burnt relics eerily crying for their stories to be told
By Rolene Marks, photos Ilan Ossendryver
THE KILLING FIELDS
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RAPING FOR THE RESISTANCE
The marrying of Muslim worship of massacring Jews with the overall repression of women is a marriage made in hell
By Jonathan Feldstein
to Jews – been deafening!
RAPING FOR THE RESISTANCE
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MORAL EQUIVALENCE IN ISRAEL’S WAR AGAINST HAMAS
Failure to see the ethical differences between the two clashing cultures in conflict is like losing sight of the Grand Canyon when you are standing right on its edge
By Sam Harris, PhD
blind on the war in Gaza ignoring the heinous conduct of Hamas.
MORAL EQUIVALENCE IN ISRAEL’S WAR AGAINST HAMAS
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ISRAEL SHOULD LOOK TO PEARL HARBOR AND 9/11 PRECEDENTS AS IT RESPONDS TO OCT.7
The war against Hamas must achieve its goals
By Dr. Efraim Zuroff
fanatics demand neutralizing the enemy totally.
ISRAEL SHOULD LOOK TO PEARL HARBOR AND 9/11 PRECEDENTS AS IT RESPONDS TO OCT.7
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LETTER FROM ISRAEL AT WAR – WEEK 7
The track record of the International Red Cross and the UN in Gaza shows both are part of the problem rather than the solution
By Harris Zvi Green
LETTER FROM ISRAEL AT WAR – WEEK 7
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