Day: December 17, 2023

Lay of the Land Weekly Newsletter- 17 December 2023

Unveiling the contours and contrasts of an ever-changing Middle East landscape Reliable reportage and insightful commentary on the Middle East by seasoned journalists from the region and beyond

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THE ISRAEL BRIEF- 11-14 December 2023
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EVERY HOME, EVERY NIGHT WITH DANIEL HAGARI
The most reassuring figure to an anxious Israeli public is the IDF spokesman

Rear Admiral at Home Front. With no media experience, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, has filled the vacuum left by Israel’s political leadership following the October 7 atrocities. He was the first Israeli official to explain to a shocked public what was happening and where Israel was heading.  He is still doing so – every night……




Articles

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THE SISTERS ARE SILENT

Women’s organisations and feminists have brought shame upon themselves through their silence.
By Rolene Marks

Message of the Monkies– What befalls Jews, “we hear it not, we see it not, we mouth it not.” What we do is: “We turn a blind eye.”

THE SISTERS ARE SILENT
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THE NAKED TRUTH

Rather more Gazan naked terrorists in Gaza than fully clothed ones to perpetrate more bloody massacres in Israel
By Jonathan Feldstein

Worlds Apart. The ‘people’ Israelis are expected to make peace see humiliation in Hamas terrorists undressed
(to check they are not concealing bombs) but fail to see humiliation in Israeli women being paraded naked,
defiled and spat upon by a Gazan public.

THE NAKED TRUTH
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“HINENI” – HERE I AM

Proudly protesting for Israel in Washington DC was not only a case of “being there” but being there with who and being there why.
By Sandra Kagan

Surge of Support. Trains, planes and automobiles, they came from across the USA. Proudly holding Israeli flags in each hand, this young boy will one day recall: “I was there”.

“HINENI” – HERE I AM
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LETTER FROM ISRAEL AT WAR- WEEK 9

We’re in this for the long haul. Naturally, we’d like it to end sooner rather than later but we realize there’s a job to be done.
By Harris Zvi Green

Failing to Deliver – literally . A demonstrator holds up a sign at ‘The Hostages Square’ in Tel Aviv reflecting the frustration of the Israeli public with the International Red Cross that constantly criticizes Israel but fails to visit and deliver medicines to Israeli hostages held in captivity by Hamas.

LETTER FROM ISRAEL AT WAR- WEEK 9
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IN THE DARKEST DAYS OF HUMANITY

Evil again descends on the land and Jews feel alone in a hostile world
By Justine Zwerling

Home Alone. A wife and a mother with two kids – one with special needs – in a war zone with a husband serving
on the front lines since the morning of the October 7 massacre, saving lives.
“World,” she asks, “where are you now? Where is your outrage?”

IN THE DARKEST DAYS OF HUMANITY
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