Day: January 8, 2024

Lay of the Land Weekly Newsletter- 08 January 2024

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- 01-03 January 2023
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Swimming against the Current

In a world swept up in virulent antisemitism, Israel’s women’s national water polo team (above) was blocked at the European Water Polo Championship in Eindhoven last week from wearing dog tags and yellow arm bands calling for the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza “by orders from the European league.”(Photo: MAJA HITIJ / Getty images)

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ME TOO UNLESS UR A JEW

The silence of women around the world to the 7/10 sexual violence on Israeli women is deafening.
By Allan Wolman

Stunning Silence. In response to the silence of the sexual violence against Israeli women by Gazans on October 7, demonstrators gather during a “#MeToo unless you’re a Jew” protest outside of United Nations headquarters in New York City on Dec. 4, 2023. They see, they hear and they ignore….

ME TOO UNLESS UR A JEW
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LETTER FROM ISRAEL AT WAR – WEEK 13

Leading lavish lifestyles, Hamas leaders enjoy the advantages of terror, leaving the disadvantages for their people to endure.
By Harris Zvi Green

Dividends of Terror. With little thought to the wellbeing of the children in Gaza, these adult children of the Hamas officials who could stop the war by returning Israel’s hostages – are more at home away from home in Doha’s plush hotels in Qatar.

LETTER FROM ISRAEL AT WAR – WEEK 13
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AN ACT OF LOVE

A brave act by one young wife and mother ensures that another remains a wife and a mother.
By Lennie Lurie

A Love Story. “No Hollywood director,” says the writer, could do justice to the first meeting of two special young Israeli women – Ma’ayan and Efrat – whose circumstance and values,  will unite then forever bound by the true meaning of humanity.

AN ACT OF LOVE
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GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER

Around the world, Hamas supporters hijack the ‘public space’ to protest in support of the murder of Jews.
By Jonathan Feldstein

Rally Cry to Kill Jews. These Hamas-supporting protestors – typical of demonstrations taking place across the world – chant a slogan whose message translates into the extermination of Jews in Israel. Hamas tried on October 7, 2023!

GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER
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