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THE ISRAEL BRIEF- 29 January – 01 February 2024
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SILENCE IS NOT AN OPTION
Protest against South Africa’s ANC government for accusing the Jewish state of genocide at The Hague
Seen here are Lay of the Land cofounders, TbT Chairman David Kaplan (MC) and National Spokesperson of
the SAZF Rolene Marks, together with former Director of the SAZF (Cape Town) Julie Berman,
and Telfed chairman, Maish Isaacson.
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HIGH NOON AT THE HAGUE
Failing to establish a case of genocide against Israel, South Africa also failed to follow the laudable values of its first President, Nelson Mandela
By Emeritus Professor, Raymond Wacks
scheming setting for South Africa to pursue Israel at the behest of Hamas by
a falsely accusing Israel of committing ‘genocide’ in Gaza.
HIGH NOON AT THE HAGUE
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LETTER FROM ISRAEL AT WAR- WEEK 17
How does a country facing a “humanitarian crisis” accumulate an enormous arsenal of arms and build such a sophisticated network of tunnels to start and wage a war with Israel?
By Harris Zvi Green
“…murder Jews, and create teaching materials that glorify terrorism and incite antisemitism.” It’s been
the pattern for decades; it’s a pattern the UN leadership has ignored.
LETTER FROM ISRAEL AT WAR- WEEK 17
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FOREIGN POLICY FOR HIRE
South Africa’s geopolitical influence should not be rented to the highest bidders
By Kenneth Mokgatlhe
Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (l) meets his South African counterpart, Naledi Pandor in
Pretoria where they expressed “common views” concerning the Middle East.
FOREIGN POLICY FOR HIRE
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THE ARAB VOICE – JANUARY 2024
A selection of opinions and analysis from the Arab media
– the side war to the Gaza conflict of the Western coalition taking on Iran’s proxies
– An Egyptian perspective of the Houthis using the issue of Palestine to further the interests of their Tehran masters
THE ARAB VOICE – JANUARY 2024
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LOTL Cofounders David E. Kaplan (Editor), Rolene Marks and Yair Chelouche
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