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THE ISRAEL BRIEF- 05-08 February 2024
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MESSAGE TO THE WORLD
Help bring an end to the war by demanding Hamas release the hostages
They are not “captives” nor “prisoners” as too frequently referred to in the global media. They are “HOSTAGES”.
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IT’S TIME TO END THE WAR…. THE 1948 WAR, THAT IS!
Facilitating an ever-increasing Palestinian refugee population, UNRWA ensures its existence by exacerbating a crisis it was created to resolve.
By Craig Snoyman
750,000 Palestine refugees. Today, some 5.9 million are eligible for UNRWAservices.
Palestinians remain refugees in perpetuity.
IT’S TIME TO END THE WAR…. THE 1948 WAR, THAT IS!
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LETTER FROM ISRAEL AT WAR – WEEK 18
While a bitterly cold front hampers our brave soldiers, a frosty front from UN organs towards Israel undermines Gaza solution.
By Harris Zvi Green
while South Africa’s legal charade at The Hague amounts to another antisemitic ‘blood Libel’,
the perpetrators of the true genocide – Hamas – aren’t on trial.
LETTER FROM ISRAEL AT WAR – WEEK 18
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SPYING ON THE STRIP
The war against Hamas rekindles memories for the writer as a young Israeli soldier stationed in the Gaza Strip in 1959.
By Lennie Lurie
SPYING ON THE STRIP
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CRYING FOR THE BELOVED COUNTRY
While South Africa goes to The Hague against Israel, former South Africans living in Israel go to central city square in protest against South Africa.
By Rolene Marks
of being the “legal arm” of the perpetrators of the massacre of Jews. Former South Africans
in Israel came out to protest and say: “ENEOUGH”.
CRYING FOR THE BELOVED COUNTRY
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