Day: March 31, 2024

Lay of the Land Weekly Newsletter- 31 March 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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lay of the Land’s picture of the week

MAKES A WELCOME CHANGE

Delegation from South Africa visits Israel

Following increasing tensions between Israel and South Africa which officially welcomed Hamas’ leaders days after the October 7 massacre, 14 representatives from South Africa, including religious and community leaders, visited and toured Israel’s devastated south, met with the hostages’ families and sent a clear message that they were ashamed of their government’s actions and statements against the Jewish state.




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RETURNING HOME TO A NATION IN AGONY

The line separating the joy of being home and the trauma at home is very narrow.
By Jonathan Feldstein

Rough Landing. No sooner off the plane and you step into Ben Gurion Airport, the first Israelis to ‘greet’ you, are the hostages in Gaza whose haunting images cry out, “Bring me home now!”

RETURNING HOME TO A NATION IN AGONY
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“G-d’s country?”

Brisk walks and swims along Sydney’s southern stunning beachside suburb of Coogee led to intense ‘reflections’ – not only from the sun!
By Solly Kaplinski

This is the Life – or is it? Beneath the veneer of ‘the good life’, in post-October 7 Australia, Aussie
 Jews are shaken by increasingly public displays of hatred amidst the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

“G-d’s country?”
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SOUNDS OF SILENCE

What is astonishing is the willingness to abandon the sacrosanct motto of the #MeToo era: “I believe you.”
By Allan Wolman

Palestinian Predators. To raise awareness about the plight of the hostages still in Gaza, released Israeli hostage, Amit Soussana, bravely went public by telling her traumatic story to the NYT of being sexually assaulted by her Palestinian captors in Gaza.

SOUNDS OF SILENCE
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LETTER FROM ISRAEL AT WAR – WEEK 25

With hundreds of thousands of reservists putting their studies, careers and families on hold to serve their country in its hour of need, Israel’s younger generation has shown its true mettle.
By Harris Zvi Green

Duty Calls. Displaying resilience and patriotism, young Israelis drop whatever they are doing
to answer the call of duty and return home from places across the globe as seen here at the airport in Lima, Peru.

LETTER FROM ISRAEL AT WAR – WEEK 25
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