Day: May 26, 2024

Lay of the Land Weekly Newsletter- 26 May 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 – 20-23 May 2024
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Lay of the Land’s ‘Photo of the Week’
The Hamas monsters Israel faces with and whom the world assists

Three Minutes of Horror : Chilling footage from kidnapping of IDF female troops.
What has become of them?
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Articles

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BIDEN’S BLUNDERS

A failure to recognize that Israel’s war must be to defeat not appease Hamas and other Iranian proxies
By Jonathan Feldstein

Joe’s Jitters. As the US election nears, Bidens “ironclad” assurances seem more and
more deficient of the ‘iron’ content.

BIDEN’S BLUNDERS
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AN OPEN LETTER FROM ISRAEL TO SOUTH AFRICA’S FOREIGN MINISTER NALEDI PANDOR

If you can vote in Ramallah but not in Tel-Aviv, is South Africa ‘stage-managing’ who it wants to vote and not vote?
By Kenneth Mokgatlhe

Dangerously Divisive. “Is it possible Minister Pandor to love and support Palestine without hating Israel and its people?” asks the writer, an independent columnist studying at Ben Gurion University of the Negev.

AN OPEN LETTER FROM ISRAEL TO SOUTH AFRICA’S FOREIGN MINISTER NALEDI PANDOR
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SOUTH AFRICA’S FOREIGN POLICY MORALLY ADRIFT

Obsessed with trying to undermine Israel at every opportunity, South Africa ignores genuine genocides closer to home.
By Allan Wolman

Selective Sight.  South Africa has only eyes for Palestinians a continent away, while closer to home, counties are ablaze like here in the Sudan on 1 September 2023.

SOUTH AFRICA’S FOREIGN POLICY MORALLY ADRIFT
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THE ARAB VOICE – MAY 2024

Perspectives and insights of Israel’s current war with Gaza from writers in the Arab media

While many of these articles are heavily slanted against Israel, Lay of the Land  views it important for its readers to be exposed to the conversations throughout the Arab world that impact Israel and the Jewish world.

THE ARAB VOICE – MAY 2024
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