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THE ISRAEL BRIEF- 15-18 July 2024
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What the ICC Gets Wrong about Israel
With modern war increasingly urban, the ICC ruling against Israel has in fact criminalized the very act of war itself in its current manifestation.
By Major (Ret) John Spencer
and that includes …major urban battles of Vietnam,” says the writer, who is seen
here (l) with Brig. Gen. Dan Goldfus (r) and Israeli troops in Gaza.
What the ICC Gets Wrong about Israel
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A SALUTE TO McDONALD’S ISRAEL
public support for Israel or is that truly the reason? The writer seen here at a McDonald’s
in Ra’anana, looks beyond the food-giant’s menu to the real meat in this evolving story.
A SALUTE TO McDONALD’S ISRAEL
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HOW LAVENDER SAVED ISRAEL!
Instead of breathing death, they could breathe in lavender – a rescue solution in the face of unbearable reality
By Forest Rain Marcia
LOTL Cofounders David E. Kaplan (Editor), Rolene Marks and Yair Chelouche
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