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Lay of the Land Weekly Newsletter- 12 August 2024

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THE ISRAEL BRIEF – 05-08 August 2024
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Lay of the Land’s image of the week

Israel aspires and inspires at 2024 Paris Olympiad and sends message of resilience

Poetic Poise. In a time of massacre, hostage taking, war and global antisemitism, Israel’s Rhythmic Gymnastics team – as if appealing to the heavens – take silver, bringing Israel’s haul of medals for an Olympic Games to a record seven. (Photo: Gabriel BOUYS / AFP)



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ANYTHING NOVEL ABOUT THIS NOVELIST’S ANTISEMITISM? NOPE….

Popular Belgium writer publicly declares burning desire to murder Jews and world typically ignores
By David E. Kaplan

Same old Europe. Disturbing return to the past, when an acclaimed Belgium novelist, Herman
Brusselmans, can pen that he wants “to push a sharp knife in the throat of every Jew
he sees and his editor finds nothing wrong in publishing?

ANYTHING NOVEL ABOUT THIS NOVELIST’S ANTISEMITISM? NOPE…
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IN PARIS WHILE SOUTH AFRICA BURNS

In the spotlight of the Olympics, South African leadership attacks Israel rather that deal with problems at home
By Kenneth Moeng Mokgatlhe

Food for Thought. Poverty, child malnutrition and rampant crime are South Africa’s daily diet. “How does the Palestine-Israel conflict become South Africa’s priority when we are the world’s most unequal country?” asks the writer

IN PARIS WHILE SOUTH AFRICA BURNS
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ARMEGEDDON NOT WITH STANDING

Strong threats from Teheran of annihilation, Israelis wait…
By Jonathan Feldstein

High Anxiety. Waiting to be attacked from multiple directions, the writer delves into the DNA of Israeli resilience and notes Jewish wit such as an online enquirer asking on Friday, “What traditional pre-Armageddon food one should prepare for Shabbat?”

ARMEGEDDON NOT WITH STANDING
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