Lay of the Land Weekly Newsletter- 18 August 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 – 12-15 August 2024
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Lay of the Land’s image of the week

Amid tentative hopes that Israel’s ongoing negotiations with Hamas have put a hostage-ceasefire agreement within reach, people are appealing as much as protesting that their government agree to the deal. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)




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WAITING FOR WAR

To strike or not to strike – these are the agonizing questions confronting all parties in the conflict.
By Jonathan Feldstein

‘Head’ing for war? “The reality is it’s very tense here: waiting for something we all believe to be imminent, not knowing when and how bad that will be, or what our response will be,” characterizes this writer of the situation in Israel.

WAITING FOR WAR
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UNRWA’S ROLE IN THE INTERSECTION OF AID AND TERRORISM

Deeply compromised by its entanglements with terrorist activities,  its time to reform to save rather than lose lives.
By Itai Reuveni – Director of Communications at NGO Monitor

UNacceptable. UNRWA, the UN agency tasked with aiding Palestinian refugees, has been deeply compromised by its entanglements with terrorist activities. Can it unentangle itself to do its job?

UNRWA’S ROLE IN THE INTERSECTION OF AID AND TERRORISM
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THE ARAB VOICE – August 2024

While Hezbollah leaders rally supporters with fervent speeches, Israeli agents meticulously gathered intel.” Writing in a Saudi Arabian daily, Mohammed Al-Saeed’s criticism of Israel is accompanied by acknowledgement of the Jewish state’s prowess at penetration.

Terror at the Top – An Endangered Species. Nasrallah says “no place” in Israel would be safe in war but he may well ask himself: “How safe am I?”

THE ARAB VOICE – August 2024
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