Day: September 2, 2024

Lay of the Land Weekly Newsletter- 02 September 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 image of the week

NATION PLUNGED INTO MOURNING

The gut-wrenching news Israel woke up to on September 1, 2024

The bodies of the six hostages were found only one kilometer from where Israeli Bedouin Kaid Farhan al-Alkadi from Rahat was rescued by the IDF last week. They were likely slaughtered by Hamas as the IDF approached.




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FAREWELL TO HENRY SHAKENOVSKY

Tribute to a man of law, of reason and of community
By David E. Kaplan

Jovially Judicious. An intellectual, raconteur and warm-hearted, Judge Henry Shakenovsky was a man whose presence you could not avoid – nor would you ever want to. Finest man to enjoy the finest scotch!

FARWELL TO HENRY SHAKENOVSKY
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ISRAELI PRIDE DURING WAR

The emotions and reflections of a father as he sees his son off to join the IDF.
By Jonathan Feldstein

Requirements of Survival. It is the common experience of the Israeli family who waves
farewell to a child who walks off in “civies” and when they next meet, will be in uniform.
During a long and exhausting war, that ‘experience’ is even more challenging.

ISRAELI PRIDE DURING WAR
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A MASS EMIGRATION OF CRIMINALS

Illuminating review of new book that reveals the mostly untold story of Nazi war criminals and collaborators who found safe refuge in Australia in the early post-WWII years.
By  Dr. Efraim Zuroff

Safe Harbor. With serious flaws in the screening process during the post war period, how
many mass-murdering Nazis and their collaborators sneaked into Australia? Seen here
are migrant arrivals from Europe arriving in Sydney harbor in 1947.

A MASS EMIGRATION OF CRIMINALS
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