Lay of the Land Weekly Newsletter- 15 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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THE ISRAEL BRIEF- 09-12 September 2024
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Articles

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GOODBYE TO ISRAEL’S “MR. TENNIS”

A tribute to the passing of tennis icon and Israel Prize recipient – Dr. Ian Froman.
By David E. Kaplan

Love, Set and…Oh, what a Match. Lovebirds, Ruth and Ian Froman at a 2015 event honouring Ian’s contribution to Israeli society and tennis in Israel. A dentist by profession, his destiny was to open less mouths and more hearts.

GOODBYE TO ISRAEL’S “MR. TENNIS”

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QUESTIONS ABOUT QATAR

Small in size but big in stature, the Gulf kingdom’s influence is raising serious concerns.
By Allan Wolman

All about Image. Why would a Middle Eastern emirate with fewer than 3 million people and little soccer tradition want to host the sport’s biggest event? What interested Qatar was not reaching out to the world of football but using football to reach out to the world.

QUESTIONS ABOUT QATAR

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IT IS UNFAIR TO COMPARE ANIMALS IN THE WILD TO THE ‘WILD ANIMALS’ THAT RAMPAGED ISRAEL

They came, murdered, pillaged, raped, butchered, incinerated and then paraded with pride their dastardly deeds as trophies

Murderous Mindset. The mindset of the Gazans who invaded Israel on October 7, defies for this writer the common online comparison to “behaving like animals”   and is an insult to animals.

By Jonathan Feldstein

IT IS UNFAIR TO COMPARE ANIMALS IN THE WILD TO THE ‘WILD ANIMALS’ THAT RAMPAGED ISRAEL

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