Lay of the Land Weekly Newsletter- 22 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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As the war shifts focus, a direct hit of a Hezbollah rocket from Lebanon on residential area of Kiryat Bialik, a northern city in the Haifa District.



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THE ISLAMIC KINGDOM OF JORDAN

Could Jordan’s royal appeasement of Islamic extremism lead to the fall of the Hashemites?
By Jonathan Feldstein

Sounds of Silence. While in 1997, Jordan’s King Hussein travels to Israel visiting Israeli schoolgirls in hospital shot by a Jordanian soldier from across the border and pays a condolence visit to the family of one of the victims, his son, the present king, is silent on the recent Allenby terror attack where 3 Israelis were shot dead by a Jordanian. Why?

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OUR NOBLE, PROGRESSIVE, ANTI-ZIONIST JEWS

Trying to buy acceptance by selling their souls
By Stephen Schulman

Selective Morality. “Do Jewish lives not matter?” asks the writer of his fellow co-religionists in Australia and South Africa who preach the much-vaunted “tikkun olam and “calling out injustice when their social conscience appears to be exclusively focused to finding reasons to besmirch Israel.  

OUR NOBLE, PROGRESSIVE, ANTI-ZIONIST JEWS
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BEYOND BEN GURION’S VISION

From ancient traders to modern tourists, the changing landscape of Israel’s Negev desert.
By Motti Verses

Desert Awakenings. The writer marvels at the sunset at Ein Avdat, a majestic canyon near Kibbutz Sde Boker where Israel’s first Prime Minister, David Ben Gurion settled, switching city life for pioneering challenge. Doing so to set a personal example for others to follow, how has this played out? A personal perspective of exploration and reflection.

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