Day: November 24, 2024

Lay of the Land Weekly Newsletter- 24 November 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- 18-21 November 2024
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Lay of the Land photo of the week

WOMEN AT WAR

With Israel fighting for survival, female combat soldiers join the battle in Lebanon

In a historic first, female combat soldiers infiltrate behind enemy lines to gather intelligence about the location of Hezbollah terrorists and infrastructure, as well as identify targets for IDF artillery and Air Force strikes. (Photo: IDF)



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ONCE DISTINCT, SOON EXTINCT

Is this the future and fate of the Jews of Europe?
By David E. Kaplan

Never Again to Once Again. With Europe’s ever-increasing hordes of antisemites – “JEWISH” is becoming “invisible”. Rabbis of European cities who traditionally were more about saving whole Jewish communities are today more about saving individual Jewish lives. “Pack your bags and leave,” rabbis are telling their congregants!

ONCE DISTINCT, SOON EXTINCT
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THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME …UNTIL!

Israelis can’t live with monsters on its borders anymore – a perspective from Kibbutz Kfar Aza revisited.
By Forest Rain Marcia

Hell at Home. A reminder how this war began is the remains of this kitchen on a home in Kfar Aza where a young couple was murdered on October 7 and their families decided they “wanted visitors to see.” The writer was one of these “visitors”.

THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME …UNTIL!
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HATE THREATENS TO DESTROY THE BEAUTIFUL GAME

How football is becoming a zero-sum ‘game’?
By Kenneth Moeng Mokgatlhe

Different Ball Game. Following Amsterdam, football joins the long litany of platforms to violently express hostility towards Jews and the Jewish state. While “sports have the power to unite people across backgrounds, cultures and beliefs,” we can now cross football of that list!

HATE THREATENS TO DESTROY THE BEAUTIFUL GAME
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SOUTH AFRICA EXPOSED

Instead of moral crusader, South Africa is revealed to be the contract gunslinger for Iran and Qatar with Israel as the target.
A new report by the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP)

Hired Hand. The plot thickens as new report by the ISGAP reveals that South Africa’s high-profile pursuit of Israel for “genocide”  at the ICC in The Hague was at the behest of Iran and Qatar and for large sums of money. The ANC was bankrupt, not only financially but morally!

SOUTH AFRICA EXPOSED
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