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THE ISRAEL BRIEF- 02-05 December 2024
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Lay of the Land photo of the week
TRAMPLING OVER TOPPLED LEADERSHIP
This young Syrian is wondering “What just happened?” while Israelis question, “What’s next?”


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FAILURE OF THE ‘BIG GUNS’, ANTISEMITES MOBILIZE LANGUAGE
If the executive arm of antisemitism was once in Germany, its judicial arm is today in the Netherlands
By David E. Kaplan

FAILURE OF THE ‘BIG GUNS’, ANTISEMITES MOBILIZE LANGUAGE
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I THINK OF THEM EVERY DAY
Do not let the world forget about the 100 hostages!
By Rolene Marks

I THINK OF THEM EVERY DAY
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DEFINITELY NOT ROADWORTHY
Renaming Sandton Drive in Johannesburg after a notorious terrorist and plane hijacker is the wrong ‘road’ for South Africa to take.
By Kenneth Mokgatlhe wa Kgwadi

DEFINITELY NOT ROADWORTHY
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