Lay of the Land Weekly Newsletter- 08 December 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- 02-05 December 2024
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Lay of the Land photo of the week

This young Syrian is wondering “What just happened?” while Israelis question, “What’s next?”

Step Forward?  Boy steps over pictures of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his late father, Hafez al-Assad (right), in Salamiyah, east of Hama, Syria, December 7, 2024. (AP/Ghaith Alsayed)



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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

Contrivance at Court. South African legal team during a hearing on its genocide claims against Israel at The Hague before the revelation that South Africa’s ruling ANC government – near bankruptcy – received major donations from both Iran and Qatar following filing the claim.

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

The Writing on the Wall. How much longer can they survive from 1-year-old ‘Baby Bibas’ to 86-year-old Shlomo Mantzur, the oldest hostage held by Hamas terrorists. “Each person is a universe – with an anxious family waiting desperately for their return,” laments the writer.

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

End of the Road. The renaming in Johannesburg of an iconic street after Palestinian terrorist Leila Khaled, signposts a disappointing moral metaphor for South Africaheading down a cul-de-sac or ‘dead end’!

DEFINITELY NOT ROADWORTHY
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