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THE ISRAEL BRIEF- 17-20 March 2025
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“I HAVE COME BACK FROM HELL” – ELI SHARABI SPEAKS TO U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL
Upon being released from captivity, hostage Eli Sharabi learned the heartbreaking news that his wife and two daughters had been murdered.A survivor of 491 days brutal captivity in Gaza, watch Eli’s full address at the United Nations.
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STOP THE ROT
Bibi, if you don’t or can’t stop the rot, it will consume all – is this what you want as your legacy?By David E. Kaplan
accomplished personality leading the country? Packing an arsenal of lies, distortion and manipulation, this
increasingly insensitive prime minister is waging war as much on his people as he is on the enemy!
STOP THE ROT
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MODI’IN: ISRAEL’S NEW TOURISM DESTINATION?
The fast-growing city in central Israel has just opened its first hotel in a bid to attract business and leisure tourism.
By Rolene Marks
epicentre of the Chanukah story and hometown of its heroes – the Maccabees. A city enriched by an illustrious
history from antient times to the present, it is only fitting that Modi’in recently welcomed its first hotel.
MODI’IN: ISRAEL’S NEW TOURISM DESTINATION?
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Another Wall? Have You Lost Your Mind?!
This is why liberating the hostages is not enough
By Forest Rain Marcia
a SCREAM for real security, a DEMAND of the government that “it is unacceptable for genocidal monsters to live
on our doorstep,” and a WARNING if we keep avoiding the root of the problem, we will face another October 7.
Another Wall? Have You Lost Your Mind?!
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