Day: March 31, 2025

Lay of the Land Weekly Newsletter- 31 March 2025

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- 24-27 March 2025
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Lay of the Land’s  ‘Pick of the Week’ was the Unexpected

GAZANS PROTEST NOT AGAINST ISRAEL BUT AGAINST HAMAS! WHERE WILL IT LEAD?

“Hamas needs to go away,” said Ahmad al-Masri, 26, a resident of Beit Lahia who helped call for the demonstrations. “If it doesn’t, the bloodshed, the wars and the destruction won’t stop.” Thousands of Palestinians marched in northern Gaza in the second day of anti-war protests, demanding an end to 18 years of Hamas rule.




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OF MARKETS AND  MINDSETS

Farewell to Stef Wertheimer –  a feisty ‘warrior’ for peace and prosperity who has died at age 98.
By David E. Kaplan

Movers & Shakers. Stef Wertheimer showing Warren Buffett (left) around Tefen Industrial Park, his flagship project in northern Israel that served as a model and a symbol of industrial innovation and excellence. Wertheimer championed industrial parks across the Middle East as an alternative to war, advocating for factory floors instead of battlefields!

OF MARKETS AND  MINDSETS
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AFTER A CHILD’S MURDER, A FATHER’S QUEST FOR JUSTICE

A distraught dad strives to bring his daughter’s killer to justice as she boastfully lives like a ‘rock star’ in Jordan.
By Jonathan Feldstein

Murder on Main Street. August 9, 2001, Arnold Roth’s life was irrevocably derailed when his 15-year-old daughter, Malki, was murdered in a Terrorist bomb attack on the Sbarro pizzeria (above) in downtown Jerusalem. Spearheaded by Ahlam Tamimi, a journalist living in Jordan, a father’s outrage grew as his daughter’s killer popularity soared, enjoying celebrity status in the Arab world.

AFTER A CHILD’S MURDER, A FATHER’S QUEST FOR JUSTICE
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THE ARAB VOICE – MARCH, 2025

Perspectives and insights from writers in the Arab media

A look at the Arab media’s treatment of: Israel’s newly appointed ambassador to Egypt being disinvited from the accreditation ceremony at the Heliopolis Palace in Cairo and the response to Palestinian protests in Gaza against Hamas.

THE ARAB VOICE – MARCH, 2025
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