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THE ISRAEL BRIEF- 07-10 July 2025
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This week’s Lay of the Land’s ‘Photo-Pick’ as a satire on TV news today!
STATUS OF GLOBAL MEDIA
snapped in London on July 9 of a journalist interviewing ‘Larry the cat’, Chief Mouser at 10 Downing Street,
while visiting French President was meeting the British PM.(Photo: Reuters/ Chris J. Ratcliff)
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DEVASTATION AND RESILIENCE
Visiting South African photojournalist, Ilan Ossendryver, captures in real-time the Measure and the Mood in Israel during Iran’s devastating missile attacks.
By Rolene Marks
a collection of photographs documenting the destruction and horror following the attack on 7 October,
when suddenly Iranian missiles rained down on Israeli cities. Out came the resting camera…
DEVASTATION AND RESILIENCE
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ZAPIRO = FAR,FAR BELOW ZERO!
Consistent in his skewed prejudice against Israel, coupled with concealing facts and distorting the truth, South African Jewish cartoonist stokes the fires of antisemitism and endangers the Jewish community.
By Stephen Schulman
SA cartoonist, Jonathan Shapiro, paints 21st century Jews as the ultimate Jew-killers – Nazis.
Armed with a poison pen, this modern-day Stormtrooper endangers Jews everywhere.
ZAPIRO = FAR,FAR BELOW ZERO!
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FROM DEVASTATED HOMES TO HOTEL HOSPITALITY
As Iran’s ballistic missiles pummel Israel’s urban areas turning residents into evacuees, Israel’s hotels – despite tourist decline – meet the challenge.
By Motti Verses
Tel Aviv following an Iranian missile attack. Following similar strikes at city centers across the
country leaving thousands homeless, Israel’s hospitality industry opened its doors.
FROM DEVASTATED HOMES TO HOTEL HOSPITALITY
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