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Competing in Spain, Israel cycling team removes ‘Israel’ from its jersey – “for security’ reasons”!
‘Israel’ is now a swear word at a top world sporting event with Israel-Premier Tech removing the name ‘Israel’ from the riders’ jerseys for the remainder of the prestigious Vuelta a España after protesters disrupted the finish on stage 11 in Bilbao which ended without a winner. “Stage 11” reflects the stage Jews finds themselves in globally.
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SEE NO EVIL, BROADCAST NO EVIL When the media turn into stenographers for Hamas rather than trusted sources for information. By Rolene Marks
Pots, Pans and Propaganda. “Take 4” and the stage is set for another propaganda Israel-bashing session with pots and pans – literally! On site in Gaza to personally witness, the writer exposes two incidents demonstrating the alarming trend in ‘agenda-based’ reporting.
Women’s groups champion the rights of all victims of gender-based violence…. unless they are Jews! By Grant Gochin
Bloody Shame. “Imagine calling your rapist a ‘freedom fighter’? reads this ‘bloody hands’ placard, exposing the racism and betrayal of the MeToo and fellow feminist movements. If you’re sexually assaulted, but are Jewish, it is then – perfectly acceptable!
HOLOCAUST DISTORTION AND PRESERVING NARRATIVE IN EASTERN EUROPE
Many countries refuse to acknowledge the major role their citizens played in the mass murder of their Jewish inhabitants during the Holocaust. By Dr. Efraim Zuroff
Troubling Trends. Newly elected president of Romania, Nicusor Dan challenges a recently passed parliamentary law designed to combat antisemitism, arguing that the law “infringes on freedom of expression” – a common justification of antisemites and Holocaust deniers.
Danger Alert – words once said can be forgiven but never forgotten. By Marika Sboros
Rewarding Rape. This sickening “Rape is Resistance” poster displayed and circulated in Toronto prior to October 7, 2023, justifies sexual violence and contributed to the horrifying ideologies that were the driving force behind the October 7th attacks and now permeating Western societies.
While the mission of Lay of the Land (LotL) is to provide a wide and diverse perspective of affairs in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world, the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by its various writers are not necessarily ones of the owners and management of LOTL but of the writers themselves. LotL endeavours to the best of its ability to credit the use of all known photographs to the photographer and/or owner of such photographs (0&EO).
