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THE ISRAEL BRIEF- 01-04 September 2025
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Lay of the Land’s Photo Pick of the Week
PEDDLING PREJUDICE
Competing in Spain, Israel cycling team removes ‘Israel’ from its jersey – “for security’ reasons”!
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
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.
SEE NO EVIL, BROADCAST NO EVIL
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A FEMINIST BETRAYAL
Women’s groups champion the rights of all victims of gender-based violence…. unless they are Jews!
By Grant Gochin
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!
A FEMINIST BETRAYAL
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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
parliamentary law designed to combat antisemitism, arguing that the law “infringes on freedom
of expression” – a common justification of antisemites and Holocaust deniers.
HOLOCAUST DISTORTION AND PRESERVING NARRATIVE IN EASTERN EUROPE
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WHEN ‘WORD GAMES’ ARE ‘WAR GAMES’
Danger Alert – words once said can be forgiven but never forgotten.
By Marika Sboros
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.
WHEN ‘WORD GAMES’ ARE ‘WAR GAMES’
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