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THE ISRAEL BRIEF – 03–06 November 2025
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JEWISH DEFIANCE
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ALBANESE IN SOUTH AFRICA – A POLITICAL RALLY NOT LECTURE TOUR
Under the banner of the Mandela name, the visit of the UN’s Special Rapporteur to South Africa platformed less of promoting ‘unity, integrity and reconciliation’ and more in spewing hate against the Jewish state.
By Marika Sboros
ALBANESE IN SOUTH AFRICA – A POLITICAL RALLY NOT LECTURE TOUR
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STATE CAPTURE OF A UN MANDATE
South Africa aligns its foreign-policy with a partisan UN office to conspire against the Jewish state.
By Grant Gochin
Today it is used and abused against the Jewish state and rather than enriching the legacy
it cheapens South Africa’s image and undermines its credibility and future.
STATE CAPTURE OF A UN MANDATE
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DEAD BUT ALIVE IN THE MINDS OF MANY – ACROSS ISRAEL AND TANZANIA
After two years of captivity in Gaza, the remains of agricultural student Joshua Loitu Mollel returned to Israel.
By Jonathan Feldstein
was cut short in a frenzy of Hamas atrocities. He returns home this month – a body.
DEAD BUT ALIVE IN THE MINDS OF MANY – ACROSS ISRAEL AND TANZANIA
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