Lay of the Land Weekly Newsletter- 30 November 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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ARTICLES

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DO JEWS HAVE A FUTURE IN BRITAIN?

It’s time for the silent majority to speak up
By Andrew Fox

Not Okay in the UK. A protest today in the UK where the popular iconic insignia of the pro-Palestine movement
are comfortably at home alongside the conspicuous dreaded Nazi Swastika. Is this an environment
where Jews can sustain a long-term future?

DO JEWS HAVE A FUTURE IN BRITAIN?
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A STORY UNTOLD

The planeload of Gazans arriving in South Africa has so far been a saga of silence and falsity.
By Lawrence Nowosenetz

Who’s The Boss? Most revealing in this image in the SA media covering the arrival in SA of Palestinians from
Gaza is the enlarged face of the Dr Imtiaz Sooliman of a local anti-Israel Islamist charity (left) who dwarfs
(l-r) SA President Ramaphosa, Foreign Minister Lamola and Home Affairs Minister Schreiber.

A STORY UNTOLD
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THE ESSENCE OF HER NAME

In loving memory of Tova Ben Dov z”l
By Rolene Marks
Tribute

Superlative Service. Tova Ben Dov(l) and the writer outside a WIZO project in Israel identified with the legacy of Tova. The largest Zionist women’s organization in the world, WIZO today runs 180 day care centers in Israel, caring for 14,000 children of working mothers, new immigrants and needy families.

THE ESSENCE OF HER NAME
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HISTORY DOESN’T CHANGE – PERCEPTIONS OF FACTS DO

While global pressure for the two-state solution accelerates, maybe time to apply the brakes and study the facts.
By Peter Bailey

Conference’s Consequences. Delegates to the 1920 San Remo conference in Italy which led to far-reaching
consequences for the people of the Middle East not least, the Jewish people who had been scattered
across the world for two millennia. A failure to stick to the plan, challenges remain a century later!

HISTORY DOESN’T CHANGE – PERCEPTIONS OF FACTS DO
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