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THE ISRAEL BRIEF – 15–18 December 2025
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Lay of the Land’s Photo-Pick of the Week
“JEWISH LIVES MATTER”
From a music festival in Israel to a festive candle lighting on a beach in Australia, Jews across the world are being mass murdered in broad daylight!
ARTICLES
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ARAB MEDIA: DESPERATELY SEEKING SADAT!
An article that disappointed less from what it said and more from what it did not say.
By David E. Kaplan
ARAB MEDIA: DESPERATELY SEEKING SADAT!
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APPEASEMENT IS BACK
How Australian government policies led to the disaster on Bondi Beach.
By Neville Berman
APPEASEMENT IS BACK
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TIME TO OUTLAW EXTREMIST ISLAM
It’s not permissive gun laws but unchecked cascading ideological hate that is killing Jews.
By Jonathan Feldstein
TIME TO OUTLAW EXTREMIST ISLAM
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LAST ONE OUT TURNS OFF THE DARKNESS
First to race into the inferno of October 7, Ran Gvili is now the last.
By Forest Rain Marcia
LAST ONE OUT TURNS OFF THE DARKNESS
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