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THE ISRAEL BRIEF – 22–24 December 2025
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Lay of the Land wishes its readers around the world
A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND
A HAPPY NEW YEAR
May all the peoples of the world know peace in 2026
and be safe from harm’s way.
Lay of the Land will take festive leave over the New Year
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ARTICLES
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WHAT DID ANTI-ZIONISTS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT SYDNEY BESIDES PRAISE FOR EL-AHMED? NOT MUCH.
Those who see ‘safety through solidarity’ as the ‘lesson’ of the terror attack have internalized what classical Zionist thinkers called an ‘exile mindset’ — a near-religious sanctification of Jewish powerlessness.
By Zev Dever
WHAT DID ANTI-ZIONISTS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT SYDNEY BESIDES PRAISE FOR EL-AHMED? NOT MUCH.
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DIASPORA JEWS ARE NO LONGER FREE
Washington DC, Colorado, Manchester, Bondi. Where next?
By Sir Mick Davis
to murdering Jews on Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach only kilometers away.
Why the Surprise?
DIASPORA JEWS ARE NO LONGER FREE
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BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS
“Never Again” was an empty promise
By Andrew Fox
beachgoers were met with antisemitic slogans including “Fuck the IDF” and “Free Palestine” sprayed on the beachfront’s pavilion palisade.
BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS
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BONDI BEACH LESSON: ANTI-ZIONISM IS A MODERN MUTATION OF ANTISEMETISM
A beach massacre displays bloodedly the linkage between antizionism and the new antisemitism
By Marika Sboros
herself: “What happened, why did it happen, and where it will all lead?”
BONDI BEACH LESSON: ANTI-ZIONISM IS A MODERN MUTATION OF ANTISEMETISM
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LOTL Cofounders David E. Kaplan (Editor), Rolene Marks and Yair Chelouche
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