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THE ISRAEL BRIEF – 05–08 January 2026
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PROTESTS IN TEHRAN TODAY BRING HOPES FOR IRANIANS TOMORROW
If President Trump likes to speak of ”making deal”, the best deals are to be made after the Islamic regime falls.
By Marziyeh Amirizadeh
PROTESTS IN TEHRAN TODAY BRING HOPES FOR IRANIANS TOMORROW
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THE SOMALILAND LITMUS TEST
Refusal to recognize Somaliland exposes global hypocrisy and rewards terror.
By Grant Gochin
THE SOMALILAND LITMUS TEST
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LIFE AFTER LOSS
Rabbi Leo Dee’s experience and counsel on how to honour personal tragedy without being imprisoned by it.
By Jonathan Feldstein
LIFE AFTER LOSS
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