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Lay of the Land Weekly Newsletter- 11 January 2026

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THE ISRAEL BRIEF – 05–08 January 2026
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Lay of the Land’s Photo Pick of the Week

REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

Streets across Iran erupt in public anger against a dictatorial theocratic regime. Lay of the Land notes a world uninterested and most the international news networks either ignoring the story or minimizing coverage. Behind the façade of ‘Human Rights” stands a world exposed for its hypocrisy.




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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

State vs Street. Iranians are risking their lives on the street to take on the oppression of their state. The writer who was once a prisoner in Teheran under a death sentence, acknowledges the support of the US and Israel and pleads:  “Where are all the others?”

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

Rousing Recognition. When the Israeli flag is sighted on the streets of the Muslim world, it is often being set alight or trampled underfoot. Yet in recent days the Star of David has been plastered on buildings and brandished by jubilant crowds in the capital of Somaliland. 

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

Regret to Response. Following the murder of his wife and two daughters, Rabbi Leo Dee, a former UK private equity professional was plagued by the “What if?” questions of “What if you had left London later?” or had “…never left at all?” His journey of traversing tragedy necessitated a rephrasing of the questions.

LIFE AFTER LOSS
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