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THE ISRAEL BRIEF –30 March – 01 April 2026
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Lay of the Land’s Photo Pick of the Week
FATHER AND SON
At the side of a road during a siren warning of an income missile, an Israeli father is captured on camera shielding his baby son with his own body.
a siren, Israelis lie on the ground to protect themselves and their loved ones.
ARTICLES
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PERCEPTION AND REALITY – WHAT COMES TO MIND IN AUSTRALIA WHEN WE HEAR: “THE MIDDLE EAST”
Reflections and ruminations based on a small survey I conducted last week in Sydney’s CBD.
By Michael Fish
we are repeatedly shown?” This is the question that fascinated the writer as he set about asking working folk in
downtown Sydney: “What is the first word that comes to mind when you hear ‘the Middle East’?”
PERCEPTION AND REALITY – WHAT COMES TO MIND IN AUSTRALIA WHEN WE HEAR: “THE MIDDLE EAST”
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UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN’S ULTIMATE DEGRADATION – HONOURING DR SOOLIMAN
Does South Africa’s premier university share today the same values as a supporter of terrorism against Jews?
By Lawrence Nowosenetz
world’s oldest hatred. Is it any wonder Jews are weary. UCT’s latest move to confer an honorary doctorate on Dr. Sooliman
who says “I’m 5000% antisemitic,” affirms the writer’s lament of “ultimate degradation.”
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN’S ULTIMATE DEGRADATION – HONOURING DR SOOLIMAN
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THE HIDDEN MENTAL HEALTH TOLL OF ANTISEMETISM
How Antisemitism Impacts Mental Health Around the World.
By Bev Moss-Reilly
“…are carrying a level of fear that is hard to describe to those who have never had their identity turned into a target.”
The impact of antisemitism on mental health can be profound.
THE HIDDEN MENTAL HEALTH TOLL OF ANTISEMETISM
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THE CONTEXT BEHIND THE CARDINAL DENIED ENTRY TO JERUSALEM’S HOLY SEPULCHRE
Sometimes missile attacks from Iran can not only shatter buildings and lives, but even a status quo.
By Jonathan Feldstein
the doorstep on the Holy Sepulcher, cardinal Pizzaballa’s publicized response to restricted access as
“unreasonable” was less about praying to God and more about playing to the media.
THE CONTEXT BEHIND THE CARDINAL DENIED ENTRY TO JERUSALEM’S HOLY SEPULCHRE
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