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THE ISRAEL BRIEF – 31 August – 03 September 2026
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HAPPY NEW YEAR
In these challenging times for Jews both in Israel and throughout the Diaspora, Lay of the Land wishes all for the coming year a safe and peaceful year free of hate and harm.
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THE UN – “UNimaginable”!
In a rare display of sentiment towards Israel, visiting UN ambassadors from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Pacific to Israel were moved to tears at Nova site with Gambia’s envoy expressing that the visit helped him understand Oct. 7, while Fiji’s ambassador offered engineers to help rebuild Gaza border communities.
ARTICLES
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HAMAS’S WAR ON GAZA’S CHILDREN
Gazans describe the machinery of indoctrination and coercion and why it will endure while Hamas remains armed.
By Andrew Fox
HAMAS’S WAR ON GAZA’S CHILDREN
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THEY CAME, THEY BUILT, THEY LEFT – JEWS AND ZIMBABWE
ASK WHAT IS HAPPENING TO YOUR COUNTRY
Statement by Mqondisi Moyo
THEY CAME, THEY BUILT, THEY LEFT – JEWS AND ZIMBABWE
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TYRE OVER TIME
Lebanon’s UNIFIL Resort Town on the Brink
By Motti Verses
TYRE OVER TIME
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DECODING ISRAEL’S POLITICAL LANDSCAPE
Why the forthcoming election on October 27 must bring a change of leadership to Israel.
By Neville Berman
DECODING ISRAEL’S POLITICAL LANDSCAPE
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