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THE ISRAEL BRIEF – 26-29 October 2026
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Lay of the Land’s ‘Photo Pick’ of the Week
THE RISE OF THE ARAB ISRAELI – NO MORE SITTING ON THE SIDELINES!
More than Netanyahu or his rivals being unable to form a government which was predictable, less predictable was the historic surge in Arab voter turnout, propelling Arab-led parties to a record-breaking 19 seats in the 120-seat Knesset. While Netanyahu was quick to ashamedly accuse Arab parties of “stealing the vote”, these parties for far too long relegated to the margins of Israeli political life have now shifted the Israeli political landscape!
ARTICLES
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UNDER PRESSURE – A PUNCTURE TO POLITICS
A flat tire in Israel’s Arab and Druze north introduced rural revelations on election day.
By Jonathan Feldstein
UNDER PRESSURE – A PUNCTURE TO POLITICS
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REST IN PEACE, NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
With the UN and the Norwegian Nobel Committee handing jurist Navi Pillay a megaphone on a platter, little wonder Hamas has welcomed her as its poster girl.
By Marika Sboros
REST IN PEACE, NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
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THE PARTNERSHIP
How two officials defied systemic indifference to help save Jews in Nazi Europe.
By Michel Levine
THE PARTNERSHIP
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LOTL Cofounders David E. Kaplan (Editor), Rolene Marks and Yair Chelouche
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