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THE ISRAEL BRIEF – 09-12 November 2026
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Lay of the Land’s ‘Photo Pick’ of the Week
REVIVAL & RESILIENCE
Newly elected MK Elisha Medan—an IDF reservist and double-amputee who lost both legs in November 2023 during combat in the Gaza Strip rose on his prosthetic legs to take his oath of office during the opening session of the 26th Knesset on November 10, 2026.
– wounded veterans such as Elisha Madan
– 24-year-old Yonatan Shalev, the youngest MK in 66 years who co-founded the reservists’ movement
– 33 women – a record high
– 10 lawmakers hailing from bereaved families who lost relatives on October 7 or subsequent war.
ARTICLES
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MARGINAL SLAVERY
We Were Slaves in Lithuania. Lithuania Calls It Marginal.
By Grant Gochin
MARGINAL SLAVERY
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TEN YEARS WITHOUT LEONARD COHEN: BEHIND HOTEL CHELSEA’S LEGEND
Insights into what gave this New York’s legendary landmark its magnetic bohemian charm.
By Motti Verses
where Leonard Cohen’s inimitable lyrics still lingers behind the red-brick façade and wrought-iron balconies
– a living monument to American bohemia, art, and counterculture.
TEN YEARS WITHOUT LEONARD COHEN: BEHIND HOTEL CHELSEA’S LEGEND
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THE ARAB VOICE – NOVEMBER 2026
Perspectives and insights from writers in the Arab media
THE ARAB VOICE – NOVEMBER 2026
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LOTL Cofounders David E. Kaplan (Editor), Rolene Marks and Yair Chelouche
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