The Israel Brief – 15 April 2024 – Special edition: Iranian attack on Israel.

The Israel Brief – 16 April 2024 – Operation Iron Shield updates. Hostage deal updates. Day of Disruption. Nova survivor speaks. 

The Israel Brief – 17 April 2024 – More sanctions on Iran. US resolution condemning “From the river”. Hostage negotiations. UNSC no to Palestinian UN membership. 

The Israel Brief – 18 April 2024 – Footage of Yarden Bibas. Hezbollah fire on Arab village. Iran standoff updates. Rachel Goldberg-Polin Times 100. 

15 April 2024 – News Central in Nigeria – Israel’s War Cabinet Deliberates Response to Iranian Assault.

15 April 2024 – The Schilling Show: Rolene Marks, Dan Savickas, Dr. Clara Belle Wheeler …Rolene Marks provides correspondence live from Israel and provides an update after an attack from Iran.Dan Savic…

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The Israel Brief – 08 April 2024 – Israel marks 6 months since 7/10. Aid workers finding. Troops pulled from the south of the strip. President Herzog in Rwanda. 

The Israel Brief – 09 April 2024 – Hamas refuse ceasefire proposal. Rafah to go ahead. Lapid in Washington. Germany at ICJ.

The Israel Brief – 10 April 2024 – UK will not stop arms to Israel. US: “no evidence of genocide in Gaza”. Iranian threats. Mazel Tov, Douglas Murray.

 

The Israel Brief – 11 April 2024 – Indonesia to normalize with Israel? Haniyeh’s sons killed. Israel on alert for Iranian strikes. Humanitarian aid.

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The Israel Brief – 01 April 2004 – Hostage Square part 1.

The Israel Brief – 01 April 2004 – Hostage Square part 2.

The Israel Brief – 02 April 2004 – Tragic incident with aid workers. Airstrike kills IRGC commander. Operations at Shifa conclude. Former hostages speak about harassment.

The Israel Brief – 03 April 2024 – Update on WFK tragedy. Mass protests in Jerusalem. Al Jazeera. Spain and Belgium to recognize Palestinian state?

The Israel Brief – 04 April 2024 – Israel on very high alert. UNSC Resolution blocked. DJ’s banned from laying Israeli songs at Eurovision. Gantz calls for early elections.

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The Israel Brief – 25 March 2024 – Shifa hospital update. The UN’s humanitarian aid blood libel. Negotiations to release hostages. Al Jazeera accusation. 

The Israel Brief – 26 March 2024 – Drama with the UNSC vote. Hamas refuse ceasefire. Shifa updates. Antisemitism at UK airport. 

The Israel Brief – 27 March 2024 – Escalation in north. Amit Soussana speaks on the record. Hostage update. Well wishes for The Princess of Wales. 

The Israel Brief – 28 March 2024 – Israel complying with international law. Terror attack. Washington meeting rescheduled. UK and US clamp down on terror media. 

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The Israel Brief – 18 March 2024 – Hostage negotiations resume. Sen. Schumer angers. Fighting in Shifa hospital. Memorial Day for 7/10 announced.

The Israel Brief – 19 March 2024 – Biden and Bibi speak. Inside Shifa. Is the UN lying about aid? Hostage negotiations.

The Israel Brief – 20 March 2024 – Israeli team heads to US to talk Rafah. Was Haniyeh an UNRWA teacher? SA appeals to ICJ again. Happiness index. 

The Israel Brief – 20 March 2024 – Major arrest at Shifa. The day after in Gaza. Canada. Letter to diaspora.

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The Israel Brief – 11 March 2024 – UN Security Council session. Ramadan begins. Biden vs Bibi. Israels’s Eurovision song.

The Israel Brief – 12 March 2024 – The north heats up. The UNSC hearing. Aid shipment leaves Cyprus. Floyd Mayweather honoured. 

The Israel Brief – 13 March 2024 – Hostage declared dead. Humanitarian aid pilot. Queen Rania. Adidas donates profits from Yeezy.

The Israel Brief – 14 March 2024 – Humanitarian aid update. Rafah update. SA minister threatens arrests. African ambassadors welcomed. 

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The Israel Brief – 04 March 2024 – Hostage negotiations. Humanitarian aid. Trauma of Israeli children. Residents of south start returning. 

The Israel Brief – 05 March 2024 – UN Special Envoy releases report. UNRWA staff exposed. SA reiterates support for Hamas. Powerhouse women in Shoham! 

The Israel Brief – 06 March 2024 – Hamas deny atrocities in UN report. Situation with aid. Ramadan update. Biden to include families affected by 7/10 at State of the Union.

The Israel Brief – 07 March 2024 (a) – from the graveyard of cars.

The Israel Brief – 07 March 2024 (b) – Shovah Junction.

March 5, 2024 – Rolene Marks and Rob Schilling clear up the misinformation about Israel’s war with Gaza that is reported in the mainstream media here.

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The Israel Brief – 26 February 2024 –  From WIZO Nahalal.

The Israel Brief – 27 February 2024 – Latest on hostage deal. Escalation in north. Fighting in Gaza. PA government resigns.

The Israel Brief – 28 February 2024 – Rockets north and south. Latest on hostage deal. Families of hostages march to capital. US support higher than we think.

The Israel Brief – 28 February 2024 – Gazans stampede. Airdrops a success.New Zealand designate entire Hamas terrorists. Prince William concerned about antisemitism.

While the mission of Lay of the Land (LotL) is to provide a wide and diverse perspective of affairs in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world, the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by its various writers are not necessarily ones of the owners and management of LOTL but of the writers themselves.  LotL endeavours to the best of its ability to credit the use of all known photographs to the photographer and/or owner of such photographs (0&EO).

The Israel Brief – 19 February 2024 – Brazilian President persona non grata. IDF find medicines for hostages. El Al flight issue. ICC to hear crimes against humanity committed by Hamas.

The Israel Brief – 20 February 2024 – IDF screen footage of Bibas family. Has Sinwar escaped to Egypt. IDF to conduct internal investigations. Prince William statement. 

The Israel Brief – 21 February 2024 – US vetoes UNSC Resolution. Qatar says hostages receiving medicines. Status quo on Temple Mount. Is Sinwar sick?

The Israel Brief – 22 February 2024 – Terror attack. Devastating rape report (not for sensitive viewers). Knesset votes against unilateral two state solution. Hostage deal close? 

While the mission of Lay of the Land (LotL) is to provide a wide and diverse perspective of affairs in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world, the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by its various writers are not necessarily ones of the owners and management of LOTL but of the writers themselves.  LotL endeavours to the best of its ability to credit the use of all known photographs to the photographer and/or owner of such photographs (0&EO).

The Israel Brief – 12 February 2024 – 2 Hostages rescued. Tunnel found under UNRWA school. Biden and Bibi speak. Al Jazeera journalist moonlights as terrorist.

The Israel Brief – 13 February 2024 – UNRWA offices to be shut. Did hostages receive medication? NY Times say Shifa used as Hamas command centre. Plans for Rafah. 

The Israel Brief – 14 February 2024 – Footage of Sinwar. Families take Hamas to ICC. Situation in North. Hostage deal. 

The Israel Brief – 15 February 2024 – IDF special forces in Nasser hospital. Hezbollah threaten Israel. President Herzog flies to Munich Security Conference. SA appeals to ICJ. 

It was a profound honour to be interviewed on Legacy Conversations, and address former  defense force personnel from South Africa and other countries about Zionism, 7/10, and Hamas psychological warfare here: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8noLW1d4Bfs

While the mission of Lay of the Land (LotL) is to provide a wide and diverse perspective of affairs in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world, the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by its various writers are not necessarily ones of the owners and management of LOTL but of the writers themselves.  LotL endeavours to the best of its ability to credit the use of all known photographs to the photographer and/or owner of such photographs (0&EO).