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**If readers want this series to continue please send your original photos to window@thebfd.co.nz What can you tell us about this View from Your Window? Yesterday’s photo was taken from the bird-watching hide on the Lake Okareka boardwalk. ** We need more photos please folks, so grab

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The BFD World News Quiz

The BFD World News Quiz

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The World Must See This Evil
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The World Must See This Evil

When American soldiers liberated Dachau and other concentration camps and discovered the full depth of Nazi barbarity, General Dwight D. Eisenhower made a point of touring the camps, with not only Generals George Patton and Omar Bradley, but a film crew in tow. Because, he said, he knew that some

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Doctors Who Stand Out From the Crowd

Bruce W. Davidson Bruce Davidson is professor of humanities at Hokusei Gakuen University in Sapporo, Japan. brownstone.org In a conformist society like Japan, individuals refusing to bow to the crowd stand out. That has certainly been true during the Covid panic. With the help of independent journalists, dissident doctors

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The Gaza Strip, Who Is Involved: Part Two

October 11th, 2023 As the days pass after the horrific slaughter of the Israeli civilians questions are being raised about who was involved and who was behind the grim actions. In my previous letter, I commented on the possible involvement of Iran and Russia. Since then, I have spoken with

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View from Your Window
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View from Your Window

**If readers want this series to continue please send your original photos to window@thebfd.co.nz What can you tell us about this View from Your Window? Yesterday’s photo was from the driveway looking west to my son and daughter-in-law’s farm at The Grange, Ashley Gorge Road,

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They Celebrated Hamas

They Celebrated Hamas

Festival goers who managed to make it to the road and parking lot where their vehicles were parked found themselves trapped in a traffic jam, with militants stalking the cars and spraying those inside with gunfire. In societies of what would normally be called civilized and honest, there are groups

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On Israel, Hamas, and What Happens Now

On Israel, Hamas, and What Happens Now

Alex Berenson Alex Berenson is a former New York Times reporter and the author of 13 novels, three non-fiction books, and the Unreported Truths booklets. His newest book, PANDEMIA, on the coronavirus and our response to it, was published in November 2021. alexberenson.substack.com (A side note: Many of

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The Gaza Strip, Who Is Involved?

October 10th, 2023 In a bit of a departure for me, I am going to comment on non-UK happenings and offer some opinions rather than my usual objective comments in my letters. The Gaza incursion was an act of unbelievable barbarism and will require high degrees of diplomatic skill to

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View from Your Window
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View from Your Window

**If readers want this series to continue please send your original photos to window@thebfd.co.nz What can you tell us about this View from Your Window? Yesterday’s photo was looking down at the beach from our balcony on the 14th floor of the Mantra, Mooloolaba Beach. ** We

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Body Armour Hamas Style

Body Armour Hamas Style

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What You Need to Know About Israel’s War Against Hamas

What You Need to Know About Israel’s War Against Hamas

Elliot Mathias Elliot Mathias is Aish’s Chief Operating Officer for Global Activities, as well as Executive Director of Aish New York. Elliot is also the founder of Hasbara Fellowships, a program he created while studying at Aish in Jerusalem, Hasbara Fellowships grew under his leadership to become one of

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Where Israel Stands Now

Where Israel Stands Now

Alex Berenson Alex Berenson is a former New York Times reporter and the author of 13 novels, three non-fiction books, and the Unreported Truths booklets. His newest book, PANDEMIA, on the coronavirus and our response to it, was published in November 2021. alexberenson.substack.com PART 1 OF 2 (WARNING:

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View from Your Window
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View from Your Window

**If readers want this series to continue please send your original photos to window@thebfd.co.nz What can you tell us about this View from Your Window? Yesterday’s photo was looking towards the spire of St James Presbyterian Church. SH85, Tiverton Street, Palmerston (South Island). ** We need more

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Thoughts on Israel 2023

Thoughts on Israel 2023

Flatanker Fifty years and one day after the Yom Kippur War, Hamas invaded Israel. They have killed and taken hostages back to Gaza. They have wounded the nation and angered it. Sadly, Israel will now move from retaliation to revenge. The response is going to be brutal. Whilst the Palestinians

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View from Your Window

**If readers want this series to continue please send your original photos to window@thebfd.co.nz What can you tell us about this View from Your Window? Yesterday’s photo was looking down at the vineyards from our table at Forsters, Moutere Hills. ** We need more photos please folks,

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