MeitarEqual treatmentSir, – OC Central Command Maj.-Gen. Avi Mizrahi characterized settler attacks on Palestinian residents of the West Bank as “terrorist activities” (“Maj.-Gen.Mizrahi: ‘Price-tag’ attacks constitute terror,” July 17.Israel Beiteinu has proposed a law to strip convicted terrorists and their families of state-paid allowances (e.g., pension, welfare, etc.). Would this law apply to the heavily state-subsidized Jewish terrorists and their state-paid rabbis? That would be a joy to behold!JUDY BAMBERGER O’Connor, AustraliaA wake-up callSir, – We are losing control of our government. I could now face litigation if I decide to boycott goods and services from West Bank settlers. I could come under investigation if I am a member of a left-wing organization that protests too loudly about the government’s treatment of Palestinians.What is next? The banning of all leftist parties? Cheap housing in Umm el-Fahm because the residents there have disappeared? A gulag in the Negev because I do not agree with the government? This is how fascism starts – legitimate, elected and democratic governments making laws against those who may oppose them. I did not make aliya for this.Wake up Israel! Whether you are on the Left or the Right, Jew or Arab, it is time we take back our government or we will soon be living in the Land of Big Brother, not the Land of Israel.DAVID WIDZER Pardes Hanna-KarkurB’Tselem writesSir, – B’Tselem states the following regarding “Agents of influence,” published by The Jerusalem Post on January 7:1. B’Tselem believes its facts to be accurate on the matter of the Palestinian shepherd who submitted a police complaint.2. Footage showing settlers attacking a Palestinian home was filmed by a B’Tselem cameraperson from inside her house, separate to the male cameraperson seen outside.3. B’Tselem disputes the claim that its figures for the death toll in Operation Cast Lead are contradicted by an assessment by a Hamas official.SARIT MICHAELIJerusalem The writer is press officer for B’Tselem
July 26: Apologize? For What?
Finally, we had a prime minister who conducted himself with the confidence and stature one expects from the head of a sovereign country.
MeitarEqual treatmentSir, – OC Central Command Maj.-Gen. Avi Mizrahi characterized settler attacks on Palestinian residents of the West Bank as “terrorist activities” (“Maj.-Gen.Mizrahi: ‘Price-tag’ attacks constitute terror,” July 17.Israel Beiteinu has proposed a law to strip convicted terrorists and their families of state-paid allowances (e.g., pension, welfare, etc.). Would this law apply to the heavily state-subsidized Jewish terrorists and their state-paid rabbis? That would be a joy to behold!JUDY BAMBERGER O’Connor, AustraliaA wake-up callSir, – We are losing control of our government. I could now face litigation if I decide to boycott goods and services from West Bank settlers. I could come under investigation if I am a member of a left-wing organization that protests too loudly about the government’s treatment of Palestinians.What is next? The banning of all leftist parties? Cheap housing in Umm el-Fahm because the residents there have disappeared? A gulag in the Negev because I do not agree with the government? This is how fascism starts – legitimate, elected and democratic governments making laws against those who may oppose them. I did not make aliya for this.Wake up Israel! Whether you are on the Left or the Right, Jew or Arab, it is time we take back our government or we will soon be living in the Land of Big Brother, not the Land of Israel.DAVID WIDZER Pardes Hanna-KarkurB’Tselem writesSir, – B’Tselem states the following regarding “Agents of influence,” published by The Jerusalem Post on January 7:1. B’Tselem believes its facts to be accurate on the matter of the Palestinian shepherd who submitted a police complaint.2. Footage showing settlers attacking a Palestinian home was filmed by a B’Tselem cameraperson from inside her house, separate to the male cameraperson seen outside.3. B’Tselem disputes the claim that its figures for the death toll in Operation Cast Lead are contradicted by an assessment by a Hamas official.SARIT MICHAELIJerusalem The writer is press officer for B’Tselem