Letter

In response to Misrepresenting the ICJ and muzzling our press - the Empire strikes back

Paul Heywood-Smith issues a clear call

The 10,000 strong UNIFIL force needs to be greatly augmented so a part of it is deployed along the Israel-Gaza border. A purely Israeli security force there is not really an option.

Over 44 years UNIFIL work on the Israel-Lebanon border has not been perfect, but 70 countries have contributed peacekeepers to it including Iran, China, and Russia (48 currently), 11 countries have led it, and in addition there is a Maritime Security Force, which Brazil commanded for 9 of its years, and 2000 Bangladeshi sailors, for example, have served in. So clearly UNIFIL enjoys a wide degree of support. The biggest current contributors being Indonesia, Italy, France, India, Malaysia, Nepal and Ghana. Ireland has contributed over 23 years and has suffered the most fatalities. Australia has not participated. (data courtesy of Wikipedia).

— Geoff Taylor from Perth