Letter

In response to Recognising Palestine a long overdue act of courage

Living dangerously

It’s probably just as well that Greg Barns is the former national president of the Australian Lawyers Alliance, because if he were still the incumbent, he probably wouldn’t be for much longer after expounding so eloquently on Palestine.

A certain subset of Australian lawyerdom would see to that. (Circumlocution is such a painful way to express yourself, but these days it seems to be de rigeur as a way of self-preservation.)

As it stands, I’m fairly certain that his (and Stuart Rees’) inboxes are currently under heavy fire. Stay strong, Stuart and Greg! At least, you show no signs of pusillanimity.

— Alan Wilson from Adelaide