Letter
The hypocrisy of war
When two countries, who are not militarily matched, go to war we end up with a predictable outcome.
In the case of Israel and Palestine, I have never seen any Palestinian tanks, jet fighters, bombers or soldiers in uniform. Maybe some Palestinian drones. And I have never heard rumours of the Palestinians having nuclear arms.
Something other than just war must be happening. When I hear of hostage/prisoner exchanges, there seem to be a disproportionately high number of Palestinian prisoners released compared to the number of hostages released. And there are reports of prisoners being tortured in jail.
When i hear Israeli Government ministers saying that during wars no nation feeds its enemies (Nazis, Japanese, Ukrainians), I wonder how the starving Palestinians are expected to feed the hostages when they can’t feed themselves.
When I hear of the billions of US dollars spent supporting the Israelis and the world turns a blind eye to what is happening in Palestine, I can’t help wondering if people, including many fundamentalist Christians who believe in the second coming, are having a bet each way.
— Bob Pearce from Adelaide SA