Condoning opposing views on Gaza war ‘is almost irrational’

Allan Huth

It appears that some of the “500” have little knowledge of the facts and followed some misguided logic. Others of them are ideologically opposed to Israel for whatever unfathomable reason and therefore demonise the State.

I can understand Arabs and Muslims swallowing the patently false Palestinian narrative about the (Gaza) war which is fed to them by an often  prejudiced media and an Arab leadership who wans to destroy Israel. But I cannot understand how any Jew can accept this narrative and then give credence to an anti-Israeli slant.

A Jewish newspaper that condones opposing views among the Jewish population on a matter like the war, is almost irrational. “Views” often (as in the case of the “500”) relegate the truth to the waste paper basket and allow anyone to publicise their own, often prejudiced, version of a situation.

My message to the “500” is: Hamas is a terrorist organisation. So says Israel, the US European Union and Egypt. Their charter advocates the destruction of Israel and the killing of Jews. Hamas uses human shields – there is ample evidence of this if you would only do the research.

They have been firing rockets at Israeli civilians for years. They started the war. They perpetuated the war. It’s about time you recognised reality and got the story straight.

Green Point Cape Town

There’s a huge difference between equating an appeal for an open mind and open debate on an issue to subscribing to a certain viewpoint – such as that of the “500”. Certain contentious issues, as unpalatable or unacceptable as they may be, won’t disappear by simply pretending they aren’t there. Our readership is intelligent and mature enough to make up their own minds. – Editor