SIR – Sir Keir Starmer might gain more respect and credibility if, instead of supporting the arrest of Benjamin Netanyahu (report, November 22), he applied that same zeal to the indictment and detention of the ayatollahs in Tehran. They are the root cause of the troubles in the Middle East, not Israel.
Charles Foster
Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire
SIR – One country with no particular connection to Britain is invaded, and the invader bombs and kills innocent citizens. In response, we provide refuge, arms and ammunition, including missiles.
A second country, one of our closest allies, is invaded, its citizens raped, knifed, burnt alive and taken hostage. It retaliates and tries to protect itself by destroying its enemy. In response, Britain allows mass demonstrations by the invader’s supporters, and threatens to arrest our ally’s leader.
Make it make sense.
Eve Wilson
Hill Head, Hampshire
SIR – Tragically, the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court, and the euphoric reaction to it from around the world, prove the fundamental need for a strong and secure Jewish state.
The last year has seen the unleashing of anti-Semitism on a scale not seen since the 1930s – and it grows by the day. What lies next? I believe that, were the Jewish people without a state to stand up for their rights and protect us, we would again be utterly powerless and hostage to the tides of classical anti-Semitism and radical fundamentalism, enabled by spineless political leadership.
Jews have many loyal friends and supporters, but can anyone deny the need for its people to have a national home? Israel is imperfect, but it is strong, and is the one true safety net for the Jewish people.
Ben Lazarus
Yad Binyamin, Israel
SIR – Sir Keir Starmer might gain more respect and credibility if, instead of supporting the arrest of Benjamin Netanyahu (report, November 22), he applied that same zeal to the indictment and detention of the ayatollahs in Tehran. They are the root cause of the troubles in the Middle East, not Israel.
Charles Foster
Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire
SIR – One country with no particular connection to Britain is invaded, and the invader bombs and kills innocent citizens. In response, we provide refuge, arms and ammunition, including missiles.
A second country, one of our closest allies, is invaded, its citizens raped, knifed, burnt alive and taken hostage. It retaliates and tries to protect itself by destroying its enemy. In response, Britain allows mass demonstrations by the invader’s supporters, and threatens to arrest our ally’s leader.
Make it make sense.
Eve Wilson
Hill Head, Hampshire
SIR – Tragically, the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court, and the euphoric reaction to it from around the world, prove the fundamental need for a strong and secure Jewish state.
The last year has seen the unleashing of anti-Semitism on a scale not seen since the 1930s – and it grows by the day. What lies next? I believe that, were the Jewish people without a state to stand up for their rights and protect us, we would again be utterly powerless and hostage to the tides of classical anti-Semitism and radical fundamentalism, enabled by spineless political leadership.
Jews have many loyal friends and supporters, but can anyone deny the need for its people to have a national home? Israel is imperfect, but it is strong, and is the one true safety net for the Jewish people.
Ben Lazarus
Yad Binyamin, Israel