Predictably, Desmond Tuck (letter Aug 3) tip toes around the serious issues which I raised in my letter (Aug 2), namely, the brutal terror unleashed by Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on young Palestinian children. No, Mr. Tuck breaking school windows, firing tear gas and sonic bombs at Palestinian children every week is no laughing matter. Your comments are reprehensible and display gross insensitivity.
Tuck writes that “thousands of Israelis have been killed or maimed by Arab terrorists”. Are these statistics pulled from the air or are they based on factual reality? According to B’Tselem, the Israeli Information Human Rights Organization, far more Palestinians have been killed and injured – for example, during the period 2000-2011, 6379 Palestinians were killed by IDF compared to 69 Israelis. Tuck accuses me of remaining silent of atrocities occurring in Arab countries. I urge Tuck to read back issues of the Daily, for example my earlier letter excoriating Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Libya for the cruel and inhumane treatment of pro-democracy dissidents. Finally, Tuck makes the absurd claim that Israel imposes strict discipline and metes out punishment for human rights violations. Human rights violations are a daily occurrence, unless of course Tuck considers Palestinians to be sub-human. Sad to say his letter is full of fictional ranting and has no basis in fact.
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