I agree with Ted Neville (Letters , 21 August)) in condemning the “appalling act of cruelty meted out to a family¹s pet terrier dog who died after his throat was cut”. I must, however, take issue with his comparison to “Halal and Kosher” methods of slaughter.

While I agree with Edward Horgan (Letters, January 28) that “perpetrators of genocide are often not held to account”, his comment that “many people are justifiably opposed to crimes against humanity committed by Israel against Palestinians” is disturbing.

Dr Orla Lynch (Letters, September 9), deprecates Israel’s counter-attacks on military targets as "violence inflicted on Palestinians via direct and indirect punishment".