Syria’s Jewish community not so large

Michael A Moriarty (‘Stopping the bloodshed in Syria’, Letters, May 31) writes that “The government of Syria may be far from perfect”, which is obvious to anyone following the events there.

However, he continues that “having lived in the country I can confirm that minority groups, mainly Christian and Jewish (of whom there is a large community), are allowed to function”.

While there are a few Jews left in Syria, I think the term “a large community” is such an exaggeration as to be ludicrous.