Put your own house in order before you start judging Muslims and Jews

Regarding the article “We are washing our hands of the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians” (Victoria White, July 30) I want to tell you my personal history.

I am Jewish. I lived in Haifa Israel during the war of Israel independence. My father had a store for leather goods and many of his clients were Arabs. Every Saturday my father and I went to downtown Haifa, my father spending time with his Arab friends and clients while I (14 years old) played soccer with the Arab kids.

As the political situation heated up my father and many of our Jewish neighbours had a kind of agreement with our Arab neighbours: If Arabs win we come to live with the Arabs. If Jews win our Arab friends and neighbours will come and live with us. We cleared space in our home bought flour, sugar, etc.