When it comes to basic rights, Israel has nothing to boast about

Desmond FitzGerald (Letters, November 2) presents a grossly misleading view of Israeli and Palestinian society.

He claims that the former provides a quality of life that is superior to that in Gaza. In some respects that is true, as Israel has repeatedly and systematically bombed Gaza, destroying essential infrastructure and killing thousands of innocent men, women and children.

It also imposes an illegal land, air, and sea blockade, thereby stopping the movement of goods in and out of the region. But when it comes to basic rights, Israel has nothing to boast about.