An objective analysis of the evidence will change attitudes to Israel in Middle East

Betty Purcell’s heartfelt advocacy on behalf of the Arab population in the West Bank is clearly genuine, she describes how “as a teenager, I planned to go and work on a kibbutz, believing that Israel was building an equal and fair society.

My recent experience in Palestine has horrified me, seeing what that society has become” (Letters, 12 November).

Ms Purcell describes her experience of a recent trip with a conviction that would move the most hardened heart, if it was all true, however, her information is based on a diffuse amalgamation of unverified reports from a number of non-objective Christian organisations.