Resistance in West Bank is largely non-violent

A person could read every pronouncement of Kevin McCarthy (Letters, December 18) and never appreciate that Israel is in illegal and brutal military occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 1967 — the fundamental cause of the ongoing resistance.

The really remarkable fact is that during that time, most of the legitimate resistance to that occupation has been non-violent by both Palestinians and their many Israeli sympathisers, such as Israelis Against House Demolitions, for example.

When you consider that Israel has also colonised the West Bank with half a million settlers who have aggrandised much of the best land and water resources with additional land for ‘military’ protection one has to wonder about who should get the ‘hypocrisy’ prize.

Con Hayes

Tower

Blarney

Co Cork