Letters to the Editor: The true war crime is using civilians as a human shield

One reader says Israel is trying to minimise civilian casualties, while others consider the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, West Bank settlements, and the threat hanging over Lebanon
Letters to the Editor: The true war crime is using civilians as a human shield

Israelis amid the rubble of a building the day after the initial Hamas attacks on October 7. Picture: Oded Balilty/AP

Fri, 03 Nov, 2023 - 00:48

Can an Irish-born Jew be allowed to express his opinion on the war in Gaza?

I read each day from people who have never been to the Middle East or Israel. They are quick to lecture Jews on how they should behave.

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