Letters to the Editor: Justice and peace have never been more threatened

At Christmas, which should be a time for peace, a reader reflects on the perilous state of the world particularly in the Middle East
Letters to the Editor: Justice and peace have never been more threatened

Palestinian girls struggle to reach food at a distribution center in Khan Younis, Gaza, yesterday. Picture: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP

Christmas should be a time for peace and celebration in the Holy Land and in the Middle East, for Christians, Jews, and Muslims, and for all those who believe in humanitarian principles and the proper rule of international laws.

This 2024 Christmas holiday season sees large areas of Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria in ruins with hundreds of thousands dead and injured. War crimes amounting to genocide have been committed with impunity by Israel, supported by the US and its allies. 

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