LETTER: Weapons sales show elections more important than lives
Continued supply of arms from the US, UK and EU to Israel is a mistake
14 April 2024 - 20:41
Support our award-winning journalism. The Premium package (digital only) is R30 for the first month and thereafter you pay R129 p/m now ad-free for all subscribers.
Palestinians gather to buy bread from a bakery in Gaza City, April 14 2024. Picture: REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa
Sydney Kaye seems to suggest in his letter in defence of Israel’s war in Gaza that genocide is a question of numbers (“Inventing the facts”, April 10). The Rwanda genocide he mentions laid waste to 11% of the population, so can we assume that if Israel kills 230,000 Gazans that might satisfy Kaye’s definition?
Most of the Western world, including Israel’s allies, openly suggest that Benjamin Netanyahu’s war cabinet operates with genocidal intent, meaning they want to kill or remove as many Gazans as possible from the strip.
The huge death toll of women and children clearly gives the lie to the number of Hamas fighters who it could claim as legitimate targets. Add to that 200 aid workers, 100 journalists and dozens of Israelis — including hostages — killed by friendly fire, and you have a picture of a military operation out of control.
Continued supply of arms from the US, UK and EU to Israel is a mistake as this is the only leverage they have. These suppliers starve Ukraine of munitions, proving that elections are far more important than lives.
Bernard Benson Parklands
JOIN THE DISCUSSION: Send us an email with your comments to letters@businesslive.co.za. Letters of more than 300 words will be edited for length. Anonymous correspondence will not be published. Writers should include a daytime telephone number.
Support our award-winning journalism. The Premium package (digital only) is R30 for the first month and thereafter you pay R129 p/m now ad-free for all subscribers.
LETTER: Weapons sales show elections more important than lives
Continued supply of arms from the US, UK and EU to Israel is a mistake
Sydney Kaye seems to suggest in his letter in defence of Israel’s war in Gaza that genocide is a question of numbers (“Inventing the facts”, April 10). The Rwanda genocide he mentions laid waste to 11% of the population, so can we assume that if Israel kills 230,000 Gazans that might satisfy Kaye’s definition?
Most of the Western world, including Israel’s allies, openly suggest that Benjamin Netanyahu’s war cabinet operates with genocidal intent, meaning they want to kill or remove as many Gazans as possible from the strip.
The huge death toll of women and children clearly gives the lie to the number of Hamas fighters who it could claim as legitimate targets. Add to that 200 aid workers, 100 journalists and dozens of Israelis — including hostages — killed by friendly fire, and you have a picture of a military operation out of control.
Continued supply of arms from the US, UK and EU to Israel is a mistake as this is the only leverage they have. These suppliers starve Ukraine of munitions, proving that elections are far more important than lives.
Bernard Benson
Parklands
JOIN THE DISCUSSION: Send us an email with your comments to letters@businesslive.co.za. Letters of more than 300 words will be edited for length. Anonymous correspondence will not be published. Writers should include a daytime telephone number.
LETTER: Inventing the facts
LETTER: Peace-loving Muslims must recognise the evil of extremists
Gazans live on memories of past Eid festivals
Hamas says Gaza truce talks still deadlocked
Would you like to comment on this article?
Sign up (it's quick and free) or sign in now.
Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.
Most Read
Related Articles
Stupefying denial of reality by Naledi Pandor is harming SA’s foreign policy
Netanyahu coalition under strain
IAN BREMMER: Nato without the US
Fresh push for Gaza ceasefire
Schumer slams Netanyahu and calls for new elections in Israel
Nato marks 75th anniversary with pledge of more aid to Ukraine
Published by Arena Holdings and distributed with the Financial Mail on the last Thursday of every month except December and January.