As someone actively involved in interfaith work I am appalled at how your feature “Land of no milk and honey” (14 December 2013) presented information about the West Bank without context or balance. It was obvious that the author, Elena Curti, was shown only one side of the picture and was introduced to only those people who follow the anti-Israel policy of Christian Aid. May I correct some of the article’s inaccuracies? The security fence is not “electric”; it is electronic. No one gets a shock from it; if touched it alerts a monitoring station miles away. The fence has greatly reduced the number of attempted homicide bombings.Israeli roads and towns are not barred to Arabs and many cars registered with PA number plates can be seen on all roads in Israel and
02 January 2014, The Tablet
Israel’s record in the West Bank
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