‘Different perspectives’

Dear Editor:

RE: Israeli soldiers turn Gaza-bound doctor back at border, April 9.

I wasn’t going to respond to this article until I read Ana Maria and Graham Cummins’ letter (‘Journalisic gift,’ April 23) praising the reporter for courageous journalism. 

I beg to differ. A well researched article would try to inform readers about a story from different perspectives (in this case, the Israeli perspective).

Israel did not start this conflict on Oct. 7, 2023 when they were attacked by Hamas and over 1,200 Israelis were murdered and 240 taken hostage, starved, sexually assaulted, tortured and killed in the hundreds of tunnels under Gaza, some under hospitals where the terrorists had their headquarters. 

I started reading a book called While Israel Slept that documents the lengths to which Israel went to avoid hurting civilians in Gaza, but none of this ever gets reported. The Israeli communities that border Gaza have been continually attacked by Hamas over the years. 

The doctor in the article talks about Israeli “control” and that is no doubt the case, but can you imagine what would happen if Israel didn’t control the border? Hamas does not want peace with Israel, and that is the end of the story. They will continue to wage war with Israel but Israel will, no doubt, be seen as the aggressor. 

The same is true for what is happening in Lebanon right now. Israel did not start that war either. Put the blame on Iran, the exporter of terror. 

Learn about the region that is now Israel. There are two sides to this story.

Barbara Cooper,
East Garafraxa