SIR,—If Mr. John Connell would read Commander Hutchinson's Violent Truce,
published here by John Calder, he would find that Israel's 'stringently limited retaliatory action' involved such methods as the destruction of Arab houses with the families inside (they were kept inside by being shot if they appeared at the doorway). And if Israel's policy was not 'expan- sionist' why did it take an open warning from Presi- dent Eisenhower to make her abandon the territory she had invaded in Sinai? •
Many people feel, subconsciously at least, that to question Zionist propaganda savours of anti- Semitism; indeed, the strong sympathy that -everyone has for the victims of persecution is Israel's strongest weapon. But because I respect Jews, I cannot believe that they really wish allowances to be made for the Jewish State which would not be made for any other. —Yours faithfully,
3 Heath Close, NW 11
DAPHNE SLEE
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