Speaker Should Present Facts, Not Just Spread Propaganda
Speaker Should Present Facts, Not Just Spread Propaganda
Editor,
As a loyal reader of your publication I was appalled by the “Religion Today” article about the St. Mary’s speaker (“Christians Gather to Confront Realities of the Palestinian Occupation,” March 17).
This article mentioned many accusations made by Brian Malovny against the state of Israel, and its role in the Middle East conflict.
Mr. Malovny casually used words such as “ethnic cleansing” and “segregation” to describe Israel’s actions, clearly propaganda tools.
Mr. Malovny failed to mention that there are 1.2 million Arabs living in Israel (about one-sixth of its population) who enjoy equal rights, and are full members in Israeli society.
There are five official Israeli-Arab political parties, and Arabic as well as Hebrew are Israel’s two official languages.
The accusations that Israel practices ethnic cleansing are absurd. The Israelis are not killing Palestinians in order to eliminate their race. They are defending themselves against those terrorist individuals who insist on terrorizing innocent civilians.
I commend St. Mary’s Church for bringing in speakers for what has become a very polarized discussion. There are no simple solutions to this situation.
I would appreciate it if the speakers could be more honest with their facts. Propaganda is not facts.
Yael Kafri
Hollister
What Will New Highway Route Mean to Bypass Neighbors?
Editor,
After reading the story about the removal of the orchard at McCray Street and Sunnyslope Road (“Orchardist Bids Apricot Trees Goodbye,” March 27), I have lots of questions.
Being a resident of Hollister and living right by the apricot orchard – which was torn out to make way for the Highway 25 bypass – I am wondering what we are going to do about the sound of the passing cars at night?
What about the noise of construction?
And what about what will this do to the value of nearby homes? Like many others, I have put a lot of hard work into my home.
David Wahl
Hollister
