Kiryat Arba attack

In “‘You were a ray of light in my life’” (July 1), you report that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to condemn last Thursday’s attack in which 13-year-old Hallal Yaffa Ariel was stabbed to death as she slept in her bed in Kiryat Arba.

On the same front page, we read the headline “Rena Ariel blames mother of Palestinian terrorist for daughter’s murder,” while on Page 2 we read “MKs blame Zoabi for terrorist attack.”

None of the above comes anywhere near the truth of why the Kiryat Arba atrocity occurred. The blame lies at the door of the prime minister and his gang of pathetic yes-men, who follow him like sheep.

When the leader of our country, besieged inside and outside by enemies sworn to our destruction, makes concessions that invariably cause death and destruction to our people; grovels and then agrees that aid from Turkey can be delivered to the Gaza Strip; and allows the Muslim flag to be displayed over our Temple Mount, the repayment for such foolish and dangerous weakness will always be the same.

There is but one answer to this madness, and that is to attack and destroy our enemies without mercy.

EDITH OGNALL Netanya

A 13-year-old Israeli girl was stabbed to death by a 17-year-old terrorist in her bedroom, in her sleep. Someone might say, “Ah, but you are Jewish and she was an Israeli. Of course you are sympathetic. Would you react if she was not an Israeli?”

Yes, I would. It does not matter if one is Jewish, Christian or Arab. There is no excuse.

The mother of this terrorist praised her son as a hero and a martyr. But there was nothing heroic in his act. It was cold-blooded murder.

If you take a minute to read my few words, you don’t have to share my view. You do have to make your own judgment and have your own peace of mind, though.

I live with mine and say to the mother of this terrorist: Your son is a murderer.

VERA R. WALKER Sydney

While lighting candles on Sabbath Eve, I felt the need to say an additional prayer, my own tearfilled request that at least a modicum of peace will reign in this war-torn world.

We are living in an atmosphere of hate, both in actions and in words. I keep wondering what effect this has on the children who hear and view unspeakable acts of violence on a seemingly daily basis.

Intelligent people realize that when a repeated action that does not deliver the desired results, it must be altered. So why do we keep expecting a new outcome with failed plans? The demolition of terrorists’ homes simply doesn’t work. No matter how much our government wants it to be the answer, it simply isn’t.

We must try a new approach because, political correctness aside, we are at war. The idea has been suggested a number of times and rejected, but the deportation of the families of terrorists should be considered. There must be someone in the government who has the will and is bold enough to offer this option and see that it is implemented.

How many more precious souls must be sacrificed to the barbarity that rules our world? How many?

RUBY RAY KARZEN Jerusalem