The Only Fight

Re: “Housing Offer in Jerusalem has Palestinians Crying Foul” (news article Feb 26)

To the Editor

Throughout history and across cultures people have always fought hardest for their land and all that they define as “home.” In Jerusalem there seems to be a pattern of forcing people out of their homes and relocating them. Doing this once is enough to breed such resentment as to make future relations nearly intolerable. To do this twice may build such a storm of resentment as to topple the state, never underestimate a hounded people. The mayor’s plan to build up a tourist district in a residential area upsets many people. Though the Palestinian’s are not in power, they are great in number and I ask it is truly wise to keep pushing these people, eventually you will cross a point and they will be pushed no further. Both sides, the Israelites and the Palestinians are fearful of losing their home and so both are willing to fight their fiercest to win. However, it is interesting how many crimes were committed against the Israelites through history and now they angrily call the same atrocities down upon the heads of their Palestinian neighbors.

Estelle S.
Denver, Feb 26, 2010