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Sir, – I have read with interest the letter of Louis Marcus (July 21). It's brave and challenging.
I have always supported Israel and I felt comforted by the knowledge that there was a homeland for the Jewish people. I love the country, I have family there and I admire the principles of his founding fathers, born of persecution and displacement through history. This does not mean that I am not free to criticize or speak.
Israel is grappling with many problems, some of which are well treated, some wrongly and others wrong and wrongly, in my opinion.
I understand that one has to live in the countryside to fully grasp one's dilemmas both inside and out; however, these latest political trends feel very uncomfortable and symbolically very wrong for its citizens, Jewish or not, and (if it even interests them) for its image abroad.
Putting aside the Arabic language of official parity with Hebrew to a purely statutory status amounts to making the country less warm and inclusive. The Arabs have always lived there, their language is part of the culture and it is good to see notices and signs in Hebrew and Arabic. The population and its diaspora are composed of many nationalities, languages and cultures, but I think that most impartial minds among us would recognize that the Arab population, language and culture of Israel are and should continue to be an integral part of society that the current government wants to recognize.
I can not stand this change. This is not good for equality in the country or for peace at its borders. Neither – and I think its leaders should know – it's good for us Jews all over the world, who strive to speak out for Israel when they can, but also need to Express when they can not. That is democracy. – Yours sincerely,
HEATHER
ABRAHAMSON,
Clonskeagh,
Dublin.
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