Letter: Lebanon: pawn in an endless war game

Sir: Naomi Katz writes (letter, 17 April) that "people have short memories". There appears to be a tendency to forget that Israel was created without the consent of the Palestinian people who inhabited this region for centuries. Any person who settles in Israel should reasonably expect some measure of resistance from the Palestinians and groups sympathetic to their cause, as is the case with any invaded territory. Israel was created by sheer military might and has continued to exist through this power.

Alessandro Ansa

Aston,

Birmingham