Andrew Dyson Credit: . ′′We have no other option than to remain here and wait for death,′′ says a 26-year-old man sheltering from Israeli rockets in a tent in Rafah (′′ Dozens die in tent camp inferno ′′, 29/5). What a desperate and sad indictment of the Middle East conflict.
I fear the utterly disproportionate reaction of the Netanyahu government will have such severe long-term consequences for the state of Israel. Conflict and violence are sure to reign for generations. Frank Flynn, Cape Paterson The world can no longer stand by What is wrong with the world when Benjamin Netanyahu can stand before it and simply say that killing Palestinians who sought refuge in a Rafah camp, ′′an area designated for the displaced′′, was a ′′tragic mistake′′? How can this be accepted as a means of Israel defending itself against Hamas? We cannot continue to stand by and watch our leaders like Penny Wong simply say ′′this cannot continue′′ without any political will.
As long as the United States continues to support Israel it will never stop; only actual physical intervention of other governments like ours could work. Perhaps only such threatening action would make Israel stop killing innocent Palestinians under the falsity of self-defence. Marcellene D’Menzie, Clifton Hill More than strong words needed Thank you Foreign Minister Penny Wong for your words following the deaths in Rafah: ′′The death and destruction i.