Dear Premier Minns, I am writing to express my disappointment and sorrow at your decision to light the Sydney Opera House in support of Israel, weighing in on one side of a complex political debate, particularly at a time of violence and loss on both sides.
Please explain to the people of NSW, all the people, how this decision came about?
The Sydney Opera House is a universally loved, iconic neutral place of arts, a safe and peaceful bastion, for all NSW citizens. The Opera House is not a political billboard. This corruption of purpose is highly inappropriate, and completely unnecessary.
This decision achieves nothing positive and only creates more vitriol, self-righteousness and more grief, further escalating tension. What are you thinking?
I myself am a Jewish woman of European descent. If I can manage to speak moderately, act with kindness and empathy to those with strong views on both sides, why can’t politicians of the highest office in the state of NSW?
Quite frankly, I am disgusted by the lack of leadership this decision shows. It reveals a repellent poverty of spirit and lack of insight. Shame on the NSW government for this damaging decision. You do not represent me in this.
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
