I am moved to write this letter partly in response to Danny Wakil (Echo 2 Oct) but more because of what I’m witnessing daily in the news from the Middle East.
The situation is so bad in Gaza with the continual genocide that is being perpetrated against the Palestinian people – in my opinion it is clearly and unequivocally genocide, evident from the footage that we see from independent journalists and certain media outlets.
This genocide is also shockingly evident from the numerous announcements from the Israel government officials and prime minister which have blatant and severe undertones of racism and apartheid and it shows their total disregard of Palestinians rights to live peacefully in their own land, mind you this is nothing new.
The repression, aggression, killing and targeted assassinations undertaken by the Israel army and illegal settlers has been occurring for decades. No wonder the Palestinians/Lebanese people resist, and yes organisations such as Hamas and Hezbollah are forged in the fire of this resistance.
This must be one the deadliest and brutal televised genocides in modern history, the scary advancement of modern weapons (mostly supplied by the US) which are being used in densely populated areas is causing immense destruction, mutilation and mass killing of innocent Palestinian people, not to mention the unprecedented number of aid workers and journalists who have been killed.
For me nothing can justify this sort of behaviour and action.
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. 
