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Sir, - Our countermeasures against rockets fired from Gaza would be better understood internationally if the Foreign Ministry were to flood the UN Security Council with formal protests every time a hostile rocket is fired at Israel, whether or not it causes damage. After all, the Palestinians file s...

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Published inThe Jerusalem post
Main Author Jonathan Marder, David Mandel, Birgitta Janai, Don Saliman, Maurice Ostroff, Miriam L. Gavarin, Gina Benevento, Gerald M. Adler, David Katcoff, Shalom Bronstein, Martha Nadler, Ian Maliseni
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LanguageEnglish
Published Jerusalem The Jerusalem Post Ltd 13.06.2006
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Summary:Sir, - Our countermeasures against rockets fired from Gaza would be better understood internationally if the Foreign Ministry were to flood the UN Security Council with formal protests every time a hostile rocket is fired at Israel, whether or not it causes damage. After all, the Palestinians file such protests regularly, accompanied by effective publicity. [Efraim Inbar] claims that UNRWA's work fosters dependency. Conversely, UNRWA mainly provides schooling and primary healthcare. Most refugees have jobs and manage to support their families. Charging refugees with "living on charity" because they use our schools and clinics is like accusing anyone accessing state schools or healthcare of suffering from dependency. Sir, - Evelyn Gordon asserted correctly that the waiver by its leadership of Israel's right to settle in the West Bank has weakened Israel's international image ("Israel's image - why the all-time low?" June 8). Her analysis of Israel's case, however, lacks one very important element: reference to Article 80 of the UN Charter.