Letters

• Published in: The Jerusalem post
• Main Authors: Silver, Yonatan, Ognall, Edith, Brown, Paul, Kriegsfeld, Helen, Atkins, Cyril, Berlin, Greta, Berman, P, Krashen, Stephen
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: Jerusalem The Jerusalem Post Ltd 18.01.2010
• Subjects: Ayalon, Danny; Peres, Shimon

Sir, - According to the article "Ayalon aides: Erdogan will speak differently in future" (January 15), President Shimon Peres said the mistake was the deputy foreign minister's and not the whole country's. In my opinion, nothing could be further from the truth. The mistake was our government allowing the unabated defamation and incitement by Turkey to go unanswered while Peres and others praised Turkey for its value and friendship to Israel - even though Peres himself was grossly insulted by Erdogan last January. Sir, - It was most upsetting to read what is being done at Ezekiel's tomb as we speak ("At his tomb in Iraq, the Prophet Ezekiel's Jewish identity is being erased," January 15). By the time anything at all can be done to stop this desecration, it will be too late. I would recommend that photographs of the tomb be taken as soon as possible before too much damage is perpetrated. What a shame for us, for the world and for our history. Sir, - If Education Minister Gideon Sa'ar is serious about improving competence in Hebrew, banning foreign songs and word study is the wrong path ("Hebrew music only at schools, Sa'ar decides," January 13). Research and common sense tell us that there is only one sure way: Encouraging self-selected recreational reading in Hebrew.