Letter to The Washington Post

Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 7:59 AM
To: letters@washpost.comCc: ombudsman@washpost.com; finerj@washpost.com
Subject: West Banks Jewish 'Outposts' Dig In, Jan. 13, 2008

Dear Editor,

The Washington Post invokes “international law” as the reason why Jews should not be able to live in the West Bank [West Banks Jewish ‘Outposts’ Dig In, Jan. 13, 2008]. What kind of international law insists that a region must be judenrein (free of Jews)? After being cleansed from the West Bank by Arabs in the 1948 War of Independence, Jews are finally able to return to their ancient homeland, the place where the Patriarchs and Matriarchs of the Jewish religion lived and were buried – Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sara, Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah. Besides, if it’s okay for Arabs to live among Jews in Israel, why isn’t it okay for Jews to live among Arabs?