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Gerard Horton, of Defence for Children International, tells your reporter: “We’re not saying offences aren’t committed – we’re saying children have legal rights.” Israel is in complete agreement. In the face of ever younger minors committing ever greater numbers of crimes, its efforts to maintain and even increase legal protections are impressive. When a minor involved in terrorist activity is arrested, the law is clear: no torture or humiliation is permitted, nor is solitary confinement in order to induce a confession – which challenges the veracity of the accounts in your article.

Furthermore, a special juvenile court has been established to guarantee professional care for minors in detention. The above and other measures have succeeded in making legal proceedings easier for minors, and have almost halved their duration.

The passage in full goes, “And as for the Jebusites, the children of Judah could not drive them out; but the Jebusites dwelt with the children of Judah at Jerusalem, unto this day.”

Not quite the pacific situation she describes. Nor is the existence of the Jebusites in Jerusalem, as described, the way it should be or the way it will be.

And last I checked, yup, I thought so. Nobody calling themselves Jebusites in Jerusalem today.

A war with Iraq might be the required impetus, the required “cry for help” from Israel which, as noted, cannot overcome its own internal politics to seek peace and evidently requires help.

As you can see your remarks were not censored, which gives me the opportunity to reply. Debate is healthy even when there is significant disagreement.

Those of us who believe strongly that Israel is a major part of the problem in the Middle East are still very concerned about security. Too many Israelis and Palestinians have been innocent victims and we must ensure that any peace agreements include appropriate security. However as General Petreaus testified before Congress a year or so ago the ongoing state of conflict is a major cause of terrorism. Peace will enable both sides to focus on education, job creation and the positive change that eliminates terrorism.

I would also challenge you to explain how peace can be achieved without negotiations and an end to the occupation. Do you want to see Israel become the apartheid ruler over the Palestinians? (I know some readers will say Israel is already there) How could that possibly be viable?

While I do not totally agree with Brant’s thesis — I believe that a two-state solution is still possible — I do believe that Israel has become an occupier, discriminates against Arab Israelis and must make significant changes to ensure peace.