Middle ground

I’m not sure that I understand why so many Australians are coming down so strongly on either side of the Israel-Palestine issue (‘‘Great-grandmother freed by Hamas ‘believes in peace’’’, November 27). I support the right of both Israel and Palestine to live in peace, but Hamas and very right-wing Israelis are uncompromising. Was it necessary for Israel to make the Palestinian people suffer so much? And what will those who call out against Israel have them do about Hamas? I noticed a sign at a protest saying ‘‘Christians support Israel’’, as if it was a given for us. Some of my fellow Christians have weird ideas about Israel in biblical prophecy. I can tell you not all Christians, myself included, support Israel only.

David Ashton, Katoomba