To the Editor:Re “In Israel, ‘the Darkness Is Everywhere,’” by Megan K. Stack (Opinion guest essay, May 18):I appreciate Ms. Stack’s essay, in which she makes several important observations about current attitudes among Israelis.
However, she leaves out the tragic choices that Palestinians have themselves made in Gaza and the West Bank.
Instead, they diverted essentially all investment into war preparations, including the rocket and tunnel technology that has proved so formidable in several wars with Israel since then.
Stephen HallSan FranciscoTo the Editor:I am grateful to The New York Times for publishing Megan K. Stack’s essay.
We need more articles on what it is really like on the ground in Israel, and, as disheartening as it may be, we are all better and more informed for reading it.
Persons:
Megan K, Gazans, Stephen Hall
Organizations:
West Bank, Stephen Hall San Francisco, The New York Times
Locations:
Israel, Gaza