To the Editor:
In light of the volume of rhetoric on the Israeli- Palestinian conflict that is published in The Herald, I was disappointed to open the paper on March 24 to find that a significant piece of news, the renewal of terrorist attacks on the civilian population of the state of Israel, was ignored. The bomb that exploded in the center of Jerusalem March 23 claimed the life of a women and injured about 30 individuals. The deceased, Mary Jean Gardner, a Christian missionary from Scotland, was in Jerusalem studying Hebrew. At the same time, there has been a renewal of rocket fire from the Gaza strip deep into the south of Israel. All peace-loving individuals denounce such attacks as terrorism. We commend the Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority for his quick denunciation and would have hoped to have seen the same noted in The Herald. Granting that The Herald is primarily a local newspaper, we are left to wonder how the opinions and letters to the editor are so far removed from the news that is actually reported on. Continuing this policy of publishing opinions and ignoring facts contributes to the culture of hatred and pain and is counter to the mission of our University community.
Mordechai Rackover
Associate University Chaplain for the Jewish Community
