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Salient. Official Newspaper of Victoria University of Wellington Students Association. Vol 40 No. 14. June 13 1977

As a matter of fact..........

As a matter of fact...........

Dear Editor,

Bruce Robinson writes a generally factual article called "Israel moves right". OK nice one Bruce, but If you leave out some of the facts - is it still factual?

Some facts left out of Bruce's article on the "darker side of the Israeli state" include the fact that Israel moved to the right in the same way as Sweden did after a couple of decades of Social Democratic party rule as a result of democratic elections at which all citizens, Arabs as well as Jewish, could vote (how many Arab nations hold democratic elections).

I don't think anyone ever tries to deny that the new Prime Minister Begin was involved in terrorist activities, but to assert that Begin's words "......offer no hope for a peaceful solution...." is a bit off.

The problems of the Middle East are not helped by fatalists.

I won't mention Bruce's misrelated conclusions or try to [unclear: interpre] whether Mr Muldoon is not "the add man out" in Israel or New Zealand politics Which?

Good try Bruce, I'm thoroughly confused by your facts.

Bruce states... "The election of Menachem Begin as Prime Minister has demonstrated a darker side of the Israeli state".

Any nation that holds democratic elections and subsequently elects a right wing Government that holds views contrary to your own must have a darker side, right Bruce!

Regards,

G. K. Lewis

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