Tuesday, July 22, 2008

We Need to Hear from More People Like This One

National Post Published: Tuesday, July 22, 2008


Re: Grim Exchange For Israel As Soldiers' Bodies Returned, July 17.

I read with revulsion of the celebrations in my native country over the return of terrorist Samir Kuntar; never in my life have I been more ashamed to be Lebanese.
That someone who murdered innocent civilians would be hailed as a national hero stands against the core of human decency that I would have expected from my fellow citizens. Kuntar crushed the skull of four-year-old Einat Haran, after forcing her to witness the murder of her father, Danny. These are the acts of a cold-blooded killer that ought to be reviled. Instead they are being championed by my countrymen and used as propaganda to further fuel the murderous agenda of groups such as Hezbollah.

2 comments:

SuperRaizy said...

It sounds good, but do we know if the letter was really written by a Lebanese person?

torontopearl said...

Superraizy, that's an excellent point. I left off the person's name deliberately but his first name is also Samir. It is a class one type of newspaper and they'd no doubt confirm the information sent for letters to the editor. I'd like to think that it's a legit letter...although you've easily planted a small seed of doubt in my mind. :)