letters@Time.com

For the past month I have seen images on television of Israeli helicopters destroying Arafat’s grounded Helicopters, Palestinian Police stations, The Palestinian presidential compound, Israeli tanks entering and occupying Palestinian villages, Israeli soldiers destroying homes and displacing Palestinian civilians (in the middle of a cold and wet winter).

Many Palestinian’s were killed during this time. TIME’S only mention of Middle East violence is that 3 Israeli’s were killed during the same time period! Shame on TIME for its one-sided coverage. Other stations have shown Palestinian farms being destroyed, olive trees being uprooted, and villages being blockaded. Did Israel ever consider that maybe by making Palestinian desperation so severe they are instigating attacks? Shame on all Israelis who allow Sharon to continue destroying peoples lives and represent their nation.

Ibrahim S. Koshy
Phoenix, Arizona
ikoshy@aol.com