Sir, – Ed Abrahamson says “Israel is a country of millions of moderate Jews who seek peace” (“A McCarthyite fervour has overtaken Ireland where Israel is concerned,” Opinion, November 23rd). As someone who spent quite a long time in my earlier years living and working on a kibbutz, I can assure you that I was never anti-Israel. I was treated well and got along well with the Israeli people I had contact with. Israel is not a normal country, looking for peace. Mr Abrahamson has conveniently ignored the well-documented fact that Israel administers, through its army, and through support for...