It must be a long time since such a brazen flouting of international law was announced simply in an “In brief” paragraph in the print edition of the Guardian (Israel green-lights 19 new Jewish settlements, 22 December). Already Palestinian Christians describe living there as like being in a small prison inside a larger one. When will the international community wake up to the fact that Israel will continue to flagrantly face down international law until serious sanctions are brought to bear? Rev David HaslamEvesham, WorcestershireThank you, Jacqueline Noble, for reminding us that “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” (Letters, 17 December). Listen to others and give them your time to do whatever it is they wish to do.

Source: The Guardian December 26, 2025 17:08 UTC