Re: Tannenwald Op Ed (March 27) 2

It seems that Ms. Tannenwald’s opinions are taking up so much space in The Voice these days that she might as well be considered a permanent columnist. Her latest rant about the elections in Israel takes on the air of what we in the Bronx used to call a ‘sore loser.’ She states that “Israeli democracy is in a steady decline” (meaning her side did not win). She loves to splatter around the term ‘racist’ in Netanyahu’s supposed fear tactics about the Israeli Arab vote, but never mentions how it shows up in

Israeli policies. In reality, when the Knesset voted for the Oslo Agreements, which directly led to Arafat’s Intifadas, it passed by one vote; 23 Israeli Arabs voting for it. She says that Palestinian “lives are entirely controlled by Israel.” (Duh!) If I were chairman of the Palestinian Authority, I would love having Nina Tannenwald as my spokesperson in the U.S.

Sy Dill

Providence, R.I.