There is a sickening irony in the fact that Gordon Brown stayed in the King David Hotel in Jerusalem - blown up by Jewish terrorists exactly 62 years ago (July 22 1946), with the loss of 91 lives - and then proceeded to lecture the Palestinians on the importance of Israel's security (Brown warns Iran, July 21). Israel was founded on terrorism and continues to use it to this day. Mr Brown should have used the opportunity to advise his friends on the need to end the occupation, stop the IDF's random acts of violence and remove the illegal settlements. The complete removal of the settlers and their "facts on the ground" will surely be a prerequisite for a lasting peace. Why can't western leaders stand up to Israel in the same way that they address the likes of Iran? Ibrahim Hewitt Leicester
History can't be erased - and it is a catalogue basically of how not to do things. But maybe feuding can be eliminated? You can't be me, I'm taken
