"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 Haslam Evesham, Worcestershire"
"Thank you, Jacqueline Noble, for reminding us that If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind? (Letters, 17 December). Shelley's line, from Ode to the West Wind, was quoted by Alan and Marilyn Bergman in their lyric for You Must Believe In Spring, to music by Michel Legrand. I recommend the recording by Tony Bennett and Bill Evans an utterly convincing vocal, and a solo piano evocation of a frozen stream, melting and skipping down a mountainside. Tim Sanders Leeds"
Israel approved 19 new Jewish settlements. Palestinian Christians describe living in those areas as like being in a small prison inside a larger one. A call for the international community to impose serious sanctions was voiced in response to perceived flagrant breaches of international law. A musical recommendation praises Tony Bennett and Bill Evans' recording of "You Must Believe in Spring" for its vocal and piano evocation. A reader emphasizes that gifts of time and listening carry real meaning. A 100-tonne fatberg was reported, one-third heavier than the heaviest British army tank. A road sign humorously claimed twinning with "The Thief of Bagdad."
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