We must match the courage of Issa Amro in standing up to Israel and settlers

Issa Amro’s article is as devastating as it is galvanising (I told the truth about the West Bank and was threatened and assaulted. Now I’m relying on you to act, 3 June). His courage in standing up to the illegal actions of Israel settlers and the state of Israel is inspirational.

If individuals who have no protection dare to speak up and defend themselves against decades of oppression and dehumanisation, risking their lives and those of their loved ones, surely our governments have a duty to act, not just issue words of condemnation. These words still fall short of calling appalling acts like starving civilians genocide, and calling the decades of policies and violence against Palestinians ethnic cleansing.

Our governments have the power to make a difference, but still they provide arms to and stand by a state that violates international law.

All of us who numb ourselves to reports of the numbers of innocent people murdered (though it is not called that either) will have to live with the knowledge that we didn’t do enough. We must protest, inform ourselves about which companies are complicit and boycott them. I am hanging my head in shame that I voted for this government. I am astounded, disgusted and appalled.
Alison Blake
Hove, East Sussex