The anonymous supporter of Israel (Letters, October 2) is wrong in stating that opposition to Israeli settlements among Palestinians only comes from Arab countries.

Both the UK and the US voted in 1980 for a United Nations motion condemning the settlements (Resolution 465).

Anyone who fails to see the provocative nature of such settlements can hardly be relied upon to give a rational and unbiased view of the present Middle East situation.

-Gavin Stroud, Hove