HUGH McCABE,
Sir, - Dr Frank Fine (January 4th) defends Israel by trotting out the usual canard that it is the only democracy in the Middle East. This may come as some surprise to, among others, the citizens of Lebanon.
The latest Lebanese election took place in early September 2000 and, with the understandable exception of the civil war years, parliamentary elections have been held regularly there since 1927. Lebanon is therefore a longer established democracy than Israel. - Yours, etc.,
HUGH McCABE,
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