On Israeli aid

I am a regular reader of The Jakarta Post. In the Jan. 25 edition I read a letter regarding aid from the Israeli government which I thought was a very narrow-minded view from someone I would expect is a university graduate.

It is true that we do not have diplomatic ties with Israel and condemn what they have done to Palestine and Yasser Arafat. However it does not mean that they cannot give aid to Aceh. This is more humanitarian in nature than political.

It saddens me to know that there are still people who are suspicious of the sort of goodwill shown by the Israelis.

In my opinion, it does not matter where the aid comes from but what the aid is for. We should be thankful. We have received a great deal of aid from a lot of countries, including ones without diplomatic ties here. We must not condemn or reject it.

MEIDIASARI SUSANTI Jakarta