The Australian’s editorial (“Sydney’s university of conflict”, 8/12) states that “Israel is not blameless and it must be accountable for its actions”. Yet it accuses those who seek to do exactly that – through the peaceful, legal and democratic means of private sanctions – of “destructive partisanship”, an “intolerance [which] has no place in Australia”, and “foolish, partisan posturing”. What, then, do they have in mind for calling Israel to account – a stern letter, perhaps?