Please send letters for the website, clearly marked FORUM, to Julia Dawson at: julia.dawson@emap.com or The Architectural Review, Greater London House, Hampstead Road, London NW1 7EJ, England. View from Ramallah reaction Sir:I was surprised to find out that I am subscribed to a magazine that covers not only the world of Architecture but is also used as a platform for architects to express their political views. The letter "View from Ramallah" by Tom Kay, which is actually a four-page article, has got absolutely nothing to do with Architecture or Urbanism. If the editor truly believes that photos of broken windows teach us anything about architecture and that "The birds have been ignoring the noise…" is a sentence describing a spatial condition he should at least be professional enough to show photos of carnage in Tel Aviv and record the birds reaction to the sound of a bomb detonating in a Jerusalem Pizzeria. The fact that Mr. Kay is a Jew is your only excuse and justification to publish such a letter. Would you publish it if a Muslim wrote it? Unfortunately, like in other English media Groups (BBC and the Guardian newspaper for example) the Israeli- Palestinian conflict is not reported in a professional objective manner but with a clear Pro Palestinian point of view that tends to strip such complex issues down to "the good guys" and "the bad guys". If Tom Kay (the "Jewish Architect") went all the way to Ramalla, he should have made the effort to examine Palestinian Architecture, which is interesting indeed. Unfortunately he was too busy being the conscience of the world. Lately we hear how millions of Dollars, financial aid from the U.S.A and European countries are being used to finance terror attacks, weapons and explosives. The day when Palestinian leaders will invest this money in new buildings (housing, hospitals or maybe even a new architecture school) will be a day to celebrate and certainly a good subject for an article. If you do want to write about contemporary Palestinian architecture, why not show how corrupt Palestinian leaders live in grand, luxurious villas, while their own people in the West bank live in inhuman conditions? As for Tom and Adah Kay; if you happen to pass through or visit Israel please beware; suicide bombers blow themselves up in coffee shops, clubs, in wedding ceremonies, in schools and kindergartens. From what I have heard they don’t ask insightful people, with such high morals like you, to leave the place before they pull the trigger in the name of Allah Yours truly, Oshri Yaniv London