News slanders group

The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is a complex and troubling situation that does not lend itself well to simplified anaylsis or resolution. This, I think, we can all agree on.

It is truly troubling, that given the many extreme views espoused by the pro-Israel side and the pro-Palestinian side, the Rocky Mountain News would choose to attack a moderate organization such as the Colorado Campaign for Middle East Peace ("Mideast conflict lands in mayor's race," May 20). This organization has a long history of seeking the middle road, and striving for a just and lasting peace in the region. By slandering CCMEP, the News has allied itself with the radicals on both sides who want only to prolong the fighting.

Steve Laudeman

Denver