New Delhi, April 8 -- Following a period of relative silence, Etay Mack, a human rights lawyer from Israel, has reignited discussion regarding Sri Lanka's multifaceted relationship with Israel, a subject that remains contentious among critics of Sri Lanka's strategies for addressing LTTE terrorism. Mack's article in The Wire resembles an apology from a Jewish citizen for his country's historical support of a 'totalitarian regime' in the Global South. However, a significant portion of the information Mack presents, purportedly sourced from declassified documents, diverges considerably from the actual events of the turbulent 1980s, during which Sri Lanka sought Israeli assistance to preserve its statehood.

Mack largely overlooks the compl...