Howard Levy ’85’s balanced analysis and assessment of the situation on the ground in Israel and Gaza provides the necessary historical and real-time context that is sorely lacking from much of the protests (On the Campus, June issue). His assessment of the situation on the ground at Princeton makes me sad. While I imagine some protesters mean well, “intellectually weak, inaccurate,” and demonizing rhetoric has no place on our campuses, especially those like Princeton that pride themselves on diversity, depth of knowledge, intellectual rigor, and a spirit of inquiry.
I thank Howard for his quiet counterprotest and hope that at least a few students will engage in dialogue with him, forgoing blind hatred in favor of productive understanding.