Howard Levy’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. 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 have 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.
