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Sept. 15 West Bank 1 Palestinian shot by IDF for failing to stop...
...that, despite its many merits, might not have been completely thought through, and Haneen M. Rabie, President of the Society of Arab Students, finds an opportunity in her critique (letter to the editor, December 12) of this article to make a totally inappropriate comparison of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) to the Nazis. It's mind-boggling. The warring parties of the Middle East are finally sitting down to take steps toward building peace and what's going on in the pages of The Crimson? One of the most ridiculous exchanges conceivable...
...should learn more effectively in an intimate atmosphere, then his example of Plato and Socrates teaching in "little study groups under the shade of the tree" should have been the focus of his article. It was a good point that was both humorous and relevant. The comparison to the IDF, however, wasn't of much substance...
...reply to Markel's "Can We Call you Al" with "No, but I'll call you Nazi, schmuck." Constructive criticism this isn't. With the present efforts being made toward peace, this name calling isn't necessary and certainly doesn't contribute to any dialogue. Furthermore, to compare the IDF to the Nazis displays nothing more than a stunning ignorance of both the Holocaust and of the Intifada...
Finally, I am rather dismayed with The Crimson's handling of the situation. The Crimson almost seems to apologetically agree with Rabie in the editor's note following her letter. This note stated: "The author drew a clear distinction between the way the IDF structures itself as an organization and what that organization actually does." The Crimson does itself a disservice by granting Rabie's letter any legitimacy, particularly when Rabie is so eager to find ways to defame Israel that she needs to launch her attack from a rather meaningless editorial. Joshua Lehrer-Graiwer '95, Chair, Harvard-Israel Public...