If we are to aspire to a serious dialogue about Operation Cast Lead or recent developments in the Middle East, we must, as a campus, commit. A recent article in Student Life, “Rockets in Gaza fuel discussions” (Feb. 2, 2009) does not show such a commitment. Patting ourselves on the back for “discussing” an issue [...]

Although violence may be erupting in the Middle East, Washington University students are finding peaceful ways to discuss the recent conflict in Gaza.