Opinion

Not Part of Israel

By Gamal Abouali | May 24, 2000

To the Editor: As the teaching assistant of the first Arabic class ever taught at Dartmouth, I was happy to hear that the College is planning to offer an LSA program in Arabic and Hebrew in Jerusalem ("College plans new summer Israel LSA," May 18). However, your characterization of the program as an "Israel LSA" is gravely incorrect, for Jerusalem is simply not part of Israel. While many states have recognized Israel, practically none have recognized its sovereignty in Jerusalem.