Dear Editor,
This is in response to the op-ed published in the Daily on Oct. 11, 2011, "In search of a two-state solution." As president of the Director's Leadership Council (DLC), I'm submitting this as a response:
The op-ed in response to the DLC's lecture, "The Palestinian Bid for Statehood," made many compelling points about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the various proposed solutions that are shared by members of the Tufts community. The DLC and its sponsoring organization, the International Relations Program, certainly believe that all the viewpoints on this sensitive issue should be heard on campus. The purpose of this DLC event was singularly to look at the Palestinians' historic attempt to achieve statehood through the U.N. and the reasons for doing so at this point in time, all within the constraints of a one-hour lecture. This event was only a part of the ongoing fair and balanced dialogue on campus about the issue. This dialogue has included Friends of Israel events that were supported, both financially and through advertising, by the International Relations Program, such as the September event, "Israel at the UN: A Nation that Dwells Alone," and the March event "Israeli Democracy and the Middle East." We look forward to working with the entire Tufts community to further the ongoing dialogue on this issue.
Sincerely,
Nat Schils
Class of 2012
