I was troubled by Andrew Gerst's Sept. 27 column "44 for divestment owe apology" for one reason: It seemed to attack faculty simply for disagreeing with him. Gerst neglected to inform us of conditions within the occupied territories, such as military checkpoints, increasing poverty, the diversion of water resources and the supposed use of American equipment, such as Caterpillar bulldozers, to demolish the homes of Palestinians (those in favor of divestment elude to this over and over again).
As I understood it, that was a major component of this issue. Throughout the article, Gerst overwhelms the reader with vague references and loaded rhetoric, something that incessantly plagues any dialogue about the Middle East. As a member of the University community, I would not like an apology from my professors for expressing their opinion via a petition, but I do believe they deserve an apology from Andrew Gerst.
Dyana Aziz
Trinity '07
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