THE MIDDLE EAST: DEMANDS AND REALITIES
RE “THE one-sentence blunder’’ (Op-ed, Sept. 22): Referring to the West Bank as Palestinian territory, Juliette Kayyem asserts that Jewish settlements express “a determined policy to expand Israel at the expense of Palestinian claims.’’
To the contrary: Settlements express the determination of Jews to return to their own ancient homeland, where they have every right to live.
Jerold S. Auerbach
Newton
The writer is professor emeritus of history at Wellesley College.
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