June 9, 2006

A Trip to Jerusalem

To the Editor:

Jewish and Muslim students and leaders who participated in the 2006 Wesleyan University interfaith trip described in Haim Watzman's article "Jerusalem Through Jaundiced Eyes" (The Chronicle, May 5) would like to offer some additional thoughts to complement Mr. Watzman's observations.

Our group was composed of 11 Jews and Muslims (rather than 20, as reported by Watzman) from a wide variety of religious and cultural backgrounds, including both mainstream and