March 11, 2005

The Historical Context of the Negev

To the Editor:

Haim Watzman seems to suggest that the student village he describes is a pioneering, innovative, and exciting project for college students ("Staking a Claim in the Negev," The Chronicle, January 28). ...

The picture of the little houses in the middle of nowhere, the description of the students' selflessness ("Here, you don't spend most of your time doing things for yourself -- you do things for others"), the students' promotion of progress ("Today the Negev