The Chronicle of Higher Education
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The Past of Israel

To the Editor:

Yigal Bronner and Neve Gordon write that archaeology has "been used to underscore the Jewish and biblical past of the land to differentiate Zionism from more traditional colonial ventures" ("Beneath the Surface," The Chronicle Review, April 25). They go on to say that "Zionism, after all, has always portrayed itself as a return to the original...

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