In a controversial move, the Residential Life Committee has decided that the former Arabic house will now be used for events run by the Middlebury chapter of Hillel. Started in the fall, members of the organization will be allowed to live in the house, while the Arabic house residents will be forced to find new housing Reactions from the schools Jewish community were unequivocally positive, but the Arabic speakers have been less enthusiastic. ­­­Osama al-Zarqawi has denounced the decision as “an affront to the Arabic-speaking community” and the student organization Jewish Interest Houses Are Dumb (“J.I.H.A.D.”) has campaigned aggressively for the repeal of the committee’s decision. “This clear example of a Zionist agenda will not be allowed to go uncontested,” vented JIHADist Ali Baba. “I demand nothing less than the return of our special interest housing.” An unnamed Residential Life Committee member, commenting on the controversy over the decision, stressed the college’s support for the decision, saying that it was unlikely to be repealed in the near future.