Fanning the poisonous airs of nationalism
By H. D. S. Greenway | Tuesday, August 5, 2008 | The Boston Globe
“…There is nothing like a disputed place to bring incendiary nationalism to the boil. The mother of all examples is Jerusalem. Much of the energy of Europe was taken up in trying to wrest it from Muslims from the 11th to the 14th centuries. Today we are told there will be no progress in settling the 100-year dispute between Jews and Arabs in the Palestinian territories this year because of disagreements over the holy city…..”…BS
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