The Politics of My-Place-of-Worship Is Holier Than Yours
Article by Wn.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. “If it is an act or actions that ensures a certain place to be considered holy, then one can conclude that it is specifically the act or actions that are really sacred and that should be truly memorialized.” When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used the term “absurd” regarding a recent UN decision to define West Bank Shrines sacred to both Jews and Muslims as Palestinian, it was very unfortunate. He was referring to an ongoing debate between Jews and Muslims that swirls around who has the right to worship at holy sites in the city of Hebron. Whereas the Jews call one place the Cave of the Patriarchs, where Abraham was buried, Muslims…
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The Politics of My-Place-of-Worship Is Holier Than Yours
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