Wednesday, April 8, 2009

L'ongle d'un juif


Notable Arabs From left to right: Philippus Arabus, John of Damascus, al-Kindi, al-Khansa, King Faisal I, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Asmahan, and May Ziade.

I will never understand thoughtless support or mindless condemnation of Israel, just as I will never understand kneejerk malevolence or baseless aggression directed toward Arab populations.
Yes, and vice the versa.

« Un million de vies Arabes ne valent pas l'ongle d'un juif. » ~ Golda Meir
That was the tagline at the bottom of a post by someone I thought I knew.

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