Well that is infact what I was taught in school, so it seems you are calling the official version of history taught here one sided, not me.I'm sorry but I cannot grasp how one sided this is...
Jerusalem, Tyre and Antioch all happen to be Christian Cities and you happen to have shown good reviews of Jerusalem and Tyre, and not only where those cities Christian but they where Crusader as well. There are also other Christian Cities he visited, I own a copy of his works I can get a list if you would like, but what made you think 12th century Tyre was a Muslim City?First:
From what I have gathered in the reading excerpts of Benjamin of Tudela, most of the areas he visited were Muslim. The only Christian area on that link I provided is Constantinople and here is what he has to say of it:
That is why I asked it as a question instead of accusing you of a double standard, so I ask you again would you give equal condemnation to people who call the actions of Crusaders atrocities as you do to Bat Yeor for using the same language on Jihads?This is a twist on the argument I'm afraid. Have I ever inferred to the contrary on what you ask?
There is also the issue of where the emphasis is during education, might the fact that evil Jooos are emphasized during every subject in Egyptian Public schools in ways that would get a teacher arrested under EU anti-rascist legislation have something to do with it? Nobody is born rascist it is imbued by family, friends, and education, although Indonesian Schools are not much better in what they teach about Jews they are significantly better.It is only a basic relationship, and certainly not by any means rigid. Also, though the Arab governments of Egypt and Jordan may have better relations than Israel than Indonesia, the populace of Indonesia has more favorable views of Jews than the populace of either of the Arab states.
Are you sure about that? I have spoken to plenty of Iranians here in Britain who care deeply about Israel and want it destroyed and the Jews exiled or killed who don't care at all about Chechneya. Of course I am not trying to generalize and am sure there are plenty of Iranians who find those views repulsive but I am telling you what I have seen with my own two eyes.Well, the government of Iran is very friendly with Russia, but I'm sure the people must feel some solidarity. Israel is always going to take the headlines, because it is the holy land.
The strongest bind for the Evangelicals but you also asked about the Jews and I do think that to many people not just Jews Family comes first.Religion it seems would be the strongest bind. After all, Evangelical Christians in America are extremely strong supporters of Israel, because of the Biblical prophecy.
Or maybe some of those things where said in a fit of anger? Afterall they were human even in a fit of anger at Italy for joining Germany Churchhill said "It's only fair they sided with us last time", but the point is you only showed part of the picture of who those people were.I really don't know. Maybe they said different things to different audiences. Maybe they changed their minds. All I know is that those quotes are authentic; they are well cited from reputable sources.
Considering how well this battle went? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mu%27tahThe synopsis of the battle was that the Muslims arrived to an abandoned camp. The Byzantines and their Ghassanid allies were there, but they withdrew.
There is also the fact that it was on Byzantine Land, and Islamic Forces did regularly invade the Byzantine Empire in the centuries ahead untill Constantinople itself fell in 1453.
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