Jerusalem: City of Three Faiths

An interesting and eye-opening article on the BBC documents the history of Jerusalem, or the Holy Land.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6668603.stm

Karen Armstrong, a Christian author makes a surprise revelation that it was Muslim leaders, Caliph Umar and Saladin in particular, who have held Jerusalem the longest by their tolerance of the two other faiths: Judaism and Christianity.

And the most violent? The Christian Crusaders.

A stark contrast to what Islam is being portrayed by the media isn't it? Muslims? Peaceful? Tolerant? And this coming from a non-Muslim.

So whoever says that Islam was spread by the sword should just get their bloody facts straight. Had it been so, both those Muslim leaders would have tortured the Jews and Christians into leaving their religion. But did that happen? No. They were tolerant of the 'People of the Book' (which is what the Quran terms the Jews and Christians).

The article goes on describing the capture, yes, capture of Jerusalem by Israel in the 1967 war. Up to this day, not a single nation, not even the UASSofA recognises Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Jerusalem is regarded as 'Occupied Territory' by the UN.

A modern-day Crusade is happening right in front of our eyes.

The aggressor? Israel. The victim? Palestine.