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R
CH IN
history, drenched in tra–
dition, sanctified by religion
and stained with blood, Je–
rusalem remains forever young, for–
ever old.
He re David and Solomon
reigned, Jesus of Nazareth walked,
the apostles preached; here Mo–
hammed is believed by Moslems to
have ascended to heaven; here the
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Saracens, Turks, and Crusaders
fought; here the Israelis have exu–
berantly returned.
There
is
not one square inch of
Jerusalem which has not witnessed
the fusion of human creativity and
conflict. Jerusalem has beheld both
the zenith and the nadir of human
emotion and achievement.
1t
is indeed the supreme paradox.
The city with peace in its name
(sa–
lem
-
shalom
in modern Hebrew
and
salaam
in Arabic - means
"peace"), the city which symbolizes
peace and understanding to three
great religions, today represents the
least
peace and the
least
under–
standing.
Far above the controversies that
have characterized the Middle East
PLAIN TAUTH February 1974