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Politics : The Iraq War And Beyond -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Thomas M. who wrote (309)	8/8/2003 8:51:21 AM
From: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck	Respond to of 9018

I say WOW Truly amazing! Can you think of anything that could make anyone over dramatize this? Perhaps a little girl could but I think you have even little girls beat on the drama queen corner LOL!

To: Thomas M. who wrote (309)	8/9/2003 4:47:54 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Respond to of 9018

And it struck me that my idea of a "Jerusalem Hajj" was not such a wild figment --since it's equally mulled over by Israeli leaders! Perhaps the Palestinians will outshine the Saudis in forwarding the cause of Islam... Who knows, perhaps some prominent imam will issue a fatwa redirecting the Hajj to East Jerusalem... dunno, I'm no Muslim scholar... From: Message 18882082 Excerpted from the Al-Ahram article: More subtle threats exist too. In May it was revealed that a ministerial committee on Jerusalem, led by Natan Sharansky, was devising ways to increase Israelis' attachment to Jerusalem. This included bringing one million Israeli tourists -- 20 per cent of the Jewish population -- to the city each year. Making a regular "pilgrimage" to the holy city will become all but compulsory for most Jews: children will be brought on school trips; soldiers will be required to undergo Jerusalem courses as part of their "Zionist training"; trade unions will arrange workers visits; and local authorities will be expected to subsidise organised tours. [...] ___________________________