A response to Naut and others regarding Jerusalem
No matter how well Israel manages Jerusalem, there will always be the full range of the opposed, from the political detractors who are essentially simply anti-semitic to the all-out extremists who have sworn on the blood of their parents and children not to cease their efforts until Israel is driven into the sea. Israel has its extremists, too, without a doubt, but it is essentially a civil society which the cultural ideal of tolerance makes possible. Patience, compromise and good-faith are the... Sign in to see full entry.