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May 17, 2005
The Other Side of the Story
Topics: Understanding IslamWhere was the condemnation of this incident by the MSM? There wasn't any!Where were the riots by Christians against Muslims and their defamation of a Christian holy site? There weren't any. Different people, different religion, different mindset, different values, different character.
From Little Green Footballs:
As Islamist groups rage and riot and declare holy war over Newsweek's now-retracted "Quran desecration" story, it may be helpful, for the sake of clarity, to remember what happened in April 2002 when Palestinian terrorists took over Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity and held priests and nuns hostage for weeks.
On April 24, the Jerusalem Post reported on the damage that the PA forces were causing:
Three Armenian monks, who had been held hostage by the Palestinian gunmen inside Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity, managed to flee the church area via a side gate yesterday morning. They immediately thanked the soldiers for rescuing them.
They told army officers the gunmen had stolen gold and other property, including crucifixes and prayer books, and had caused damage....
One of the monks, Narkiss Korasian, later told reporters: "They stole everything, they opened the doors one by one and stole everything....They stole our prayer books and four crosses...they didn't leave anything. Thank you for your help, we will never forget it."
Israeli officials said the monks said the gunmen had also begun beating and attacking clergymen.41
When the siege finally ended, the PA soldiers left the church in terrible condition:
Posted by Hyscience at May 17, 2005 10:14 PM
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