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Is Israel repeating the Crusaders' fatal mistake? | Roy Casagranda

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Is Israel repeating the Crusaders' fatal mistake? | Roy Casagranda

A European settler state in the heart of Palestine, ruled by religious zealots, fueled by Western arms. A divided Muslim world fights back. Sound familiar? We’re in 1099, when the First Crusade conquered Jerusalem and subjugated its native population. Just 88 years later, it was lost to Saladin’s newly united Muslim army. Why did the Crusaders fail to build an everlasting kingdom, and will Zionism meet the same fate?
Deja Vu
Deja Vu
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