| The modest “Rachel’s Tomb”In the heart of Bethlehem,Sacred to the three faiths,Has been turnedInto a fortified positionForbidden to Muslims.The “Cave of Machpelah”Which is also “Ibrahim’s Mosque”Has become the nest ofBaruch Goldstein and his admirers.Instead of serving as aModel of inter-religious tolerance,Both symbolize now the “heritage”Of hatred and death. |
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