Noise rattles the rafters
but cannot shake the foundations of truth.
In the end, the tumult will fade,
and reason,
calm and unyielding,
will be restored.
Nov 24 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
@ZohranKMamdani Cautionary Tale:
Caesarea Maritima was built by Herod the Great around 22–10 BCE. It became a major trading port linking the Mediterranean with inland trade networks, and a cultural centre mixing Roman, Greek, Jewish, and early Christian communities.
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@ZohranKMamdani Under Christian Byzantine Empire Caesarea remained an important religious and administrative centre.
When the region came under early Islamic rule, the once-huge harbor largely stopped functioning. Population shrank, urban life simplified, monumental buildings fell out of use /2
Qusṭanṭīn Zuraiq "The Meaning of the Disaster" 1956. "Nakba" is Arab failure to eradicate the Zionists from the Levant. He rues the scorching humiliation of 7 Arab armies to deliver the promise to exterminate the Jewish state.
But the real doozy is in the 4th quote: /1
1. 400K refugees in 1956. 2. They wonder if they will be forced to return to their homes 3. to live under the Zionist state ...
1. 400K refugees in 1956.
