it was at the same time handcuffed for years by extremist islam. the saudis are deeply conflicted. but then so are we. because their story is intertwined with ours. the closest ally of this strange desert kingdom has been america, one of the world s most open democracies, where freedom of religious is enshrined in the constitution. why? new york times columnist thomas friedman put it succinctly. guys, here s the deal. just keep your pumps open, your prices low, and don t bother the yahudis too much, and you can do whatever you want out back. out back. that s where you d find the medievalism, the extremist rhetoric, the clerics, the hatred of other religions. it is my view, fareed, 9/11,
The Celtic legend of a woman destined to free Ireland and the resonances of this myth with the story of Joan of Arc was intentionally and calculatedly employed by Maud Gonne and her supporters. Gonne understood the powerful underpinnings of the story of Joan of Arc, drawing on them to form a powerful persona that still permeates popular memory around Gonne to this day. An in-depth study of the title of “Ireland’s Joan of Arc” reveals new insight into Gonne’s motivations and her influences, and into the interconnectedness of medievalism, Celticism and nationalism in Ireland in the nineteenth and early twentieth century.
saudi arabia lives a bizarre double life. fabulously rich, drenched in oil, it is at the same time handcuffed by extremist islam. the saudis are deeply conflicted, but then so are we. because their story is intertwined with ours. the closest ally of this strange desert kingdom has been america, the world s most open democracy where freedom of religion is enshrined in the constitution. why? a new york times columnist put it susinccinctly. out back that s where you d find the medievalism, the hatred
based on peace and cooperation. we signed an agreement through the united states, the access and movement agreement. there would be border crossings, there d be trade, have commerce, tourism, we d have cooperation. there was every reason for hope when israel pulled out of gaza. there was hope gaza, themselves. what happened? hamas took power in gaza. with its radical and extremism islamist ideology tries to force gazaens to live in an early medievalism with sharia law and so forth. at the same time instead of investing in schools and hospitals and the wellbeing of the people of gaza, it invests in missiles and in weapons and what they call the armed struggle against israel. now, you can t expect israel to have a normal relationship with gaza if they re shooting rockets at our people trying to kill our people. the root cause of the problem here is the regime in gaza, it is hamas. which is not dissimilar to some of the other radical islamist groups like isis in iraq or
achieved. israel is in discussions with the united states over this issue. and i m confident that we can chart a path forward together. ladies and gentlemen, the clash between modernity and medievalism need not be a clash between progress and tradition. the traditions of the jewish people go back thousands of years. they are the source of our collective values, the foundations of our national strength. at the same time the jewish people have always looked towards the future. throughout history, we have been at the forefront of efforts to expand liberty, promote equality, and advance human rights. we champion these principles not despite our traditions, but because of them.