Notre Dame of Gaza: Our Mosques and Churches Are Also Burning
NOVANEWS
By: Ramzy Baroud
Ramzy Baroud draws comparisons between the global reaction to the fire at Notre-Dame last week in Paris vs that towards the destruction of Churches and mosques in Gaza and Middle East. | Photo: Reuters
While the fire at the French cathedral was likely accidental, destroyed Palestinian houses of worship were intentionally targeted. The Israeli culprits are yet to be held accountable.
As the 300-foot spire of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris tragically came tumbling down on live television, my thoughts ventured to Nuseirat Refugee Camp, my childhood home in the Gaza Strip.
Then, also on television, I watched as a small bulldozer hopelessly clawed through the rubble of my neighborhood mosque. I grew up around that mosque. I spent many hours...