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Washington Post: Gaza reports more than 11,100 killed. That’s one out of every 200 people. (archive.ph)
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[–] Tavarin@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

True, but it was due to religious hegemony in the region.

[–] livus@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

@Tavarin I don't think it really was. That's what the Pope wanted people to think at the time, but historians have other explanations.

The early Crusaders attacked other Christians as well as Jewish settlements and Muslims.

[–] Tavarin@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

During the crusades the region was controlled by the Abbasid Caliphate, and ruled as a Muslim land. The only reason the Christians, Jew, and Muslims "got along" there was due to being under the rule of a single and powerful empire. It wasn't like the Middle East of the time was separate kingdoms who got along, it was controlled by empires for almost all of its history.

[–] livus@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

@Tavarin sure. I'm not disputing that. I'm just saying the crusades weren't their fault.