Mesusot küssen

"It's easy to blame the right-wing politicians who are instigating a war over this crazy hill, but they're not the main ones to blame. In a society where the number of people kissing mezuzahs constantly rises, where religion and state are bound in a mixture of folklore and hatred of others, right-wing politicians know that their actions will benefit them politically."
Es sei verrückt, Ereignisse, die vor Tausenden von Jahren geschehen sein könnten, mit der aktuellen politischen Realität zu verbinden, meint Gideon Levy, "The Temple Mount: Israel's tale of loons and darkness", Haaretz (9. November).