The Dread Slender Gnome on Nostr: Fair to the viewpoint of the islamists? Not sure what that would look like. But ...
Fair to the viewpoint of the islamists? Not sure what that would look like.
But honestly, if you want the history of the conflict, you're in for a long read, since you'd really have to go back pretty damn far to get a proper view. Including what happened to Jews under Romans (that laid the scene, even though it happened before the Arab conquest) and then obviously the Arab imperial project during the Arab conquest. Even the fall of the Ottoman empire is a relatively recent development in this particular story. The good news is, the further back in time you go, the more likely you're to get neutral commentary that just focuses on the events and doesn't bring things like religious ideology in the mix.
But honestly, if you want the history of the conflict, you're in for a long read, since you'd really have to go back pretty damn far to get a proper view. Including what happened to Jews under Romans (that laid the scene, even though it happened before the Arab conquest) and then obviously the Arab imperial project during the Arab conquest. Even the fall of the Ottoman empire is a relatively recent development in this particular story. The good news is, the further back in time you go, the more likely you're to get neutral commentary that just focuses on the events and doesn't bring things like religious ideology in the mix.