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Friday
Dec052008

Politics and Religion: The Gaza Non-Pilgrimage

Our partner blog, State of the United States, has a fascinating item explaining why there will be no pilgrims from Palestine to Mecca this year. The incident, involving not only the rival Palestinian groups Fatah and Hamas but also Saudi Arabia, is almost as illuminating as it is depressing.

There is further coverage of the story in The New York Times.