[lbo-talk] To make tomorrow more tolerable for the British: "Why St George is a Palestinian hero"

[Joseph Catron]

"A familiar flag flaps in the wind above a Palestinian church in the West
Bank village of al-Khadr.

"The red cross on a white background has been associated with Saint George
since the time of the Crusades.

"It is the national flag of England and is also used as an emblem by other
countries and cities that have adopted him as their own patron saint.

"However, Palestinians have particular reason to display the symbol and
revere the early Christian martyr ..."

http://bbc.in/1k4VlGB

The flag of Saint George pictured in the article flies over the
1,607-year-old Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza, along with a
great many others.

-- 
"Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre, mod sceal þe mare, þe ure mægen
lytlað."