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

Joseph Catron jncatron at gmail.com
Tue Apr 22 17:50:51 PDT 2014


"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."



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