سيف محمد ... مقال لأوري أفنيري
هذا نص مقال نشرة الكانب الاسرائيلي أوري أفنيري علي تصريحات البابا بنديكت حول الاسلام ، ويعتبر أفنيري أحد أعضاء ما يوصف بنشطاء السلام في اليسار الاسرائيلي ، والمقال يحتوي علي الكثير من المعلومات الهامة ، لذا آثرت وضعه كما كتب بالانجليزية قبل أن أقوم بترجمة أهم ما فيه لاحقاً Muhammad's Sword Uri Avnery ( mailto:avnery@actcom.co.il ) 23 Sept. 2006 Since the days when Roman Emperors threw Christians to the lions, the relations between the emperors and the heads of the church have undergone many changes. Constantine the Great, who became Emperor in the year 306 - exactly 1700 years ago - encouraged the practice of Christianity in the empire, which included Palestine. Centuries later, the church split into an Eastern (Orthodox) and a Western (Catholic) part. In the West, the Bishop of Rome, who acquired the title of Pope, demanded that the Emperor accept his superiority. The struggle between the Emperors and the Popes played a central role in European history and divided the peoples. It ...