Middle East crises

05.08.06 The latest Middle East crisis highlights a singular fact about Islam and the consequences of it becoming the dominant religion in a society. Here is Israel attacking Lebanon and the Lebanese army is a bystander. It is Hezbollah that is engaging Israel. This signifies just one fact – there is no such thing as a national spirit in a nation where Islam is the dominant spirit. When Muslims become the dominant community in a country, they regard their community as the nation. Whatever remains of the traditional nation has to fend for itself.