Very Interesting Reading

Michael Totten again has a must read article in Commentary on Kosovo's independence and its relationship and similarity to Israel eventhough it is a Muslim majority region in the Balkans. They are Sufi Muslims which are the ideological opposite of the wahhabis that drive islamic terrorism around the world or the mad mullahs of Tehran. The Kosovars have more in common with Israel than most would believe but go read Michael's excellent piece to find out.

Many in Kosovo are well aware that they have more in common with Israel than with the West Bank and Gaza. "Kosovars used to identify with the Palestinians because we Albanians are Muslims and Christians and we saw Serbia and Israel both as usurpers of land," a prominent Kosovar recent told journalist Stephen Schwartz. "Then we looked at a map and woke up. Israelis have a population of six million, their backs to the sea, and 300 million Arab enemies. Albanians have a total population of eight million, our backs to the sea, and 200 million Slav enemies. So why should we identify with the Arabs?"