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Speaker 1: This is Carol Platleiebow for townhall dot Com. Palm Sunday

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Speaker 1: marks the beginning of the holiest week in the Christian calendar,

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Speaker 1: but for Christians in Syria and Nigeria, it was a

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Speaker 1: day marked by bloodshed and tragedy. In Syria, sectarian attacks

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Speaker 1: in a Christian town damaged homes, shops, and cars, as

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Speaker 1: men on motorcycles from a nearby Sunni Muslim town terrorized

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Speaker 1: the community into the early morning hours. In Nigeria, the

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Speaker 1: violence was even more horrific. Muslim gunmen attacked a university community,

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Speaker 1: killing at least thirty people in injuring many more. Yet

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Speaker 1: coverage of this violence was scant. Instead, there was widespread

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Speaker 1: media outrage when Israel briefly paused public prayer gatherings due

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Speaker 1: to Iranian missile threats before quickly reversing course. There's a

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Speaker 1: very clear double standard and eraises serious questions about whether

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Speaker 1: Western media outlets are intimidated by Islamism. They certainly haven't

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Speaker 1: shown courage. I'm Carol Platleebow.