Another thing about the crusades that most people seem to forget is that they were in *response* to Islamic takeovers of areas that had been Christian for hundreds of years. Islam has been the catalyst for most of the violence in the Middle East for 1500 years.
Another thing about the crusades that most people seem to forget is that they were in *response* to Islamic takeovers of areas that had been Christian for hundreds of years. Islam has been the catalyst for most of the violence in the Middle East for 1500 years.