Here it is in a nutshell

OK, so it's kind of a large nutshell, but certainly well worth the read
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Jihad

The lust for self-destruction and someone to blame
The cauldron of the Israeli conflict is flaring, scalding the surrounding desert. The hands stoking the fire underneath belong to militant Islam. Jihad has different meanings, but the only meaning that concerns us today is "“Holy War."

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