Letters: May 3, 1982

Jerusalem

To the Editors:

O Jerusalem! A monument to the world's three great religions—and a reminder that there is nothing so divisive as believers who are convinced that they alone are doing the will of God [April 12].

Orien Vick Granite Falls, Minn.

The skyscrapers that deface the ancient skyline of Jerusalem, the pornography found in its theaters, the garish nightclubs—all are the result of rapid Western industrialization under Israeli rule. Jerusalem must not be treated as just another tourist attraction like New York, Holly wood or the French Riviera. To their credit, the...

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