By Dr. Elias Akleh The Merchant of Venice is a play written by William Shakespeare in 1596 about a merchant in Venice, Antonio, who defaulted on a large loan he owed to a Jewish moneylender/usurer, Shylock. According to the loan contract, if Antonio defaults the loan, Shylock has the right to cut a pound of Antonio’s flesh in retribution. In a court case Shylock rejected three times a higher sum of money in repayment and insisted on honoring his legal right to Antonio’s “pound of flesh”. Israel has surpassed Shylock’s butchery. After rejecting tens of peace agreements and violating other […]
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