This has nothing to do with the news, but the word Qods has set me off again.

What is for many the holiest city in the world has such a beautiful old name, in many variations.

Yerushalayim
Hierosolyma
Jerusalem

And what do the Arabs call it? “Quds” or “Qods”.

If phonetics are any indication, an Arab East Jerusalem would be an ugly place indeed.

Pretty obvious, but I needed to say that.