The New York Times has an article about the tension in Jerusalem over the coincidence of the holidays of Eid and Rosh Hoshanna. It is a sad state of affairs that what we celebrate here exacerbates tensions there. The article quotes the poet Yehuda Amichai who says:
The air over Jerusalem is saturated with prayers and dreams like the air over industrial cities.
Now it seems like the toxic air of industrial cities with prayers of anger and ignorance. God help us all.
The Globe and Mail has a more Muslim-centric perspective.