Mistrust Fuels Intolerance In Divided Kosovo

A partially destroyed Serbian Orthodox cemetery is seen in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica November 13, 2008. REUTERS/Adam Tanner

From Reuters:

GORAZDEVAC, Kosovo (Reuters) - Darko Dimitrijevic lives in a Serbian enclave of Kosovo that is protected by international troops and rarely interacts with ethnic Albanians in surrounding villages.

Better-stocked Albanian stores and cafes, as well as a cinema and other amenities, are minutes away by car from his village of 1,000 Serbs in western Kosovo.

But like almost all residents of Gorazdevac, he stays away, fearing intolerance and perhaps violence.

"We are Christians, they are Muslims. They have a different way of life," said Dimitrijevic, a 24-year-old radio station manager who like most young Serbs does not speak Albanian.

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My Comment: Peacekeepers will need to stay in the region for the next 50 years. Is it worth it? If the peace is kept ..... definitely.

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