ICCI in the Media

May 2010

  • The print/online magazine Jewish Currents (http://jewishcurrents.org ) recently published an articleentitled "Islam in Israel and Palestine" in its Spring 2010 issue. Rabbi Amy Klein writes about threeconversations she held with Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Director of the Islamic Research Center at al-Quds University, Ibrahim Amin, Plant Manager of Congregation Mevakshei Derekh in Jerusalem, and Rabbi Dr. Ron Kronish, Director of ICCI.http://icci.org.il/downloads/JewishCurrents-Islam_in_Israel.pdf
  • Additionally, Israeli newspaper Haaretz notified the public of ICCI/JCJCR/Kehillat Yedidya's April tour of the Old City, on April 23, 2010, featuring a brief interview with Dr. Kronish by Raphael Ahren.

January-April 2010

  •  In its English edition dated March 5, 2010, Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz published an article entitled "Capital Anglos mobilize against practice of spitting at Christians". Author Raphael Ahren describes the problematic phenomenon of Christians being spat at and the attempts at improving the situation, including the abovementioned March 15th event, a collaboration between Kehillat Yedidya, ICCI and the Jerusalem Center for Jewish-Christian Relations.
    http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1154366.html
  • The Florida Jewish Journal published an article by veteran columnist Rabbi Bruce Warshal on February 23, 2010. The article, entitled "It’s time to stop Islam-bashing", followed a lecture by ICCI director Dr. Ron Kronish in Boca Raton in January and highlighted the need to become less prejudiced against the Muslim citizens of the U.S.
  • An article by Dr. Ron Kronish entitled "Notes from a Humanistic, Liberal Zionist: A Personal Perspective" was published as part of the Presbyterian Church (USA)'s Middle East Study Committee report in March 2010. Dr. Kronish offers his views on Jewish identity and Zionism, past and present.
    http://www.pcusa.org/middleeastpeace/pdf/part3a1.pdf
  • Prof. Shalom Goldman, a lecturer at the Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, who is currently in
    Israel for a two-month sabbatical, wrote a blog posting about ICCI, JCJCR, and Kehillat Yedidya's
    campaign against harassment of Christians in the Old City for Religionandstateinisrael.org blog. The ost is entitled "Holy Spit: Why Do Ultra-Orthodox Jews Spit at Christians?" and dated April 7, 2010.
    http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/mediaculture/2401/holy_spit:_why_do_ultraorthodox_
    jews_spit_at_christians/
  • An interview with Dr. Ron Kronish and Fr. Mike McGarry was broadcast by the Israeli Broadcasting
    Authority's IBA news program    , in April, and was also broadcast on the Middle East Television
    (METV)    .and featured online on April 5, 2010. Erin Viner talked to Dr. Kronish and Fr. McGarry about
    interfaith dialogue in troubled times and its impact.
  • Dr. Ron Kronish was interviewed by Polish TV (the TVP1 channel, for the program "Wiadomosci") and radio on April 4, 2010. The interviews revolved around the connections between the Jewish holiday of Passover and the Christian holiday of Easter and Jewish-Christian relations in Jerusalem.

October-December 2009

  • The Indianapolis Star (www.indiestar.com) published an article by Robert King on October 23, 2009, entitled "Different religious backgrounds don't rule out trust". The article highlights the importance of "the other peace process", a process that involves the intensive, long-term personal engagement of people who are neither politicians nor lawyers. Mr. King also wrote about his interview with Dr. Kronish and Kadi Zibdeh in his personal blog, summarizing the experience with the following question: "If a Muslim and a Jew from Jerusalem can travel together and speak the language of interreligious peace, what excuse do those of us in America have for not doing the same?" http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091023/LOCAL/910230376 and http://blogs.indystar.com/thoushalt/2009/10/two_visitors_fr.html
  • The Ottawa Citizen (www.ottawacitizen.com) published an article by Jennifer Campbell on October 26, 2009, entitled "Finding common ground". The article includes highlights from Dr. Kronish and Kadi Zibdeh's appearance at Temple Israel in Ottawa. Among other things, they spoke of the media's attitude towards interreligious peace efforts, about the KEDEM project, and about their vision of peaceful relations between people and communities in the region. http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/Finding+common+ground/2144262/story.html
  • The Jewish Week (www.thejewishweek.com) published an article by Merri Rosenberg on October 27, 2009, entitled "Figuring out how to live together". The article includes highlights from Dr. Kronish and Kadi Zibdeh's appearance at the Westchester Reform Temple in Scarsdale, MA. Among the topics discussed were the stereotypes each side has about the other, dialogue as a religious obligation and the role of interreligious dialogue. In the words of Dr. Kronish: “We’re not politicians. We’re not here to write the treaty between Israel and Palestine. For us, engaging in interfaith dialogue is not an academic or intellectual exercise. We’re bringing people together to live together. The focus of our discussions is religious, educational and spiritual. The goal is learning to live together for the purpose of coexistence.” http://www.thejewishweek.com/viewArticle/c36_a17050/News/New_York.html
  • The Three Faiths Forum (www.threefaithsforum.org.uk) published an article by Joshua M. Z. Stanton on December 8, 2009, entitled "Avoiding Meaningless Dialogue". The article highlights the need for raising the quality of interreligious dialogue and broaching "the difficult topics that preclude truly positive interactions, without provoking heated and counterproductive discussions." Additionally, it describes relevant strategies. http://www.threefaithsforum.org.uk/Newsletter_Dec09_Avoiding.html
  • The St. Louis Review (www.stlouisreview.com) published an article by Joseph Kenny on December 9, 2009, entitled "Interfaith Efforts Making Progress". The brief article includes an interview with Dr. Ron Kronish, in which he states that "we can now move from 'coexistence' to fostering relations of mutual understanding and respect, based upon knowledge and acquaintance with each other's religions, cultures and histories." http://stlouisreview.com/article/2009-12-09/interfaith-efforts-ma
  • The Star (www.thestar.com) published an article by Rabbi Dow Marmur on December 28, 2009, entitled "Marmur: This Year in Jerusalem". The article discusses interreligious tension in Jerusalem, as well as reconciliation and peace-building efforts, including those of the ICCI. http://www.thestar.com/Opinion/article/742688

 

 

 July-September 2009

  • America Magazine, the National Catholic Weekly, quoted Dr. Kronish in an article by Drew Christiansen dated July 31, 2009. The article, entitled "Hate lit in the IDF", reported on extremists spreading libelous allegations about the Vatican to Israeli soldiers.
    http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=2&id=25282555-3048-741E-9653735851371763
  • A book review by Dr. Kronish titled "Learning from Luna" was published in the Jerusalem Post on September 3, 2009. The review focuses on the autobiography of Ms. Luna Kaufman, a Holocaust survivor who devoted her life to helping others and became a notable activist in the field of Jewish-Christian relations in the U.S.
    http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1251804480950&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
  • On August 14, 2009, the members of ICCI's delegation to Australia – Mr. Jaber, Ms. Shubeita and Dr. Weissman – were the guests of journalists and broadcasters Terry Lane and Jon Faine on their ABC Melbourne Radio program 'Conversation Hour'. The discussion covered issues such as Israel as a Jewish state, the prospects of peace in the Middle East, Jewish-Christian and Christian-Muslim relations in Israel, and religious extremism vs. interreligious marriage and day-to-day contact in Israel. An audio recording of the full program can be found at:
    http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2009/08/14/2656297.htm?site=melbourne
  • Additionally, the delegation members were also featured on 'Spirit of Things' an ABC radio program, on August 30, 2009. The audio recording and the transcript of their interview with Rachael Kohn can be found at:
    http://www.abc.net.au/rn/spiritofthings/stories/2009/2661452.htm
  • During her stay in Australia, Dr. Debbie Weissman contributed an article to the popular Australian news portal theage.com.au. The article, published on August 14, 2009 and titled "Here's some good news about religion", focuses on the role religion plays in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its possible resolution.
    http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/heres-some-good-news-about-religion-20090813-ejsv.html
  • Furthermore, on August 21, 2009, the Australian Jewish News website published an article by Naomi Levin titled "Choosing a path to peace". The article included some highlights of one of the ICCI delegation's speaking engagements in Australia.
    http://jewishnews.net.au/2009/08/21/choosing-a-path-to-peace/7007
  • The delegation's visit was also featured on the website of the NSW/ACT Independent Education Union (IEU), in an article from August 25, 2009, which reported on the IEU's Women's Conference.
    http://news.ieu.asn.au/1152.html
  • Another article, titled "Reasons for optimism in Israel and Palestine", was published on Eureka Street, a publication of Jesuit Communications Australia, on August 28, 2009. In this article, author Peter Kirkwood talks about how moved and inspired he was by meeting and speaking with the ICCI delegation members.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article.aspx?aeid=16012
  • Finally, ICCI's delegation to Australia in September 2009 is discussed on the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council website, in an article by Jeremy Jones, published on September 25, 2009. The article, entitled "The Last Word: Food for Thought", focuses on the delegation's contribution to changing misconceptions and promoting interreligious understanding in Australia. Specifically, it describes how a number of Australian Muslims attended functions in which the delegation members spoke or heard them on the radio, and were inspired by that experience to rethink preconceptions about the reality of daily life in Israel. For example, "The fact that there are functioning mosques and churches in Israel came as a surprise to some who had been misled into perceiving Israel as a crypto-theological totalitarian state, indicating just how important the visit to Australia was for increasing knowledge and understanding." http://www.aijac.org.au/?id=articles&_action=showArticleDetails&articleID=6663
  • The website of the Forum for Discussion of Israel and Palestine (FODIP) published an article by Joshua M. Stanton on September 3, 2009. The article, entitled "After School: A Chance to Study Face to Face", elaborates on some of the author's observations and insights regarding ICCI's Face to Face / Faith to Faith program. http://www.fodip.org/frontpagearticle%203rd%20September.html
  • The Jerusalem Post published an article by Dr. Ron Kronish on September 24, 2009. The article, entitled "We have sinned", focuses on the notion of collective sin in Judaism and is part of a series of articles for Yom Kippur, written by Jewish, Christian and Muslim authors. http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1253627557119&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
  • An article by Mr. Abdessalam Najjar, an educator, one of the founders of Neveh Shalom / Wahat al-Salam and ICCI vice-chairperson, was published by the Jerusalem Post within the same series of articles. The article, entitled "Atonement in Islam", examines the meaning of atonement as it is reflected in various stories and verses in the Koran. http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1253627556894&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

May-June 2009

Media coverage of ICCI's April 30th Symposium at the Notre Dame Cultural Center:
  • ICCI's April 30th symposium was covered by Matthew Wagner of the Jerusalem Post, in an article entitled "Pope's visit sparks high hopes." Among the interviewees were Bishop Dr. Younan, Fr. Shomali, Dr. Dejani and Dr. Weissman, the symposium's speakers.
    http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull&cid=1239710831760
  • The symposium was also the subject of an article by Yehonathan Tommer for OhmyNews, published on May 4th, entitled "Papal pilgrimage: Benedict XVI's imminent visit magnifies yearnings for peace and tranquility in the Holy Land." The article describes the hopes and expectations of the pilgrimage that were unanimously expressed by the panel of Jewish, Muslim and Christian thinkers at ICCI's Notre Dame symposium.
    http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?no=385183&rel_no=1
  • In an Ecumenical News International article published on May 5, 2009 and titled "Jerusalem bishop urges Pope to reject 'occupation and violence'", Judith Sudilovsky interviewed the speakers in ICCI's joint symposium co-sponsored by MercyCorps and the US Department of State, which took place on April 30th. Bishop Munib Younan, Head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan & the Holy Land, and Rev. William Shomali, Rector of the Latin Seminary in Beit Jalla, spoke to Ms. Sudilevsky about their hopes and expectations from the visit and religion's role in conflict resolution.
    http://www.eni.ch/featured/article.php?id=2967 
  • In addition to the above-mentioned articles, ICCI's April 30th symposium was covered by several TV and radio stations, such as IBA TV (Israel, Arabic News), IBA Radio (Israel, English News), the Media Line, Cançᾶo Nova TV (Brazil), Polish Radio, and NHK Japanese Public TV.

Additional ICCI-related coverage of the Pope's visit to Israel in May 2009

  •  The Pope showed his appreciation of the people, organizations and institutions working to promote interreligious dialogue and peace by dedicating a special event and reception to them on May 11th, at the Notre Dame Educational Center in Jerusalem. Much media attention was drawn to the controversial speech of Sheikh Tayseer Tamimi, Chief Islamic Judge in the Palestinian Authority, during this event. Dr. Ron Kronish shared his thoughts and insights about this incident in a Jerusalem Post op-ed titled "Dialogue or Diatribe?", published on May 16, 2009.
    http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212387788&pagename=JPArticle%2FShowFull
  • Reader reactions to the op-ed by Dr. Kronish were printed on the May 19th online edition of the Jerusalem Post under the header "Job security in the peace profession."
    http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212406791&pagename=JPArticle%2FShowFull
  • Dr. Debbie Weissman, co-chairperson of ICCI and president of ICCJ, expressed her views about the Sheikh Tamimi incident and the visit of the Pope to Israel in general, in a June 8th Jerusalem report guest column, entitled "Lackluster Visit".
    http://www.icci.org.il/downloads/Jerusalem_Report-Lackluster_Visit.pdf
  •  US TV station CBS 2 broadcast a segment titled "Pope Returns to Vatican after Mideast Tour" on May 15, 2009. The segment includes parts of an interview with Dr. Ron Kronish by Charlie D'Agata. Dr. Kronish stated his belief that although the Pope didn't say everything that was expected and wished of him, he said enough to keep the dialogue going.
    http://www.truveo.com/pope-returns-to-vatican-after-mideast-tour/id/1114538074 
  • Summarizing the Pope's visit, Matthew Wagner of the Jerusalem Post published an article titled "Pope's subdued style lends lackluster finish to visit" on the May 14, 2009. The article includes interviews with Rabbi Kronish, Daniel Rossing, director of the Jerusalem Center for Jewish Christian Relations, and Rabbi David Rosen, international director of the American Jewish Committee's Department for Interreligious Affairs, highlighting the differences between Pope Benedict XVI and Pope John Paul II and providing insights regarding the Israeli response to the papal visit.
    http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull&cid=1242212379918
  • Another report summarizing the Pope's visit is that of Kim Lawton of PBS from May 15, 2009, titled "Pope’s Mideast Trip Wrap-Up." Lawton's report includes video footage and transcripts of interviews with Dr. Kronish and representatives of ICCI member organizations such as Rabbi David Rosen (of the American Jewish Committee in Israel) and Issa Jaber (of the Association for Jewish-Arab Coexistence in the Judean Hills).
    http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/may-15-2009/popes-mideast-trip-wrap-up/2962/
  • An additional concluding report of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Israel from the Israeli point of view can be found in an article by Michele Chabin of the Catholic Register (NCRegister.com), published May 22, 2009 and titled "What Jews Saw in Benedict." According to Dr. Ron Kronish, who was interviewed for this article, the papal pilgrimage achieved exactly what it set out to do: "to show concern for local Christians, to reinvigorate the Jewish-Catholic dialogue… and to give strength and encouragement to those engaged in interfaith dialogue."
    http://www.ncregister.com/site/article/18284 (subscribed users only)
  • Roger Bolton of BBC Radio 4 interviewed Rabbi Kronish of ICCI and Dr. Abu-Sway, director of the Islamic Research Center at the Al-Quds University in Jerusalem, to get their views on the visit and its impact on both Israelis and Palestinians. The interviews were part of Mr. Bolton's Sunday program on May 17, 2009 and the relevant segment can be downloaded from our website in MP3 format (7:44 minutes, 5.31MB).
    http://www.icci.org.il/downloads/BBCRadio-170509-RKinterview.mp3
  • Interviews with Dr. Kronish regarding the Pope's visit were also broadcast or published by:
    •    N24/Sat 1 German TV, May 10, 2009, by Monique Junker.
    •    Rotativo de Querétaro, May 15, 2009, “Aboga Benedicto XVI por la paz entre Israel y Palestina”, by Jana Beris.
    •    ORF Austrian TV, May 15, 2009, producer: Daniela Segenreich.
    •    The Canadian Press, May 15 2009, "Benoît XVI assure que la paix est possible en Terre sainte." 
  • ICCI intern Zuzanna Radzik was interviewed for Katolicka Agencja Informacyjna for an article titled "Rabin Kronish: Żydzi nigdy nie są do końca zadowoleni z tego, co mówi Watykan (wywiad)," published on May 15, 2009.

Misc. articles

  • An interview with Rabbi Ron Kronish appeared in Issue 7624 of British newspaper Church Times, from May 1, 2009. In the article by Ed Beavan, titled "The human face", Rabbi Kronish describes ICCI's interfaith work as “the other peace process.”
    http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/content.asp?id=74376

January-April 2009

  • The Jewish Telegraphic Agency website (jta.org) published an Op-Ed by Rabbi Kronish on April 30, 2009, titled "Papal Trip to Israel is not time to focus on problems". In this article, Rabbi Kronish that the occasion of the Pope's visit to Israel marks the time for "seeking peace and pursuing it," rather than focusing on the problematics of the relationship between Israel and the Vatican.
    http://jta.org/news/article/2009/04/30/1004818/op-ed-papal-trip-to-israel-is-not-time-to-focus-on-problems
  • The Common Ground News Service website published an article by Joshua M. Stanton (of the Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue, http://irdialogue.org), on the 14th of April 2009. The article, titled "Youth Views: Taking dialogue to the next level", includes Mr. Stanton's impressions of his encounter with the Jewish and Muslim high school students currently participating in ICCI's Face to Face program.  http://www.commongroundnews.org/article.php?id=25296&lan=en&sid=1&sp=0&isNew
  • The Catholic News Service website published an article by Jewish Sudilovsky on the 16th of April, 2009. The article, titled "In Israeli Jewish schools, no teaching about Christianity", includes insights from Daniel Rossing of the Jerusalem Center for Jewish Christian Relations (JCJCR) and Rabbi Ron Kronish. http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0901735.htm
  • Rabbi Kronish was also interviewed for Times Online by Michael Binyon, for an article published on April 24, 2009. Rabbi Kronish talked about "Keeping the Flicker of Peace Alive When Hope Is Fading." http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article6164039.ece
  • Two extended video interviews were produced within the framework of the "Inside the Holy Land" program, one with Mr. Ophir Yarden, director of ICCI's Educational Initiatives, and one with Dr. Debbie Weissman, the international president of the ICCJ and a co-chair of ICCI. These interviews were added to the popular streaming media repository Veoh, and may be viewed online. Mr. Yarden's interview, which can be found at http://8.3.211.57/browse/videos/category/faith_and_spirituality/watch/v15795192ZDH2Qq6G , includes, among other things, footage of Face to Face participants speaking to a group of Jewish youth from California. Dr. Weissman's interview, to be found at http://8.3.211.57/browse/videos/category/culture/watch/v17153349NZyXbaPG , explores her experiences with Jewish-Christian Dialogue.
  • The JUF News section of the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago website published an interview with Dr. Ron Kronish on March 11, 2009, titled "A Conversation with an Israeli Peace Builder". In this interview, Dr. Kronish talks to Aaron B. Cohen about the short- term implications of the recent Israeli elections, the situation of Arab Israelis and his hopeful outlook towards the future. The interview may be found at this URL: http://www.juf.org/news/israel.aspx?id=42398
  • Dr. Kronish was interviewed for TIME by Tim McGirk. The article was published on March 19, 2009, and titled "Jerusalem Rabbi Insists the Pope Must Hide His Cross". Dr. Kronish, while keeping in mind the intensity of the feelings that some Jews have about this Christian symbol, expressed the opinion that such requests "do not show respect to the leader of another major religion." The article can be read in full at: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1886525,00.html .
  • U.N Observer and International Report: An Independent Journal of International Affairs, January 7, 2009:   http://www.unobserver.com/layout5.php?id=5521&blz=1

September-December 2008

 

June-August 2008

January-May 2008


"Not your average 'talmid hacham'"

Dr. Ron Kronish, Director of ICCI was interviewed for an article at The Jerusalem Post Magazine, published on May 17, 2007. The article, written by Lauren Gelfond Feldinger, reviews the status of Arab-Palestinians studying Jewish Studies at high educational institutes in Israel. Read more....

'Israelis think religious heads can ease tensions' by Ina Friedman,  Jerusalem Report, January 8, 2007

 

While a recent poll on inter-communal relations shows that distrust between the country's Arabs is at an alarmingly high level, it also reflects the belief that religious leaders can play an active role in mitigating it. The findings were released at a December 14 conference on cooperation on social issues among Jewish, Muslim and Christian religious and political leaders held by an association called Kedem: Voices for Religious Conciliation in Israel, which also commissioned the poll. Read more...

Belief in Peace-Making by Amiram Barkat, Haaretz, December 22, 2006 

This week saw a first·time encounter in an Israeli television studio be­tween the heads of Israel's religious communities. Sephardi Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar, Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah. the founder of the Islamic Movement in Israel, Sheikh Abdullah Nimr Darwish, and the spiritual leader of the Druze community, Sheikh Mowafak Tarif, debated issues such as the meaning of the terms "occupation" and "terror." Read more...

 

 'Sheikhs, rabbis and priests battle together in fight against the same demons' by Amiram Barkat, Haaretz, December 17, 2006

The Holocaust-denial theories aired last week in Iran were denounced Friday from an unexpected source - in a statement released by sheikhs of the Islamic Movement in Israel. Simultaneously, Religious Zionist rabbis issued a statement denouncing damage done to the Muslim cemetery in the center of Jerusalem in the construction of the Museum of Tolerance.  Read more...

 

‘Peace Has To Start Somewhere’ by Carolyn Slutsky, Jewish Week, November 11, 2006 

Avi Gordis had never been in a mosque and Saleh Alzajary had never been in a synagogue, but both teens, a Jew and a Muslim on opposite sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, had one thing in common: neither had ever been in a church before, either. Read more...

'Dialogue is the Only Way' by Ron Kronish, Jerusalem Report, October 23, 2006

There is no question that the second Lebanon war of the past summer has heightened tensions and lowered the level of trust between Israeli Arabs and Israeli Jews. But has it created an irreparable crisis? And, what is to be done about it? Read more... 

'Waxing or Waning' by Walter Ruby, New Jersey Jewish News. September 28, 2006

JERUSALEM — As the summer’s war raged in Lebanon and along Israel’s northern border, Arab and Jewish young adults were meeting at the Ramat Rachel Conference Center in Jerusalem. What had been planned as an exercise in coexistence began to break down after Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah gave a speech denying the Jewish state’s right to exist. The session — at a conference titled, ironically enough, “Confronting Violence and Advancing Shared Security” — broke down into mutual recrimination, each side blaming the other for the war. Read more... 

'Rabbis and Qadis Touring in the Galilee, Just Before the Katyushas Start Falling'

by Yair Sheleg, Haaretz, July 20, 2006
Shortly before the conflict broke out in the north, a group of rabbis and Arab religious leaders took part in an encounter at Kibbutz Lavi.  The outcome:  agreements – and decisions – regarding issues of daily life.  But daily life isn't what followed. Read more...

'Someone to Talk To' by Ina Friedman,  Jerusalem Report, May 6, 2006 

Bucking the intifada's withering effect on people-to-people programs, Jewish, Muslim and Christian religious leaders have been holding a penetrating dialogue on some of the most intractable issues of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Read more... 

'Collect ID cards from all of them - the Jews, too' by Aryeh Dayan, Haaretz, April 17, 2006

 

Arab and Jewish 12th graders in Jerusalem got together after a year of interfaith meetings for a bus tour of disputed spots. The idyllic atmosphere was spoiled, however, by the Border Police. Read more...

"'Peace is Closer' Rabbi Sees Progress Among Three Faiths in the Middle East" by James D. Davis Religion Editor, Sun-Sentinel, March 17, 2006

They may call it the Holy Land, but in seeking peace there, negotiators have largely forgotten the religious element, says a leading Israeli interfaith worker.  Read more...

 
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