Muslim, Jewish leaders meet in Spain to discuss working toward peace

Tue., March 21, 2006

Muslim, Jewish leaders meet in Spain to discuss working toward peace

By Shlomo Shamir, Haaretz Correspondent, and AP

SEVILLE, Spain - Jewish and Muslim religious and political leaders are establishing an interfaith task force that will lead the struggle against the hatred of Jews and Muslims. The proposal was introduced Sunday at the opening here of the Second World Congress of Imams and Rabbis for Peace, sponsored by Hommes de Parole, a Paris-based peace foundation.

The idea was formulated by the conference organizers in conjunction with Labor Party MK Rabbi Michael Melchior and Sheikh Imad al-Falouji, the chief imam of Gaza.

The second international conference of Jewish and Muslim clerics drew 72 rabbis and 72 imams from 34 countries.

At Sunday's opening ceremony, at one of Seville's ancient palaces, rabbis in black hats and coats sat alongside imams in gowns and conical hats, engaging in friendly conversation.
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