Interfaith dialogue, day 2
May. 10th, 2007 11:20 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
qatarperegrineYesterday I linked to some articles about the interfaith dialogue in progress in Doha. The conference is now over, and here are the remaining news items:
Unsurprisingly, the furor over Israel continued. An Iranian delegate yelled at a rabbi when the rabbi claimed that Iran's government wants to eliminate all Jews in Israel. (Read about the wipe-off-the-map controversy here if you haven't already.) Another rabbi denied allegations that rabbis are "moot [sic] spectators of the atrocities being committed on Palestinians by Israel."
At its final session, the conference announced the establishment of the Doha International Centre for Inter-Faith Dialogue and issued a declaration calling for ending stereotyping. This may or may not have been the draft declaration available on the conference webpage.
I am also pleased that someone has pointed out that Hinduism and Buddhism should be represented at interfaith dialogues. What a concept.
Unsurprisingly, the furor over Israel continued. An Iranian delegate yelled at a rabbi when the rabbi claimed that Iran's government wants to eliminate all Jews in Israel. (Read about the wipe-off-the-map controversy here if you haven't already.) Another rabbi denied allegations that rabbis are "moot [sic] spectators of the atrocities being committed on Palestinians by Israel."
At its final session, the conference announced the establishment of the Doha International Centre for Inter-Faith Dialogue and issued a declaration calling for ending stereotyping. This may or may not have been the draft declaration available on the conference webpage.
I am also pleased that someone has pointed out that Hinduism and Buddhism should be represented at interfaith dialogues. What a concept.
