Israeli president has crisis confab with multifaith clergy
‘We cannot forget that we believe in the same God. All of us are children of Abraham. We must look, with all the problems, at the half-full cup,’ says Waqf official at Akko meeting.
President Reuven Rivlin with clergy in Akko, May 14, 2021. Photo by Mark Neyman/GPO
Amid spiraling violence throughout mixed Jewish and Arab neighborhoods in Israel, President Reuven Rivlin met with the local leadership from all sectors of society in Acre (Akko) on Friday, May 14.
At the meeting, led by Mayor Shimon Lankri, the clergy members made a joint call to end violence and calm the situation in this northern coast city.
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May. 1, 2021 11:54 AM
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