For Jewish-Muslim dialogue groups in America, Gaza war shatters dream of coexistence
Get email notification for articles from Judy Maltz Follow Jun. 1, 2021 2:15 PM Last week, a Toronto-based Jewish-Muslim dialogue group was scheduled to host the second event in a special six-month series devoted to the history of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. The project was the initiative of a local synagogue and mosque active in a Canadian “twinning” program. When it emerged, however, that the rabbi of the synagogue had signed a letter expressing solidarity with Israel during the latest round of fighting with Gaza, his partners at the mosque presented the synagogue with an ultimatum...
Source: haaretz.com