Wednesday, November 12, 2008

While Jerusalem is Ethnically Cleansed, Al-Aqsa Threatened and Gaza Starving, Saudi King Dines With Peres!


Peres breaks bread with Saudi king to kick off interfaith meet

"Arab leaders, including the Saudi king, and Israel's president attended the same dinner, a rare encounter that the head of the United Nations hopes will promote understanding and talks.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hosted the dinner Tuesday night for leaders attending a two-day UN conference to promote a global dialogue about religions, cultures and common values that starts Wednesday.

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia asked the General Assembly to hold the conference as a follow-up to an interfaith meeting he organized with King Juan Carlos of Spain in July in Madrid.

"It's quite unique when you expect President [Shimon] Peres of Israel ... and many kings and leaders from the Arab world ... [sitting] down together and having dinner," Ban told reporters......."

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