Britain's Muslim and Jewish leaders urge followers to 'export peace' to Gaza

[hrmjustin]

Press Association

Muslim and Jewish leaders in the UK have called for followers of both faiths to "export peace" to Gaza and stamp out racism.

The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) and the Board of Deputies of British Jews (BoD) issued a joint statement on Thursday morning, after Israel and Hamas agreed an open-ended truce.

Both sides have claimed victory following the recent conflict, which claimed the lives of 2,143 Palestinians, mostly civilians, as well 70 Israelis, all but six of them soldiers.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/28/britain-muslims-jews-export-peace-gaza

[Starboard Tack]

1. Good stuff!

We need more and more of this kind of attitude. All the factional fighting gets us nowhere. It makes me think of fighting for lifeboats on the Titanic while, of course, the band plays on.

[hrmjustin]

2. Yes we need more interfaith talk for peace.

We also need to replace politiciNs who thrive off our differences.

[Starboard Tack]

3. Agreed! We need more talk for peace all round.

Especially from those who are leaders or respected in their particular community. All leaders who are divisive should be tossed out, no matter who or what they represent. If they lead from a position of entitlement or resentment, then they have no interest in peace or progress.
We are living on a planet that will survive us and the more we fight each other, the sooner that will happen.

[hrmjustin]

4. London rally will call for zero tolerance of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia

Trevor Grundy

CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Leaders of Britain’s small but vocal Jewish community will call on the government, police and public to show zero tolerance for anti-Semitism and Islamophobia at a rally outside the Royal Courts of Justice in central London on Sunday (Aug. 31).

Key speakers will be Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and Laura Janner-Klausner, head rabbi of the Movement for Reform Judaism.

http://www.religionnews.com/2014/08/29/london-rally-will-call-zero-tolerance-anti-semitism-islamophobia/