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2009.
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| Summary/Abstract |
In an unprecedented event of November 2008, Israeli leaders, and heads
of states from several Arab, Muslim and other countries attended a
United Nations conference in New York City on promoting a global
dialogue on religions, cultures and common values. The list of attendees
included the kings of Saudi Arabia and Jordan, the emirs of Kuwait and
Bahrain, the presidents of Israel, the United States, Finland, Pakistan and
Lebanon, and the prime ministers of Britain, Qatar, Morocco, the
United Arab Emirates, Djibouti, and Egypt. King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
took the initiative to call for a meeting between Jewish, Christian, and
Muslim religious communities. The king discussed his ideas with the Pope
when he visited the Vatican in 2007.1
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