Deborah Lutterbeck reports: “Pope Francis, Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attend a peace prayer meeting in “neutral” Vatican gardens.”
Reuters: “Pope calls on Israelis, Palestinians to find “courage” for peace”
AFP reported on the background to this meeting:
Pope Francis hosts Israeli-Palestinian peace prayer (via AFP)
Pope Francis on Sunday hosts an unprecedented peace prayer meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in a symbolic gesture to foster dialogue but unlikely to have any immediate effect. Tensions are running high…
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Big waste of jet fuel: “: Pope Francis hosts Israeli, Palestinian Leaders” – link to t.co link to t.co
A feel good moment,just an interlude of peace hope..which of course will not come..in a day or so everybody will be at one another’s throat as usual…a. Truly sad state of affairs…