Crafting Dialogue among major Jewish, Muslim, and Christian Religious Leaders in the Holy Land

Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 1:00pm

at the Case Foundation (1717 Rhode Island Ave, NW Suite 700)

Featuring: Reverend Canon Dr. Trond Bakkevig and Dr. Bruce Wexler

Join a Roundtable discussion on the future of reconciliation in Israel and Palestine and how key religious leaders have been involved.

Rev. Trond Bakkevig is the Convener of the Council of Religious Institutions of the Holy Land, a coalition composed of The Chief Rabbinate of Israel, the Supreme Judge of the Sharia Courts in the Palestine Department, and the Minister of Religious Affairs for the Palestinian Authority, among other major religious leaders.

Dr. Bruce Wexler serves as facilitator for the Council of Religious Institutions of the Holy Land and Director of the Council’s study of the portrayal of the “other” in Israeli and Palestinian school books.

Please RSVP to rizwaan.akhtar@buxtoninitiative.org. Please feel free to bring your lunch. Light refreshments will be served.