Religion Roundup
Israeli Rabbi to Attend Saudi-sponsored Interfaith Conference
The Associated Press
July 4, 2008
JERUSALEM - An Israeli rabbi says Saudi Arabia has invited him to an interfaith conference in Spain -- potentially the first step in wider contacts between the kingdom and Israel.
Rabbi David Rosen says Saudi Arabia called this month's conference to bring world religions together to confront common challenges. He says he received an invitation from the World Muslim League, sponsored by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.
On the conference list, Rosen is not identified as an Israeli, but as the head of interfaith relations for the American Jewish Committee.
Israel and Saudi Arabia have no diplomatic relations. As guardian of Islam's two holiest sites, Saudi Arabia has traditionally shunned any public contact with Israel or its representatives.
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