Pope Benedict XVI has begun a visit to the Middle East, starting with a week-long tour of Jordan that will be followed by a visit to Israel. The trip is being viewed in part as a mission to mend fences with Muslims and Jews after comments that have angered both groups.
In Jordan, the pope voiced what he called “deep respect for the Muslim community.” He also said that his only agenda was to bring hope and prayers for unity and peace.
Nihad Awad, the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, joins Martin Savidge to discuss the pope’s relationship with Muslims and what role he can play in easing tensions in the conflict between Jews and Arabs.
05/13/2009 :: 07:45:32 PM
MY Muslim Says:
To Mark Bernadiner:
Are you also celebrating 61 years since the Al-Nakba massacre and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians by Zionist thugs? Perhaps you think that facism no longer exists, especially in Gaza and other Middle Eastern communities that continue to suffer from Israel’s criminal occupation and aparteid? With an accurate history lesson, you’ll observe that today’s worst war criminals call themselves Zionists. These same hypocrites who exclaim “never again” in reference to the Houlecaust have been documented using the same torture techniques as the Nazis used on the Jews during WWII if not worse. The Zionists also have more modern weapons than the Nazis used to illegally victimize thousands of innocent Arabs (i.e white phosporous on civilians). The Hague has plenty of room to try today’s real war criminals, the Zionists. Can I expect you to be supporting their trial for justice’s sake?