Aa
  • Read, Watch, Listen
  • TJI Series
  • Community Action
  • Events
  • Zedi
Follow us and continue the conversation
  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram
  • FaceBook
  • X
  • YouTube
Test yourself with the TJI Quiz!

Adjust size of text

Aa

Follow us and continue the conversation

  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram
  • FaceBook
  • X
  • YouTube

Your saved articles

You haven't saved any articles

What are you looking for?

Original reporting, insightful analysis and diverse views, delivered straight to your inbox

  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram
  • FaceBook
  • X
  • YouTube
Your support fuels our mission to inform, entertain and inspire.

The Jewish Independent is bound by the Standards of Practice of the Australian Press Council. If you believe the Standards may have been breached, you may approach The Jewish Independent or make a complaint to the Australian Press Council in writing at www.presscouncil.org.au. The Council may also be contacted on 1800 025 712.

  • Our Story
  • Contact us
  • Our Team
  • Support us
  • Guidelines
  • Pitch your idea
  • Republishing us
  • Community Action
  • Our Awards
  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram
  • FaceBook
  • X
  • YouTube
Aboriginal FlagTorres Strait Islanders Flag

The Jewish Independent acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country throughout Australia. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and strive to honour their rich history of storytelling in our work and mission.

© The Jewish Independent 2026All Rights Reserved
Website design and development by Your Creative, MelbourneTerms & ConditionsPrivacy Policy
HomeRead, Watch, Listen

Rivlin hosts Israeli, Palestinian religious leaders’ plea for peace

TJI Pick
Print this
cuvx1zhwcaaarv1

Published: 15 October 2016

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Rivlin hosts Israeli, Palestinian religious leaders’ plea for peace – BICOM 14.10.16
Israel’s President yesterday hosted a meeting between senior Israeli and Palestinian religious leaders as they issued a joint call for peace and coexistence.

And see:

Chief rabbi calls Syrian conflict ‘holocaust,’ urges action – Kobi Nachshoni – Ynetnews 14.10.16
Referring to the Syrian civil war, Sephardi chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef urges the world to take action, saying, ‘They may not be our friends, but they’re people going through a small holocaust.’ Adds: ‘We lived in peace 70 years ago, 100 years ago, it’s so important. We must live in peace again, Jews with Muslims.’

And the world is silent – again
October 8, 2016

Hundreds of Israelis gather to pray for people of war-torn Syria
– The Times of Israel 11.10.16
On the eve of Yom Kippur, groups united across the country to call for aid for victims of six-year civil war.

Who wouldn’t want to flee such suffering?
August 23, 2016

Canadian synagogues sponsor Syrian refugees
February 20, 2016
You might also like
  • Turkey emerges as military threat to Israel
    Dror Doron
  • Syria reimagined: From military threat to geostrategic competitor
    Dror Doron
  • Israel just recognised the Armenian genocide. Why hasn’t Australia?
    Themistocles Kritikakos
logomark.67a07ee3
We believe in the free flow of information

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, by using our Creative Commons licence

You might also like

    Feature

    While still holding off the ground invasion, Israel praises Qatar over hostage talks

    TJI Wrap
    Jewish-diversity copy
    Feature

    The three questions that will define the Jewish future

    Shahar Burla 1
    Australia’s Prime Minister Albanese Speaks After Bondi Shootings
    News

    What PM, Premier, Police say about Bondi antisemitic attack

    The Jewish Independent 1

About the author

TJI Pick

TJI Pick

TJI Picks are curated articles selected by The Jewish Independent Editorial team.

More from the author

NewsAustralia

Australia votes for Palestinian sovereignty in occupied territories

NewsAustralia

Antisemitic vandal likely to avoid criminal conviction

AnalysisAustralia

Why police can’t stop neo-Nazis marching in Australia

OpinionIsrael

Treason, trauma, and how the war could end

Comments

No comments on this article yet. Be the first to add your thoughts.