'We are both on the side of life': UK Muslim and Jewish leaders condemn violence
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In London, the Archbishop of Canterbury has brought together Muslim and Jewish community leaders in a bid to discourage "any form of hatred or violence" in the UK.
Here's what Sheikh Ibrahim Mogra, a scholar and imam from Leicester, had to say:
Quote Message: British Muslims and Jews have much in common - and there are many personal ties between us. We have, and will sometimes, be on opposite sides - but we live together as neighbours in peace and harmony... without resorting to hate or violence.
British Muslims and Jews have much in common - and there are many personal ties between us. We have, and will sometimes, be on opposite sides - but we live together as neighbours in peace and harmony... without resorting to hate or violence.
He was followed by Jonathan Wittenberg, a senior rabbi of Masorti Judaism who was described by Mogra as a "dear friend". Wittenberg added:Quote Message: It is deplorable and wrong that our Jewish community here has been the target of hate crimes... I pray for an end to this war and all wars - and for the innocent caught up in this chaos.
It is deplorable and wrong that our Jewish community here has been the target of hate crimes... I pray for an end to this war and all wars - and for the innocent caught up in this chaos.
Quote Message: The Jewish community... has long condemned, and continues to condemn, all forms of racism directed against Muslims, from whatever source.
The Jewish community... has long condemned, and continues to condemn, all forms of racism directed against Muslims, from whatever source.
Quote Message: As leaders in the British Jewish and Muslim communities, we affirm the importance of maintaining our relationships even, and especially, in troubled times. It is essential that we live together, across the UK, as neighbours and fellow citizens in peace and in respect.
As leaders in the British Jewish and Muslim communities, we affirm the importance of maintaining our relationships even, and especially, in troubled times. It is essential that we live together, across the UK, as neighbours and fellow citizens in peace and in respect.
Quote Message: My prayers too are with all the innocent people caught up in this horror. We are both on the side of life... and pray for a better future for all.
My prayers too are with all the innocent people caught up in this horror. We are both on the side of life... and pray for a better future for all.