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Amidst Violence at Home, Israel's Chief Rabbi Finds Kindred Spirits Among Imams in New York
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- October 20th, 2015

On October 15, even as an ominous wave of violence escalated between Palestinians and Israelis in Jerusalem, I had the honor to host a luncheon at a New York City kosher restaurant at which the Chief Rabbi of Israel, David Lau, met and conversed warmly with a distinguished delegation of imams and Muslim leaders from New York and New Jersey.
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