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Rabbi Shneur Zalman Zaklas, Shliach to Novosibirsk, the capital of Russia’s Siberian Region, was pictured standing next to the Mufti (Islamic religious leader) of Gaza, as well as the Mufti of Russia during an interfaith conference in the city. Rabbi Zaklas and the Mufti of Gaza exchanged kind words in Hebrew. In an interview that followed the encounter, Rabbi Zaklas said “I do not know who the Mufti of Gaza is, and to what extent he played a part in the violent incitement that is taking place there. He was at the event and we spoke, and the message was a message of peace and unity.” • Full Story
When a Chabad emissary met the Mufti of Gaza. “We talked about how peace between Jews & Muslims could start right here, in Novosibirsk.”
A fascinating meeting took place this Sunday in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, located in south-west Russia, when Chabad emissary Rabbi Shneur Zalman Zekels, the city’s rabbi, found himself conversing with none other than the Mufti of Gaza.
“When I arrived, I met with the Mufti of Novosibirsk and greeted him, as we are good friends. I noticed that the Chief Mufti of Russia was also present, along with another Mufti. This third Mufti began to speak to me in Hebrew and I discovered that he was the Mufti of Gaza.”
Rabbi Zekels said, “The message I conveyed to him was that it was possible for peace to exist between Jews and Muslims, and that it could start right here, in Novosibirsk. They were delighted to hear that, and when we posed for photographs, they insisted that I stand right in the center.”
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