By Manasee Wagh, Intelligencer, September 6, 2012
It’s an understatement to say that finding peace among historically antagonistic nations in the Middle East is a tricky situation.
Nevertheless, many people sincerely want to take a step in that direction by celebrating each others’ faith, traditions and cultural differences, said Laurence Snider, president of Interfaith Community for Middle East Peace. The organization has been drawing Delaware Valley residents together to promote interfaith understanding since 2008.
At 3 p.m. on Sunday, the organization will host a conversation among Muslims, Christians, Jews and those of other faiths at the Yardley United Methodist Church. Any member of the public is invited to attend and have a positive conversation about peace in Israel and Palestine, said church Pastor Bob Coombe.
Seven earlier conversations hosted by the Interfaith Community gave people an opportunity to introduce their faiths to each other, Snider said, and this event will start building on that. It will be the first of several such conversations about Middle East peace to be held in the next few months, Snider said. . . .
