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  • Israeli rabbi will meet Turkish PM in Ankara

    Israeli rabbi will meet Turkish PM in Ankara

    Rabbi Menachem FromanChief Rabbi of the Israeli settlement of Tekoa, Rav  Menachem Furman, plans to visit Turkey upon Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan‘s invitation, the Turkish newspaper Milliyet reported.

    Furman’s visit will take place on the backdrop of controversy in the Turkey-Israel bilateral relations in connection with the Israeli military’s attack on the Turkish humanitarian ship Mavi Marmara routing to Gaza that lead to murder of nine Turks in late May.

    Furman, whom is known for his ties with the leaders of the Muslim world, is in contact with the Erdogan administration for more than a year.

    He said peace in the Middle East can be achieved only through dialogue and close contact with representatives of the Muslim clergy. Furman believes Turkey will become the country that will bring peace to the region.

    Israel regards Furman’s upcoming Turkey visit and his meeting with Turkish politicians as an important step toward reconciliation with former military and strategic ally.

    This will be Furman’s second visit for the last month. He also plans to meet with the head of the politburo of the Palestinian movement Hamas, Khaled Mashaal

    https://en.trend.az/news/society/religion/1722815.html, 19.07.2010

    Rabbi Menachem Froman

  • Rabbi Menachem Froman Present A Peace Plan To Turkish PM

    Rabbi Menachem Froman Present A Peace Plan To Turkish PM

    Erdogan received Rabbi Menachem Froman and Sheikh Ghassan Manasra from Jerusalem Peacemakers initiative.

    Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan received on Thursday Rabbi Menachem Froman and Sheikh Ghassan Manasra from Jerusalem Peacemakers initiative.

    The 45-minute meeting was held at Erdogan’s residence in the Turkish capital of Ankara.

    Rabbi Menachem Froman from Jerusalem Peacemakers initiative said that they presented a peace plan to Erdogan on Thursday.

    Replying to questions of AA correspondent, Froman said they believed that Turkish Premier Erdogan could bring peace to the region.

    Froman said they would also present the peace plan to Israeli government, Palestinian government, governments of Arab countries, European countries, Russia and the U.S. government.

    Replying to a question, Froman said Erdogan was a great leader for settlement of peace.

    Froman said he came to Turkey after Israel’s raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla and several ministers in Israel were waiting for the result of his visit to Turkey.

    Sheikh Manasra quoted Prime Minister Erdogan as telling them that he would support efforts for peace in Middle East in Thursday’s meeting.

    Only Turkey could bring peace to the region, Manasra said.

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