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Jewish-Muslim dialogue

Rabbi Ralph Genende, left, at an solidarity event following the Bondi Beach terror attack, in Melbourne, December 2025. (Courtesy)
'The Jewish-Muslim dynamic is not in a really good space'
Australian Jews and Muslims still hang hopes on fragile dialogue after Bondi attack
By Nomi Kaltmann
Leaders say relations between communities at all-time low as antisemitism spike since Oct. 7 raises concern hatred is being normalized. A tenacious few refuse to let interfaith talks die
Dr. David Hasan, the founder of The Gaza Children Village, speaks at Mediterranean Deli in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on April 28, 2026. (Courtesy of Rabbi Daniel Greyber via JTA)
May 2, 2026, 5:30 am
US synagogue helps Palestinians raise money for Gaza, finds common ground over falafel
Daylong fundraiser results from relationships formed between rabbi, Palestinian restaurateur and Duke neurosurgeon who seek peace, reconciliation and a good bowl of hummus
By Grace Gilson
Ulfat Haider (left) and Nazanin Afshin-Jam Mackay (right), speaking on a panel at the inaugural Women's Champions for Change summit at the Peres Center for Peace in Jaffa, September 18, 2025. (Women's Champions for Change)
September 21, 2025, 8:09 pm
In shadow of war, Iranian, Afghan women join others in Tel Aviv to push for change
Israeli, Emirati, Saudi, Lebanese, other leaders attend inaugural Women Champions for Change summit to brainstorm solutions for regional progress
By Ariela Karmel
Rawda Elbatrawish (R) and Liora Pelavin speak during an interview at Teaneck High School in Teaneck, New Jersey, on January 19, 2024. (KENA BETANCUR / AFP)
February 11, 2024, 10:21 am
Two US teens seek Jewish-Muslim dialogue in strained New Jersey community
Rawda Elbatrawish, 17, and Liora Pelavin, 15, organized Teaneck gatherings where participants can talk against background of war; now other communities want to follow their lead
By AFP and ToI Staff
Participants in a Hands of Peace summer program posing for a group photograph. (CC BY-SA 4.0, Hands of Peace, Wikipedia)
December 6, 2023, 2:45 am
US-based summer dialogue program for Israeli and Palestinian youth announces closure
After 21 years, Hands of Peace says its shutting down due to funding shortages; alumnus Naama Levy is being held hostage in Gaza
By Iddo Schejter
Members of the Latin American Jewish Congress and the Muslim World League meet at a hotel in Buenos Aires, July 2023. (Courtesy of the World Jewish Congress via JTA)
July 19, 2023, 8:53 am
‘We are brothers’: Latin American Jewish, Muslim groups gather for landmark meeting
Major umbrella groups from both faiths sit down for 2 days and publish ‘decalogue’ of agreements to cooperate on interfaith activities, culture, sports and fighting hate speech
By Juan Melamed
A staircase that looks as if it's floating, at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, April 27, 2023. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
May 2, 2023, 12:07 pm
Tolerance Museum, a ‘people’s parliament,’ will partially open in mid-May
More than 20 years in the making, the imposing facility in downtown Jerusalem will start with a photo exhibit, as works continue on the high-tech museum elements
By Sue Surkes
Bobbi Ktula, Hersh Powers, Lila Bahng, Hugh MacDonald and Mira Gross-Keck in the stage musical 'Abraham's Land.' (Ben Kerns/via JTA)
December 8, 2021, 2:46 am
30-year-old play about Israeli-Palestinian conflict resurfaces – minus Palestinians
As a new adaptation of ‘Abraham’s Land’ streams online through Dec. 12, Palestinian artistic collaborators from the original and current productions have withdrawn support
By Jonah Goldman Kay
A torso-shaped cake from De Ouwe Taart bakery in the Netherlands. (Courtesy of Jolisa Brouwer via JTA)
February 3, 2021, 8:45 am
Jewish baker iced out of Dutch Muslim political party due to her X-rated cakes
Jolisa Brouwer’s pornographic confections prove too hot to handle for Party of Unity, which says they go against its conservative policies; party has been accused of anti-Semitism
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Advertisement for Iftarlade kosher and halal chocolate. (Courtesy Nadia Doukali)
May 21, 2020, 4:53 pm
Muslim German sets new bar for interfaith relations with kosher-halal chocolate
Born in Morocco and based in Germany, Nadia Doukali makes a sweet statement by proudly certifying her Iftarlade confection for Jews and Muslims in Hebrew, Arabic, and German
By Igal Avidan
Josef Schuster, President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, speaks during the 'Berlin wears kippa' event, with more than 2,000 Jews and non-Jews wearing the traditional skullcap to show solidarity with Jews on April 25, 2018 in Berlin after Germany was rocked by a series of anti-Semitic incidents.(AFP PHOTO / Tobias SCHWARZ)
July 4, 2019, 3:45 pm
New Jewish-Muslim dialogue group launched in Berlin
Following uptick in anti-Semitic incidents, Central Council of Jews in Germany forms Shalom Aleikum: Jewish-Muslim Dialog
By Toby Axelrod
Imam Osman Oers, front, and Rabbi Akiva Weingarten take the start on a tandem of the "meet2respect" bicycle demonstration in Berlin on June 24, 2018. (AFP Photo/John MacDougall)
June 24, 2018, 8:29 pm
Berlin: Imams, rabbis ride tandem bikes for mutual respect
Amid fears of rising anti-Semitism, religious leaders ‘want to lead by good example,’ with one imam calling the demonstration ‘our peacekeeping mission’
By AFP
Yahya Staquf, secretary general of the 60 million member Nahdlatul Ulama poses for a photograph, overlooking Jerusalem, June 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Caron Craighton)
June 12, 2018, 12:32 am
Visiting Israel, Indonesian Muslim leader risks backlash at home
Yahya Staquf calls for ‘new discourse’ between faiths as he meets with academics and religious leaders; critics say his trip is tantamount to recognizing Israel
By CARON CREIGHTON
Wajahat Ali is involved with a Jerusalem-based institute’s program promoting Muslim-Jewish dialogue. (Lavin Agency Speakers Bureau)
June 1, 2018, 6:54 am
Muslim writer blackballed by Islamic confab for speaking to Zionists
Wajahat Ali says Islamic Society of North America took offense to his interaction with Shalom Hartman Institute interfaith dialogue program
By JTA
Rob Scheinberg
May 18, 2018, 3:04 pm
Rob Scheinberg
Laurel or Yanny? How about Israel or Gaza?
What an ambiguous computerized voice can teach about getting to peace in the Middle East
A member of the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom group wears politically-themed buttons during a visit to the McRae Learning Center in Selma, Alabama, April, 24, 2018. (Brynn Anderson/AP)
May 15, 2018, 7:31 pm
As conflict rages in Holy Land, US Jews and Muslims seek solidarity
Activists say recent events, including deadly clashes on Israel’s border with Gaza and the relocation of the US embassy to Jerusalem, have provided impetus to unity efforts
By Jeff Karoub and David Crary
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