ABRAHAMIC SUMMIT? There were no Jews at the Pope’s ‘interfaith meeting’ in Iraq

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ABRAHAMIC SUMMIT? There were no Jews at the Pope’s ‘interfaith meeting’ in Iraq

March 8, 2021 by BareNakedIslam Leave a Comment
For the interfaith gathering hosted by Pope Francis during his visit Saturday near the biblical site of Ur in Iraq, the Vatican made it a point of telling journalists that representatives of Iraq’s Jewish community were invited to attend. However, the Vatican didn’t bother telling the reporters why none showed up.

Jesus and the Jews were both conspicuously missing from Pope Francis’ Saturday interfaith service at the Plain of Ur — publicized by the Vatican event as the birthplace of Abraham.
UnitedwithIsrael The Vatican hoped that Jews would be part of the events attended by Pope Francis in Iraq, with Vatican News even noting that the pope met “representatives of the three Abrahamic religions at Ur of the Chaldeans in Iraq and urges Christians, Muslims and Jews to journey along a path of peace under the stars of the promise God made to Abraham.” However, a public delegation of Jews did not attend the event.

https://barenakedislam.com/2021/03/08/abrahamic-summit-there-were-no-jews-at-the-popes-interfaith-meeting-in-iraq/

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Iraqi government prevents Jews from participating in Pope’s historic visit
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iraqs-government-accused-of-preventing-jews-from-attending-popes-visit-661220
MARCH 7, 2021

...The Vatican sought to include Jews not only in the prayer but also physically at the interfaith meetings. It appears that the Iraqi government stymied efforts for any Jews to travel to Iraq, according to a knowledgeable source. The pope has often called for interfaith unity and has sent Hanukkah greetings. He also wrote a book with Argentinian Rabbi Abraham Skorka when he was Cardinal in Buenos Aires....