Prophecy and the Middle East

Pope stresses 'deep respect' for Islam

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During a visit to Jordan, he has also called the church a spiritual force that could contribute to progress in bringing about peace in the Middle East.

... the Pope said he came to Jordan "as a pilgrim".

...and to pay tribute to the leadership shown by His Majesty the King in promoting a better understanding of the virtues proclaimed by Islam."

En route to Amman, the Pope told journalists that inter-faith dialogue is "very important for peace and so that everyone can follow the tenets of their faith".

The church "is not a political force but a spiritual force which can contribute to the progress of the peace process" in the Middle East, Benedict said.

Welcoming Benedict, King Abdullah urged an expansion of Christian-Muslim dialogue to dispel "divisions."

The monarch stressed the "importance of co-existence and harmony between Muslim and Christian," and warned that "voices of provocation, ambitious ideologies of division, threaten unspeakable suffering...

Read what COGWriter writes about this event :

This meeting is interesting for a couple of reasons. One, it is showing that both sides are making some effort for cooperation. But the second is that this may have prophetic ramifications...

Hence, cooperation between the Vatican and Jordan now may be part of the reason that much of Jordan will be spared in the future..

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Obama to make speech on US-Muslim ties

The president will also give a long-awaited speech on US relations with the Muslim world in Egypt on June 4.

"On June 4, the president will give a speech in Egypt. The speech will be about America's relations with the Muslim world," White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said.

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The pope said he would visit the sites of Jesus' life and would pray for "the precious gift of unity and peace for the Middle East and all of humanity."

The itinerary will include stops in Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories. Benedict is expected to visit Jordan's largest mosque in Amman, and make stops in Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Nazareth. More

It is rumored that his schedule does not include the Holocaust Museum Yad Vashem.

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Tzipi Livni: give up half of Land of Israel

Tzipi Livni, who hopes to be appointed Israel's prime minister, has said that her country needs to give up half of the biblical Land of Israel to secure peace with the Palestinians.

By Our Foreign Staff and Agencies in Jerusalem Last Updated: 8:42PM GMT 16 Feb 2009

Drawing clear water between her centrist Kadima party and the Right-wing Likud party of her rival for the premiership, Benjamin Netanyahu, she conceded that claims on the territory must be abandoned for progress to be made.

She told a convention of American Jewish leaders that "we need to give up half of the Land of Israel", using a term that refers to biblical borders that include today's Israel, the West Bank and Gaza.

She explained that such a withdrawal would be for the good of Israel, to maintain it as a Jewish state.

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