It’s called ‘Round Table for Peace’ and together in Catholics, Protestant, Muslims, Jews, and Alevites colony.
The war in Gaza is causing damage, even in Germany, and even between religious.
The project, considered a model project, It’s called ‘Round Table for Peace’. Has gathered since 2015 Five religious groups: Catholics, Protestants, Muslims, Jews, and Alevites gathered, prayed and sought the dialogue.
Based in colony, it was considered a “Bright example” of Jewish-Muslim understanding. And it works in the neighborhood of Chorweiler, a socially disadvantaged region.
But now it’s undo, portrays the. The “guilt” is from the war in Gaza.
The ‘Round Table for Peace’ would mark its 10th anniversary last week on September 1st. The event would count on the presence Hendrik Wüst (CDU), Minister-President of the North-Rathy Rhine.
But this presence began to be associated with.
The organization began to receive emails on political-partisan abuse, claiming that CDU wanted to enjoy the prayer for peace for its local election campaign – there are elections in that state next Sunday, the 14th. Other messages spoke in “scandal”, In inviting a politician who has shown “unconditional support to Israel.”
There was also a threat of organizing a counter-manifestation With 50 people, in the same place, if the minister was not suspected.
The event was canceled.
The Synagogue Community Council Judaica colony he left it is project.
“Wüst was portrayed as a war criminal. This was unacceptable to us, ”began by justifying President Abraham Lehrer.
“We don’t know who wrote these emails”says Lehrer. “But it is very likely that also come from the round tableOtherwise, the community center would not have sent them to all members, ”he claims.
“We sent our own email and said: it can’t be. The bell of peace has nothing to do with Gaza. But we got no answer. No organization expressed solidarity with us. Our only option was to leave“Still Abraham Lehrer.
The head of the Jewish community also criticizes the fact that all communication ignored the Synagogue community, thus excluded it from the discussion.
For the president of the Synagogue community, the conflict is more than just a local dispute. “The incident confirms the trend in Germany that the solidarity with the Jewish community is crumble quickly”.
But, for now, the round table for peace remains. He has already announced that he will hold a Peace Festival on September 28th.
