Al-Marayati talks about troubles of interfaith dialogue (CORRECTED) http://blogs.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/al-marayati-talks-about-troubles-of-interfaith-dialogue/ Salam Al-Marayati, a subject of controversy before the J Street conference, speaks about interfaith dialogue. en-us efingerhut@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-10-26T;23:55:00-05:00 Comment by Yosef Hartuv yosefandmelody@gmail.com “The establishment by force, violence, and terrorism of a Jewish state in Palestine in 1948 as well as the expansion of that state in succeeding years involved the unjust and illegal usurpation [sic] of Muslim and Christian lands and rights. “- Salam Al Marayati (December 17, 1993) Salam Al Marayati arrived in America from his native Baghdad in 1964. In the 1980’s he positioned himself as an influential player in the California Democratic Party. He served as a Clinton delegate at the 1996 Democratic National Convention. His wife, Laila, featured prominently in Democratic Party politics. This civic minded person is even co-chairman of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Muslim Forum. In a nutshell, that’s why he was offered the role of keynote speaker at the upcoming J Street conference. Full article-http://calevbenyefuneh.blogspot.com/2009/10/meet-pro-israel-keynoters-salam-al.html “The establishment by force, violence, and terrorism of a Jewish state in Palestine in 1948 as well as the expansion of that state in succeeding years involved the unjust and illegal usurpation [sic] of Muslim and Christian lands and rights. “- Salam Al Marayati (December 17, 1993)

Salam Al Marayati arrived in America from his native Baghdad in 1964. In the 1980’s he positioned himself as an influential player in the California Democratic Party. He served as a Clinton delegate at the 1996 Democratic National Convention. His wife, Laila, featured prominently in Democratic Party politics. This civic minded person is even co-chairman of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Muslim Forum. In a nutshell, that’s why he was offered the role of keynote speaker at the upcoming J Street conference.
Full article-http://calevbenyefuneh.blogspot.com/2009/10/meet-pro-israel-keynoters-salam-al.html

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