PM Netanyahu sends letter to Pope Benedict XVI

PM Netanyahu sends letter to Pope Benedict XVI

  •   PM Netanyahu sends letter to Pope Benedict XVI
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    ​PM Netanyahu: "On behalf of the people of Israel, I want to thank you for all you have done as Pope to strengthen relations between Christians and Jews and between the Vatican and the Jewish state. I thank you also for courageously defending Judeo-Christian values and the roots of our common civilization."
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    PM Netanyahu with Pope Benedict XVI in Israel, May 2009 PM Netanyahu with Pope Benedict XVI in Israel, May 2009 Copyright: GPO
    PM Netanyahu with Pope Benedict XVI in Israel, May 2009 (Photo: GPO)
     
    (Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)
     
    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Monday, 18 February 2013), sent the following letter to Pope Benedict XVI:
     
    "Your Holiness,
     
    On behalf of the people of Israel, I want to thank you for all you have done as Pope to strengthen relations between Christians and Jews and between the Vatican and the Jewish State. I thank you also for courageously defending Judeo-Christian values and the roots of our common civilization during your time as pontiff. I have no doubt that these values, which were so essential to building the modern world, are no less critical to securing a future of security, prosperity and peace.
     
    Your historic visit to Israel in 2009 offered a rare opportunity to give expression to the new relations between our faiths. I remember fondly our meeting, in which you referred to Judaism as Christianity's elder brother and in which you reaffirmed your commitment to a cooperative future between Christians and Jews.
     
     
     
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