World Congress of Imams and Rabbis for Peace

A final declaration, posted on the Hommes de Parole Web site was made as follows: The Second World Congress of Imams and Rabbis for peace took place in Seville, Spain from 19 to 22 March 2006.

A final declaration, posted on the Hommes de Parole Web site, was made as follows: In the name of the One Creator and Master of the Universe, the Compassionate and All Merciful, we Muslim and Jewish leaders and representatives, gathered for the Second World Congress of Imams and Rabbis for Peace organized by Hommes de Parole in Seville, in the region of Andalusia - recalling the past era in which Jews and Muslims lived together here in harmony and mutual enrichment - and aspiring for such relations today and in the future.

[1] The Permanent Committee for Jewish-Muslim Dialogue was created after the First World Congress as an institution which would reflect and act in domains and on problematic issues in which Islam and Judaism are implicated.

The goal of this committee is to condemn and denounce anti-religious acts worldwide, to create a best practices guidelines and to address the bigotry prejudice and racism.

The committee has also published two press releases condemning the assassination of Rafic Hariri and the threats made against the holy places of Jerusalem.