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Jewish and Muslim Organizations Form New Alliance

Nidiya Fitriyah - Tuesday, 15 November 2016 - 15:40 WIB

Tuesday, 15 November 2016 - 15:40 WIB

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Washington, 15 Safar 1438/15 November 2016 (MINA) – Less than a week after an election that left many minority and religious groups in the United States feeling disenfranchised, two important organizations – one Jewish and the other Muslim – announced an unusual alliance on Monday.

The American Jewish Committee and the Islamic Society of North America have teamed up to form a new national group of leading Jewish and Muslim Americans: The Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council.

In a press release, the AJC said that the new group β€œbrings together recognized business, political and religious leaders in the Jewish and Muslim American communities to jointly advocate on issues of common concern.”

The co-chairs of the 31-member council are Stanley Bergman, CEO of the Henry Schein healthcare company, and Farooq Kathwari, president and CEO of the Ethan Allen furniture company.

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Among its initial β€œaction items,” the press release said, will be to β€œdevelop a coordinated strategy to address anti-Muslim bigotry and anti-Semitism in the U.S.” and to β€œprotect and expand the rights of religious minorities” in the country.

β€œOur two communities share so much in common and should find ways, where possible, to work together for the benefit of the entire country,” said Bergman.

The council members include religious and lay leaders from both communities. Among the most prominent names on the membership list is Joseph Lieberman, the former senator who was the Democratic vice presidential candidate in 2000.(T/R04/R03)

 

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