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New York (JTA) — Will
Moammar Qadhaffi's Libya
host a historical reconcilia-
tion between Muslims,
Jews and Christians?
This unlikely idea is being
promoted by Raffaello
Fellah, president of the
World Association of Jews
from Libya and an Italian
citizen.
In February, Mr. Fellah
traveled to Libya at Mr.
Qadhaffi's invitation. The
Libyan ruler told Mr. Fellah
of his intention to take a
number of steps that would
constitute a reconciliation
with the 100,000 Jews whose
families left Libya, as well
as de facto, limited recogni-
tion of Israel.
These measures would in-
clude compensation for the
property of former Libyan
Jews, and full permission for
them to visit Libya.
Mr. Fellah said that Mr.
Qadhaffi also promised that
Israelis could attend a pro-
posed interfaith conference,
and that 200 Libyans would
in turn be permitted to make
a pilgrimage to the Muslim
holy sites in Israel.
This apparent softening of
Mr. Qadhaffi's position
toward Jews comes as the
former firebrand is still sub-
ject to United Nations sanc-
tions for his refusal to turn
over to either the United
States or Britain two Libyan
citizens suspected of inter-
national terrorism.
The two Libyans are
suspected of bombing Pan
Am Flight 103, which ex-
ploded over Lockerbie,
Scotland, in 1988, killing
270 people.
Under the sanctions,
Libya's foreign air links
have been cut, a fact that
would make it difficult for
those who plan on attending
the interfaith conference,
which Fellah hopes to hold
in July.
Mr. Fellah is secretary
general of Trialogue, the
International Association
for Friendship and Coex-
istence Among the Peoples
of the Mediterranean Area,
which would sponsor the
conference.
By then, the United
States, which first instituted
its own economic sanctions
against Libya as far back as
1978, hopes to be able to
tighten the U.N. sanctions.
Mr. Fellah said he was told
by Mr. Qadhaffi that Libya
would allow the accused
bombers to be tried in
Canada, where the Interna-
tional Air Transport Associ-
ation has its headquarters,
or another "neutral" coun-
try.
Mr. Fellah said it was im-
portant to put Mr. Qadhaffi
"to a real test," to see if his
new attitude to Israel and
the West is in fact real.
In an interview with the
International Herald
Tribune in April, Mr.
Qadhaffi made similar
statements to reporter
Judith Miller.
"There's no reason to re-
ject an opportunity," he said.
"Dialogue means talking
with somebody with whom
we have some differences."
He criticized the approach
taken by the United Nations
and, by implication, the
United States.
"I believe the United
Nations does not want to
decide on dialogue, but just
to make sanctions," he said.
He said that Mr. Qadhaffi
wanted to end the conflict
Mr. Qadhaffi is
still subject to
sanctions.
with the United States that
has lasted for more than a
decade. It is a conflict that
has centered in large mea-
sure on Libyan support for
terrorism.
Now, said Mr. Fellah, Mr.
Qadhaffi shares the concern
of Egypt and other moderate
Arab states that fundamen-
talist Islam poses the
greatest threat to the region.
"Without saying that Jews
are no more the enemy, he
said specifically that fun-
damentalism is the enemy of
Islam," recounted Mr.
Fellah.
At the U.S. State Depart-
ment, an official was not im-
pressed with this and other
recent overtures.
"We're not interested in a
dialogue with the Libyans
until they fulfill the re-
quirements of the Security
Council resolutions," he
said.
U.S. law will pose an
obstacle for those wishing to
take part in the proposed
interfaith conference, since
it is illegal to travel to Libya
on an American passport.
The proposed guests for
the conference include
Israel's two chief rabbis.
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