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nature of the conference.
"Perhaps (the rabbis) were
afraid there would be theo-
logical arguments," he said.
Instead, Rabbi Sirat said
the conference afforded a
chance for "a real dialogue
to find solutions to problems
we all face," including
AIDS, poverty,
homelessness, violence and
the strife in the former
Yugoslavia.
Also on the agenda were
the ethical and moral
implications of genetic engi-
neering, medical advances
in fertility and the artificial
prolongation of life.
Rabbi Sirat said he hoped
the next conference would
include religious leaders
from Islam.
Meanwhile, Jerusalem's
Latin Patriarch Michel
Sabbah, a Palestinian, gave
a speech voicing his hopes of
achieving an enduring peace
between Christians, Jews
and Muslims in Israel and of
promoting ethical and re-
ligious values in a
pluralistic society.
He said he has exercised
his pastoral ministry "in the
context of a constant cycle of
moral and physical violence,
of daily anxieties and suffer-
ings, heightened by inter-
mittent wars."
He said he is now rejoicing
"in that new hope that has
been born through the polit-
ical initiatives of the local
and international
negotiators." And he warn-
ed, "If that hope is shat-
tered, multiple frustrations
will increase, a catastrophe
looms.
"History has a chance to
be rethought, and to be
redirected towards mutual
knowledge, respect and more
human and religious co-
existence," he declared.
Tourism Minister Uzi
Baram said travel to Israel
by the top of the Church hi-
erarchy would legitimate in
a new way Christian
pilgrimages to Israel. This
kind of imprimatur could
have a tremendous impact
on tourism and the economy,
he said.
Mr. Baram, also oversees
the Religious Affairs Min-
istry, attended a private
breakfast with Rabbi Sirat,
Rabbi Rosen and some of the
other leading rabbis at the
conclusion of the conference.
At the breakfast, he thanked
them for their participation
and expressed his regret at
the boycott by the fervently
Orthodox.
Meanwhile, a small inter-
faith delegation from Brazil
held a private meeting with
Prime Minister Yitzhak
Rabin to congratulate him

on progress made in the
peace process.
"We who believe in dia-
logue extend our solidarity
to those who are intent on
overcoming barriers of
hostility and are willing to
dialogue among them-
selves," said Rabbi Henry
Sobel, rabbi of the largest
Jewish congregation in
Latin America, the Con-
gregacao Israelita Paulista
in Sao Paolo, and inter-
religious affairs director of
the Latin American Jewish
Congress. ❑

Israel, Namibia
Forge Ties

United Nations (JTA) —
Israel and the southwest
African nation of Namibia
have established full diplo-
matic relations.
At a ceremony here, dip-
lomatic documents were
signed by Israel's U.N. am-
bassador, Gad Yaacobi, and
his Namibian counterpart,
Tunguru Huaraka.
Namibia is the 12th coun-
try to establish diplomatic
relations with Israel since
Israel and the Palestine Lib-
eration Organization signed
a declaration of principles
last September.
The Namibian ambassador
said his country saw "the
famous handshake between
(Israeli Prime Minister Yit-
zhak) Rabin and (PLO
Chairman Yassir) Arafat as
a brave act and a sign of
Israel's willingness to solve
the problems of the Middle
East."
"The government of
Namibia feels that this is
also the proper time to estab-
lish diplomatic relations
between the two countries,
and accordingly express our
appreciation of that dra-
matic step," Mr. Huaraka
said.
He also expressed hope for
flourishing cooperation bet-
ween the two countries.
A delegation of 15 Israeli
business persons and econ-
omic was to travel to
Namibia this week to ex-
plore opportunities for aid
and economic cooperation.
Mr. Yaacobi said the es-
tablishment of relations was
"another step for Israel
toward normalization and
cooperation with all the
African countries."
"This is also an expression
of Israel's new situation in
the international commun-
ity," Mr. Yaacobi said.
The foreign ministers of
the two nations met here
last October during the
opening of the U.N. General
Assembly.

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