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Can religion provide us with the peace in the Middle East that politics and war have so far failed to do?
Nine months on from the beginning of the Israel-Gaza conflict, there’s no progress on a peace plan, and no end to hostilities. The death toll continues to rise, and the suffering grows louder.
Many pundits, experts, humanitarians and journalists have tried to provide an analysis of the current situation. They’ve attempted to answer questions like “Can a ceasefire be called now?” or “Can the hostages be returned now?” Questions that are focused on the immediate, because who can look to the future when there’s so much carnage and misery in the present?
But here at a distance, perhaps we can attempt to shed light on the possibilities .
Guests
Raphael Dascalu, Adjunct Research Associate at the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation at Monash University. He’s also an author and translator.
Professor Halim Rane from the School of Humanities, Languages, and Social Science at Griffith University in Queensland, specialising in Islam-West Relations
Helen Rainger, Member of the Anglican General Synod and the Synod of the Canberra-Goulburn Diocese. She’s also president of the Palestine-Israel Ecumenical Network.
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Palestinians gather to perform Eid al-Adha prayer among the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli forces(Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Categories: Arab World, Civil War, Middle East, Religion, Religions, War, War crimes