12.05.2011                      08.Ijar, 5771                      Tag 22 des Omer; Ta'anit BH'B

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Rabbis to give Syrian opposition list of holy sites to save

Israeli interfaith delegation to Istanbul, including son of Ovadia Yosef, will attempt to safeguard Jewish sites if Assad falls.

An Israeli delegation of religious leaders is going to present Syrian opposition members on Thursday with a list of sites in Syria holy to Judaism, to be safeguarded if Bashar Assad's regime collapses.
While the erstwhile Turkish vision of brokering talks between Jerusalem and Damascus seems as distant as ever, an Israeli deputy minister and member of the Chief Rabbinical Council will be part of the Israeli interfaith delegation to Istanbul, which, besides meeting with a prominent local Muslim preacher, will also be holding talks on Thursday with the members of the Syrian opposition….