The Emir of Qatar, Sheik Hamad Ben Khalifa Al Thani, in his speech to inaugurate the proceedings, pointed to 'three privileged paths of work' for the relationship between the monotheistic religions: improvement in knowledge about each other, dialogue in relation to social and cultural subjects, and cooperation to solve conflicts.
The polemic provoked by the invitation of a number of Israeli rabbis brings out, on the one hand, the incandescent situation that prevails in the Middle East, and, on the other, demonstrates the importance of initiatives such as this.
