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Journalist Briefings in Media Center
Visit of Pope John Paul II March 21-26
(Communicated by the Foreign Ministry Spokesman)
March 14, 2000
The daily briefings in the media center are intended as background to the Papal Visit.
Each briefing will last approximately 45 minutes and will include Q&A.
Tuesday, March 21
08:30 - Guided tours in Jerusalem and to the Dead Sea and Qumran (Ministry of
Tourism)
13:00 - The Significance of the Papal Visit from the Perspective of Israel-Holy See
Relations
Moderator:
Judge Mayer Gabay, Chairperson, Interreligious Coordinating
Council in Israel (ICCI)
Speakers:
Ambassador Shmuel Hadas, Former Ambassador of Israel to the
Holy See
Rabbi David Rosen, Director-General, Anti-Defamation League,
Israel Office
16:00 - In the Footsteps of Jesus: Presentation of Tomorrow's Sites
Yadin Roman, Editor-in-Chief, Eretz Magazine
18:30 - Daily Briefing
Speaker TBA
Wednesday, March 22
11:00 - Planting the Seeds of Peace: MASHAV International Cooperation
Chaim Divon, Deputy Director-General for International Cooperation,
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
13:00 - The Current Situation in the Middle East Peace Process
Speaker TBA
14:00 - Jerusalem in the Three Monotheistic Faiths
Moderator:
Dr. Ron Kronish, Director ICCI
Speakers:
Isa Jaber, Director of Education, Abu Ghosh
Daniel Rossing, Educator
Bishop Munib Younan, Lutheran Bishop in Jerusalem
15:00 - Tomorrow's Sites: Mt. Zion, Notre Dame, Presidential Residence,
Yad Vashem
Michael Weizer, Official Guide, Minister of Tourism
18:30 - Daily Briefing
Dr. Shlomo Ben Ami, Minister of Public Security
Thursday, March 23
10:00 - How Religious Services are Organized in Israel
Elie Lifshitz, Advocate, Ministry of Religious Affairs
14:00 - The Shoah in Jewish-Catholic Relations
Moderator:
Dr. Deborah Weisman, Director, Kerem Institute for
Humanistic Education
Speakers:
Rev. Michael McGarry, Rector, Tantur Ecumenical Institute
Dr. Racelle Wyman, Haifa University
15:00 - Israel's Silicon Wadi
Leader in Hi-Tech Industry, Speaker TBA
16:00 - Sea of Galilee Christian Holy Sites
Sophie Wertheimer, Official Guide, Ministry of Tourism
17:00 - Daily Briefing
Speaker TBA
Friday, March 24
12:00 - The Water Shortage in the Middle East
Meir Ben-Meir, Israel Water Commissioner
14:00 - Can Catholics and Jews be Partners in Theological Dialogue?
Moderator:
Dr. Ron Kronish, Director, ICCI
Speakers:
Sr. Maureena Fritz, Bat Kol Institute
Rabbi Naama Kelman, Hebrew Union College
Saturday, March 25
19:00 - Archaeology of the Temple Mount and Surroundings
Mishi Neubach, Architect and Official Guide, Ministry of Tourism
20:00 - Mayor of Jerusalem Ehud Olmert: Press Briefing
Sunday, March 26
14:00 - Israel and the Holy See, Jewish-Catholic Relations: Challenges for the Future
Moderator:
Sr. Trudy Nabuurs, Sisters of Sion, Co-Chairperson, ICCI
Speakers:
Dr. Ron Kronish, Director, ICCI
Brother Jack Driscoll, Bat Kol Institute
Dr. Sergio Yitzhak Minerbi, Researcher and Author on Israel and
the Holy See
15:00 - Summation Briefing
Speaker TBA
Please visit the special Government Press Office Papal Visit website for
further updates: http://www.papalvisit.gov.il.
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