In July 2011, The Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development hosted an Interfaith Eco Forum in Jerusalem. Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religious figures of the Holy Land spoke on the religious importance of stewardship of the earth. The event received extensive media coverage from about fifteen TV, radio, and print media outlets in five languages. To learn more about the event and how cooperation around environmental issues can spur coexistence among Israelis and Palestinians, click on the links below.
Articles
Priests, rabbis, muftis meet to promote green behavior (Jerusalem Post)
Holy Land clerics launch interfaith Earth forum (Agence France Presse – AFP)
Interfaith Climate Change Forum to Take Place Today in Jerusalem (Green Prophet)
A priest, a rabbi and a minister hold a press conference (TML Communications)
Les religions pour le développement durable (Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem)
Terra Santa: a mudança verde das religiões (IHU Press)
La ONU y las religiones preocupados por las consecuencias devastadoras del cambio climático (Agencias y Vatican Insider)
Religie mogą pozytywnie zmieniać świat (DEON)
Interfaith Environmental Forum Connects Jews, Christians, Muslims (The Forward’s Blog ‘The Shmooze’)
Repair Interview: Eitan Press (Repair The World)
Jews, Muslims, Christians in Israel Unite for Planet Earth (Green Prophet)
Three faiths unite in Israel to heal the planet (Israel21c)
Radio
Voice of Russia (in English) interview with Dr. Michael Kagan (Radio)
Radio Sefarad (Spanish) interview with Rabbi Yonatan Neril (Radio)
Juifs, chrétiens et musulmans unis en faveur de l’environnement (Radio Vatican)
TV/Video
Interfaith meet on environment (Info Live TV, Israel)