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Dr. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury (AP)
Last update - 22:06 26/10/2007
Archbishop of Canterbury to visit Israel, meet chief rabbis
By Anshell Pfeffer, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Archbishop of Canterbury 

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, is expected to visit Israel next week for meetings with the chief rabbis.

Williams, the chief religious figure of the Church of England and symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, blasted Israel's security policy on previous visits. He is not expected to meet Israeli politicians, although he frequently speaks out on political issues.

Williams objected strongly to the war in Iraq and said three weeks ago in Syria that the talk of a military strike against Iran or Syria was "criminal, ignorant and potentially murderous folly."
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On a visit to Bethlehem last year Williams said the separation barrier was "a sign of all that is wrong in the human heart." On another occasion he attacked Israel for not ensuring the safety of the Christian communities in the Holy Land.

Two years ago at a Church of England gathering he supported practicing "morally responsible investment in the Palestinian occupied territories" and divesting from "companies profiting from the illegal occupation."

Rabbi David Rosen, chairman of the International Jewish Committee and one of the organizers of Williams' visit, said that "the archbishop is committed to Israel's existence and the good relations between Jews and Anglicans."

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  1.   meeting 07:36  |  colin 26/10/07
  2.   And they will talk........ 07:58  |  Esther 26/10/07
  3.   BOYCOTT WILLIAMS 08:41  |  noel 26/10/07
  4.   Arch of What? 08:58  |  Shekinah 26/10/07
  5.   He is Not a Nice Person 09:05  |  Rivka 26/10/07
  6.   David Rosen 09:39  |  Ehud 26/10/07
  7.   Archbishop ! ! ! 09:43  |  Shekinah 26/10/07
  8.   Williams 10:05  |  Jonathan 26/10/07
  9.   didn`t he come for the Gay Parade? 10:08  |  moish 26/10/07
  10.   Of Druids and Witches 10:08  |  Mark 26/10/07
  11.   Anglicans are a strange lot ! 10:16  |  Paul Henzen 26/10/07
  12.   Williams the Intolerable 10:22  |  Ikabod 26/10/07
  13.   Why do you let him in? 10:28  |  rob 26/10/07
  14.   Don`t Trust Him. 11:31  |  Liliane 26/10/07
  15.   Church of England very Biased 11:33  |  Elly 26/10/07
  16.   Letter from 3 British Bishops targeting Israel 11:36  |  Albert 26/10/07
  17.   Church of England: Enemy of the Jews 11:43  |  Fortunee 26/10/07
  18.   Williams the Terrible 11:44  |  Jonathan S 26/10/07
  19.   Did he criticise Syria for Kurdish Persecution? 11:47  |  Laila 26/10/07
  20.   Archbishop of Canterbury 12:09  |  Naim S. Mahlab 26/10/07
  21.   Church of England 12:37  |  Ricardo Levy 26/10/07
  22.   Laila,he kissed Sudans Pres and didn`t mention Darfur 12:50  |  Absolute Sweden 26/10/07
  23.   NO ARCH DE TRIUMPH FROM CANTERBURY 12:52  |  IamJoseph 26/10/07
  24.   Cantebury to Isrel 12:52  |  Hilda 26/10/07
  25.   Where is Clickfool of Sussex when we need him?! 13:18  |  Esther 26/10/07
  26.   And the voices rose up against him 13:20  |  Yaakov Sullivan 26/10/07
  27.   #14 Liliane 13:55  |  Labhras 26/10/07
  28.   lahhras thinks all paddies are to be allowed into England and 14:05  |  Absolute Sweden 26/10/07
  29.   No, Ricardo, The Prince of Wales Could Not Be the Next Archbishop 14:10  |  Yaakov Sullivan 26/10/07
  30.   Yaacov #26 14:26  |  Shekinah 26/10/07
  31.   absolute sweden #28 on the paddys 14:33  |  Yaakov Sullivan 26/10/07
  32.   His Own People? Shekina?? 14:50  |  Yaakov Sullivan 26/10/07
  33.   Yaacov 14:52  |  Mark 26/10/07
  34.   Mr. Mahlab always ready to demand forgiveness from the other 15:12  |  Yaakov Sullivan 26/10/07
  35.   another political con artist in religious clothing 15:12  |  bernard ross 26/10/07
  36.   C of E and their Archbishops 15:18  |  Joseph 26/10/07
  37.   Paddy Sullivan,you can`t even spell the plural of your first na 15:24  |  Absolute Sweden 26/10/07
  38.   Archbishop of Canterbury`s Visit 15:26  |  Don 26/10/07
  39.   #21 Ricardo, the C of E and the Defender of the Faith 15:27  |  Sherlock Holmes 26/10/07
  40.   As usual the posters attack each other and ignor this report 15:42  |  Don Camillo 26/10/07
  41.   let er rip 17:20  |  edgar 26/10/07
  42.   #28 Absolute swedish nonsense 17:47  |  Labhras 26/10/07
  43.   #37 Absolut Swedish nonsense re (Paddy,s 18:04  |  Labhras 26/10/07
  44.   Archbishop of Canterbury 19:51  |  Carl 26/10/07
  45.   TUTU is his main Lieutenant-both CHURCH OF ENGLAND "machers" 20:09  |  Alan 26/10/07
  46.   Lahrbras, with the Royal "We",look into dictionary 20:09  |  Absolute Sweden 26/10/07
  47.   #24 Hilda in USA 20:23  |  Labhras 26/10/07
  48.   Catholics in UK(reinforced by E Europeans) increasing. 20:28  |  Alan 26/10/07
  49.   #14 from Ireland: Antisemitic comment. 20:32  |  Liliane 26/10/07
  50.   #42: A good example why European Jews should leave Europe 20:40  |  semsem 26/10/07
  51.   #46 more absolute nonsense 21:02  |  Labhras the Irishman 26/10/07
  52.   Don Camillo 21:23  |  Danite 26/10/07
  53.   AT WHOSE REQUEST 22:09  |  JEHIEL CHALEFF 26/10/07
  54.   Anglicans? That`s religion for mass murdering!!! 22:09  |  Alain 26/10/07
  55.   who is "Yaakov" 22:10  |  g 26/10/07
  56.   #51 You Give the Irish a Bad Name 22:14  |  Fortunee 26/10/07
  57.   Labhras`s language lessons... 23:15  |  Paul Henzen 26/10/07
  58.   Time to grow up 00:19  |  Simon 27/10/07
  59.   Do you have something against priests Danite? 00:21  |  Don Camillo 27/10/07
  60.   Labarse # 27 - reading challenged 00:55  |  ChanahS 27/10/07
  61.   Drive Williams stright to Gaza.That as far as you go. 01:34  |  robert 27/10/07
  62.   #49 Liliane and Nazi collaboration 03:36  |  Labhras 27/10/07
  63.   There are good people who are Anglicans and like Israel but this 03:42  |  Briton 27/10/07
  64.   # 57 Herr Paul Henzen aus Guetersloh 03:48  |  Labhras 27/10/07
  65.   #60 Chomping ChannahS on prune juice again 03:50  |  Labhras 27/10/07
  66.   nice charming man 03:52  |  Andrew the Jew 27/10/07
  67.   Here Here 03:52  |  Andrew the Jew 27/10/07
  68.   #49 Liliane who forgets the british 600 year pogrom in Ireland 03:56  |  Labhras 27/10/07
  69.   #56 Fortunee confused 04:02  |  Labhras 27/10/07
  70.   #52 Danite 04:47  |  Labhras 27/10/07
  71.   Labhras: White Supremacist Antisemitic Propoganda 05:18  |  Albert 27/10/07
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