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Wednesday, May 18, 2005

Petra Conference

Nobel Laureates and other world leaders meet in Petra for a two-day conference to discuss "pressing global problems".
Some of the 25 Nobel Prize winners attending include:
Elie Weisel (peace, 1986)
Dalai Lama (peace, 1989)
Shimon Peres (peace, 1994)
Betty Williams (peace, 1976)

Some of the world leaders participating:
Former President Bill Clinton (U.S.)
Prince Ghazi Bin Mohammed (Jordan)
Prime Minister Adnan Badran ( Jordan)
Miguel Angel Estrella, UNESCO (Argentina)
Goh Chok Tong, former prime minister (Singapore)
King Abdullah II ( Jordan)

and... the one Golden Globe Laureate taking part:
Richard Gere (Chicago, 2002)

3 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

LOL! The thought of Gere sitting in all those meetings just makes me giggle! I'm sure he has a lot to bring to the table on subjects such as hair gel and stage makeup.

10:30 AM  
Blogger Michael said...

Isn't he a follower of the Dalai Lama?

The big news out of the conference so far comes from Arutz Sheva (emphasis added):

<< King Abdullah issued a warning today that Israel had better not suffice with a withdrawal just from Gaza. He said that if Israel does not also soon withdraw from areas in Judea and Samaria, "the peace process will be impeded." He made the statements to the Al-Ayam newspaper in London.

Peres met with Abdullah yesterday, and said that Israel should begin negotiating with the PA immediately after the Gaza pullback. This contrasts with Prime Minister Sharon's position, which is that Israel will wait to see if the PA fulfills its Road Map commitments.>>

2:12 PM  
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