Obama uses Rosh Hashana message to renew call for Mideast peace call
By APThursday, September 17, 2009
Obama: Mideast peace goal on Jewish holy day
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is using a Rosh Hashana message to renew his call for peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors.
Rosh Hashana begins at sundown on Friday and Obama says in a video message released Thursday that the new year should be a time of prayer and celebration.
Obama says the holy day should be an opportunity to heal old divisions and seek new understandings. He says he wants to bring lasting peace to Israel so future generations will have a safe existence.
He also says it is time to reject anti-Semitism, which he says is too prevalent in the world.
The message was recorded in English but includes subtitles in French, Hebrew, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Arabic and Persian.
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