The mayor of Rome believes his city should be home to a council tailored toward reconciling the a partnership between Israelis and Palestinians. The opening of this council is tentatively April 21. 2010 — the birth date of Rome in mythology. Christians, Jews and Muslims would be members of this council reportedly, and it appears Pope Benedict XVI is invited to the opening ceremony.
Reported May 19, 2009:
Rome is to host a permanent council for Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation, the city’s mayor, Gianni Alemanno, announced on Tuesday.
Speaking after a meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres, Alemanno said the council would be located at Rome’s 2,000-year-old symbol of peace, the Ara Pacis.
”The idea is to set up a permanent office at the Ara Pacis, providing a permanent, complete council tasked with working towards reconciliation,” said the mayor.
On Monday he joined his Jerusalem counterpart Nir Barkat for a ceremony in which a small square near Jerusalem’s Italian synagogue was renamed ‘Piazza Roma’.
The traditionally Jewish quarter of Rome will soon see one of its squares renamed Piazza Jerusalem.
During his visit Alemanno also confirmed that the Palestinian National Authority is to get a permanent embassy in Rome.
The Palestinian embassy has moved around for the last ten years but will now be located ”in a prestigious
building” in the city’s San Giovanni neighbourhood, the mayor said.
The Ara Pacis, meaning Altar of Peace, was commissioned in 13 BC to celebrate peace throughout the Roman Empire under the Emperor Augustus.
It was completed in 9 BC, 23 years before Augustus’s death at the age of 76 in 14 AD. (Source)
From a second report on May 26, 2009:
As well as government officials, the foundation will include representatives from Christianity, Islam and Judaism, and will be launched on 21 April of next year, to coincide with Rome’s 2,762nd birthday. (Source)
Wikipedia – The Ara Pacis Augustae (Latin, “Altar of Augustan Peace”; commonly shortened to Ara Pacis) is an altar to Peace, envisioned as a Roman goddess. It was commissioned by the Roman Senate on 4 July 13 BC to honor the triumphal return from Hispania and Gaul of the Roman emperor Augustus, and was consecrated on 30 January 9 BC by the Senate to celebrate the peace established in the Empire after Augustus’s victories.[2] The altar was meant to be a vision of the Roman civil religion. It sought to portray the peace and fertile prosperity enjoyed as a result of the Pax Augusta (Latin, “Augustan peace”) brought about by the military supremacy of the Roman empire, and a visual reminder of the Julio-Claudian dynasty that was bringing it about.
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Rome To Be Permanent Home Of Mideast Reconciliation Council (With Jews, Muslims & Christians)
The mayor of Rome believes his city should be home to a council tailored toward reconciling the a partnership between Israelis and Palestinians. The opening of this council is tentatively April 21. 2010 — the birth date of Rome in mythology. Christians, Jews and Muslims would be members of this council reportedly, and it appears Pope Benedict XVI is invited to the opening ceremony.
Reported May 19, 2009:
From a second report on May 26, 2009:
Wikipedia – The Ara Pacis Augustae (Latin, “Altar of Augustan Peace”; commonly shortened to Ara Pacis) is an altar to Peace, envisioned as a Roman goddess. It was commissioned by the Roman Senate on 4 July 13 BC to honor the triumphal return from Hispania and Gaul of the Roman emperor Augustus, and was consecrated on 30 January 9 BC by the Senate to celebrate the peace established in the Empire after Augustus’s victories.[2] The altar was meant to be a vision of the Roman civil religion. It sought to portray the peace and fertile prosperity enjoyed as a result of the Pax Augusta (Latin, “Augustan peace”) brought about by the military supremacy of the Roman empire, and a visual reminder of the Julio-Claudian dynasty that was bringing it about.