It is really a good step, to resolve the differences between the two communities.

KHUSHNIDA, Mumbai, India

I am from the only predominantly Catholic and Christian country in Southeast Asia. My country and her peoples became so because of colonization and subsequently civilization. We were colonized and civilized by three kinds of cultures. This made us in contact with the outside world and widened our knowledge of other peoples.

It was them who taught us some of our guiding principles in life(though our parents were our basic guiding ones in our daily life). We were taught the principle of "live and let live", that we are all brothers and sisters in this world, and even the hardest thing to do as "love your enemies as yourself". "Do unto others as you would want done unto you".

If only these "principles" or "theories" were put into practice vigorously, we'll have a peaceful world than we have presently and now.

Mr. Rozzani M. Sierra, Angeles CIty, Philippines

Any initiative which abolishes prejudices and build bridges is welcome. To say that Muslims have been anti-jews even before the emergence of the state of Israel (Ted Gruen, Dallas, USA / Texas)
is not only ignorance par excellence but also says a lot about the person than Muslims.
We have just started a European Jewish Muslim co-operation Platform where people of the both faiths, religious and non-observant are involved. The goal is to fight anti-Semitism and Isalmophobia at the same time, support each other in their hour of need and meet in common activities on people to people level in schools, activity centers,places of worship and in NGO work. We experience a great openness and willingness to listen and help. We have already set up initiatives in 5 EU countries and would be expanding to other lands.
If Jews and Muslims can live in perfect harmony in Spanish Andalusia a for centuries under Muslim rule and contribute to enrich each other's culture, why not now.

Bashy Quraishy, Copenhagen, Denmark

Rather little, rather late, and rather less than forceful enough when set beside the enormity of the special enmity against the Jews which has been a mainstay of Muslim thinking since long before the rise of Zionism, let alone the establishment of the state of Israel, but nonetheless a possible beginning of the lifting of the veil which covers not so much the modest Muslim face as it does Muslim eyes that are otherwise unseeing before the mirror of Islamic triumphalism. What will matter is not so much any like-minded response that Rabbi Sacks decides to make (and he owes none for the fact that Jews have simply no history of anti-Muslim hatred and violence), but how much courage and dedication there is among these few Muslim outreachers to try to confront and confound the antisemitism so long nurtured in their own community.

Ted Gruen, Dallas, USA / Texas

It seems Miss Millington from France's comment is purely a paragraph of hatred against Islam followed by the ridiculous claim that Islam has "caused the deaths of millions of Jews."

Maybe you are thinking of the Christian Nazis?

Enough of those who spout hate, let us have better dialogue with one another.

Michael Randall, London,

My boys attend a jewish school in Birmingham where the majority are muslim children.All the children get on very well with each other,attending birthday parties etc.The parents get on well too,there is no outspoken politics/religious comments.It is a nice place.Rather different from my very local schools 100% muslim ,non white.I hope my children grow up with no prejudices racial or religious.I chose the jewish school ,other muslim parents are on the waiting list.

AR, birmingham,

Well yes it is about time,but I do hope you are going to get all those Imams who are preaching hatred of the Jews, together & retrain them ?
I doubt it , nost of them are hardline Saudis who will not listen to you.

Secondly isn't it time you explained to your followers the origins of this hatred you have been espousing for 1400 years.
Isn't it time you really looked at it & stated how stupid it is to keep something [unfounded] going for so long. ?

Muhammad did not hate the Jews he had them around him,he employed them,he even slept with them, it was only the one whom he [ allegedly ] thought was to blame for his last & final days, that poisoned him. But he didn't die until years after she did this, so how could she have caused his death? Grow up Islam.
Time to stop this stupid blame, especially as you caused the deaths of millions of Jews since then.

maggie millington, Brittany, France

It is long over due. Lets us get started with honest and sincere heart.

Khalid, Leicester, United Kingdom

Well done. Its a start.

Hamad Lone, London, England