Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Pope Francis
together with his wife Sarah in the Vatican Monday. The first couple gave the
Pope a book about the Inquisition in Spain that was written by Netanyahu's late
father.
"The most dangerous regime in the world must not be
allowed to have the most dangerous weapon in the world," Netanyahu said at
a ceremony with Letta.
Netanyahu presented a Spanish translation of the 1995 book,
"The Origins of the Inquisition," to Francis during their 25-minute
private audience Monday.
Netanyahu's father, Ben-Zion – Netanyahu, was an Israeli
historian who died last year. A Zionist activist who opposed partitioning
Palestine between Arabs and Jews, he was best known in academic circles for his
research into the Catholic Church's medieval inquisition against the Jews of
Spain.
"To his Holiness Pope Franciscus, a great shepherd of
our common heritage," the Israeli leader wrote on the inside front page of
the book.
"We are expecting you, we can't wait," Sarah told
the pontiff.
Later Monday,
Netanyahu met with Italian Premier Enrico Letta and told him that "Iran
aspires to attain an atomic bomb. It would thus threaten not only Israel
No comments:
Post a Comment