ARABS-ISRAEL - Apr. 3 - Labour Party Head Receives Invitation From Libya.The secretary general of Israel's ruling Labour party, Raanan Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , says he was offered an invitation to visit Libya Libya (lĭb`ēə), officially Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahirya [state of the masses], republic (2005 est. pop. 5,766,000), 679,358 sq mi (1,759,540 sq km), N Africa. , a long-time enemy of the Jewish Jew·ish adj. Of or relating to the Jews or their culture or religion. See Usage Note at Jew. Jew  ish·ly adv. state. Cohen says the invitation was extended during
an inter-parliamentary conference of Mediterranean countries in
Marseilles Marseilles (märsā`), Fr. Marseille, city (1990 pop. 807,726), capital of Bouches-du-Rhône dept., SE France, on the Gulf of Lions, an arm of the Mediterranean Sea. by the head of the Libyan delegation. Libyan
'JANA', however, quotes a Libyan foreign ministry official
denying any such invitation. (Although Arab countries such as Egypt and
Jordan have signed peace treaties with Israel, Libya is against any
reconciliation with the Jewish state.)
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