The planned interreligious peace prayer under the patronage of Mayor Dieter Reiter will not take place. The mayor announced this on Monday. “It was a prerequisite for accepting my patronage that a representative of the Jewish religious community also said a prayer. Unfortunately, that is no longer the case. I regret that, but I also understand it. The time is obviously not right at the moment and to enable a common prayer for peace for Munich.”
He considered the idea of an interreligious peace prayer to be worth supporting, especially in this highly emotional time, which can also be felt in Munich’s urban society. “As Munich’s mayor, my aim was to de-escalate and strengthen the cohesion of our city society.”
The “Left Alliance Against Anti-Semitism” had previously sharply criticized the planned peace prayer. The alliance was particularly bothered by the participation of the Muslim Council. It accuses him of being close to Islamist groups such as Ditib, Milli Görüs and the Muslim Brotherhood. The peace prayer planned for Monday evening was intended to be a cross-denominational prayer for peace in the Middle East.
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