Mount Zion Award 2017

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This year, the prestigious peace prize awarded by the Abbey of the Dormition of Mary on Mount Zion, located in Jerusalem, and by the Mount Zion Foundation in Lucerne, Switzerland, was bestowed on Israeli writer Amos Oz. Born in 1939 in Jerusalem, he is one of the most-translated Israeli writers and also a supporter of the “Two States Solution.”

The creation of the Mount Zion Foundation dates back to Catholic priest Wilhelm Salberg (1925-1996), who wanted to promote peaceful coexistence in the Holy Land, arguing that peace is born of the daily lives of people.

The award is given to persons or institutions that have contributed in a special way to cultural and interreligious dialogue between Christians, Jews and Muslims.