based al-Nadwa said following the incidents of September 11, 2001, the Americans have started to raise this question: Why do they hate us?. The paper added that some Zionist lobbies in the west have exploited these fears to widen the gap between the west and the Arabs. The daily believes that such a question will be logical if we take into account the fact that the western societies are not aware of their countries' foreign policies and they only get acquainted about the Arabs and Muslims through the bias media directed against the nations of the middle east. The paper highlighted the initiatives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah to conduct dialogue with followers of other religions and the westerners in general for spreading the noble human values as well as the values of justice and peace. The initiative of King Abdullah to conduct dialogue with followers of religions and cultures is based on the teachings of the Holy Quran which advocates wise and reasonable treatment with others. --more