By Daniel Kieval A Christian, a Muslim and a Jew walk into a room.  No, it's not the beginning of a bad joke. But its meaning depends on what city you're in. If you are in New York, it could be a visit to the New York Public Library's new "Three Faiths" exhibition. The exhibition contains a treasure trove of books, paintings, and other documents from across the world and more than a thousand years of history. It is a wondrous display of what the library calls "the three Abrahamic religions." These are legacies of Abraham, the first monotheist and one dubbed by God "a father of many nations." If, on the other hand, you are in Washington, it's the latest round of Middle East peace negotiations. This week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in the United...

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