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Spread of a disease is no excuse to target particular communities

Posted on February 19, 2020

China Daily By Harvey Morris February 19, 2020 In the late 1950s, I was among the countless number across the world who fell prey to a global pandemic of what, in those politically incorrect days, was called “Asian flu”. I had an unpleasant week or so. In London alone, almost one-in-two schoolchildren caught the bug. Continue Reading »

Greenblatt: Palestinians’ aspirations are not rights

Posted on February 13, 2020

The Jerusalem Post By Lahav Harkov February 13, 2020 Greenblatt to continue work on ties between Israel and Gulf States. US President Donald Trump’s former representative for international organizations Jason Greenblatt may have left his White House job in September, but he’s not leaving his work in the region, he told The Jerusalem Post at Continue Reading »

Jews must set an example in resisting coronavirus anti-Chinese racism

Posted on February 13, 2020

The Jerusalem Post By Marc Schneier February 13, 2020 As a Jew, the upsurge of anti-Chinese bigotry triggered by the coronavirus brings back painful memories of medieval Europeans blaming Jews for the spread of the Black Death. Fear of the supposed “Yellow Peril” is back big time. The rapid spread of the coronavirus from its Continue Reading »

Netanyahu meetings with Saudis, Gulf leaders won’t happen before election

Posted on February 11, 2020

The Jerusalem Post By Lahav Harkov February 11, 2020 “There’s a regional balance of power,” Rabbi Marc Schneier explained. “In order to affect a real change, the Saudis would need to meet with the Israeli prime minister.” Meetings between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman or leaders of other Gulf Continue Reading »

Las reuniones de Netanyahu con los líderes del Golfo no sucederán antes de las elecciones

Posted on February 11, 2020

Noticias de Israel February 11, 2020 Las reuniones entre el primer ministro Benjamin Netanyahu y el príncipe heredero saudí Mohammad Bin Salman o los líderes de otros Estados del Golfo no tendrán lugar antes de las elecciones del 2 de marzo en Israel, dijo el rabino Marc Schneier a The Jerusalem Post el martes. Estos Continue Reading »

INTERFAITH LEADERS CONFRONT WORLD PROBLEMS AT UNITED NATIONS EVENT

Posted on February 10, 2020

Black Star News By Judy Kuriansky February 10, 2020 Pervasive violence. Devastating climate change. Religious and racial intolerance. Deadly epidemics. These themes threatening our world today were taken on by a panel of faith leaders, experts and high-level officials at a commemoration of an event during World Interfaith Harmony Week celebrated annually in early February Continue Reading »

The Gulf States’ Changing Attitudes towards Judaism: A Cultural Revolution in the Making

Posted on February 10, 2020

London School of Economics Middle East Center By Adam Hoffman and Dr Moran Zaga February 10, 2020 Dr Muhammad al-Issa’s unprecedented visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp on 23 January 2020, the 75th anniversary of its liberation, marked a peak in a process of interfaith momentum that has been recently evident in the Muslim world, Continue Reading »

WATCH: Arab countries, led by Gulf States, moving closer to Israel

Posted on February 9, 2020

World Israel News February 9, 2020 The Gulf States are leading the way toward a rapprochement with the Jewish State, i24NEWS reports. Click here to watch.

Jüdisch-muslimische Begegnung in Auschwitz

Posted on January 21, 2020

Qantara.de By Christoph Strack January 21, 2020 Bislang besuchten nur wenige Muslime die KZ-Gedenkstätte Auschwitz-Birkenau. Nun reisen hochrangige Vertreter von Muslimen und Juden gemeinsam an den Ort des Grauens. Es ist die Geschichte einer persönlichen Annäherung. “Da steht ein Kerl namens Mustafa, groß wie ein Schrank, vor einem riesengroßen Berg an Kinderschuhen. Und jeder dieser Continue Reading »

Líderes musulmanes visitan Auschwitz en “fuerte señal” de apoyo interreligioso

Posted on January 20, 2020

Deutsche Welle (Spanish) By Christopher Starck January 20, 2020 Hasta la fecha, solo unos pocos musulmanes han visitado el antiguo campo de concentración de Auschwitz-Birkenau. Ahora, representantes musulmanes y judíos de alto rango realizarán una visita conjunta. En 2013, el líder del grupo parlamentario socialdemócrata de Berlín, Raed Saleh, visitó el sitio conmemorativo de Auschwitz-Birkenau Continue Reading »

Tokoh Islam Peringati Holocaust di Kamp Auschwitz

Posted on January 20, 2020

Deutsche Welle (Malaysian) By Christopher Starck January 20, 2020 Tokoh Islam bergandeng tangan dengan pemimpin Yahudi memperingati 75 tahun pembebasan kamp konsentrasi Auschwitz. Salah seorangnya adalah bekas menteri kehakiman Arab Saudi dan Sekjen Liga Muslim Dunia, Syeikh al-Eissa. Pada 2013 seorang politisi partai sosial demokrat Jerman bernama Raed Saleh mengunjungi kamp Auschwitz-Birkenau dengan sekelompok pelajar. Continue Reading »

Menteri Saudi terima kunjungan rabbi

Posted on January 20, 2020

Albalad By Faisal Assegaf January 20, 2020 Rabbi Schneier mengungkapkan kegirangannya bisa merayakan Shabbat di Saudi untuk pertama kali. Menteri Luar Negeri Arab Saudi Pangeran Faisal bin Farhan Kamis pekan lalu menerima kunjungan Rabbi Marc Schneier asal New York, Amerika Serikat, di kantornya di Ibu Kota Riyadh seperti dilansir Kementerian Luar Negeri Saudi melalui akun Continue Reading »