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After Bahrain Visit, Rabbi Says Gulf State Will Establish Ties With Israel Within Two Years

Posted on February 28, 2018

Bahrain, not Saudi Arabia, will be the first to break the embargo on Israel-Gulf relations, says an American rabbi who visited the country.

Could Bahrain Be An Up-and-Coming Jewish Tourism Destination?

Posted on February 28, 2018

Prominent US rabbi Marc Schneier hopes to see more and more Jewish delegations visiting Bahrain after he led the first-ever congregational mission to Bahrain last week, at the invitation of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

From L.I. To Bahrain: Hints Of An Opening

Posted on February 28, 2018

Rabbi Marc Schneier led 17 congregants from the Hampton Synagogue on a three-day trip to Bahrain, which is the first-ever Jewish congregational mission to any Arab Gulf state.

Israel, Sports and the Gulf: Is Mike Pence Keeping Score?

Posted on January 22, 2018

FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier writes an op-ed for The Jerusalem Post about how the Trump/Pence administration has a supreme opportunity to garner all six Gulf states in realizing the ultimate deal but it will take the efforts of President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence to first resolve the conflict in the Gulf region.

What Martin Luther King Jr. learned on a visit to Jerusalem

Posted on January 9, 2018

FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier shares his message for Martin Luther King Day 2018, let us — Jews, Christians, Muslims and all people of conscience — reflect upon King’s only visit to Jerusalem in 1959

Gulf States Need to Solve Own Problems, Says Prominent U.S. Rabbi

Posted on December 29, 2017

FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier speaks with The Jerusalem Post about how he believes that Israel is sitting on an extraordinary opportunity to actually realize peace with the Gulf states, but he don’t believe there will be regional peace with the Gulf until the internal conflict among these countries is resolved

Synagogue hosts inter-faith event: ‘It is important that our common values of neighbourliness, justice and love for humankind always shine through’

Posted on December 27, 2017

Asian Image reports that The Yeshurun Synagogue hosted a special Interfaith event as part of a ‘Season of Twinning’ project. The event in partnership with the FFEU

Stories To Watch In 2018

Posted on December 27, 2017

The Jewish Week says that one of the big stories to watch in 2018 in the growing Jewish-Muslim connection and cites the FFEU’s work in this area

Rabbi Marc Schneier: Azerbaijan makes outstanding contribution to interfaith and intercultural dialogue

Posted on December 24, 2017

Middle East North Africa Financial News reports on FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier’s speech during the 2017-Year of Islamic Solidarity: Interfaith and Intercultural Dialogue international conference in Baku

Rabbi Marc Schneier: Azerbaijan Makes Outstanding Contribution to Interfaith and Intercultural Dialogue

Posted on December 24, 2017

AzerNews reports that FFEU Rabbi Marc Schneier spoke about Azerbaijan’s big contribution to interreligious and intercultural dialogue at the “2017-Year of Islamic Solidarity: Interfaith and Intercultural Dialogue” international conference in Baku

Chairman of Foundation for Ethnic Understanding: Azerbaijan makes outstanding contribution to interfaith and intercultural dialogue

Posted on December 23, 2017

The Azerbaijan State News Agency reports on FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier’s speech “2017-Year of Islamic Solidarity: Interfaith and Intercultural Dialogue” international conference in Baku

A Very Muslim-Jewish Christmas- Muslim-Jewish Groups Partner For Dialogue, Social Justice Work On Christmas

Posted on December 20, 2017

The Jewish Week speaks with the FFEU’s Rabbi Marc Schneier and Chris Sacarabany about Muslim-Jewish groups partnering for dialogue and social justice work on Christmas