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Rabbi Marc Schneier was featured in Foreign Policy regarding his work with the State of Qatar in bringing kosher food to the FIFA World Cup in Doha in 2022.

Rabbi Marc Schneier was cited in another article about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's announcement about Israel and the UAE signing a cooperation agreement to work together on the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Times of Israel quoted Rabbi Marc Schneier in its article on the historic announcement of Israel and UAE cooperation against the coronavirus pandemic.

Arab News (an English-language daily newspaper published in Saudi Arabia) published Rabbi Marc Schneier's Op-ed in their weekend edition calling for cooperation between the Gulf and Israel when it comes to combatting the COVID-19 pandemic.

Al Arabiya English interviewed Rabbi Marc Schneier about the Jewish community in the UAE and he shared how the direct outreach to the Jewish people by the UAE’s top leadership is significant and shows how far they have come.

Rabbi Marc Schneier was interviewed by Al Arabiya English about Muslim World League Secretary General Dr. Mohammed Al Issa's commitment to Muslim-Jewish relations as well as the partnership on the recent FFEU's Season of Twinning.

i24 News June 9, 2020 UAE plane carries assistance package for Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza Strip Israel’s Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday night that a cargo plane of Etihad Airways has landed in Ben Gurion Airport in the first ever direct flight from Abu Dhabi. The arrival of the plane was coordinated between the ministry and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and carried humanitarian and medical equipment for Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The distribution of the supplies...

The Jerusalem Post June 9, 2020 The first shipment was refused by the Palestinians as they said it had not been coordinated with them. Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways operated a rare, second flight to Israel – the first bearing the company’s logo – on Tuesday, carrying medical aid to be delivered to the Palestinians, an airline spokeswoman said. The state-owned carrier made the first known flight to Israel by a United Arab Emirates airline on May 19. It transported supplies to help the Palestinians...

Rabbi Marc Schneier spoke with CBN News about how there is a tremendous opportunity for Israel and the Gulf to partner together to combat COVID-19, “There have been some remarkable outcomes in terms of advancing Gulf-Israel relations during this pandemic. Of the six Gulf States, four of them right now are in contact with Israel."

Kuwait Times (the leading English-language daily newspaper in Kuwait) featured a two page spread of Rabbi Marc Schneier's comments about the new Saudi television show “Umm Haroun” which tells the story of a Jewish woman living in Kuwait during the 1940s.