Archive: January 2025

MLK and Donald Trump’s shared vision

Posted on January 17, 2025

President Trump continues Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy as he works to bring peace to the Middle East President Donald Trump must continue to build on Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision By MARC SCHNEIER January 17, 2025 President Donald Trump’s second-term inauguration on January 20, 2025, will coincide with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a time Continue Reading »

Rabbi Marc Schneier Meets with Ambassador Jack Lew

Posted on March 10, 2024

Rabbi Marc Schneier was honored to be hosted by US Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew at his residence in Jerusalem. They discussed the Rabbi’s meetings with Israeli officials and efforts for regional stability and cooperation.

Rabbi Schneier Meets with Israeli Prime Minister

Posted on March 7, 2024

FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier was received by Israeli President Isaac Hertzog at the Presidential House in Jerusalem. Rabbi Schneier presented the President with a copy of his book just translated into Hebrew: “Bnei Avraham/Sons of Abraham”. President Herzog and the Rabbi discussed plans to rebuild global Muslim-Jewish relations post-war Gaza.

An American Rabbi Close to the Saudi Royal Family: Normalization? Only in exchange for a Palestinian state

Posted on February 1, 2024

Rabbi Marc Schneier, President of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, wrote in Arab News that any Saudi involvement in Gaza’s reconstruction and normalization of relations with Israel will only come with a promise of progress toward a two-state solution. In his article, the rabbi urged Netanyahu: “This historic opportunity must be embraced.” By Itamar Eichner Continue Reading »

No surprises in Saudi desire for two-state solution

Posted on January 29, 2024

On Sept. 22, 2023, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood triumphantly at the podium of the UN General Assembly and proclaimed to the world, including those so-called pundits who doubted his peacemaking ability and acumen, that the Abraham Accords, signed by Israel with the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan in 2020, had “heralded the dawn of a new age of peace.” Then he asserted boldly: “But I believe we are at the cusp of an even more dramatic breakthrough: an historic peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia.”

On Martin Luther King Jr day: What is the response to antisemitism? – opinion

Posted on January 15, 2024

By Rabbi Marc Schneier January 14, 2024 The challenge remains as to whether Black activists today will emulate Dr. King in unequivocally denouncing the rise of antisemitism in America and calling it out within their community.     The image is chilling in its overt and malevolent celebration of the brutal Hamas attack of last Continue Reading »

Jews, Muslims coexist at kosher, halal bakery in Westhampton Beach

Posted on December 17, 2023

By Bart Jones Long Island / Suffolk – ONLY IN NEWSDAY December 17, 2023     War is raging in the Middle East, but in Westhampton Beach an example of peaceful coexistence between Muslims and Jews is thriving. About five years ago, Rashid Sulehri, a Muslim immigrant from Pakistan, bought the only kosher bakery on Continue Reading »

Rabbi Schneier featured on Frankly Speaking – Arab News flagship talkshow

Posted on October 2, 2023

Rabbi Marc Schneier is featured in the new season’s first episode of #FranklySpeaking, Saudi Arabia’s ArabNews’s flagship weekly current affairs talk show. (aired, Oct. 1, 2023)  

Passover Means Rebirth, Now As Much As Ever

Posted on April 5, 2023

Passover is the holiday celebrating the birth of the Jewish nation, a recounting of how God delivered the ancient Israelites from their enslavement in Egypt and allowed them to prosper for thousands of years as a people.

Rabbi Schneier’s I24 interview about the opening of the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Tel Aviv

Posted on March 30, 2023

Rabbi Schneier on I24news addresses the significance of the opening of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Tel Aviv, the necessity to revive Israeli-Palestinian engagement to sustain and grow the Abrahamic Accords and the opportunity that arises for Israel with the Iran-Saudi Arabia rapprochement.

How Saudi-Iran Accord Can Be An Opportunity for Israel

Posted on March 23, 2023

The recent diplomatic breakthrough between Saudi Arabia and Iran could be seen as an opportunity for the state of Israel, far from the account commonly encountered in the Western and Israeli press.

US rabbi visits Istanbul to show solidarity with Turkish people following deadly quakes

Posted on March 14, 2023

By Handan Kazanci March 2, 2023 Rabbi Marc Schneier says he is ‘proud’ of Israel personnel who took part in earthquake search and rescue efforts ISTANBUL A prominent leader of the Jewish community in the US is in Istanbul to show solidarity with the Turkish people following the devastating Feb. 6 earthquakes which killed thousands Continue Reading »