Archive: March 2022

A Changed Turkey Can Be A Benefit To All

Posted on March 23, 2022

Change is happening fast in Turkey, and countries from Europe to the Middle East and the US are taking note.

Behind Israel’s rekindled flame with Turkey, a rabbi with a penchant for matchmaking

Posted on March 11, 2022

The Times of Israel By: Tal Schneider March 11, 2022 Marc Schneier, an influential and controversial rabbi to American celebrities and Gulf sheikhs alike, describes his role in bringing Herzog and Erdogan together As far as rabbis go, Marc Schneier is no stranger to the royal courts and sheikhdoms of the Arab world’s petro-kingdoms. The Continue Reading »

Rabbi Schneier: Normalization with Israel contributes to US relations

Posted on March 9, 2022

Hurriyet By: Mohammed Kafadar March 09, 2022 Rabbi Schneier, who came to Ankara within the scope of Israeli President Herzog’s visit to Turkey, said that the development of relations with Israel would make a positive contribution to Turkey-US relations. President of the USA-based Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, Rabbi Marc Schneier, answered the questions of the Continue Reading »

Herzog’s visit to turn new page in Turkey-Israel ties: US rabbi

Posted on March 8, 2022

Daily Sabah By: Meryem Ilayda Atlas March 08, 2022 Israeli President Herzog’s visit to Turkey is expected to not only mend ties between the two countries but also have positive repercussions for the region and improve Turkey-U.S. relations, according to a key representative of the American Jewish community Israeli President Isaac Herzog will pay a Continue Reading »

Rabbi Marc Schneier’s comments on i24 on the historic visit of Israel’s Prime Minister to Bahrain

Posted on February 15, 2022

FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier was interviewed by Laura Cellier on i24News Middle East Now to discuss yesterday’s historic visit of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to the Kingdom of Bahrain. A culmination of a personal journey Rabbi Schneier started 10 years ago in Bahrain.

Saudi Newspaper Appoints Rabbi as Regular Columnist

Posted on January 19, 2022

Israel Today By: Yossi Aloni January 19, 2022 “This is another expression of the change that the Middle East is undergoing towards Jews and Israel” In another sign of rapprochement between Saudi Arabia, the State of Israel and the Jewish world, the Saudi newspaper Arab News recently appointed Rabbi Marc Schneier as a regular columnist. Continue Reading »

Israeli TV channel hails friendship between Azerbaijan and Israel

Posted on January 7, 2022

AZERTAC January 7, 2022 Israeli “i24 News” TV channel has broadcast a program highlighting a genuine friendship between the Jewish and Azerbaijani peoples. Speaking at the program, President of the US-based Foundation for Ethnic Understanding Rabbi Marc Schneier emphasized that Azerbaijan, which hosts the largest Jewish community among the Muslim countries, is a model of Continue Reading »

Why the Middle East Should Not Give Up On Biden

Posted on December 28, 2021

Much has been made in recent months about a weakened US, humbled by its setbacks in Afghanistan and distracted by internal turmoil, abandoning its allies in the Arab world, and leaving behind a region mired in confusion and turmoil.

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Saudi Arabia Investing in Coexistence As Much As Sport

Posted on October 20, 2021

Nelson Mandela, one of the true heroes of our modern age, declared only a few years after his long incarceration ended: “Sport can create hope, where once there was only despair. It is more powerful than governments in breaking down racial barriers. It laughs in the face of all types of discrimination.”

Resolve Needed to Realize Abraham Accords’ Vision of Peace

Posted on September 14, 2021

In the Talmudic “Ethics of the Fathers,” compiled almost two millennia ago, Rabbi Tarfon offers us several lessons on the importance of completing the unfinished task. “It is not your duty to finish the work, but neither are you at liberty to neglect it,” he explains. After all, “the day is short, the work is plentiful, the laborers are indolent, the reward is great, and the master of the house is insistent.”

Erdogan in a message to Israel: “Use our ties with Hamas to your advantage”

Posted on July 15, 2021

Yedioth Ahronoth By: Itamar Eichner July 15, 2021 The Turkish president and his associates have sent messages to Israel that Ankara is interested in restoring relations with Jerusalem, and offers to act as a mediator with Hamas to advance Israeli interests such as the issue of prisoners and missing persons. Senior Israeli officials: We will Continue Reading »

Abraham Accords about people, not politicians, writes Marc Schneier

Posted on July 8, 2021

Khaleej Times By: Rabbi Marc Schneier July 08, 2021 We are seeing friendship and love, and these warm sentiments are having a positive effect throughout the world. There was no Benjamin Netanyahu, and no Donald Trump or Jared Kushner in Abu Dhabi or Dubai as an Israeli foreign minister set foot in the UAE for Continue Reading »