Archive: June 2021

New Middle East Bigger Than Any One Government

Posted on June 17, 2021

Jewish Journal By: Rabbi Marc Schneier June 17, 2021 From North Africa through the Middle East to Central Asia, governments are more assertively staking out their Israelophilic credentials, confident in the response of publics that now want closer connectivity to Israel and its people. If anyone harbored doubts about the sustainability of Israel’s newfound partnerships Continue Reading »

Jews are increasingly welcome in the Islamic world

Posted on May 3, 2021

The National By: Rabbi Marc Schneier May 03, 2021 Almost 100,000 Jews live in the Muslim world today, spread out across 14 countries on three continents. This figure is far short of the hundreds of thousands of Jews that formerly flourished in the African, Asian and European countries where Islam is dominant. But for the Continue Reading »

Bahrain appoints first-ever ambassador to Israel

Posted on March 30, 2021

The Jerusalem Post By: Lahav Harkov March 30, 2021 A Bahraini team is expected to arrive in Israel in the coming weeks to set up an embassy in the Tel Aviv area. Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi approved Bahrain’s first-ever ambassador to Israel on Tuesday, ahead of the Gulf state’s opening of its embassy in coming Continue Reading »

How religious tolerance can beckon hope for an inclusive future in the Middle East

Posted on March 27, 2021

Gulf Business By: Rabbi Marc Schneier March 27, 2021 All the major Abrahamic faiths will be celebrating festivals of spring at the same time this year, symbolising hope for the year ahead This year, the Jewish holiday of Passover takes place from March 27-April 4, only one week before the advent of the monthlong Ramadan. Continue Reading »

United Stand

Posted on March 10, 2021

Gulf Business By: Rabbi Marc Schneier March 2020 All the major Abrahamic faiths will be celebrating festivals of spring at the same time this year, symbolizing hope for the year ahead This year, the Jewish holiday of Passover takes place from March 27-April 4, only one week before the advent of the month­-long Ramadan. The Continue Reading »

Meet the American Rabbi who Advises Gulf Monarchies

Posted on February 24, 2021

Al Bawaba By Ty Joplin February 24, 2021 The formal diplomatic ties between Israel and Arab governments around the region are deepening. And even though Israeli-Arab diplomacy has existed through back channels for decades, the recent formalization of these connections has enabled a slew of political shifts to occur. Companies in countries like the U.A.E. Continue Reading »

Born out of global movement: The Abraham Accords

Posted on January 28, 2021

The Khaleej Times By Rabbi Marc Schneier January 28, 2021 The ties encourage friendship between the Jews and Muslims Western media accounts over the past several weeks have conveyed a sense of befuddled amazement as to how quickly the signing of the Abrahamic Accords last August led to the implementation of ‘a warm peace’ between Continue Reading »

Saudi-Qatar Unity Is Latest Breakthrough in Middle East Peace Brokered by Trump Admin

Posted on January 5, 2021

Christian Broadcasting Network By Julie Stahl January 5, 2020 There’s been another breakthrough in Middle East peace brokered by the Trump administration. Gulf leaders signed a “solidarity and stability” pact in Saudi Arabia at the Gulf Cooperation Council Summit on Tuesday. White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner was there for the ceremony and is credited Continue Reading »

Does reconciliation in the Gulf impact Israel? – analysis

Posted on January 5, 2021

The Jerusalem Post January 5, 2021 Israel has been increasingly engaged in the Gulf in recent years. The US announced on Monday that Saudi Arabia agreed to lift its boycott on Qatar. The Trump administration expects the Saudis’ move to reopen their borders and airspace to Qataris will lead to a broader agreement, in which Continue Reading »

Kuwaiti reports say Saudi Arabia and Qatar on road to reconciliation

Posted on January 4, 2021

The Jerusalem Post By Seth J. Frantzman January 4, 2021 Kuwait has long been neutral in the confrontation in the Gulf. Riyadh led a group of states, including the UAE and Egypt to break relations with Qatar. In a major developing story in the region the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Qatar appear to be Continue Reading »

US foundation, Bahraini tourism firms set to woo Jewish travelers

Posted on January 2, 2021

Arabian Business January 2, 2021 Bahrain is home to the only indigenous Jewish population in the Gulf region The New York City-based Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU) has partnered with a pair of Bahraini tourism firms to launch what is being billed as the first North American-Jewish tourism initiative to the Gulf kingdom. Founded in Continue Reading »

Israel-Gulf ties to grow in 2021, experts predict

Posted on December 31, 2020

The Jerusalem Post By Seth J. Frantzman December 31, 2020 The rapid change since the Abraham Accords began in August has led to one of the fastest growing global relationships between countries. A dozen experts have predicted a wide range of increasing partnerships and connections between Israel and Gulf countries in the new year. This Continue Reading »