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By Rabbi Marc Schneier Diplomatic normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel is often scrutinized through a geopolitical lens, overshadowing its
Passover 2024 – a cause for optimism
Opinion: By recalling our ancestors’ centuries of suffering on Passover, we not only remember their pain but cultivate a compassionate imagination;
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Inside Israel, both religious Muslims and Jews celebrate major religious holidays in ways that may bend the war in Gaza toward peace. By The
Ramadan and Passover: Amid the violence, a sign of hope
Even amid the war between Israel and Hamas the conflict has not morphed into a more calamitous religious war between Muslims and Jews. By Rabbi Marc
An American Rabbi Close to the Saudi Royal Family: Normalization? Only in exchange for a Palestinian state
Rabbi Marc Schneier, President of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, wrote in Arab News that any Saudi involvement in Gaza’s reconstruction and
On Martin Luther King Jr day: What is the response to antisemitism? – opinion
By Rabbi Marc Schneier January 14, 2024 The challenge remains as to whether Black activists today will emulate Dr. King in unequivocally denouncing the
Jews, Muslims coexist at kosher, halal bakery in Westhampton Beach
By Bart Jones Long Island / Suffolk – ONLY IN NEWSDAY December 17, 2023 War is raging in the Middle East, but in Westhampton Beach an
A Wave of Hate Crime Unleashed by Israel-Hamas War Is Testing the World
By Bloomberg News November 30, 2023 Hamas’s assault and the Israeli military response in Gaza is fueling antisemitism and Islamophobia faster than
The disturbing rise of antisemitic and Islamophobic hate crimes
Desert News By Hanna Seariac November 29, 2023 On Saturday, three college students of Palestinian descent were shot and injured in Burlington,