Arab News By: Rabbi Marc Schneier January 26, 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, […]
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The Jerusalem Post By Tovah Lazaroff October 3, 2023 “Here in Riyadh we prayed with the windows open to Jerusalem,” said Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi. As a sign of movement on the road to peace with Saudi Arabia, Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi read from a Torah Scroll and prayed the morning service […]
Read moreRabbi 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)
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Frankly Speaking (Arab News’s flagship talkshow) By Katie Jensen October 1, 2023 Rabbi Marc Schneier says Jewish American community is “ecstatic” about the prospect of normalization of ties Expects to see Israel, KSA, US Congress ‘on the same page’ on US arms sales to Kingdom, help with civilian nuclear progam Explains his rationale for supporting […]
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By Itamar Eichner, Reuters June 28, 2023 US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken affirms Biden administration’s concern about ongoing West Bank violence, saying Saudi Arabia won’t normalize without calm and dialogue U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, said on Wednesday that building plans in Israeli settlements and the rise in violence throughout the West Bank […]
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Arab News By: Rabbi Marc Schneier 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. But this annual commemoration, sacred to Jews all over […]
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Arab News By: Rabbi Marc Schneier 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. The accord brokered in Beijing offers hope for creating a more tranquil Middle East, […]
Read moreBy Marc Schneier January 25, 2023 As the UAE introduces Holocaust education in schools, the Arab world prepares itself to tackle the historical gap of knowledge. Let us be clear: The Gulf region and the Arab world do not bear culpability for the infamy of the Nazi Holocaust against the Jews. That responsibility rests solely on the Nazis, their […]
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Arab News By: Rabbi Marc Schneier January 11, 2023 Israel’s new government is sparking unease about the future of the Abraham Accords, given its inclusion of ministers who have exhibited a history of hard-line nationalist positions and little inclination to soften their views. But all is not lost: There is ample time to reignite momentum […]
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Arab News By: Rabbi Marc Schneier October 27, 2022 The eyes of the faithful around the world will focus on the small Arabian Gulf kingdom of Bahrain on Nov. 3-4 as it hosts a historic conference entitled the “Bahrain Forum for Dialogue: East and West for Human Coexistence.” Participants will include Pope Francis, making the […]
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Arab News By: Rabbi Marc Schneier October 3, 2022 Last week marked the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, ushering in the new year. It is a time of reflection on all that has occurred over these past months and all that the future can bring, but it is also a time of self-examination that requires […]
Read moreYnet By: Itamar Eichner July 13, 2022 During Biden visit, Riyadh could announce it will allow Israeli flights to Far East using kingdom’s airspace and Israeli Muslims to arrive for holy pilgrimage on indirect flights U.S. President Joe Biden, who will arrive in Israel Wednesday afternoon, will launch initial moves toward normalizing relations between Israel […]
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