Jewish Journal By: Rabbi Marc Schneier March 31, 2022 Change is happening fast in Turkey, and countries from Europe to the Middle East and the US are taking note. On the brink of international isolation not so long ago, we have seen President Recep Tayyip Erdogan usher in a far-reaching geopolitical recalibration in recent months, […]
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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 […]
Read moreFFEU 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.
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Arab News By: Rabbi Marc Schneier October 19, 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 […]
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Arab News By: Rabbi Marc Schneier Sept. 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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
Read moreGateway – A Podcast from the Middle East 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. Rabbi Marc Schneier has on the […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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