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July 23, 2024 The religious promise of Saudi-Israel normalization

By Rabbi Marc Schneier Diplomatic normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel is often scrutinized through a geopolitical lens, overshadowing its profound interreligious implications for Muslims and Jews worldwide. Many analysts view Saudi-Israeli normalization through the prisms of Israeli-Palestinian relations, Israeli-Gulf dynamics and broader Arab-Israeli interactions. Yet the quiet but monumental aspect of this development lies […]

April 26, 2024 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; despite threats, Israel moves forward, reclaiming the Jewish people’s strength and dignity By Rabbi Marc Schneier April 26, 2024 Many of us – including myself – sat around this year’s Passover Seder with […]

April 19, 2024 Holy days during unholy wars

Inside Israel, both religious Muslims and Jews celebrate major religious holidays in ways that may bend the war in Gaza toward peace. By The Monitor’s Editorial Board April 19, 2024 Despite nearly seven months of war between Hamas and Israel, and lately attacks between Iran and Israel, both Jews and Muslims living in Israel […]

April 18, 2024 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 Schneier April 18, 2024 The word “religion” in English comes from the Latin word “religare” which means to bind together. Indeed, we think of religion as a force […]

February 1, 2024 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 normalization of relations with Israel will only come with a promise of progress toward a two-state solution. In his article, the rabbi urged Netanyahu: “This historic opportunity must be embraced.” By Itamar Eichner […]

October 20, 2021 Saudi Arabia investing in coexistence as much as sport

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 […]