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 […]
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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 […]
Read moreRabbi 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 […]
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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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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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