Archive: May 2019

FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier Participated at Diplomatic Iftars Hosted By Bahrain, Oman, Qatar in Washington, DC and Israel in New York

Posted on May 30, 2019

During this year’s Ramadan season, FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier joined our distinguished friends in Washington D.C. and New York from Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, UAE and Israel at their respective Embassies and residences to celebrate the Muslim holy month of prayer, fasting and community.

Bahrain defends decision to host White House Mideast meeting

Posted on May 21, 2019

Rabbi Marc Schneier shared with Associated Press that there is no Gulf leader who has been more committed to establishing relations with Israel and bringing other Gulf states onboard than Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and therefore, it isn’t surprising that Bahrain would host the White House’s conference on Middle East Peace next month.

Bahrain defends decision to host White House Mideast meeting

Posted on May 21, 2019

The New York Times By Aya Batrawy May 21, 2019 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain on Tuesday defended its decision to host a White House-engineered conference to address the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, saying its only objective is to support the “brotherly Palestinian people.” The Palestinian Authority has rejected the economic conference planned for next Continue Reading »

Israel officials to travel to Bahrain for ‘peace’ conference

Posted on May 21, 2019

Middle East Monitor May 21, 2019 Israeli officials will travel to Bahrain for next month’s “peace” conference, where the first stage of the US’ “deal of the century” is set to be revealed. Speaking to Israel’s Channel 13 yesterday, a senior Israeli official revealed that the US has invited Israeli delegates to attend the meeting, Continue Reading »

FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier’s interview on The Rundown i24NEWS about the Middle East peace plan

Posted on May 20, 2019

14 months after predicting on i24NEWS English “The Rundown” in Israel that Bahrain would take the lead on Middle East peace, FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier spoke with Nurit Ben and Calev Ben-David yesterday about how it is now happening and about the significance of the historic conference taking place in Bahrain.

יועץ למלך בחריין לכאן חדשות: המלך יעשה הכל כדי שהוועידה הכלכלית תצליח

Posted on May 20, 2019

FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier spoke with Amichai Stein from כאן חדשות about the White House announcement yesterday about the Economic Summit in Bahrain.

“Bahrain leading the way in Arab Gulf’s new ties with Israel”

Posted on May 20, 2019

FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier shared with Arutz Sheva – Israel National News how he always have said that Bahrain would lead the charge in the Gulf on establishing relations with Israel because of their shared interests.

‘Bahrain Natural Choice To Hold Mideast Economic Meeting’- US Rabbi

Posted on May 20, 2019

The Jerusalem Post By Herb Keinon May 20, 2019 US rabbi who serves as advisor to Bahrain King says Gulf state a leader in warming ties with Israel’s. It is only natural that the US administration selected Bahrain as the site of an “economic workshop” next month that will constitute the first step in promoting Continue Reading »

The Most Important Detail in Kushner’s Plan for the Palestinian Economy

Posted on May 20, 2019

Haaretz By Amir Tibon May 20, 2019 By agreeing to host next month’s economic forum, Bahrain gave a boost to Jared Kushner’s peace efforts. Now the main question is: Will the Gulf states actually pull out their checkbooks? The White House made headlines Sunday by announcing that it will release the economic part of its Continue Reading »

FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier’s remarks at the Kingdom of Bahrain’s Iftar in Washington, DC (May 16, 2019)

Posted on May 17, 2019

R-L front row: Her Excellency Hunaina Sultan Al-Mughairy (Ambassador of Oman to the United States), FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier, His Excellency Yousef Al Otaiba (Ambassador of UAE to the United States) and His Excellency Sheikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Khalifa (Ambassador of Bahrain to the United States) Last evening at the Kingdom of Bahrain’s Continue Reading »

2nd part of Rabbi Marc Schneier’s remarks at the 5th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue (May 2-3, 2019)

Posted on May 8, 2019

Second part of FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier’s remarks at the 5th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue in Baku, Azerbaijan. The conference was held on May 2-3, 2019 and was organized by the Government of Azerbaijan in partnership with UNESCO, UNAOC, UNWTO, the Council of Europe and ISESCO, under the banner of “Building dialogue into Continue Reading »

FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier addressing the 5th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue in Baku, Azerbaijan

Posted on May 8, 2019

FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier addressing the 5th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue in Baku, Azerbaijan. The conference was held on May 2-3, 2019 and was organized by the Government of Azerbaijan in partnership with UNESCO, UNAOC, UNWTO, the Council of Europe and ISESCO, under the banner of “Building dialogue into action against discrimination, inequality Continue Reading »