Archive: September 2020

No deal with Israel, but Saudi pushes outreach to Jews

Posted on September 23, 2020

Agence France-Presse September 23, 2020 From scrubbing hate-filled school textbooks to a taboo-defying religious sermon, Saudi Arabia is pushing for another kind of normalisation after declining to establish formal relations with Israel — co-existence with Jews. Saudi Arabia has said it will not follow its allies Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates in establishing diplomatic Continue Reading »

‘Gulf states look to Israel to be their defender and protector’

Posted on September 22, 2020

Arutz Sheva By: Yoni Kempinski September 22, 2020 Foundation for Ethnic Understanding President and Advisor to Gulf leaders Rabbi Marc Schneier spoke to Arutz Sheva about the Abraham Accords, Judea/Samaria annexation, current trends in the Gulf, and what he says is not only economic but rather also a true closeness between Islam and Israel. Rabbi Continue Reading »

‘Gulf states look to Israel to be their defender and protector’

Posted on September 22, 2020

Arutz Sheva By: Yoni Kempinski September 22, 2020 Foundation for Ethnic Understanding President and Advisor to Gulf leaders Rabbi Marc Schneier spoke to Arutz Sheva about the Abraham Accords, Judea/Samaria annexation, current trends in the Gulf, and what he says is not only economic but rather also a true closeness between Islam and Israel. Rabbi Continue Reading »

Road to Saudi ties with Israel being paved, cautiously

Posted on September 22, 2020

The Associated Press By: Aya Batrawy September 22, 2020 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia, the most powerful Arab nation and home to Islam’s holiest sites, has made its official position on the region’s longest-running conflict clear: Full ties between the kingdom and Israel can only happen when peace is reached with the Continue Reading »

Muslims and Jews of the Gulf can set an inspiring example

Posted on September 18, 2020

The Arab News By Rabbi Marc Schneier September 18, 2020 Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which will usher in the Jewish year of 5781, begins on the evening of Friday, Sept. 18, and commemorates the anniversary of the creation of the universe. As is appropriate for a holiday commemorating what Jews consider to be Continue Reading »

Israel and Bahrain – a timeline to peace

Posted on September 16, 2020

Arutz Sheva September 16, 2020 From the legislation against Hezbollah, to meetings at the peace workshop. These are the events which led up to the agreement with Bahrain. 2013 – 2015 King Hamad led the effort for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to legislate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization. Following his success in doing so, Continue Reading »

Rabbi Marc Schneier: Mideast deal an ‘extraordinary transformation’

Posted on September 15, 2020

Deutsche Welle September 15, 2020 President Trump says it’s the dawn of a new Middle East. He’s hosted a ceremony at the White House marking the normalization of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. How important is it really? Brent Goff asked Rabbi Marc Schneier, a special advisor to King Hamad Continue Reading »

Bahrain, Israel normalize ties: Seven events that led to the deal

Posted on September 15, 2020

Al Arabiya English By: Emily Judd September 15, 2020 Bahrain and Israel will sign a historic agreement of normalization on Tuesday, but in the last three years, the countries have interacted in various ways – from interfaith trips to security conferences. Here are seven events that paved the way to Tuesday’s landmark moment: December 2017: Continue Reading »

Bahrain King’s Adviser Discusses Peace Deal With Israel

Posted on September 14, 2020

Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East September 14th, 2020, 3:09 AM EDT The special adviser to the King of Bahrain has welcomed the nation becoming the second Gulf country to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel. Bahrain joins the United Arab Emirates in normalizing ties with the Jewish state and reshaping politics in the Middle East. Rabbi Continue Reading »

Face à Israël, le rapprochement ambigu de Riyad

Posted on September 14, 2020

Le Monde September 14, 2020 L’Arabie saoudite approuve la reconnaissance par Bahreïn de l’Etat hébreu, sans lui emboîter le pas. C’est le trophée que Benyamin Nétanyahou rêve de décrocher. Si les Emirats arabes unis (EAU) et Bahreïn ont offert une belle victoire politique au premier ministre israélien en normalisant leurs relations avec son pays – Continue Reading »

Netanyahu Lands in US to Sign Historic Peace Deals with Bahrain, UAE

Posted on September 14, 2020

Christian Broadcast Network (CBN) By: Julie Stahl September 14, 2020 JERUSALEM, Israel – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu landed in the US Monday to attend Tuesday’s signing of Israel’s historic peace agreement with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. “We now have two historic peace agreements, with two Arab countries, which were established in one Continue Reading »

יועץ מלך בחריין לענייני יהודים: ”יש מומנטום להכרה בישראל במפרץ”

Posted on September 13, 2020

GLZ September 13, 2020 FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier was interviewed by Efi Triger in GLZ Radio for Good Morning Israel. Click here to listen to the original interview.