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Kuwaiti reports say Saudi Arabia and Qatar on road to reconciliation

The Jerusalem Post By Seth J. Frantzman January 4, 2021 Kuwait has long been neutral in the confrontation in the Gulf. Riyadh led a group of states, including the UAE and Egypt to break relations with Qatar. In a major developing story in the region the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Qatar appear to be nearing a deal that could put the Gulf crisis of 2017 behind them. The report circulating in Kuwait and then later throughout the region’s media says that Saudi Arabia is set to reopen its airspace and...
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US foundation, Bahraini tourism firms set to woo Jewish travelers

Arabian Business January 2, 2021 Bahrain is home to the only indigenous Jewish population in the Gulf region The New York City-based Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU) has partnered with a pair of Bahraini tourism firms to launch what is being billed as the first North American-Jewish tourism initiative to the Gulf kingdom. Founded in 1989 by Rabbi Marc Schneier, the non-profit FFEU has the stated mission of improving relations between Jews and Muslims, as well as Jews and African-Americans....
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Israel-Gulf ties to grow in 2021, experts predict

The Jerusalem Post By Seth J. Frantzman December 31, 2020 The rapid change since the Abraham Accords began in August has led to one of the fastest growing global relationships between countries. A dozen experts have predicted a wide range of increasing partnerships and connections between Israel and Gulf countries in the new year. This will cover a spectrum of activity from technology to academic and political developments. The rapid change since the Abraham Accords began in August has led to one...
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Israel-Gulf Ties to Grow in 2021, Experts Predict

Middle East Forum December 31, 2020 A dozen experts have predicted a wide range of increasing partnerships and connections between Israel and Gulf countries in the new year. This will cover a spectrum of activity from technology to academic and political developments. The rapid change since the Abraham Accords began in August has led to one of the fastest growing global relationships between countries. Houda Nonoo, former Ambassador of Bahrain to the United States, said that 2021 will be even more...
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How Hamas could be the engine for Qatar-Israel normalization

The Jerusalem Post By Yonah Jeremy Bob December 29, 2020 Close coordination between Israel and Qatar to facilitate sufficient funding for Hamas to keep Gaza’s economy from collapsing will likely be the key to moving Doha to a normalization deal. Relationships developed between Israel and Qatar to provide sufficient funding to Hamas and avoid an economic collapse and war in the Gaza Strip could be the engine for normalization between Jerusalem and Doha, The Jerusalem Post has learned. Pressed that...
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FFEU Launches First North American-Jewish Tourism Initiative to Bahrain

Jewish News Syndicate December 20, 2020 The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU) launched the first North American-Jewish tourism initiative to Bahrain in partnership with Best of Bahrain and Da’at Travel, who will facilitate the itineraries for large groups and individual travelers. The new initiative is spearheaded by FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier following an invitation from King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain to bring more Jewish tourists to the Kingdom. Following the Abraham...
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'HM King Hamad Is Deserving Of A Nobel Peace Prize'

The Daily Tribune By P Unnikrishnan December 16, 2020 A leading American rabbi who was instrumental in helping establish the Abraham Accords says that His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa is deserving of a Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the execution of the historic agreement normalising ties between Bahrain, the UAE and Israel. In an exclusive interview with The Daily Tribune (TOT), Rabbi Marc Schneier, president of New York-based non-profit organisation The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding...
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Words on His Majesty, from Marc Schneier

Akhbar Al Khaleej By Dr. Mohammed Mubarak Juma December 16, 2020 American Rabbi Marc Schneier, president of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding and one of the world’s leading religious figures seeking to create a different reality in the Middle East, believes that Islam and Judaism are the two closest religions in terms of practices and beliefs. I met him yesterday during his visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain, as part of his preparations to attend a promotional event organized by the Ministry...
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NY-based rabbi seeks to bring US Jews to visit the Gulf, including Saudi Arabia

The Times of Israel December 15, 2020 ‘The grand prize for Jewish tourism is not Israel but the American Jewish community,’ says Marc Schneier, who will launch new initiative alongside Bahraini tourism minister An American rabbi with extensive ties to the Arab world is set to launch an effort to attract Jewish travelers to the Gulf, including to nations that have not yet established formal ties with Israel and have hitherto been closed off to Jewish tourists. New York-based Rabbi Marc Schneier is...
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This rabbi is bringing American Jews to the GCC. Here’s why

Gulf Business By Aarti Nagraj December 15, 2020 Rabbi Marc Schneier is launching new tourism initiatives in the GCC As Rabbi Marc Schneier tells me when we meet, that while those doing the economic deals fly at 30,000 feet, he’s always flown at 70,000 ft. The American – whose book Sons of Abraham was recently published in English and Arabic for distribution in the region – has played a key role is driving Jewish-Muslim relations, especially with the GCC states, far before the Abraham Accords were...
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