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KAN August 14, 2020 Click here to read the original article.

Rabbi Marc Schneier is the 1st Jewish leader to write an op-ed for Arab News (a top English-language daily newspaper in Saudi Arabia) about the UAE-Israel historic announcement.

Rabbi Marc Schneier was interviewed by Semanario Hebreo (the Jewish newspaper in Uruguay) why this was the ideal time for the UAE & Israel to establish relations and he shared the following 3 reasons: 1) COVID-19 2) annexation and 3) Iran.

In FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier's interview with The Christian Broadcasting Network about yesterday's historic announcement, he shared that he feel very strongly that we will see other Gulf States entering into a similar peace pact with the State of Israel.

Judische Allgemeine By Michael Thaidigsmann August 14, 2020 Die Ankündigung am Donnerstagabend, dass Israel und die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate offizielle Beziehungen aufnehmen und auch wirtschaftlich eng kooperieren wollen, ist von jüdischen Verbänden weltweit begrüßt worden. Der Geschäftsführer des American Jewish Committee, David Harris, sprach von einem »mitreißendem Moment«, dessen Bedeutung für die ganze Region nicht genug betont werden könne. Der Chef der amerikanischen Anti-Defamation...

Al Arabiya August 14, 2020 On Thursday the UAE and Israel announced a historic peace deal to normalize relations between the countries, in exchange for the Israeli government halting its annexation of Palestinian land. The bilateral agreements set to be signed address a wide range of topics such as direct flights, telecommunications, the establishment of reciprocal embassies, and healthcare. Here is a timeline of the major events that paved the way to diplomatic relations: November 2018: Israeli...

Agence France-Presse August 13, 2020 Thursday’s bombshell announcement that Israel and the United Arab Emirates will normalise relations in a US-brokered deal is the fruit of years of low-key diplomacy. Several Gulf Arab states have been furtively building relations with Israel on the basis of shared animosity towards Iran, with the United States acting as cheerleader as its own relationship with Tehran deteriorated. Here are some key points on the prelude to the deal and its likely implications. What...

Los Angeles Times August 13, 2020 BEIRUT — The United Arab Emirates and Israel have agreed to work toward establishing full diplomatic ties as part of a deal to halt, for now, Israel’s controversial plans to annex occupied West Bank land sought by Palestinians for their future state. If UAE establishes formal ties with Israel, it would be only the third Arab country — after Jordan and Egypt — to recognize Israel, and the first Gulf nation to do so. In announcing the agreement Thursday at the White...

In his latest Op-ed, Rabbi Marc Schneier wrote about how the COVID-19 pandemic maybe able to accomplish what centuries of politicians could not - achieve peace in the Middle East.

5 Towns Jewish Times coverage of Rabbi Marc Schneier's conversation series with the top Civil Rights leaders in the United States.