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The Jerusalem Post By Lahav Harkov February 13, 2020 Greenblatt to continue work on ties between Israel and Gulf States. US President Donald Trump’s former representative for international organizations Jason Greenblatt may have left his White House job in September, but he’s not leaving his work in the region, he told The Jerusalem Post at the sidelines of the OurCrowd Global Investor Summit in Jerusalem on Thursday. “I have been very inspired by the region,” Greenblatt said. “We are at a historical...

The Jerusalem Post By Marc Schneier February 13, 2020 As a Jew, the upsurge of anti-Chinese bigotry triggered by the coronavirus brings back painful memories of medieval Europeans blaming Jews for the spread of the Black Death. Fear of the supposed “Yellow Peril” is back big time. The rapid spread of the coronavirus from its point of origin in Wuhan, China, where the first confirmed case was documented on December 31, to more than a dozen countries around the world has understandably sparked concern...

The Jerusalem Post By Lahav Harkov February 11, 2020 “There’s a regional balance of power,” Rabbi Marc Schneier explained. “In order to affect a real change, the Saudis would need to meet with the Israeli prime minister.” Meetings between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman or leaders of other Gulf States will not take place before the March 2 election in Israel, Rabbi Marc Schneier told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday. These leaders are considering a...

Noticias de Israel February 11, 2020 Las reuniones entre el primer ministro Benjamin Netanyahu y el príncipe heredero saudí Mohammad Bin Salman o los líderes de otros Estados del Golfo no tendrán lugar antes de las elecciones del 2 de marzo en Israel, dijo el rabino Marc Schneier a The Jerusalem Post el martes. Estos líderes están considerando una cumbre con Netanyahu, pero “quieren esperar hasta que las elecciones terminen”, dijo Schneier. Schneier, presidente de la organización de diálogo interreligioso...

Black Star News By Judy Kuriansky February 10, 2020 Pervasive violence. Devastating climate change. Religious and racial intolerance. Deadly epidemics. These themes threatening our world today were taken on by a panel of faith leaders, experts and high-level officials at a commemoration of an event during World Interfaith Harmony Week celebrated annually in early February at the United Nations. Entitled “The State of the World Today from a Religious and Spiritual Perspective,” and held at a UN headquarters...

London School of Economics Middle East Center By Adam Hoffman and Dr Moran Zaga February 10, 2020 Dr Muhammad al-Issa’s unprecedented visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp on 23 January 2020, the 75th anniversary of its liberation, marked a peak in a process of interfaith momentum that has been recently evident in the Muslim world, and more specifically in the Gulf. As Secretary-General of the Muslim World League, Al-Issa is the most senior Islamic leader to visit Auschwitz. In one of the statements...

World Israel News February 9, 2020 The Gulf States are leading the way toward a rapprochement with the Jewish State, i24NEWS reports. Click here to watch.

Qantara.de By Christoph Strack January 21, 2020 Bislang besuchten nur wenige Muslime die KZ-Gedenkstätte Auschwitz-Birkenau. Nun reisen hochrangige Vertreter von Muslimen und Juden gemeinsam an den Ort des Grauens. Es ist die Geschichte einer persönlichen Annäherung. “Da steht ein Kerl namens Mustafa, groß wie ein Schrank, vor einem riesengroßen Berg an Kinderschuhen. Und jeder dieser Kinderschuhe gehörte mal zu Kinderfüßen. Und plötzlich merke ich: Bei Mustafa tut sich was.” Raed Saleh...

Deutsche Welle (Spanish) By Christopher Starck January 20, 2020 Hasta la fecha, solo unos pocos musulmanes han visitado el antiguo campo de concentración de Auschwitz-Birkenau. Ahora, representantes musulmanes y judíos de alto rango realizarán una visita conjunta. En 2013, el líder del grupo parlamentario socialdemócrata de Berlín, Raed Saleh, visitó el sitio conmemorativo de Auschwitz-Birkenau con un grupo de alumnos. El hecho de que Saleh, quien nació en Cisjordania y llegó a Alemania cuando tenía...

Deutsche Welle (Malaysian) By Christopher Starck January 20, 2020 Tokoh Islam bergandeng tangan dengan pemimpin Yahudi memperingati 75 tahun pembebasan kamp konsentrasi Auschwitz. Salah seorangnya adalah bekas menteri kehakiman Arab Saudi dan Sekjen Liga Muslim Dunia, Syeikh al-Eissa. Seorang muslim berdoa bersama penganut Yahudi di Kamp Konsentrasi Auschwitz-Birkenau. Pada 2013 seorang politisi partai sosial demokrat Jerman bernama Raed Saleh mengunjungi kamp Auschwitz-Birkenau dengan sekelompok...