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The Times of Israel By Raphael Ahren 26 June 2019, 11:25 am Afterward, worshipers break out in song, hear Torah sermon as Houda Nonoo, a Jewish woman who served as Bahrain’s US ambassador, marvels: ‘It’s a historic moment’ MANAMA, Bahrain — Businessmen, reporters, five rabbis and a senior White House official held rare morning prayers at the only officially declared synagogue in the Gulf Wednesday, on the edges of a peace conference being held in the tiny gulf kingdom that was once home to a thriving...

The Jerusalem Post By Herb Keinon June 26, 2019 “This is historic,” Houdie Nonoo said. “It is the first time in my lifetime that I’ve been in this synagogue with a morning minyan, and more than a minyan” MANAMA, BAHRAIN — In the center of the city, just off a busy street of shops, in a small unmarked synagogue, a group of 15 Jews gathered Wednesday for a morning minyan (prayer quorum). At the end they joined hands and danced around the bima, singing “Am Yisrael Chai” (The People of Israel...

Arab News By Ray Hanania June 25, 2019 -> Schneier led the first Synagogue Mission to Bahrain in February 2018 -> Schneier believes the conference will create an economic momentum that will help the Palestinians and encourage both sides to pursue peace MANAMA: American Rabbi Marc Schneier launched his interfaith efforts in 1989 in the hopes of strengthening understanding between African Americans and Jews. It was so successful, he said, that in 2008 he launched an initiative to strengthen...

Yahoo! By Bel Trew June 25, 2019 Analysis: Controversy has marred a two-day economic workshop in Bahrain which the US hopes will ‘jump start’ Palestinian economy and build peace in region No Israeli or Palestinian officials will be present when Donald Trump launches his long-awaited and much-touted peace plan for the region. The second hiccup, according to sources in Washington, is that neither the Republican-dominated senate nor the Democrat-led congress have much clue what is going on. Despite...

The Washington Examiner By Rob Crilly June 25, 2019 A U.S.-backed workshop to kick-start Israeli-Palestinian talks with a $50 billion investment is a first step to Middle East peace despite the absence of government figures from either side, according to an adviser to the king of Bahrain. The “Prosperity to Peace” meeting in the tiny Gulf kingdom is designed to mark the first stopping point on the Trump administration’s political road map to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. However, Israeli...

The Independent By Bel Trew June 25, 2019 Analysis: Controversy has marred a two-day economic workshop in Bahrain which the US hopes will ‘jump start’ Palestinian economy and build peace in region Palestinians step on a placard displaying pictures of Bahraini King Hamad al-Khalifa, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump and his son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner, during a protest. ( Getty ) No Israeli or Palestinian officials will be present when Donald Trump launches...

Actualite Israel / Times of Israel (French) By Raphael Ahren June 25, 2019 Donnant le coup d’envoi du sommet de Manama, le gendre de Trump a assuré que le progrès économique est un prérequis pour la paix, que Washington n’a pas abandonné les Palestiniens Jared Kushner, conseiller du président américain Donald Trump pendant son discours au sommet “Paix et Prospérité” à Manama,le 25 juin 2019. (Crédit : YouTube) MANAMA, Bahreïn — Donnant le coup d’envoi de la conférence internationale...

The Times of Israel By Raphael Ahren June 25, 2019 Marc Schneier, a member of the kingdom’s delegation to the US-led workshop, says Manama and Jerusalem may normalize relations by the end of 2019, but only if there’s a peace deal Rabbi Marc Schneier in Manama, Bahrain, June 24, 2019 (Raphael Ahren/Times of Israel) MANAMA, Bahrain — The kingdom of Bahrain remains fully committed to efforts to improve the Palestinian economy, an American rabbi with close ties to the Gulf country’s ruler said Tuesday,...

Channel 13 By Barak Ravid June 25, 2019 בלב השוק באל-מנאמה מצוי בית התפילה העתיק, שמשמש את 40 חברי הקהילה בחגים ובאירועים מיוחדים. באופן חריג נפתח המקום עבור העיתונאים שהגיעו לוועידה הכלכלית • שליח חדשות 13 מדווח מבחריין בלב השוק בבירה אל-מנאמה נמצא בית הכנסת העתיק של בחריין. בבחריין יש קהילה יהודית עתיקה מהמאה השביעית לספירה, של יהודים שהגיעו מעיראק. בשיאה מנתה הקהילה 3,000 בני אדם, והיום היא קהילה זעירה עם כ-40 חברים בלבד מדובר במבנה שכל מי שיעבור לידו לא יראה סימן לכך שמדובר בבית כנסת, ומי...

The Associated Press By Matthew Lee June 24, 2019 FILE – In this March 25, 2019, file photo White House adviser Jared Kushner listens during a proclamation signing with President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House in Washington. Kushner will present the economic portion of his Mideast peace plan on June 25 in Bahrain, with some key players missing. (Susan Walsh, File/Associated Press) MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Despite...