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Ynet By: Itamar Eichner January 09, 2022 Arab News, the leading Saudi newspaper published in Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf, has appointed senior Orthodox Rabbi Marc Schneier as a regular columnist for the paper. “This is another expression of the change that the Middle East is undergoing towards Jews and Israel,” the rabbi told Ynet. Another sign of the rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and the State of Israel and the Jewish world: The respected Saudi newspaper, “Arab News”,...

AZERTAC January 7, 2022 Israeli “i24 News” TV channel has broadcast a program highlighting a genuine friendship between the Jewish and Azerbaijani peoples. Speaking at the program, President of the US-based Foundation for Ethnic Understanding Rabbi Marc Schneier emphasized that Azerbaijan, which hosts the largest Jewish community among the Muslim countries, is a model of tolerance among all nations. He noted that more than 8,000 Jews live in Azerbaijan, adding that along with representatives of...

The Jerusalem Post By: Jeremy Sharon December 14, 2021 Azerbaijan will become one of only a handful of Muslim-majority countries to mark the day. The facade of the school building on the set of “Shttl,” a French-Ukrainian production about the Holocaust.(photo credit: KP/STAR MEDIA) Azerbaijan will for the first time mark International Holocaust Day on January 27, becoming one of only a handful of Muslim-majority countries to commemorate the day. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev made...

Arab News French By: Rabbi Marc Schneier November 06, 2021 Le pape François saluant le Dr Mohammed ben Abdelkarim al-Issa, secrétaire général de la Ligue islamique mondiale, au Vatican, le 20 septembre 2017. (Reuters) – Le Dr Mohammed ben Abdelkarim al-Issa, secrétaire général de la Ligue islamique mondiale, est devenu presque unanimement un champion interconfessionnel à l’échelle mondiale – Du centre Etidal, qui combat l’idéologie extrémiste, à l’adhésion aux délégations...

The Azeri Times August 28, 2021 Rabbi Marc Schneier, President of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU), welcomed to the United States His Excellency Khazar Ibrahim, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the U.S., at the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Washington, DC on August 25th, 2021. Rabbi Schneier presented Ambassador Ibrahim with his new book, Sons of Abraham, which will be translated into Azeri this fall. Rabbi Schneier emphasized he looked forward to working with the Ambassador on upcoming global...

The Azeri Times August 20, 2021 (L-R: Rabbi Marc Schneier, President of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, Ambassador Elin Suleymanov and Israel Nitzan, Consul General of Israel in New York) Rabbi Marc Schneier, President of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU) hosted, on Tuesday, August 17, 2021, a farewell luncheon in New York City in honor of H.E. Elin Suleymanov who served as Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United States from 2011 to 2021 and is now called to be...

Yedioth Ahronoth By: Itamar Eichner July 15, 2021 The Turkish president and his associates have sent messages to Israel that Ankara is interested in restoring relations with Jerusalem, and offers to act as a mediator with Hamas to advance Israeli interests such as the issue of prisoners and missing persons. Senior Israeli officials: We will not normalize relations as long as Hamas’ military wing activity in Istanbul is not stopped Turkish President Erdogan (Photo: AP) Turkish President Recep...

Khaleej Times By: Rabbi Marc Schneier July 08, 2021 We are seeing friendship and love, and these warm sentiments are having a positive effect throughout the world. There was no Benjamin Netanyahu, and no Donald Trump or Jared Kushner in Abu Dhabi or Dubai as an Israeli foreign minister set foot in the UAE for the first time. But their absence in no way diminished the significance of Yair Lapid’s historic visit. In fact, the shuffled deck of leaders now carrying the torch of Abraham Accords...

Jewish Journal By: Rabbi Marc Schneier June 17, 2021 From North Africa through the Middle East to Central Asia, governments are more assertively staking out their Israelophilic credentials, confident in the response of publics that now want closer connectivity to Israel and its people. Composite. Map: KeithBinns/Getty Images If anyone harbored doubts about the sustainability of Israel’s newfound partnerships in the Islamic world, the regional response to the formation of the Jewish state’s new government...

Azertac June 01, 2021 His Excellency Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Dear President Aliyev, I write to congratulate you and the beloved peoples of the Republic of Azerbaijan as you celebrate Republic Day on 28 May. Under your wise, visionary, and compassionate leadership, the Republic of Azerbaijan has distinguished itself as a global champion of ethnic and religious tolerance. Your tireless efforts to create and foster political and social conditions to strengthen the country’s...