Middle East
“On many occasions, we have to distribute other types of items related to Judaism, which the residents of these countries have no way of getting,” said Yad L’Achim president Rabbi Shmuel Lifschitz.
The world body has “the audacity to hold a solidarity event for the Palestinians on the anniversary of the Palestinians’ own decision to choose violence,” said Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations.
Chabad Rabbi Levi Duchman lights the first candle of the menorah at EXPO 2020, in a ceremony attended by local leaders, businesspeople, Jewish residents of the UAE and tourists from around the world.
The two-day event is set to address three key themes: counteracting authoritarianism; addressing and combating corruption; and promoting respect for human rights.
Part of the group’s agenda was the affix a mezuzah on the entrance of the AJC Abu Dhabi office, the Sidney Lerner Center for Arab-Jewish Understanding, which is scheduled to open in March.
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz hails the Memorandum of Understanding as a “very significant development” • Gantz’s visit to the North African kingdom is the first by an Israeli defense official.
Aryeh Lightstone, who was chief of staff to former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, offers his unique perspective on the historic normalization agreements.
They also discussed regional relations and the developing transportation links between Israel and the UAE.
The annual conference of the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) represented a bulwark against academic elitism and suppression of divergent ideas.
It reached roughly $610 million between January and July 2021, while imports from the UAE to Israel totaled $400 million.
Israeli Navy official: “We are dealing with a terror threat. This Iranian entrenchment is happening not only by proxies in the area, but is also happening at sea.”
“Countries have interests, they don’t necessarily have friends, and the Saudis have come to the conclusion that it is in their national interests to make peace with the Israelis,” said attorney Eric Levine, a participant and board member of the Republican Jewish Coalition.
