UAE
Report: Top Israeli banking executives to visit, advance business ties with UAE
“Recent diplomatic developments represent a unique opportunity,” says Bank Hapoalim CEO Dov Kotler.
The report further stated that the Emiratis were “stunned” when the Israeli prime minister made a public disavowal of a potential sale.
Jewish Agency and Keren Hayesod to begin activities, education in UAE
The Jewish community in the UAE is comprised of those from Europe, North America, South Africa and within the Arab world.
Planning for an AJC office in the UAE—the 13th overseas outpost of the U.S.-based global Jewish advocacy organization and its first in the Arab world—has been underway for nearly a year.
The terror groups held talks about how they can coordinate actions in light of the restrictions on movement into and out of Gaza, and the normalization deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
Yaacov and Zolty Eisenstein, the first WZO emissaries to an Arab country, will establish a Jewish kindergarten in Dubai, create an ulpan for Hebrew study and organize events for Jewish holidays.
Saudi aviation official says the decision followed a request by the UAE aviation authority.
UAE Foreign Ministry director of policy planning says the U.S.-Israeli delegation visit to Abu Dhabi was “promising,” but much work remains.
Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin called the move “long overdue,” insisting that “Cyprus is a new hot spot. Cyprus is our ally. Those threatening Cyprus are not.”
Rabbi Yissachar Krakowski and team prepared 300 kosher meals over the course of the two-day event in the United Arab Emirates.
Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley will happen, but not in the near future, says senior adviser Jared Kushner.
The flights to destinations in the Middle East, Asia and elsewhere will not take off from Tel Aviv, however, but from Abu Dhabi.
