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The first-ever public Hanukkah menorah-lighting in the United Arab Emirates, led by Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Levi Duchman. (Credit: Yehuda Lavi/JCC of the UAE on Chabad.org.News)

For first time, Hanukkah lights brighten Arabian nights in UAE

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For the first time in history, a giant public menorah has been raised in the United Arab Emirates. The 12-foot metal menorah was designed and constructed locally and stands at the foot of the Burj Khalifa,...
Downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 30, 2015. Photo: Robert Bock via Wikimedia Commons.

Why the United Arab Emirates is uniquely stable among the Arab states

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The recent decision of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to sign a peace treaty with Israel should not have come as a complete surprise. For the UAE has stood out as one of the...
New York University's campus in Abu Dhabi. Credit: NYU Abu Dhabi.

Israel-UAE deal could position Abu Dhabi as ‘idea capital’ through higher-education ties

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When Israel and the United Arab Emirates reached a normalization agreement earlier this month, University of Haifa president Ron Robin immediately contacted his Emirati colleagues to set into motion a process where higher education...
A view of Dubai at night. Credit: enjoytheworld/Pixabay.

‘Beacons of opportunity’: Israel-UAE to build broad partnerships, says high-tech investor

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The recent Israel-UAE peace agreement will forever change the business and tech landscape in the region, says Jon Medved, CEO of Jerusalem-based venture-capital platform OurCrowd. As one of Israel’s biggest high-tech investors, managing more than...
Yisrael Katz. Credit: Hebrew Wikipedia.

Israeli foreign minister visits Abu Dhabi, discusses Iran and other regional issues

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Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz visited Abu Dhabi this week to participate in a U.N. climate conference, according to his office. However, Katz met with an unnamed “senior UAE official” to discuss “regional issues and...