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Israel's Chief Sephardi Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef affixes a mezuzah to a doorpost of the newly built Jewish school in the United Arab Emirates while on his first trip to an Arab country, as Chabad Rabbi Levi Duchman of the UAE looks on, December 2020. Credit: Courtesy of the Dubai Jewish Community Center.

On UAE visit, Israel’s chief rabbi certifies new Jewish school, inspects kosher food

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During a visit this weekend to the United Arab Emirates’ Jewish community, Israel’s Chief Sephardi Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef inaugurated the first certified Jewish school in the Gulf states and invested Rabbi Levi Duchman as rabbi of the Emirati...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at opening a global forum on partnerships between governments and businesses to counter terrorism as part of the Group of Eight (G8) summit, July 15-17, 2006. Credit: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office via Wikimedia Commons.

Russian foreign minister: ‘Our goal is the establishment of a Palestinian state’

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“Normalization between Israel and the Arab states does not mean a resolution to the Palestinian issue must become a second priority,” Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in a meeting with his United Arab...
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,...
Dubai’s Crossroads of Civilizations Museum event on Dec. 6, 2020. Credit: Mustafa Fardan.

Pre-Hanukkah Dubai event joins Jews and Arabs from Middle East, North Africa

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Amid the newly rebuilt “Abraham’s Tent,” Arabs and Mizrahi Jews joined together under one roof in Dubai—the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates—exploring the historic kinship of and future alliances between the...
A flydubai A6-FDC. Aug. 3, 2012. Photo: Faisal Akram via Wikimedia Commons.

Flydubai CEO: Demand for UAE-Israel flights soaring

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The head of United Arab Emirates budget airline, flydubai, said on Tuesday that the demand for travel from Israel is so great that the company will likely need to increase the number of its...
El Al Flight 971 departing from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi, on Aug. 31, 2020. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Saudi Arabia officially allows Israeli airliners to fly over airspace to UAE, Bahrain

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Saudi Arabia announced on Monday that Israeli airliners can use its airspace en route to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Until now, Israeli airliners did not have permanent approval for direct flights to traverse...
DIHAD executive chairman Abdul Salam al-Madani and ZAKA chairman Yehuda Meshi-Zahav sign a memorandum of understanding in Dubai on Nov. 25, 2020. Photo courtesy of ZAKA.

Israeli search-and-rescue organization signs historic MoU with UAE counterparts

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The Jerusalem-based ZAKA International Rescue Unit announced this week that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with its counterparts in the United Arab Emirates. The Israeli humanitarian organization, made up of volunteers who...
Israeli singer Omer Adam (left) in a picture with famous Egyptian singer and actor Mohamed Ramadan (center). Source: Twitter.

Egyptian star faces lawsuit for having picture taken with Israeli

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Egyptian singer and actor Mohamed Ramadan is facing a lawsuit after posing for pictures with Israeli celebrities in Dubai. A hearing is scheduled for Dec. 19, the Egypt Independent reported on Monday. Emirati journalist Hamad al-Mazrouei originally...
Flydubai Boeing 737-800. Credit: Wikipedia.

UAE airline to start direct flights to Israel, no visa necessary

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United Arab Emirates’ low-cost airline carrier flydubai announced on its website that it would begin direct flights twice a day to Israel starting on Nov. 26. Chief executive officer at flydubai Ghaith Al Ghaith said...
Rabbi Levi Duchman studies with a member of the UAE Jewish community at his synagogue. Credit: Chabad.org/News.

Chabad-Lubavitch announces emissary to United Arab Emirates

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Each new day seems to bring with it historic good news from the Middle East. August’s surprise announcement of the United States-brokered Abraham Accords between the United Arab Emirates and Israel was followed a...