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(From left) Rabbi Jill Perlman leads a conversation with Hayvi Bouzo, Omar Al Busaidy, Fatema Al Harbi, Dan Feferman and Chama Mechtaly of the NGO Sharaka at Temple Isaiah in Lafayette on Nov. 8, 2021. (Photo/Gabe Stutman)
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Arab and Israeli delegates tout Abraham Accords on Bay Area visit

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman November 9, 2021November 10, 2021

“The accords, in my humble opinion, are the beginning of the end of the Arab-Israeli conflict.” That was the optimistic assessment shared by Dan Feferman, a former IDF intelligence officer […]

A menorah is seen as Israeli entrepreneurs celebrate Hanukkah for the first time at a hotel in Dubai, Dec. 10, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Karim SAHIB-AFP-Getty Images)
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Gulf Jews form umbrella body to make observance easier

by Ron Kampeas and JTA February 17, 2021
Elli Kriel, a sociologist by training, has succeeded as a chef by fusing traditional Jewish and Emirati recipes. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Kriel)
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With fusion Emirati-Jewish dishes, a kosher chef blossoms in Dubai

by Asma Ali Zain and JTA February 15, 2021
Israelis celebrate Hanukkah at a hotel in Dubai, Dec. 10, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Karim Sahib-AFP via Getty Images)
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Over 50,000 Israelis have already visited the UAE since peace deal signing

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA December 17, 2020
An El Al plane flying the flags of Israel, the United Arab Emirates and the United States, and bearing the word "peace" in Arabic, English and Hebrew, arrives at the Abu Dhabi airport from Tel Aviv, Aug. 31, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Karim Sahib-AFP via Getty Images)
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Kosher hotels and authoritarianism: Israelis see attraction in easy UAE travel, but some have concerns

by Sam Sokol and JTA November 24, 2020November 24, 2020
Rabbi Levi Duchman speaking in Dubai in 2019. (Photo/Courtesy Jewish Community of the UAE)
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Live from Abu Dhabi: A look at Jewish life in the UAE and Morocco

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten November 10, 2020November 10, 2020
The Sarna family in the United Arab Emirates with Mohamed al Mubarak, chair of the Abu Dhabi department of culture and tourism. (Photo/Courtesy Michelle Waldman Sarna)
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What I’ve learned about UAE culture as the chief rabbi’s wife

Michelle Waldman Sarna by Michelle Waldman Sarna October 26, 2020
A view of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in 2015. (Photo/Wikimedia-giggel CC BY-SA 3.0)
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World Zionist Organization sending permanent emissaries to Dubai Jewish community for first time

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA September 4, 2020September 4, 2020

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