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United Arab Emirates

Six men, some in suits and some in Arab dress, sit at a round table
Posted inNews

‘Negev Summit’ to become regular event for Israeli and Arab parties to the Abraham Accords

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA March 28, 2022

The historic “Negev Summit,” a meeting between Israeli leaders and their counterparts from Egypt, Morocco, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, is set to become a regular event, rotating among […]

Tal Kelman (left) head of the Strategic Division of the IDF Planning Directorate, meets with Belkhir El Farouk, Inspector General of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces in Rabat, March 25, 2022. (Photo/IDF)
Posted inNews

Israel to convene leaders from Abraham Accords nations, in a historic summit

by Ron Kampeas and JTA March 25, 2022
(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)
Posted inNews

Arab and Israeli delegates tout Abraham Accords on Bay Area visit

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman November 9, 2021November 10, 2021
The surgical room in Israel where one of the kidney transplants took place. (Photo/Courtesy Itai Ashlagi via Stanford Engineering Magazine)
Posted inNews

Historic kidney exchange between Israel and UAE started at Stanford

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 21, 2021October 21, 2021
Asylum seekers from Afghanistan reach Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates on Sept. 6, 2021. (Photo/JTA-IsraAID)
Posted inWorld

Israeli philanthropists help dozens flee Afghanistan for United Arab Emirates

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA September 22, 2021September 22, 2021
Rabbi Levi Duchman talks with Sulaiman Qasim Al-Hammadi at a symbolic Passover ceremony at a hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 26, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Andrea DiCenzo-Getty Images)
Posted inIsrael

The Abraham Accords just turned 1. Here’s how each of the agreements are holding up.

by Ron Kampeas and JTA August 16, 2021
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)
Posted inNews

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)
Posted inUncategorized

With fusion Emirati-Jewish dishes, a kosher chef blossoms in Dubai

by Asma Ali Zain and JTA February 15, 2021
Rabbi Levi Duchman speaking in Dubai in 2019. (Photo/Courtesy Jewish Community of the UAE)
Posted inNews

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)
Posted inOpinion

What I’ve learned about UAE culture as the chief rabbi’s wife

Michelle Waldman Sarna by Michelle Waldman Sarna October 26, 2020

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