Israel Gulf Report
Historic commemoration of Yom HaShoah
A historic commemoration of Yom HaShoah will take place on Thursday, April 8. It will feature Emily Judd, Thoufeek Zakriya and Fatema...
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Israel Gulf Report
- Jan 27, 2021
- 3 min
Pro-Abraham Accords NGO reveals five-point plan implementing Holocaust education in Arab world
Young leaders from Arab world decry Holocaust atrocities, citing event as the ‘untold story of the Middle East’ By NOA AMOUYAL Sharaka,...
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Israel Gulf Report
- Dec 20, 2020
- 2 min
Israel's Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef visits UAE Jewish community
A major visit by Israeli Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef is an important milestone in the new relations between Israel and the UAE and...
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Israel Gulf Report
- Dec 15, 2020
- 5 min
Ellie Cohanim discusses coexistence and decrease in antisemitism in wake of Abraham Accords
Ellie Cohanim is the Deputy Special Envoy to Combat Anti-Semitism. She has been in the UAE over the weekend of December 11 and held...
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Israel Gulf Report
- Dec 15, 2020
- 1 min
UAE and Israel Consuls General in New York at joint Hanukkah candle lighting
The first joint candle lighting with the Israeli and UAE Consuls General in New York took place on December 14. Itay Milner tweeted...
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Middle East Center for Reporting an Analysis
- Dec 14, 2020
- 2 min
Meet the Jewish community leaders of the UAE: A look back
The Jewish community of the UAE was small for many years but it had some organizational umbrellas. Now with the Abraham Accords there is...
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Israel Gulf Report
- Dec 11, 2020
- 3 min
Unprecedented, historic Hanukkah celebrations in Dubai bookend week of important meetings, events
Unprecedented and historic Hanukkah celebrations began in Dubai on December 10. The celebrations continued into Friday as Shabbat set in....
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Israel Gulf Report
- Dec 11, 2020
- 1 min
King Hamad Global Centre wishes Happy Hanukkah
The King Hamad Global Centre wished a Happy Hanukkah to people this week as the first night of the holiday began. It is part of the...
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Israel Gulf Report
- Dec 11, 2020
- 4 min
At the Crossroads: Gezer, Latrun & Emmaus
Text and photos by MATT CHURCHILL The oldest military campaign ever recorded is that of Thutmose III on the wall of the temple in Karnak,...
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Israel Gulf Report
- Dec 11, 2020
- 4 min
What Does Nebi Samuel Have To Do With Hanukkah?
Photos and text by MATT CHURCHILL As one drives out of Jerusalem heading northwest, a massive fortress can be seen dominating the...
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Israel Gulf Report
- Dec 2, 2020
- 1 min
First "Orthodox Jewish wedding" in UAE
December 1 - Reports this week said that the first public Orthodox Jewish wedding took place in the UAE. "The event took place at the...
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Israel Gulf Report
- Nov 28, 2020
- 1 min
Fleur Hassan-Nahoum: Bahrain delegation, the important role of interfaith dialogue and coexistence
In a momentous week for Israel-Gulf relations a delegation from Bahrain's King Hamad Global Center for Peaceful Coexistence held meetings...
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Israel Gulf Report
- Nov 28, 2020
- 5 min
First kosher cuisine in Manama: How the Ritz-Carlton Bahrain decided to offer kosher options
In the wake of the Abraham Accords and the news that the Ritz Carlton, Bahrain had decided to offer kosher food, the Israel Gulf Report...
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Middle East Center for Reporting an Analysis
- Nov 26, 2020
- 1 min
Israel's former chief rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau congratulates UAE on its National Day.
November 25 - Israel's former chief rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau gave a message to the UAE for its national day "Shalom and congratulations to...
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Israel Gulf Report
- Nov 10, 2020
- 2 min
Kosher Bahrain: OU partners with Ritz Carlton in Manama
November 10 - A report is out that the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Manama, Bahrain "will become the first hotel in the kingdom to offer kosher...
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Israel Gulf Report
- Oct 23, 2020
- 1 min
A year of firsts: Kosher in the UAE
As UAE-Israel ties emerged, so did pioneers of kosher cuisine in the Gulf By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Back in 2015 when I attended the Emirates...
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