Rabbi Marc Schneier, who addressed the Global Conference of Human Fraternity during the Pope's visit to Abu Dhabi, predicted many Israelis will want to explore the Emirates. Victor Besa / The National
Rabbi Marc Schneier, who addressed the Global Conference of Human Fraternity during the Pope's visit to Abu Dhabi, predicted many Israelis will want to explore the Emirates. Victor Besa / The National
Rabbi Marc Schneier, who addressed the Global Conference of Human Fraternity during the Pope's visit to Abu Dhabi, predicted many Israelis will want to explore the Emirates. Victor Besa / The National
Rabbi Marc Schneier, who addressed the Global Conference of Human Fraternity during the Pope's visit to Abu Dhabi, predicted many Israelis will want to explore the Emirates. Victor Besa / The National

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Abraham Accord: Many Israeli tourists want to visit UAE, leading rabbi says

Marc Schneier, an authority on Muslim-Jewish relations, predicts widespread interest in visiting the Emirates

Gillian Duncan
Gillian Duncan

August 17, 2020

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Regular flights from Israel would bring many tourists to the UAE following the country’s historic peace accord with the country, said a Rabbi who is an expert in Muslim-Jewish relations.

The historic Abraham Accord was announced on Thursday after a phone call between US President Donald Trump, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Rabbi Marc Schneier, co-author of Sons of Abraham: a Candid Conversation about the Issues that Divide and Unite Jews and Muslims, regarded as the "definitive text" on Muslim-Jewish relations, said the accord had been widely celebrated in Israel.

Many Israelis had been keen to visit the UAE for some time, he said.

“So many people, even on the streets, have said, rabbi, when do you think we will see the day when we can come visit Dubai and learn more about our neighbours and Arab culture in the Gulf?” said the American.

“You are going to see an awesome multitude of people descending on the Emirates with supreme warmth, affection, respect and admiration for the leadership of the UAE and for what the country represents.”

The UAE agreed to establish diplomatic relations with Israel in exchange for the suspension of Israel's plan to annex a large area of Palestinian territory in the West Bank.

The accord envisages travel between the two countries, trade – including of technology and goods – and co-operation in areas such as food security, climate change and energy, according to a joint statement.

PLO chairman Yasser Arafat holds the second phase of the Oslo peace accords after the initialling of the document, September 24, 1995, as Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres looks on. Israel and the PLO will officially sign the agreement in Washington later this week. REUTERS
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United Nations and major states praise UAE-Israel accord

UAE-Israel deal hailed as ‘breakthrough’ that paves path to peace

Rabbi Schneier, who has been called the Rabbi to the Muslim world, visited the UAE to address the Global Conference of Human Fraternity last year during the Pope's visit.

His efforts to establish greater dialogue between Jews and Muslims stretch back 15 years and he has been visiting the Gulf for the past 13 years. He said he knows many of the leaders in the region personally.

The rabbi said he expects the “remarkable” accord to have a domino effect, which will see other regional countries normalise relations with Israel by the end of the year.

It would also save the two state solution, added the rabbi, who is based in the US.

“This is such a meaningful step on the part of the leadership of the UAE that will have tremendous results, ramifications in the most positive way throughout the region,” said the rabbi.

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Total cost: Dh74.10, around 0.4 per cent of the transaction

Total received: €4,756

The UAE bank transfer was far quicker – around two to three working days, while the online platform took around four to five days, but was considerably cheaper. In the online platform transfer, the funds were also exposed to currency risk during the period it took for them to arrive.

WHAT IS A BLACK HOLE?

1. Black holes are objects whose gravity is so strong not even light can escape their pull

2. They can be created when massive stars collapse under their own weight

3. Large black holes can also be formed when smaller ones collide and merge

4. The biggest black holes lurk at the centre of many galaxies, including our own

5. Astronomers believe that when the universe was very young, black holes affected how galaxies formed

Series info

Test series schedule 1st Test, Abu Dhabi: Sri Lanka won by 21 runs; 2nd Test, Dubai: Play starts at 2pm, Friday-Tuesday

ODI series schedule 1st ODI, Dubai: October 13; 2nd ODI, Abu Dhabi: October 16; 3rd ODI, Abu Dhabi: October 18; 4th ODI, Sharjah: October 20; 5th ODI, Sharjah: October 23

T20 series schedule 1st T20, Abu Dhabi: October 26; 2nd T20, Abu Dhabi: October 27; 3rd T20, Lahore: October 29

Tickets Available at www.q-tickets.com

Stat Fourteen Fourteen of the past 15 Test matches in the UAE have been decided on the final day. Both of the previous two Tests at Dubai International Stadium have been settled in the last session. Pakistan won with less than an hour to go against West Indies last year. Against England in 2015, there were just three balls left.

Key battle - Azhar Ali v Rangana Herath Herath may not quite be as flash as Muttiah Muralitharan, his former spin-twin who ended his career by taking his 800th wicket with his final delivery in Tests. He still has a decent sense of an ending, though. He won the Abu Dhabi match for his side with 11 wickets, the last of which was his 400th in Tests. It was not the first time he has owned Pakistan, either. A quarter of all his Test victims have been Pakistani. If Pakistan are going to avoid a first ever series defeat in the UAE, Azhar, their senior batsman, needs to stand up and show the way to blunt Herath.

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