Chabad-Lubavitch on Monday announces plans to send an emissary to the United Arab Emirates in wake of the peace agreement between the Arab Gulf power and Israel, signed on Sept. 15 at the White House.
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In a statement on the Chabad-Lubavitch website, the movement said it was appointing UAE Rabbi Levi Duchman, as the Chabad emissary to the country.
"The coexistence and true respect people have for one another here is beautiful, and unfortunately, all too unique," Duchman said. "It's also clear that none of this could have happened without the support and vision of the UAE's benevolent leader, his highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and is something the entire world can learn from."
Duchman, who was a member of the UAE's delegation to the Peace and Prosperity conference in Bahrain last year, has also spent time assisting Jewish communities throughout the Gulf region.
