Marking historic visit, President Herzog warmly greeted in UAE
En route to the UAE, President Isaac Herzog's plane flies over Saudi Arabia, which he says was "truly a very moving moment."
En route to the UAE, President Isaac Herzog's plane flies over Saudi Arabia, which he says was "truly a very moving moment."
"I am bringing with me a blessing of peace and a message of peace to the entire region," the president says before reporting to Gulf state.
Participants from the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, and Egypt, but also Lebanon, Iraq, and Syria have registered for event. "It was important for us make the memory of the Holocaust accessible to the Arab world," organizer says.
FM Yair Lapid: Israel is looking to expand the Abraham Accords to additional countries beyond the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco.
"This important meeting comes at a time when the Israeli and Emirati people are busy laying the foundations of a new shared future," president says.
IMPACT-se discovered that peace-making was "by far" the top priority discussed in the textbooks that were analyzed.
According to Arab media, the Israeli officials reportedly hold talks with the head of the Sovereign Council, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, although the topics discussed have not been revealed.
"The scholars and fellows program that we’re working on, with a goal of having student and faculty exchange between universities in the region, is something that’s going to be a game-changer because this is bringing a peace between peoples,” an institute official says.
The Jewish version of Arbor Day is officially marked in the Gulf by the Jewish Educational Campus in the United Arab Emirates. This is the first time the ecological holiday as been celebrated since the Abraham Accords were inked.
Manama cemetery is the only Jewish burial ground still operating the Arab Gulf region.
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