The Jewish residents of the UAE waited with anticipation for the Israeli and American delegations that arrived this week.
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The image of the El Al plan with "shalom" written in Hebrew and Arabic and "peace" in English was shared in our WhatsApp groups with excitement, emotion and anticipation. Everyone here – in our community and among our Emirati friends – is speaking about the recent decree that abolishes the Israeli boycott and opens up such great possibilities for prosperity and peace. Without doubt, there can be no more exciting place to be at this
moment than right here in the UAE.
In previous years our members have been informal ambassadors of the Jewish people through hundreds of acts of friendship, courage and loyalty to their Jewish identity. At this moment, and always, we feel proud
to be Jews of the UAE.
We awaited with expectation the arrival of the delegation and are grateful for living in this time and era in the UAE and witnessing this great moment for its leadership.
Rabbi Sarna, the chief rabbi of the Jewish Council of the Emirates, stated on Sunday, "Tomorrow ought to be imagined not just as a negotiation, but as a family reunion, an embrace of long-lost cousins."
We cannot lose the Abraham in the Abraham Accord. Just as we cannot forget our shared ancestry, we cannot
lose sight of the future. Approximately 65% of the Arab world is under 35 years old, and our hope is that the political leadership sends an anchor into a prosperous future toward which we can pull ourselves.
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