יום רביעי, ו׳ אלול תשפ״וWednesday, August 19, 2026
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By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
COP28 later this year will be the Israeli prime minister's first official visit to the United Arab Emirates.
The tax liability of the smuggled gold was approximately 150,000 shekels ($44,000).
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“The unique Jewish supermarket, spanning over 130 square meters in the center of Dubai, offers quality kosher produce imported especially from Israel, Europe and the U.S.,” says UAE-based Rabbi Levi Duchman
He served as president of the UAE for 17 years, and the emir of Dubai.
On the occasion of International Forestry Day, the Jewish National Fund revealed these rare historic images.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
After repeated delays, the service will launch on June 23.
Representatives of KKL-JNF planted a tree in the educational campus, with the campus children and their parents.
Bennett: There's no better time to spread the message of Israel to the world and this mission is an example of proactively spreading that light.
Chabad Rabbi Levi Druchman lights the first candle of the menorah at EXPO 2020, in a ceremony attended by local leaders, businesspeople, Jewish residents of the UAE and tourists from around the world.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Emirates SkyCargo is also offering 20 tons of capacity each way as trade picks up between the two countries.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“We do believe in economic peace to improve Palestinian lives and to do mutual industrial zones,” said Israel’s interior minister. “But not a state with an army, definitely.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The autonomous fleet will replace security personnel and reduce police response times from 4.4 minutes to 1 minute.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Lapid thanked former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who “was the architect of the Abraham Accords and who worked tirelessly to bring them about. This moment is his, no less than it is ours.”
By Josh Hasten
Brian Finkel reached out to Dubai-based Al Barakah Dates Factory, and without knowing he lived in Israel, it became his largest supplier. As the relationship grew, the two companies ended up forming a strategic partnership that is becoming representative of the region.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
They were joined by Ahmed Bin Sulayem, executive chairman of the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Eitan Na’eh, the Head of Mission to the UAE is Israel’s former envoy to Turkey.
Some 4,000 Israelis traveling to Dubai on a daily basis, especially from the Arab sector.
The signers committed to teaching what unites Jews and Arabs and will become hubs of people-to-people cooperation and partnerships.
Israelis lined up to take photos with the supposed Sheikhs from Dubai.
As of 2019, according to Rabbi Marc Schneier, it is estimated that about 150 families—some 3,000 Jews, live and pray freely in the UAE.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“There is a great opening here for trade, the economy and tourism that, in effect, makes for a truly new and different Middle East,” says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Nobel laureate Lord David Trimble calls for the two leaders to be granted the award for their “far-reaching achievements, courageous leadership and relentless pursuit of peace.”
The Fresh Market in Dubai’s Ras Al Khor area made history on Sunday when it officially welcomed the first-ever Israeli produce display at the facility run by Dubai Municipality.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Israeli delegation is being led by Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan • Abbas adviser Nabil Shaath says the visit is “painful to witness.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“We are here today to normalize the normalization in reality,” says Hussein Suleiman, the leader of a delegation of Arab businessmen aboard the flight.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
UAE and Israeli citizens can visit each other’s countries visa-free, owing to the recently signed Abraham Accords.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Negotiations are expected to be completed in the next few days • “This is the type of purchase that could be the start of something amazing,” said Koen Group owner Naum Koen.
“This is not just a business opportunity, but a political opportunity for a new page between the Israeli hi-tech community and the entire Middle East."
The sukkah was presented by Rabbi Levi Duchman, the rabbi of the local Jewish community in Dubai.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Dia Saba is to sign a three-year contract for $3 million per season after previously playing for the Chinese Super League club Guangzhou R&F.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The restaurant will be operated under the rabbinical supervision of Rabbi Levi Y. Duchman, rabbi of the UAE, who has certified the venue with glatt-kosher and pas Yisroel.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“With recent developments, we expect that demand for kosher food in the UAE and region will grow quickly,” says Emirates Flight Catering CEO Saeed Mohammed.
The two companies will cooperate in establishing a shipping line on a direct route from Jebel Ali Port in Dubai to the Port of Eilat and Israel Shipyards will examine the possibility of cooperation in the production and marketing of various products in Dubai.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“Israeli aviation is going to completely change,” says expert Yossi Fischer. “The UAE understands what a wonderful opportunity they have and they know the Israeli market well through the companies they own.”
The leaders of the Dubai congregation say they represent a growing trend in the acceptance of the Jewish State among its more benign neighbors in the region.
All countries “without exception” were welcome to attend.
After journeying from the Western Desert tombs of Egypt, through Dubai, Europe and Israel, two 3,000 year-old stolen artifacts are making their way home on Sunday.
Poor weather conditions and low fuel forced the flight to divert to Israel.
It’s not every day that an Israeli enters Dubai.
Fat busters who participated in the Dubai Your Weight in Gold campaign, are set to receive a total of 35 pounds of gold worth about just under $800,000, Gulf News reported. More than 10,000 residents participated in the 30-day program, launched by Dubai Municipality from July 19 to August 16. "The one-month-long health awareness campaign […]
By JTA
United States diplomatic missions in Israel reopened Monday after a day-long closure due to what was deemed a credible Al-Qaeda threat, but the State Department extended the closure of 19 other diplomatic missions in the Middle East through Aug. 10 “out of an abundance of caution.” “This is not an indication of a new threat […]
The South African doctor arrested and detained in Dubai was acquitted but may nevertheless be forced to remain there as the prosecution appeals.
More details are slowly coming to light in the case of Ben Zygier, also known as Prisoner X. A day before he committed suicide, Zygier met with outside defense attorney Avigdor Feldman, besides his meetings with his regular attorneys Roi Belcher, Moshe Mazor and Boaz Ben-Tzur. Zygier had been considering his legal options, including the […]
A contemporary variant of Kafka's "The Trial" is unfolding in Dubai.
August 14, 2026 
