UAE-Israel relations

Abraham Accords Sees Sweet Results in Form of D’vash Business Cooperation

From left: Co-founder of D’vash Organics David Czinn; D’vash Organics co-founder and CEO Brian Finkel; Mohamed Saleem, founder and owner of Al Barakah; Yousuf Saleem, Mohamed’s older son and managing director of Al Barakah; and Mohamed’s younger son, Abdulkarim Saleem. Photo by Mubarak Taj.

From left: Co-founder of D’vash Organics David Czinn; D’vash Organics co-founder and CEO Brian Finkel; Mohamed Saleem, founder and owner of Al Barakah; Yousuf Saleem, Mohamed’s older son and managing director of Al Barakah; and Mohamed’s younger son, Abdulkarim Saleem. Photo by Mubarak Taj.

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.

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Jewish News Syndicate

Diplomacy Marches on its Stomach: One Rabbi Helps Cook Up Kosher Fare for UAE Delegation

Breakfast at the St. Regis Hotel in the United Arab Emirates. Credit: Rabbi Yissachar Krakowski.

Breakfast at the St. Regis Hotel in the United Arab Emirates. Credit: Rabbi Yissachar Krakowski.

Top Israeli and American officials arrived in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, on Monday departing from Tel Aviv aboard an El Al Boeing 737 aircraft and in an unprecedented occurrence flying over Saudi Arabian airspace for the first-ever visit towards normalization between Israel and the UAE.

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Jewish News Syndicate