trip. We came back with some
remarkable takeaways.
JARED: EASING THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
UAW AND ISRAEL
The relationship between UAE
and Israel, prior to 2020, was
the same as almost every other
country in the region. The
UAE did not recognize the
state of Israel. When the UAE
first gained independence
in 1971, their first president,
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al
Nahyan, referred to Israel as
“the enemy.” No Israeli citizens
or aircraft were allowed in the
country. The UAE government
forbade any of their own citi-
zens or aircraft to enter Israel.
The tension between the two
states was palpable.
But that all changed when
the UAE became the first
state in the Persian Gulf, and
the third in the Arab world,
to normalize ties with Israel
through the groundbreaking
Israel-United Arab Emirates
Normalization Agreement,
most commonly referred to
as the Abraham Accords. On
Aug. 13, 2020, the Abraham
Accords forever changed the
landscape of the Middle East
while birthing a new relation-
ship between Israel and the
UAE.
I was able to reap the ben-
efits of this agreement by
being a part of a Chabad on
Campus trip of 149 Jewish
college kids from across the
United States to see firsthand
the blossoming of Jewish life
in a Muslim state.
As the first large Jewish stu-
dent group to visit the UAE,
the word traveled quickly.
OUR COMMUNITY
ON THE COVER
Chabad on Campus
Alex and Jason are proud to be
part of the Chabad on Campus
family. The organization has the
singular goal to reach and sup-
port every Jewish student on
campus. Chabad on Campus has
been effective at instilling college
students with traditional values,
pride and education since 1969.
On average, the network engag-
es approximately 150,000 Jewish
students annually on 818 cam-
puses worldwide. The ultimate
goal is to create strong, confident
individuals who will become lead-
ers and contributors in their work-
place and to society at large.
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Havdalah on a night cruise overlooking the skyline
Evening in the desert.
Students at the Dubai
Miracle Garden.