KIRYAT MOTSKIN, ISRAEL – Rabbi Tzvi Kogan, an active member of the growing Jewish community in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, has been missing since Wednesday and is feared dead, according to Israeli news reports Saturday night local time. It is said that there is.
Mr. Kogan is a representative of the Chabad movement, a Hasidic movement known for its support of Jews. There are growing fears that he may have been kidnapped and killed in Abu Dhabi, according to Israel's Channel 12 News.
According to Channel 12, he is a dual citizen of Moldova and Israel.
Breitbart News visited Abu Dhabi's Jewish community in July and reported that people felt comfortable there.
Due to anti-Semitism, members of the local Jewish community have told me that it is safer to be openly Jewish in the UAE than in most American cities (even New York, which has a large Jewish population). has been said many times.
In the aftermath of October 7, the UAE issued a strong statement. condemnation Hamas – one of the few Arab states to do so. It has also cracked down on anti-Israel hostility, although it has occasionally criticized Israel's response. deportation A student shouted, “Liberate Palestine!” At the graduation ceremony.
Although the war has caused quiet tensions, the UAE has not severed ties with Israel and is working with Israel to support humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The Abraham Accords remain strong.
The harm to the local rabbis does not undermine the Abraham Accords, but it does not undermine the commitment of Israelis to the UAE, who see Abu Dhabi and Dubai as safe gateways to the rest of the Arab and Islamic world. This may have a negative impact on investment expansion.
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