Muslims and jews

The bridges we build become the roads others walk - opinion

Mustapha Ezzarghani reflects on his recognition as a ViZionary and his mission to challenge antisemitism, strengthen Moroccan-Israeli ties, and build understanding between Muslims and Jews.

|ByMUSTAPHA EZZARGHANI, IN COLLABORATION WITH JEWISH NATIONAL FUND-USA
Mustapha Ezzarghani, founder of the Moroccan-Israeli Friendship Association and one of The Jerusalem Post and Jewish National Fund-USA’s 25 ViZionaries.
Michigan Democratic Senate primary winner Abdul El-Sayed arrives at a press conference in Detroit in August.

El-Sayed’s Democratic Senate Michigan win indicates US Jews are in danger - opinion

With another fresh US decision-maker defending terror, does America still live by the sentiment of: ‘ Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free?’

|ByMICHA DANZIG
SHEIKH MOHAMMED Sharif Odeh and Rabbi David Metzger appear on a billboard near Haifa with a message that reads: 'Though we are different, all religions advance coexistence.'

Why compassion between Jews and Muslims must outlast war - opinion

Coexistence will happen regardless of whether we share the same political views or interpretations of events.

|ByMENDY CHITRIK
PALESTINIAN MUSLIMS are seen praying at the Temple Mount during the holy month Ramadan, in Jerusalem, on February 17, 2026.

As Ramadan meets Purim, Jews and Muslims must choose shared humanity over fear - opinion

Purim commemorates the deliverance of the Jews in ancient Persia over 2,000 years ago. It is rooted in the broader Middle Eastern landscape, where Jews have part of this region since antiquity.

|ByMENDY CHITRIK

Knesset inaugurates Jewish-Muslim ties caucus

The conference was attended by clerics and dominant figures from the two religions.

JANUARY 24, 2017ByUDI SHAHAM
Knesset inaugurates Jewish-Muslim ties caucus

European meltdown threatens Jews

With the current change of tides in Europe imposing a new reality on the region, how will the continent's Jewry fare soon?

DECEMBER 20, 2016ByISI LEIBLER
SUPPORTERS OF Marine Le Pen put up a poster earlier this year. There has been a meteoric rise of right-wing movements in Europe, writes the author.

Iranian adversary reveals it bought $5 billion of weapons from Israel

Netanyahu begins trip to Baku, Almaty • PM: This can serve as example of friendship with Muslim world.

DECEMBER 13, 2016ByYOSSI MELMAN
Infantry commanders ride in tanks as part of new war training

Netanyahu to strengthen ties with Muslim allies, visits Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan

"Israel is not isolated," PM says as he boards plane, "but rather courted by the world."

DECEMBER 13, 2016ByHERB KEINON
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara Netanyahu en route to Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan.

Haredim block ‘muezzin bill’ vote

Muslim MKs call for civil disobedience if bill banning outdoor call to prayer becomes law.

NOVEMBER 15, 2016ByLAHAV HARKOV
A man stands near a mosque opposite to a neighborhood in east Jerusalem November 13, 2016.

Jewish, Muslim students at South Carolina high school threatened

The threats, which appeared on Facebook, warned the high school would be attacked Tuesday and included pictures of a person in a gas mask and a knife with a swastika on the handle.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016ByJTA
Swastika spraypainted on a wall at a Jewish fraternity house near UC Davis

At historic Rhode Island synagogue, Kaine reflects on religious freedom

“Today, we’re facing a presidential candidate who has no conception of religious liberty – or civil liberty for that matter.”

AUGUST 18, 2016ByMICHAEL WILNER
DEMOCRATIC VICE PRESIDENTIAL candidate Tim Kaine pauses outside the Touro Synagogue in Rhode Island last week.

Jewish group expresses solidarity with Muslims after imam is murdered in Queens

According to police, the gunman approached the men from behind and shot both in the head at close range in the Ozone Park neighborhood.

AUGUST 14, 2016ByDANIELLE ZIRI
Community members pray outside the Al-Furqan Jame Mosque in Ozone Park after imam Maulama Akonjee and friend Thara Uddin were killed in the Queens borough of New York City

Muslims and Jews from around the world gather in Berlin for seventh annual interfaith confab

Events included numerous talks and discussions, joint Jum’ah and Shabbat services, and a visit to Sachsenhasuen concentration camp near Berlin where interfaith prayers were held.

AUGUST 13, 2016ByJOSH DELL
PARTICIPANTS IN THE Muslim Jewish Conference take part in interfaith prayer last week at the site of the Sachsenhasuen concentration camp in Oranienburg, Germany

The Art of Understanding

AUGUST 5, 2016ByRABBI ISRAEL BAROUK
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