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UAE Embassy in Washington, DC
H.E. Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi
Chairman, Hedayah, and Chairman of the Defense Affairs, Interior and Foreign Affairs Committee, Federal National Council
H.E. Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi
Minister of State for Foreign Trade
H.E. Yousef Al Obaidli
Director-General, Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center
H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan
Minister of Tolerance
Abdulla Alshehhi
Abrahamic Family House
Dr. Majid Al Sarrah
Founder & Executive Director, Sharaka Project
Loay Alshareef
Founder, Loay Academy
Saoud Saqer bin Hamoodah
Founder, Leaders of Tomorrow
Roudha Al Marri
author of UAE 101 Stories
Efrat Sopher (United Kingdom)
Tremendously inspired by H.E. Dr. Ali Al Nuaimi: “We don’t just want peace with a government. We intend to have an active relationship with the people,” said H.E. Dr. Ali Al Nuaimi, Chairman of Hedaya and Chairman of the UAE Parliament’s Defense Affairs, Interior & Foreign Affairs Committee, with regards to the Abraham Accords.
He urged the members of the WJC Jewish Diplomatic Corps who flew to the UAE from over 20 countries to encourage their governments to support the Abraham Accords and help show the added value of working towards peace in the region. “Whenever there’s an opportunity to support peace, we should be there together.”
Gila Baumöhl (Germany)
Three interesting and inspiring days with the WJC JD Corps in Abu Dhabi have come to an end. It has been a great time filled with hospitality, openness, interesting talks, empathy, mutual understanding - and lots of delicious food:
Meeting with the Ambassadors of Canada H.E. Marcy Grossmann and Israel H.E. Amir Hayek, exchanging thoughts with students of the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy, listening to author Roudha Al Marri and Louay Al Shareef, hearing about Mubadala investment company's work, learning about the Abrahamic Family Houses, visiting Masdar City, Qasr Al Hosn and the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, having an inspiring discussion with the Chairman of the Hedaya Think Tank H.E. Dr. Ali Al Nuaimi, seeing the Louvre Abu Dhabi.
Eugene Balin (Germany)
The last few days have shown here on the ground what interreligious acceptance, which is called tolerance here, means in reality. I am deeply impressed by this. While wearing a kippa in Europe can mean risking his life or at least physical integrity, Jews in the UAE can not only move freely, but practice their religion freely in real terms. The UAE has taken an impressive leadership role not only in the field of economy in its own region, but also in the field of peaceful coexistence.
Randall Fried (United States of America)
I can honestly say I love Dubai or moreover the #UAE but not because of the glitzy buildings and over the top nature of Dubai. It's the people. People like @lalshareef and the students of the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy and so many others. #peopletopeople #wjcjdcorps #שלום