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Gulf opens door to public Jewish life amid Israel ties

by Ilan Ben Zion
| March 9, 2021 12:03 AM

JERUSALEM (AP) — Half a year after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain established diplomatic relations with Israel, discreet Jewish communities in the Gulf Arab states that once lived in the shadow of the Arab-Israeli conflict are adopting a more public profile.

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