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Dec 17, 2020, 2:53 PM
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Bahrain and Israel can spread the light
“Lights across the Middle East,” the first-ever joint Hanukkah candle-lighting in Bahrain, UAE, Canada and Israel. From top left, Rabbi Idan Scher of Cong. Machzikei Hadas in Ottawa, Canadian Amb. to the UAE Marcy Grossman, Amb. Houda Nonoo, MK Michal Cotler-Wunsch, and Chief Rabbi of the Jewish Council of the Emirates Yehuda Sarna
For me, this year's Hanukkah miracle began in my kingdom's longstanding welcome of Jews and will continue in shared opportunities for the region
Nov 24, 2020, 9:37 PM
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My first trip to Israel – when dream became reality
Amb. Houda Nonoo's airline ticket. (Courtesy)
As a Jew, I yearned to come. As a committed citizen of Bahrain, I waited for circumstances to allow such a visit. That time finally arrived.
Oct 28, 2020, 11:56 AM
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Shalom and welcome to Bahrain
Dr. Shaikh Khalid bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa of the King Hamad Global Center for Peaceful Coexistence, speaks to Israeli journalists at the Bahrain Jewish Community Synagogue, October 18, 2020. (Matty Stern/US Embassy Jerusalem)
I was the first Bahraini female Jewish envoy to the US, so you can believe me when I tell you that my country is a bastion of religious freedom. Come see it for yourselves!
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Houda Nonoo served as Bahrain's ambassador to the United States from 2008-2013. She is the first Jew to be appointed an ambassador of Bahrain.