Ambassador Eitan Na’eh bridges the gulf between Israel and its Arab neighbors
The hero of the tale was the UAE’s founding father Sheikh Zayed, a far-sighted statesman who turned a handful of cities at the tip of the Arabian Peninsula into a global trade and leisure hub.
A philanthropist who used to receive letters from all over the world asking for financial support, the sheikh, who died in 2004, was once visiting Switzerland, and an aide was reading through the day’s solicitations. Suddenly, the man opened a letter and then pocketed it.
“What is it?” asked Sheikh Zayed, but the aide brushed the question aside and continued to read.
When the pile of letters was finished, the sheikh asked his advisor again what had been in the envelope that he’d skipped. Left with no choice, the aide told the Emirati ruler that it was a request for help from a Jewish man.
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