Bahrain names Jewish woman as ambassador to US

Incredible. An Arab Jew? Native Bahraini, certainly not an Israeli. A Jewish Arab, an Arab Jew. This is possible? An Arab woman ambassador who is Jewish.

Both have the same God of course, but to be the same as in both human beings. Remarkable.

Lots of middle Eastern Jews are Arabs.
they just aren't Muslim.

Must be hard to find a good kosher deli...

Manny wrote:

Must be hard to find a good kosher deli...

Or to find any deli at all in the 57 Muslim countries.

liang wrote:

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Or to find any deli at all in the 57 Muslim countries.

There are a lot of deli's to the countries I have been. Go visit them and you'll see.

Jungle wrote:

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There are a lot of deli's to the countries I have been. Go visit them and you'll see.

I've been to many countries as well and they are called deli's but they ain't Jewish delis. In fact,
I couldn't find one in Sydney. It called itself one and served bagels, but it wasn't a bagel.

No, I never saw a Jewish deli in Egypt or Jordan.
Nor in Saudi Arabia. Where have you found them?

Jack wrote:

Reza, there is a Jewish community in Cairo. It is near Medan Tahrir (Tahrir square) in downtown Cairo. There are Jewish deli's and side stalls (obviously not on the main drag strip for fear of being fire bombed).
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OK, good to know. I live in an area where one of the biggest lunch and dinner places is a Palestinian owned
pita style diner where the place is crowded all the time. Jews, Muslims, Indians and such mix and jabber away.
It is great to see and great food. We don't fear being bombed..in any of the 7 Muslim owned, or 5 kosher restaurants on the street, nor in the Pakistani store or the various chain
take outs. How nice it is.

I checked, there are between 25 and 35 Jews in Bahrain.

And the average Bahraini wouldn't have a clue that there is a Jewish presence here.

Jack wrote:

Reza, there is a Jewish community in Cairo. It is near Medan Tahrir (Tahrir square) in downtown Cairo. There are Jewish deli's and side stalls (obviously not on the main drag strip for fear of being fire bombed).
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I believe only 100 Jews remained in Egypt after they were forced out, allowed to take a suitcase of goods and had to sign over everything to the government. I bet that restaurant thrives..