Exposing the Tradition: Tolerance and Coexistence with Jews in the Contemporary Persian Gulf

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This paper analyzes how GCC (Gulf Corporation Council) countries undertake to realize their policy, “tolerance” and “coexistence,” focusing on the Jewish community there. Especially after 2020, the “Abraham Accords” was signed, that officially set the diplomatic ties between Israel and Bahrain, also Israel and UAE, GCC countries started to introduce the Jewish presence in each country, that led to establish an umbrella organization, named AGJC (Association of Gulf Jewish Communities) in February 15, 2021 in UAE. Although it has received a massive boost from the political background, each country, Bahrain and UAE in particular, utilizes Jews as a proof to show the realization of tolerance and coexistence in their society. On the other hand, the Jewish side seems to be cautious to show their political character, while introducing their religious customs which they started to practice. They, both the governments and Jews, are undertaking to build the win-win relationship in search of the society of tolerance and coexistence to root “Jews” in Muslim majority land as an exposing tradition, not by giving/showing the political presence to Jewish communities.