A U.S. Congress-mandated religious freedom group ended its trip to Saudi Arabia prematurely after Saudi officials ordered Rabbi Abraham Cooper to remove his kippah in public. The incident highlighted ongoing religious tensions in the Middle East.
Saudi officials told rabbi to remove kippah. Rabbi refused; entire U.S. delegation supported him by refusing to continue tour. ๐๐ https://t.co/tBRaF4rOH6
'It's just like if you asked a Saudi woman to take off her hijab' Rabbi Abraham Cooper works to promote 'human rights through the lens of religious freedom.' During a recent visit to Riyadh he was asked to remove his kippah. He joins @benitalevin to discuss the incident. https://t.co/eMtfKHUXlE
Saudi Arabia says incident involving rabbi's kippah was 'unfortunate'. During a visit to Diriyah in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, US Religious Freedom Commission co-chair Rabbi Abraham Cooper was asked to remove his kippah in public by Saudi officials. https://t.co/mOzJT3EGe0
Saudi Arabia expressed regret over a recent incident where an American rabbi, travelling as part of an official U.S. delegation, was denied entry to a UNESCO heritage site after refusing to remove his kippah https://t.co/kaGhYPWjpM
A U.S. Congress-mandated group cut short a fact-finding mission to Saudi Arabia after officials in the kingdom ordered a Jewish rabbi to remove his kippah in public, highlighting the religious tensions still present in the wider Middle East. https://t.co/7E3yRpZ71P
US-mandated religious freedom group ends Saudi trip early after rabbi ordered to remove his kippah https://t.co/USyRASlxWk
Saudi Arabia says incident involving rabbi's kippah was 'unfortunate' https://t.co/mOzJT3EGe0
This whole story is like some sort of dark comedy sketch: U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom cuts short visit to Saudi Arabia after government official insists Jewish member remove his yarmulke https://t.co/4n29ZEpSHt
This whole story is like some sort of dark comedy sketch: U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom cuts short visit to Saudi Arabia after government officials insist Jewish member remove his yarmulke https://t.co/4n29ZEpSHt
US interfaith delegation ends Saudi Arabia visit after rabbi asked to remove kippah https://t.co/2IFEBjQ7b1
U.S.-mandated religious freedom group ends Saudi trip early after rabbi ordered to remove his kippah https://t.co/28WDf5ZAyE
1. Despite how some media is reporting this, this is not an apology. It is a "clarification." 2. The most charitable way to explain the clarification is to say that some Saudi officials believed that Saudi protocols do not allow a Jew wearing a kippah to walk around a publicโฆ https://t.co/PETcKeuUwk
US-mandated religious freedom group ends Saudi trip early after rabbi ordered to remove his kippah #SaudiArabia #Israel #Gaza #Hamas https://t.co/DgYXm084LX