The Secretary-General of the Muslim World League, Muhammad Al-Issa, participated in a virtual conference of the American Jewish Committee, held over the video, in the presence of a number of political figures from all over the world.
In his speech at the conference, Al-Issa praised the efforts of the American Jewish Committee in rebuilding positive relations between Muslims and Jews.
He stressed that the separation between the followers of the two religions is caused by confusion between politics and religion and the absence of the logic of comprehensive justice, according to him.
He also said that since he took the reins of the Muslim World League, "the tasks of working with our brothers and sisters made the Jews follow the fabric of our relations with each other."
The intervention of the Secretary-General of the Muslim World League included no reference to the Palestinian issue.
During the conference, German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for supporting Israel's security, and said that lasting peace can be achieved in the Middle East only through negotiations between the Palestinian and Israeli sides within the framework of the two-state solution.
For his part, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that his country will always support Israel's right to defend itself.
The American Jewish Committee had said that the "first global forum for the Jewish call" (AJC 2020) - which was held by default - will include many world leaders in discussions centered on the most important issues facing the Jewish people.
On its website, the American Jewish Committee said it was working to "advance the welfare of the Jewish people and Israel, and promote human rights and democratic values around the world."
On Tuesday, Al-Issa, who previously served as the Minister of Justice in Saudi Arabia, was honored by the anti-Semitism movement and the American Sephardic Union, with the first prize for Muslim leaders involved in combating anti-Semitism.
This afternoon:
Sheikh Dr. # Muhammad_Isa is participating in the opening session of the AJC conference, along with the German Chancellor and the US Secretary of State. pic.twitter.com/fzI4eIrgWP
- Muslim World League (@MWLOrg) June 14, 2020
Increased normalization
Riyadh and Abu Dhabi do not have any formal diplomatic relations with Israel, but the two countries have made accelerated steps toward normalization.
Last January, Israel allowed its citizens to go to Saudi Arabia for religious and commercial purposes.
Israeli and Gulf officials - especially Emiratis - exchange official visits, and have participated together in many sports competitions.
In the fruit of the rapprochement between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv, approximately three thousand Jews from different countries residing in the UAE established an official account for the Jewish community on Twitter.
According to "Yeshiva World News", 150 Jewish families consisting of two to three thousand people reside in the emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and they came from the United States, Europe and South Africa.