DUBAI—This year the Jewish celebration of Passover, which began on Friday, is being celebrated in the United Arab Emirates, where a small Jewish community has established the first new congregations in an Arab nation since the founding of Israel in 1948.
Jewish immigrants see Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the U.A.E.’s capital, as havens from anti-Semitism that also have the benefit of low taxes and relaxed Covid rules. The country’s strict laws against hate speech toward any religion—not just Islam—leave some Jews feeling safer wearing a yarmulke in Dubai than they do in some Western cities.
Jewish immigrants see Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the U.A.E.’s capital, as havens from anti-Semitism that also have the benefit of low taxes and relaxed Covid rules. The country’s strict laws against hate speech toward any religion—not just Islam—leave some Jews feeling safer wearing a yarmulke in Dubai than they do in some Western cities.
