Rabbi Marc Schneier, a longtime figure in Jewish–Muslim relations, warns of rising global antisemitism and shifting New York demographics, yet remains cautiously optimistic about growing normalization efforts with the Arab world “There has never been a time, a greater time, a better time to be a Jew than today because of the State of Israel,” Rabbi Marc Schneier said in a recent interview, insisting that even with rising antisemitism and anti-Israel rhetoric, the existence and strength of Israel have fundamentally transformed Jewish vulnerability into power and dignity. He framed the present moment as a historic break with centuries of Jewish...