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Missing pieces to cultural puzzles appear in UAE-Israel library ties

Rare artifacts in Jerusalem of Abu Dhabi’s founding father, Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa, provide clues for Emirati researchers at National Library

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF ISRAEL

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF ISRAEL

Researcher Clinton Bailey recorded hundreds of hours of oral history from Bedouins in Israel.

Nearly 120 years ago, Hermann Burchardt, a German Jewish explorer, was traveling in the Middle East, talking to Arab leaders and taking photographs. 

Among the iconic pictures was what is thought to be the first image of the founding...