Authorities in Saudi Arabia announced today that one of the most honored positions at the Hajj ceremonies, the "Arafat Day" sermon (this coming Friday), will be entrusted to Sheikh Dr. Muhammad al-Issa, who has been promoting a dialogue with Jewish rabbis in recent years. 

Issa is a member of the Supreme Authority of the Sages of Halacha in Saudi Arabia and in recent years has served as Secretary General of the Islamic World Association, which promotes interfaith dialogues, and as part of his role even visited the Auschwitz extermination camp in January 2020 and prayed for Holocaust victims.

Source: Kan News