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Israel approves diplomatic postings, including envoy to Bahrain

Shmuel Revel will replace Eitan Na'eh, pending approval by Manama.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog is welcomed at the Al-Qudaibiya Palace in Manama by Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Dec. 4, 2022. Photo by Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog is welcomed at the Al-Qudaibiya Palace in Manama by Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Dec. 4, 2022. Photo by Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.

The Israeli government has approved the appointment of 11 ambassadors and consuls, including Shmuel Revel as the next envoy to Bahrain, subject to approval by Manama.

Revel, who previously served as ambassador to Cyprus and as a trade officer in Qatar, will succeed Eitan Na’eh, Israel’s first envoy to Bahrain following the normalization of relations under the 2021 Abraham Accords.

While Bahrain recalled its envoy during Israel’s Swords of Iron war against Hamas in Gaza, diplomatic ties between the two nations remain stable.

Other notable appointments include Ronen Kraus as ambassador to Azerbaijan, Eliaz Luf as consul in Montreal, Elad Strohmayer as consul in Chicago, and Eitan Weiss as consul in Atlanta.

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