Bahrain-Israel Relations

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Raymond IbrahimJanuary 18, 2021
Israel’s normalization with four Muslim nations: The good news and the bad
As long as the Jewish state maintains the upper hand—and has the will to survive—its existential enemies will be forced to comply.
Raymond Ibrahim
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Bahraini and Emirati activists in Israel express feeling ‘like family returning home’
Eliana RudeeDecember 30, 2020
A new joint project focuses on people-to-people encounters with activists and professionals representing academia, art, literature, politics, education, activism and the hospitality industry.
Israel welcomed a delegation of leaders and activists from Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates in December 2020. Credit: Courtesy.
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Dan SchueftanDecember 16, 2020
The world’s view of Israel is shifting
The deals between Israel and the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco are changing the way the Jewish state is treated in the global arena.
Dan Schueftan
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Israel’s president praises Bahrain’s King Hamad for making peace with Israel
December 14, 2020
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin welcomes a delegation of leaders and activists from Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem.
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin welcomes a delegation of leaders from Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on Dec. 14, 2020. Photo by Mark Neyman/GPO.
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Bahrain changes tune, saying it won’t allow imports from Israeli settlements
December 6, 2020
Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani’s recent statement was “misinterpreted,” says state news agency
Israeli National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat (left), signs a joint communique with Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani in Manama, Bahrain, on Oct. 18, 2020. Credit: Haim Zach/GPO.
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Israel, Bahrain sign historic tourism agreement in Jerusalem
December 3, 2020
“Governments sign treaties, but people create peace,” says Israeli Tourism Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen • Bahraini tourism minister: “We are a true partner, a genuine investor and a frank friend.”
Bahraini Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani and his Israeli counterpart Orit Farkash-Hacohen sign a Memorandum of Understanding on tourism between the two countries, in Jerusalem on Dec. 3, 2020. Credit: Yossi Zamir/GPO.
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Netanyahu welcomes Bahraini tourism minister in Jerusalem
December 2, 2020
“The steps we are building are everlasting steps for future generations,” says Bahraini Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister Zayed bin Rashin Al Zayani.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Bahraini Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister Zayed bin Rashin Al Zayani in Israel on Dec. 2, 2020. Photo by Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.
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Bahraini delegation arrives in Israel to sign bilateral tourism agreement
December 1, 2020
The 40-member delegation is being led by Bahraini Tourism Minister Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani • ‘Movement between countries key for peace,’ says Israeli Tourism Minister Farkash-Hacohen
Israeli Tourism Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen welcomes her Bahraini counterpart Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani to Israel, at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Dec. 1, 2020. Credit: Israeli Tourism Ministry.
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Bahraini trade delegation to arrive in Israel for three-day visit
Ariel KahanaIsrael HayomDecember 1, 2020
Bahraini Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani will head the nearly 40-member delegation.
The flags of the United States, United Arab Emirates, Israel and Bahrain projected on the walls of Jerusalem's Old City, on Sept. 15, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
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Saudi Arabia officially allows Israeli airliners to fly over airspace to UAE, Bahrain
November 30, 2020
Israir is scheduled to conduct the first such flight to Dubai on Dec. 1.
El Al Flight 971 departing from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi, on Aug. 31, 2020. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.
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Netanyahu to visit Bahrain ‘soon’ as Crown Prince Salman’s guest
November 24, 2020
The Israeli premier and Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa hold their second-ever talks, focused on strengthening bilateral relations.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a conference call with senior Israeli officials shortly after his arrival in Washington, D.C., to establish diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, Sept. 14, 2020. Credit: GPO.
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Bahrain and Israel agree to open mutual embassies by year’s end
November 18, 2020
Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani met with his counterpart, Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, where they made the announcement.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi with Bahraini Foreign Minister Al-Zayani at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on Nov. 17, 2020.
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In Jerusalem, Pompeo says normalization deals ‘tell Iran its influence is waning’ in Mideast
November 18, 2020
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hosted U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani as part of a trilateral meeting to discuss advancing the Abraham Accords.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani at a press conference after their trilateral meeting in Jerusalem on Nov. 18, 2020. Photo by Menahem Kahana/POOL.
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Poll finds low support for Israel among Bahrainis, despite high parallel Israeli support for them
Eliana RudeeNovember 17, 2020
“It is important to demonstrate that the UAE and Bahrain are two separate countries,” said Global Research’s Mitchell Barak. “While we are being sold that they are like cousins, they have very different opinions about Israel and in general.”
The flags of the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Israel and Bahrain seen on the side of a road in the city of Netanya on Sept. 14, 2020. Photo by Flash90.
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Bahraini Prime Minister Prince Khalifa Al Khalifa dies at 84; Netanyahu extends condolences
November 11, 2020
Al Khalifa made an “important contribution” to peace between Israel and Bahrain, says the Israeli premier.
Bahraini Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, May 31, 2020. Photo: Bahrain News Agency.
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