Tag: Israel-Bahrain Relations
ISIS calls for attacks on westerners, oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia
An Islamic State spokesman has called for attacks on westerners, oil pipelines and infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.
“Targets are plenty … Start by hitting and destroying oil pipelines, factories and facilities which are the source...
Israel’s Knesset officially approves Abraham Accords
Israel’s Knesset overwhelmingly approved the Abraham Accords it officially brokered with the United States and signed in Washington on Sept. 15 with the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain.
The tally, 80-13, followed...
Netanyahu, Bahrain crown prince discuss warming ties in ‘very friendly’ call
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Crown Prince of Bahrain Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa held their first public conversation on Tuesday, a week after the two countries, together with the United Arab Emirates, signed the...
Iran’s Bahrain campaign enters a dangerous new phase
The normalization of relations between Israel and Bahrain constitutes another significant and painful blow to Iran’s soft belly. However, unlike the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain is of particular historical, religious and political importance to...
Emirati, Bahraini foreign ministers send Israel greetings for 5781
“May it be a blessed year for realizing peace and stability in the region,” wrote Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif al-Zayani in response to his Israeli counterpart, Gabi Ashkenazi, who had sent a Rosh Hashanah...
A tale of two White House signing ceremonies
Attending the White House signing ceremony on Tuesday of the Abraham Accords—which normalize relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain—was both moving and jarring. Standing at the South Lawn, just meters...
Abraham Accords are a paradigm shift of biblical proportions
The signing of normalization agreements between Israel and Muslim-majority Sunni Gulf States the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain represents the end of an era of pan-Arab belligerence towards the Jewish state, and the formal...
UAE and Bahrain officially sign into being ties with Israel
WASHINGTON—The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed historic agreements at the White House on Tuesday to normalize relations with Israel – the first of their kind in 26 years.
In front of a crowd of...
Experts view Israel’s normalization deals as start of fundamental reordering of Mideast alliances
The signing of the normalization agreements on Tuesday by Israel with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have generated a flurry of discussion over how the moves will impact the Middle East going forward.
Richard...
Shi’ite opposition in Bahrain opposes deal with Israel
A Shi’ite cleric affiliated with a Bahraini opposition group and living in Iran said on Sunday that it rejects the country’s decision to normalize relations with Israel and called on the people to “resist...