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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, right, meets with Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani in Manama, Feb. 14, 2033. (Haim Zach, Israeli Government Press Office)
February 15, 2022, 1:56 pm
In a first for an Israeli prime minister, Naftali Bennett visits Bahrain
Bahrain and Israel have formalized commercial ties and have launched defense cooperation. As part of Bennett's visit, Israel said it would station a defense official in Manama.
By Ron Kampeas
From left, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald J. Trump and Minister of Foreign Affairs for the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan sign the Abraham Accords Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, on the South Lawn of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour)
March 24, 2021, 9:32 am
This Pesach we’ll celebrate the rebirth and renewal of Jewish life in the Gulf
Dozens of Jews in the region have reached out asking to join the AGJC and together, we are developing a framework for what Jewish life here can become
By Houda Nonoo
Sudan's Sovereign Council chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan speaks in the capital Khartoum, Sept. 26, 2020. (Ashraf Shazly/AFP via Getty Images via JTA)
October 23, 2020, 2:01 pm
Sudan will normalize ties with Israel, Trump announces
According to a joint statement released by Israel, Sudan and the U.S., the two countries will “end the state of belligerence between their nations.”
By Ron Kampeas
Jason Isaacson conducting a dialogue on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly with Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, then the Foreign Minister of Bahrain, last September in New York. (Photo by Michael Priest Photography)
October 1, 2020, 10:03 pm
AJC official Jason Isaacson: Normalization between Israel and UAE ‘breathtaking’
And he sees the UAE and Bahrain deals as just the start.
By Kayla Steinberg
Screenshot from the video. Video by Karen Lehmann Eisner.
September 17, 2020, 12:32 pm
Mincha on the White House lawn
The minyan for mincha on the White House lawn on Sept. 15, led by native Pittsburgher David Eisner, assistant secretary of the U.S. Treasury. Video by Karen Lehmann Eisner.
From left, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald J. Trump and Minister of Foreign Affairs for the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan sign the Abraham Accords Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, on the South Lawn of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour)
September 15, 2020, 5:36 pm
Israel officially signs peace treaties with UAE, Bahrain in White House ceremony
The UAE and Bahrain join Egypt and Jordan as the only Arab countries to have peace treaties with Israel.
By Marcy Oster
Flag of Bahrain. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, posted by FDRMRZUSA.
September 11, 2020, 1:57 pm
Bahrain to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel, Trump announces
Bahrain’s foreign minister will join Tuesday’s Israel-UAE signing ceremony and sign ‘Declaration of Peace’
By Jacob Magid
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