A joint statement between Bahrain and the United States on Friday announced that Bahrain will be normalizing ties with Israel, entering “direct dialogue” and establishing full diplomatic relations.
President Trump made the announcement, and officials say a signing ceremony, involving Bahrain, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates, will be happening on Tuesday. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu presented this as a “new era of peace.”
This started in August with the “Abraham Accord,” a peace deal between Israel and the UAE. This historic announcement got off to a rocky start, however, as the UAE claimed it included a deal to let them buy F-35 warplanes from the US, and Israel has attempted to block that.
This presumably won’t be an issue with the much smaller Bahrain, as the US has already been trying to sell the F-35 to them, and their less substantial military means Israel probably has no reason to care what they buy.
The most significant impact of Bahrain joining this normalization, beyond being another participant to announce, is their extreme closeness to Saudi Arabia. The US has reportedly been pushing to get Saudi Arabia and Israel talking, and if this wasn’t at least a possibility it is unlikely Bahrain would have gone along with the deal.
It’s good that they are coming out. Saudi’s will soon do that soon. People must remember that young Royal princes (unlike the aging Mullahs) can’t related to their father and uncle regarding yesteryears and the hate for Israel. They fear Iran and an unholy alliance will be made.
Expect a place coup or suicide strike in the Saudi.Renegades and traitors can not last long how ever much strong arm and black mail play. Trump, Kushner enforcers and pimps for Israel will be in the dustbin of history
You see this is why it pays to blow a sheik on the first date. Saudi Arabia will likely come along just in time for a sweaty October surprise.
Wild fire ravages the U S A. Corona paralyzing the country. Trump and Kushner pimping for israel
Bahrein is 70% Shia. When Iraq invaded Iran the Iraqi Airways office and Rafidain Bank went up in flames. If Saudi Arabia wasn’t now more or less running the country I doubt the al- Khalifas would have made this move. No matter how strong your dictatorship, angering 70% of your population isn’t wise.
Exactly. Remember when the Saudis went into Bahrain to quell their uprising? We did squat. We weren’t interested in regime change there, like Syria, since the locals weren’t our particular flavor.