West Jerusalem has hung a shingle in Bahrain three years after establishing diplomatic ties with the dominion
Israel has established one other diplomatic toehold within the Persian Gulf area, opening a brand new embassy in Bahrain three years after normalizing relations with the small Arab kingdom.
Israeli Overseas Minister Eli Cohen attended a ceremony on Monday to inaugurate the nation’s embassy in Manama. He and his Bahraini counterpart, Abdullatif Al Zayani, agreed to work collectively on boosting commerce, journey, and funding between their nations.
The embassy’s opening “signifies our shared dedication to safety and prosperity for all of the peoples of our area,” Al Zayani mentioned on the ceremony. Israel and Bahrain established diplomatic relations in September 2020 below the US-brokered Abraham Accords, which had been championed by then-President Donald Trump.
Bahrain, dwelling base of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet, adopted the United Arab Emirates in normalizing ties with Israel. Sudan and Morocco later joined the Abraham Accords.
Commerce between Israel and Bahrain, which doubled final 12 months, is ready to develop additional as the 2 nations deepen their cooperation, Cohen mentioned. “That is an thrilling second for me, which signifies the warming relations between the nations,” he mentioned. “I’ll proceed to behave in order that we can set up mezuzahs in additional Israeli embassies around the globe.”
Cohen led an Israeli delegation that included representatives of greater than 30 firms and arrived in Bahrain on Sunday. Previous to the embassy ceremony, he met on Monday morning with Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. “I thanked him for his management in main the Abraham Accords, which modified the face of the Center East and contributed to the soundness and prosperity of the peoples of the area,” the Israeli minister mentioned.
Nonetheless, Washington has been unable to steer Bahrain’s bigger neighbor, Saudi Arabia, to normalize relations with West Jerusalem. US Nationwide Safety Advisor Jake Sullivan acknowledged final month {that a} take care of Riyadh was removed from being achieved.
Saudi Arabia has repeatedly condemned escalating clashes between Israel and the Palestinians, and the desert kingdom has reportedly demanded US safety ensures and assist growing its nuclear energy trade in trade for becoming a member of the Abraham Accords.
