Is the fear of a domestic uprising pushing Bahrain to establish ties with Israel?
It was something unimaginable just a few years ago: Arab leaders supporting Israel. But that’s exactly what’s happening now and Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa embodies this change of heart.
His comments are at odds with the warnings of Lebanese and Iraqi officials who say Israeli actions threaten to escalate tensions with Muslim countries. A series of developments in recent years made it obvious that Bahrain has significantly changed in its diplomatic posture towards Israel. emerged that Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa opposed Arab boycott of Israel and was in favour of letting Bahraini people visit Israel even though the two countries have no formal diplomatic relations.
A month later he met his Israeli counterpart in Washington in what was seen as the first public meeting between top officials of the two countries. Israeli airstrikes against Iranian targets.
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