Bennett becomes first Israeli PM to visit Bahrain
Bennett’s trip to Manama came at the invitation of the Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, who is also Bahrain’s prime minister.
By LAHAV HARKOV
Published: FEBRUARY 14, 2022
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett set off for Bahrain on Monday, the first visit of its kind by an Israeli premier. Bennett called the trip “an exciting event... with the goal to bring meaning and energy to the peace between the two countries.”
“I think that at this stormy time, it is important for our region to send a message of cooperation, of goodwill and of standing together against threats and building bridges to peace,” he said on the tarmac at Ben-Gurion Airport.
Bennett’s trip to Manama came at the invitation of his Bahraini counterpart, Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. He will also meet with Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, as well as the Gulf state’s finance, foreign, industry and other ministers and representatives of the Jewish community.
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Bennett’s trip to Manama came at the invitation of the Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, who is also Bahrain’s prime minister.
By LAHAV HARKOV
Published: FEBRUARY 14, 2022
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett set off for Bahrain on Monday, the first visit of its kind by an Israeli premier. Bennett called the trip “an exciting event... with the goal to bring meaning and energy to the peace between the two countries.”
“I think that at this stormy time, it is important for our region to send a message of cooperation, of goodwill and of standing together against threats and building bridges to peace,” he said on the tarmac at Ben-Gurion Airport.
Bennett’s trip to Manama came at the invitation of his Bahraini counterpart, Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. He will also meet with Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, as well as the Gulf state’s finance, foreign, industry and other ministers and representatives of the Jewish community.
more........... https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-696439
