Adviser to Bahrain’s king hosts leader of local Jewish community

A senior diplomatic adviser to Bahrain’s King Hamad hosts the head of the country’s tiny Jewish community, Ebrahim Dahood Nonoo.

Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa praises Nonoo’s “remarkable patriotic stances” and his support for the policies of King Hamad, according to a readout of the meeting by the Bahrain News Agency.

Al Khalifa further expresses “pride in the Jewish community’s contributions in various fields, which characterizes Bahraini society as a civilized model for coexistence and openness,” according to the readout.

Nonoo expresses his appreciation to his host, the country’s former foreign minister, for his “keenness to communicate with all sects of the society, in a way that contributes to strengthen the development and prosperity of the Kingdom.”

— Raphael Ahren