Hundreds march in protest against Israel in Bahrain capital

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Protesters face-off with the police during an anti-Israel rally in Sitra island, south of the Bahraini capital, on October 1, 2021. (Mazen Mahdi / AFP)
Illustrative: Protesters face-off with the police during an anti-Israel rally in Sitra island, south of the Bahraini capital, on October 1, 2021. (Mazen Mahdi / AFP)

Hundreds of Bahraini citizens demonstrate against the “occupying entity” — aka Israel — in Manama.

Despite Bahrain joining the Abraham Accords and normalizing ties with Israel, the protesters decry the presence of Israelis in the island kingdom, shouting: “Death to Israel.”

Opposition sources say they are not opposed to Hanukkah celebrations in Bahrain, according to Channel 13 news.

Bahrain and Israel recognized each other as part of the 2020 Abraham Accords, but public support for the agreement has steadily declined in the kingdom.

The country — which has a Shiite majority ruled by a Sunni royal family — allowed small protests during President Isaac Herzog’s visit earlier this month.

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