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Monday, February 21, 2022
‘Mossad is in Bahrain,’ senior Bahraini official says at security conference
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA senior official from Bahrain’s foreign ministry says Israel’s intelligence agency is active in his country.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, a Bahraini undersecretary for the ministry of foreign affairs, makes the comment publicly at the Munich Security Conference in a discussion with Defense Minister Benny Gantz.
“There is intelligence cooperation between Bahrain and Israel. Mossad is in Bahrain and they’re present in the region.
“If this security cooperation between Bahrain and Israel would mean providing more stability and security, so be it, if it would mean saving the lives of innocent civilians, so be it. That is why, during a number of visits for the head of Mossad to Bahrain, that was publicly announced in the Bahrain news agency.”
“The head of Mossad was received by his counterpart in Bahrain so we do believe security cooperation, intelligence cooperation is part of our ongoing partnership between Bahrain and Israel and will continue.”
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The session was called “Abraham Accords and Peace Options,” according to Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry.
The Times of Israel Community.