Rivlin tells Bahraini king he hopes Palestinians ‘will take steps for peace’

President Reuven Rivlin speaks to Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on the phone.

“Peace is made between peoples and nations,” Rivlin says. “I am full of hope that the Palestinians will also take steps to build mutual trust, cooperation and peace.”

Earlier in the day Rivlin hosted a delegation of “opinion leaders” from Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, in Israel to foster cooperation between the peoples following the recent normalization accords.

President Reuven Riblin hosts a delegation of Bahrainis and Emiratis in Jerusalem, December 14, 2020 (Mark Neyman/GPO)

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