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Former US Middle East peace negotiator Dennis Ross and Arab officials on stage during a panel at the Warsaw summit on February 14, 2019. (YouTube screenshot)
In clip leaked by PMO, Arab ministers seen defending Israel, attacking Iran
By Raphael Ahren
At Warsaw Mideast summit, Bahraini FM says confronting Tehran more urgent than solving Palestinian issue; UAE top diplomat says Israel has right to attack Iranian targets in Syria
Former US Middle East peace negotiator Dennis Ross and Arab officials on stage during a panel at the Warsaw summit on February 14, 2019. (YouTube screenshot)
February 14, 2019, 10:39 pm
In clip leaked by PMO, Arab ministers seen defending Israel, attacking Iran
At Warsaw Mideast summit, Bahraini FM says confronting Tehran more urgent than solving Palestinian issue; UAE top diplomat says Israel has right to attack Iranian targets in Syria
By Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left, foreground) with other leaders at the conference on Peace and Security in the Middle East in Warsaw, on February 14, 2019. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
February 14, 2019, 4:46 pm
Bahrain FM to Times of Israel: Ties with Israel will be normalized ‘eventually’
Khalid al-Khalifa’s remarks, on sidelines of US-led summit on Iran, come days after Israeli media reported Manama offered to establish diplomatic relations in 2017
By Raphael Ahren
Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa, attends the Arab Economic and Social Development Summit, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
February 11, 2019, 3:46 am
Bahrain said to have informed Israel two years ago it wanted to normalize ties
Gulf Kingdom’s FM passed the message via former counterpart Tzipi Livni during a meeting in Germany, Channel 13 reports
By TOI staff
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif addresses a meeting to promote the elimination of nuclear weapons, during the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday September 26, 2018 at UN headquarters (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
January 8, 2019, 12:41 am
Zarif jeers at ‘blind’ Bolton visiting Western Wall; Bahraini FM fires back
After Iran’s top diplomat lampoons photo of US official wearing VR goggles, Manama counterpart comes to defense of DC and Jerusalem with a photo of his own
By TOI staff
Rabbi Marc Schneier (left) with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir (courtesy The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding)
December 24, 2018, 3:10 pm
US Syria withdrawal may speed up Arab-Israeli detente, well-connected rabbi says
Marc Schneier, who this month was named a ‘special adviser’ to the king of Bahrain, predicts a Netanyahu visit to Manama as early as January
By Raphael Ahren
Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheik Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa speaking with journalists at a conference focused on combating international terror financing in Manama, Bahrain, on November 9, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Hasan Jamali)
December 15, 2018, 7:59 pm
Bahrain defends Australia’s recognition of West Jerusalem as Israeli capital
After Arab League lashes out at Canberra, Manama’s FM says its comments are ‘irresponsible’ and asserts move does not hurt Palestinians
By TOI staff
Economy minister Eli Cohen arrives to the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on December 17, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 27, 2018, 4:07 am
Economy minister says he’s received invite to Bahrain conference
Eli Cohen does not confirm whether he plans to attend; invitation reportedly relayed via Swiss officials
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) with Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman in the Gulf state on October 26, 2018 (Courtesy)
November 27, 2018, 1:14 am
Palestinians said scrambling for support as Arab, Muslim world warms to Israel
PA seeks emergency sessions of Arab League and Organization of Islamic Cooperation as Chad’s president visits Jerusalem amid thawing of relations with Bahrain and Saudi Arabia
By TOI staff
Transportation and Intelligence Minister Israel Katz, center, in Oman, November 5, 2018. (courtesy)
November 5, 2018, 9:35 pm
US envoy cheers minister’s visit to Oman as sign of warming ties
Israel Katz, in Oman to present his ‘Tracks for Regional Peace’ initiative, says US public backing marks a ‘dramatic development that may influence many countries in the region’
By Raphael Ahren
In this April 12, 2018 picture shows Palestinian alternate ambassador to UNESCO Mounir Anastas, right, UNESCO Director General France's Audrey Azoulay, left, and Israeli UNESCO ambassador Carmel Shama Hacohen speak after a meeting in Paris, France. Diplomats at UNESCO are hailing a possible breakthrough on longstanding Israeli-Arab tensions at the UN cultural agency. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
June 26, 2018, 12:56 pm
Citing ‘new spirit’ at UNESCO, Israeli envoy wants to rethink withdrawal
After cultural agency again postpones Israel-related resolutions, Carmel Shama Hacohen says Washington and Jerusalem should at least consider a ‘certain delay’ before quitting
By Raphael Ahren
Illustrative: An interfaith group from the Gulf state of Bahrain attends Hanukkah candle lighting in Jerusalem, December 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
May 16, 2018, 2:48 pm
Gulf Arab states rebuke Israel, but alliances inch closer
Though Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and UAE condemned Jerusalem for deadly Gaza clashes, relations have been quietly warming up
By Agencies and TOI staff
A photo provided by the pro-regime Syrian Central Military Media, shows anti-aircraft fire rise into the sky as Israeli missiles hit air defense positions and other military bases around Damascus, Syria, on May 10, 2018, after the Israeli military says Iranian forces launched a rocket barrage against Israeli bases on the Golan Heights, in the most serious military confrontation between the two bitter enemies to date. (Syrian Central Military Media, via AP)
May 10, 2018, 11:45 pm
Despite global vows of support, Israel stands alone against Iran in Syria
Many countries, including Bahrain, are siding with Jerusalem in this week’s flare-up. But even US seems unwilling to take concrete steps to thwart Tehran’s entrenchment in Syria
By Raphael Ahren
Bahrain Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa, during a meeting at the Arab League headquarters in the Egyptian capital Cairo, on November 19, 2017. (AFP Photo/Khaled Desouki)
May 10, 2018, 3:48 pm
Bahrain backs Israeli strikes on Iranian targets in Syria
In rare endorsement of IDF operation, FM Al-Khalifa says any country in the region has the ‘right to defend itself’
By Raphael Ahren
Members of the 'This is Bahrain' group during a visit to Israel in December 2017. (This is Bahrain)
January 7, 2018, 1:40 pm
With rare Israel visit, Bahraini delegation seeks new dialogue for coexistence
Members of ‘This is Bahrain’ group say they were sent by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa ‘with a message of peace’ in effort to spur global religious tolerance
By Avi Davidi
Bahraini Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Al Khalifa addresses the United Nations General Assembly, September 23, 2016. (UN Photo/Cia Pak)
December 21, 2017, 12:13 pm
Bahrain FM seems to call Jerusalem a ‘side issue,’ urges unity against Iran
Senior Gulf diplomat says it’s ‘not helpful’ to go after Trump while the US is fighting the ‘theo-fascist Islamic republic’
By Dov Lieber
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