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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 464

Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa

UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan addresses the UN General Assembly, September 28, 2010 (Aliza Eliazarov/UN Photo)
September 30, 2020, 10:26 am
After years of bashing Israel at UN, UAE and Bahrain dramatically soften tone
What a difference a year makes: At 2019 General Assembly, the 2 Gulf states condemned alleged violations against the Palestinians. This time, they hailed their accords with Israel
By Raphael Ahren
From left to right: Jewish leaders Rabbi Bruce Lustig, Rabbi Yehuda Sarna, Eric Fingerhut and Ross Kriel, at the White House peace ceremony, September 15, 2020 (courtesy)
September 15, 2020, 10:55 pm
At White House ceremony, UAE Jews hail treaties as ‘epoch-making’
Representatives of country’s two rival Dubai congregations fete ‘great momentum for peace in the world’; head of Bahrain’s Jewish community hosted by senior adviser to King Hamad
By Raphael Ahren
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, left, listens to Bahrain's then Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa during an emergency Arab League session at in Cairo, Egypt, May 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
September 11, 2020, 10:46 pm
Palestinians denounce Israel-Bahrain deal as another ‘stab in the back’
PA recalls its Manama envoy, says deal ‘torpedoes’ Arab Peace Initiative; PLO slams ‘betrayal of Jerusalem and the Palestinians,’ while terror group Hamas brands it an ‘aggression’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Then-Mossad chief Yossi Cohen speaks at a Tel Aviv University cyber conference, on June 24, 2019. (Flash90/File)
August 15, 2020, 11:27 pm
Mossad head talks to Bahrain’s PM amid signs it could ink deal with Israel — TV
Report says phone call between Yossi Cohen, Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa took place in recent days, notes the latter is now reported to have left Bahrain for a ‘private visit’
By ToI Staff
Dana Benvenisti-Gabay, center, sits across delegates from Liberia and Kuwait at an anti-terrorism conference in Morocco, March 2020. (MFA)
March 10, 2020, 6:39 am
Israel uses anti-terror conference in Morocco to rally world against Iran
While Marrakesh summit focused on al-Qaeda, Jerusalem and Gulf states made ‘joint effort’ to stress threats emanating from Hezbollah, Foreign Ministry’s Dana Benvenisti-Gabay says
By Raphael Ahren
Illustrative - Moroccan police stand guard in Jemaa el-Fnaa, the central market plaza in Marrakech, Morocco, November 10, 2016. (Getty Images)
March 6, 2020, 11:32 am
In further sign of detente, Israel attends anti-terrorism conference in Morocco
Summit in Marrakech focuses on global efforts to fight al-Qaeda; follows other Warsaw Process working groups where Israeli and Arab officials joined discussions on security issues
By Raphael Ahren
Emirati Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan smiles during a news conference at the United Arab Emirates' Foreign Ministry in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on July 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
January 25, 2020, 6:01 pm
Emirati, Bahraini FMs speak out against racism ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day
In separate tweets, Arab officials say such crimes against humanity should never be repeated
By ToI Staff
Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa attends the Arab Economic and Social Development Summit, in Beirut, Lebanon, January 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
January 15, 2020, 3:27 am
Why is Bahrain’s Israel-friendly foreign minister being given the boot?
Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, who publicly recognized Israel’s right to exist – and to defend itself – is being replaced after 15 years. His sudden demotion is shrouded in mystery
By Raphael Ahren
Dana Benvenisti-Gabay, then-director for regional security and counter-terrorism at the Foreign Ministry, attends the opening session of the two-day Warsaw Ministerial Maritime and Aviation Security Working Group meeting in the Bahraini capital Manama, on October 21, 2019. (STR/AFP)
October 21, 2019, 4:45 pm
In rare formal visit, Israeli official attends anti-Iran conference in Bahrain
Presence of Foreign Ministry official at meeting in Manama on maritime, civil aviation security marks latest sign of warming ties between Israel and some Arab states
By ToI Staff
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and French President Mahmoud Abbas meeting in New York City on September 24, 2019. (Credit: Wafa)
September 25, 2019, 3:25 am
Abbas meets French President Macron on sidelines of annual UN summit
PA leader tells French president that Paris plays a key role in supporting the Palestinian cause; he also sits down with Bahraini foreign minister
By Adam Rasgon
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, left, gives a joint press conference with Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa, center, United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan, right, and their Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry, in Cairo, Egypt, July 5, 2017. (Khaled Elfiqi, Pool, via AP)
September 11, 2019, 4:18 pm
Bahrain blasts Israeli plan to apply sovereignty over parts of West Bank
Qatar and Syria also slam Netanyahu’s comments; Saudi Arabia calls for emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation
By Adam Rasgon
A man fixes a Hezbollah flag at the 'Garden of Iran' Park in the Lebanese village of Maroun al-Ras on September 1, 2019, as fires blaze on the Lebanese side along the border following an exchange of fire with Israel. (Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP)
September 3, 2019, 2:45 pm
Netanyahu on flareup with Hezbollah: It was tense, but we achieved all our goals
PM praises Bahrain and UAE for backing Israel’s right to defend itself, announces plans for second US-Israel-Russia summit to discuss removing Iran from Syria
By Raphael Ahren
Fires and smoke rising, after the Hezbollah terror group fired anti-tank missiles toward Israel, as seen from a location near the northern moshav of Avivim, close to the border with Lebanon, on September 1, 2019. (Jalaa Marey/AFP)
September 1, 2019, 8:06 pm
Lebanon asks US, France to intervene after Israel-Hezbollah clash
UN peacekeepers urge restraint as Bahraini FM slams Beirut for allowing terror group to launch attacks from its territory
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on July 23, 2019. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)
August 30, 2019, 10:08 pm
Netanyahu says he’s doing everything to defend Israel, including ‘in Iraq’
PM’s comment comes after Iraqi government accuses Jerusalem of attack on powerful Iran-backed paramilitary force in its territory
By ToI Staff
In this photo from August 12, 2019, plumes of smoke rise after an explosion at a military base southwest of Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/Loay Hameed)
August 29, 2019, 7:15 pm
Iraq accuses Israel of string of attacks on paramilitary bases
In censuring Bahrain for defending strikes, Baghdad says it believes ‘Zionist enemy’ behind explosions at bases housing Iran-backed fighters
By ToI Staff and AFP
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