Steps to Normalization: ‘Israel’ Delegation to Visit Bahrain after Furor
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As part of the speedy steps toward normalization, a delegation of ‘Israeli' business leaders will travel to Bahrain in January amid a warming of ties between both parties, according to a media report.
In further details, Rabbi Abraham Cooper, the associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, told the ‘Jerusalem Post' that the visit would be a follow-up to this month's Bahraini delegation in ‘Israel.'
"The Bahrainis have approved it. It will be a Wiesenthal Center delegation. The idea is to establish some direct contacts, which are not political, but the idea is to start normal contacts," Cooper told the Post.
His comments were published just days after a Bahraini delegation, "This is Bahrain", arrived in the occupied territories with a goal to "send a message of religious tolerance and coexistence", according to local media.
The cross-border delegations come at a time of heightened tensions in the ‘Israeli'-occupied Palestinian territories.
Earlier this month, Bahrain joined a chorus of international condemnation against US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize al-Quds as the so-called ‘capital' of ‘Israel', warning that the move "threatens the peace process in the Middle East".
This happens as Bahrain's visit faced harsh criticism by social media users, including Bahrainis who said the trip did not represent their feelings.
Although Bahrain and the Zionist entity do not maintain disclosed diplomatic relations, Bahraini officials previously suggested that stronger ties could benefit both parties in confronting their mutual rival, Iran.
However, documents released by WikiLeaks in 2011 highlighted Bahrain's contacts with the ‘Israeli' entity "at the intelligence/security level" and indicated that the Gulf country was "willing to move forward in other areas".
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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