Israeli FM to visit Bahrain following normalization deals

Occupied Palestine (QNN)- Israeli occupation Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said on Friday that he will visit Bahrain later this month, the first such visit by an Israeli minister to the Gulf country following normalization deals last year.

While marking the first anniversary of the Abraham Accords, Lapid announced the visit in a conference call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and diplomates from Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Morocco.

לראשונה: כל המדינות של ׳הסכמי אברהם׳ במפגש אחד. ברגעים אלו אנחנו עורכים שיחת וידיאו בסימן שנה להסכמי השלום והנורמליזיציה מתוך מבט לעתיד, בהזמנת מזכיר המדינה @SecBlinken ובהשתתפות העמיתים ממרוקו ומדינות המפרץ.
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— יאיר לפיד – Yair Lapid🟠 (@yairlapid) September 17, 2021

Last June, Bahrain announced that it officially appointed its first ambassador, Khaled Yousif al-Jalahama, to the occupation state of ‘Israel’.

The UAE was the first country to agree to normalize ties with the occupation state under the Abraham Accords, a pact brokered by the United States, a move that was followed by Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan.

Palestinians condemned the normalization agreements, saying they encouraged Israel’s denial of their rights and do not serve the Palestinian cause.

Abu Dhabi said the deal was an effort to stave off Israel’s planned annexation of the occupied West Bank, however, opponents believe normalization efforts have been in the offing for many years as Israeli officials have made official visits to the UAE and attended conferences in the country which had no diplomatic or other ties with the occupation state.