Bahrain, Israel cement year-old accord, open new embassy

Published September 29, 2021 11:44 PM

By ILAN BEN ZION
Associated Press

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Bahrain have cemented their year-old agreement to establish diplomatic ties. The king of the small Gulf Arab state hosted Israel’s foreign minister on Thursday, and for the first time opened an Israeli Embassy in capital of Manama. Meanwhile, Bahrain’s carrier Gulf Air landed in Tel Aviv and was met at Ben Gurion International Airport with a water salute and a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The pageantry reinforced the accord between Israel and the island nation, one of four Arab states that signed the U.S.-brokered “Abraham Accords.” Lapid has already visited the United Arab Emirates and Morocco and opened Israel’s diplomatic offices since he became foreign minister in June.

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