Israel PM meets Bahrain crown prince in push to tighten ties
ABC News
Israel’s prime minister has met with Bahrain’s king and crown prince as the new allies seek to nurture closer cooperation and present a united front to their shared nemesis Iran
MANAMA, Bahrain -- Israel’s prime minister met with Bahrain’s king and crown prince on Tuesday as the new allies sought to nurture closer cooperation and present a united front to their shared nemesis Iran.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was making a one-day visit to the Gulf island kingdom, the first by an Israeli leader, less than two years after the countries established formal diplomatic relations as part of the U.S.-brokered “Abraham Accords.”
Bennett was greeted by Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, who also serves as the kingdom’s prime minister, and a military color guard at Manama’s Gudaibiya Palace. He told the crown prince that he came “with a spirit of goodwill, of cooperation, of standing together against mutual challenges.” Bennett also met with several government ministers and discussed the need for greater economic cooperation.
“We must do more to get to know one another and build upon the Abraham Accords, which have been such a historic agreement," the crown prince said, referring to the meeting with Bennett as “cousins getting together."
