Rabbiner Marc Schneier: Israel-Bahrain Peace Agreement. Israel and Bahrain - a timeline to peace. From the legislation against Hezbollah, to meetings at the peace workshop. These are the events which led up to the agreement with Bahrain. Arutz Sheva, 16. September 2020, abgerufen am 16. September 2020: „Following his majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s invitation that Rabbi Schneier bring a delegation from The Hampton Synagogue to visit the Kingdom, in February, the group flew to the Kingdom and met with government officials and the leadership of the Jewish community. We met with former ambassador of Bahrain to the United States Houda Nonoo, parliament member Nancy Khedouri and community leader Michael Yadgar who shared about the country’s rich history supporting its Jewish community (the only indigenous Jewish community in the Gulf). We visited the synagogue in Manama – the first in the Gulf – and the Jewish cemetery.“
Larry Gordon: Israel-Bahrain Peace Agreement. Jews of Bahrain. Most of Bahrain’s Jews fled to Israel and of the 800 living there in 1948, there remain 40. In: Arutz Sheva. 21. September 2020, abgerufen am 21. September 2020: „Ebrahim Nonoo says that the original family name was Pinchas and that it was changed at some point as they settled in Bahrain. The origins of the family are mostly in Iran and Iraq … As it was explained, the remnant of the Bahraini Jewish community consists of traditional Jews with no opportunity to have received any kind of real Jewish education … He explained that even if the objective had been a yeshiva education, he would not have qualified because he did not know or ever study Hebrew … For example, Ebrahim said, when they gather for services in their shul, they pray in Arabic … Ebrahim Nonoo says that one of the most active families in the pearl trade was the Cartier family who hailed from France. He says that the Cartiers built the first shul in Bahrain many years ago. I asked if he knew whether Cartier was Jewish, and he said he was unaware if they were Jews.“
Gary Willig , 15/09/20 19:36: Abraham Accords. Historical Israel-UAE Agreement. Historic day: Signing of the Abraham Accords. Israel enters into peace agreement with Gulf states UAE and Bahrain in historic ceremony at the White House.'Arutz Scheva, 15. September 2020, abgerufen am 15. September 2020: „You’ve successfully brokered the historic peace we are signing today, a peace that has broad support in Israel, in the Middle East, in America – indeed, in the entire world,” the prime minister said, adding that the deal is “bringing hope to all the children of Abraham…To all of Israel’s friends in the Middle East, those who are with us today and those who will join us tomorrow, I say salaam alaikum…This [was] unimaginable a few years ago, but with resolve, determination, a fresh look at how peace is done…I know the price of war…The people of Israel well know the price of war…This peace will eventually expand to include other Arab states and ultimately help bring an end to the Arab Israeli conflict once and for all…“
Tyler O'Neil: Bahrain Sides With Israel Against Iran. PJ Media, 10. Mai 2018, abgerufen am 16. September 2020: „On Thursday, Bahrain diplomat Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa declared that the state of Israel has a right to defend itself against the Islamic Republic of Iran. “As long as Iran has breached the status quo in the region and has evacuated its troops and missiles, any state in the region, including Israel, is entitled to defend itself by destroying the sources of danger,” Al Khalifa tweeted. This is extremely significant, because Bahrain is among the Arab countries that have never recognized Israel’s right to exist. Now, not only did Al Khalif acknowledge Israel’s existence, but he defended the Jewish state’s right to defend itself against a Muslim country.“
Turkey condemns Bahrain decision to establish ties with Israel. Reuters. 12. September 2020 online
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kev/dpa: Bahrain will diplomatische Beziehungen zu Israel aufnehmen. Reuters, 11. September 2020, abgerufen am 11. September 2020: „In einer gemeinsamen Mitteilung der USA, Bahrains und Israels hieß es am Freitag, Bahrains Außenminister Abdullatif al-Sajani werde bei der Zeremonie eine „Friedenserklärung“ mit Netanjahu unterzeichnen.“
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Iranian official says Bahrain-Israel normalisation deal a great betrayal. The Star Malaysia. 11. September 2020 online
