Bahrain and Israel may establish ties next year: Report

‘Bahrain has made overtures to Israel in a bid to normalize ties with the regime in defiance of growing public discontent in the Persian Gulf country.
An informed Bahraini diplomatic source has told the Middle East Eye news portal that Israeli and Bahraini officials had high-level contacts with the focus on exchanging visits between businessmen, influential social and religious figures.
The contacts would in time be followed by official announcements of business deals between Tel Aviv and Manama, the source added.
He also claimed that such moves were part of a new reality in the Middle East, noting, “Israel does not threaten our security or conspire on us.”’
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