Israel/Palestine

Eugene

(62,629 posts) Fri Sep 11, 2020, 11:34 PM Sep 2020

Trump announces 'peace deal' between Bahrain and Israel

Source: BBC

Trump announces 'peace deal' between Bahrain and Israel

11 September 2020

Israel and the Gulf state of Bahrain have reached a landmark deal to fully normalise their relations, US President Donald Trump has announced.

"The second Arab country to make peace with Israel in 30 days," he tweeted.

For decades, most Arab states have boycotted Israel, insisting they would only establish ties after the Palestinian dispute was settled.

But last month the United Arab Emirates (UAE) agreed to normalise its relationship with Israel.

There had been much speculation that Bahrain might follow suit.

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Trump announces 'peace deal' between Bahrain and Israel (Original Post) Eugene Sep 2020 OP

Oh thank Jehovah that this bloody conflict has finally come to a close mr_lebowski Sep 2020 #1

Sooooo . . . . . does that mean that when the next Palestinian uprising happens in Israel, no_hypocrisy Sep 2020 #2

It is not like the Palestinians have a lot of friends in the region hack89 Sep 2020 #4

" Peace deal " between Trump and Bibi ..... Israeli Sep 2020 #3

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

1. Oh thank Jehovah that this bloody conflict has finally come to a close

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Sep 12, 2020, 02:53 AM

Sep 2020

We should set up a memorial at Bowling Green to honor the lost ...

no_hypocrisy

(48,687 posts)

2. Sooooo . . . . . does that mean that when the next Palestinian uprising happens in Israel,

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Sep 12, 2020, 05:28 AM

Sep 2020

Bahrain will take the side of Israel and oppose the Palestinians?

hack89

(39,179 posts)

4. It is not like the Palestinians have a lot of friends in the region

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 15, 2020, 05:50 PM

Sep 2020

Bahrain may not overtly support Israel but they will certainly ignore the Palestinians. Iranian is the threat to the Gulf nations. The Palestinians are on the wrong side of that equation.

Israeli

(4,290 posts)

3. " Peace deal " between Trump and Bibi .....

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Sep 12, 2020, 06:01 AM

Sep 2020

......yeah right

This sounds more plausible :

It is very possible that Donald Trump and Netanyahu hastened the signing of the agreement for reasons related to the president's faltering American election campaign and the erosion of the prime minister popularity among the Israeli public.

Source : https://www.ynetnews.com/article/SyVh9A74D

Same goes for Bahrain

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