Lapid: Israel, Bahrain are partners against extremism

• Author: LAHAV HARKOV
• Published date: 30 September 2021
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

Regarding security cooperation between the countries and referring to Iran, he said: "Our threats are... shared, and they aren't far from here. The global battle today is between moderates and extremists. A culture of life against a culture of death and destruction. Together with our friends in the Gulf, we are leading a brave coalition of moderates."

Lapid met with Bahraini King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, in addition to Al Zayani, on his one-day trip, the first by an Israeli minister since the countries normalized relations by signing the Abraham Accords last September. He also dedicated Israel's new embassy to Bahrain.

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Lapid and Al Zayani visited the US Navy's Fifth Fleet ship USS Pearl Harbor docked in Bahrain, along with US Chargé d'Affaires Maggie Nardi.

Israelis and Bahrainis are tough and adaptable people who "made life flourish in the heart of the desert," Lapid said. "Today, it is our responsibility to build for our children a future of prosperity and progress."

Bahrain's century-old Jewish community, the oldest in the Gulf, is "a symbol of coexistence, tolerance and harmony, proof that Bahrain's values are in deeds and not only words," Lapid said.

He thanked the king, saying, "The leadership and inspiration of the king led to real cooperation, and this meeting outlined the way to continue the relations."

In their one-on-one meeting, Lapid and Al Zayani discussed "cooperation between the countries and ways to make the official peace between the countries into an active friendship," the Foreign Ministry...