The Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) hailed today’s announcement by President Trump that Bahrain and Israel are normalizingties.
“From our first meeting with King Hamad at his palace in Bahrain we knew he was a leader committed to peace not only between two sovereign nations but between two peoples,”declared Rabbis Marvin Hier and Abraham Cooper, Founder and CEO and Associate Dean and Director of Global Social Action of the SWC, a leading Jewish Human Rights NGO.
“During our February 2017 meeting, (pictured above), King Hamad publicly denounced the Arab Boycott of Israel, cleared the way fortwenty-four interfaith leaders to visit Jerusalem and authored the trailblazing Bahrain Declaration on Religious Tolerance — which was signed at a ceremony in Los Angeles with Prince Nasser and 400interfaith leaders,” Hier and Cooper added.
“During last year’s Economic Forum in Bahrain, we experienced personally the opportunity to join a minyan in Bahrain’s synagogue, the first in seven decades,” SWC officials said, adding, “Tourists from Israel and around the world will see forthemselves Bahrain’s full protection and support for all religions, from Christianity to Hinduism to Judaism.”
“Finally, though small in size, Bahrain has stood fast against the existential threat from Iran. Today’s announcement will bolsterits ability to better secure its defense and expand its economic opportunities,” Hier and Cooper concluded.
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