Bahrain Govt Ministers Welcome Israel’s Prime Minister Upon Arrival for Historic Visit By Hana Levi Julian
Bahrain Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, with Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, in Manama on Feb. 14, 2022 Bahrain Govt Ministers Welcome Israel’s Prime Minister Upon Arrival for Historic Visit By Hana Levi Julian Prime Minister Naftali Bennett arrived Monday night in Manama, Bahrain for the first-ever official visit to the country by an Israeli head of state. Bennett was welcomed at the airport with an honor guard by Bahrain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Industry, the Head of Protocol, the Israeli Ambassador to Bahrain and other senior officials. The prime minister is scheduled to meet Tuesday with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa and the country’s Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa. The leaders are expected to discuss additional ways to strengthen bilateral ties, in addition to discussing “the importance of peace, advancement and prosperity in the region, and especially the advan