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U.S. and Bahrain Agree to MOU Saying Anti-Zionism is Anti-Semitism

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October 23, 2020
U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Elan Carr and Dr. Shaikh Khalid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, chairman of the board of trustees of the King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Coexistence in Bahrain, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on combating anti-Semitism at the Willard InterContinental in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 23, 2020. Photo by Jackson Richman/JNS.

On October 23, the United States and Bahrain signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that included a statement about anti-Zionism being anti-Semitism.

The MOU stated that both the U.S. and Bahrain will work to combat anti-Semitism in the Middle East and will use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of anti-Semitism, which refers the demonization and delegitimization of Israel as anti-Semitic.

The MOU also stated that the two countries will fight “all forms of anti-Semitism, including anti-Zionism and the delegitimization of the State of Israel.”

Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Elan Carr, who was one of the signatories of the MOU, tweeted thanks to Bahrain King Hamad bin Issa Al-Khalifa as well as President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo “for leading us to a new Middle East!”

Jewish groups praised the MOU.

“We thank U.S. Envoy Elan Carr (@USEAntiSemitism) for his leadership in the fight against global anti-Semitism,” the American Jewish Committee tweeted.

“Amazing achievement!” the Simon Wiesenthal Center tweeted. “SWC proud to partner with #Bahrain and State Department as we pursue true peace among all nations.”

The MOU with Bahrain comes the same day as Israel and Sudan agreed to normalize ties with each other. As part of the agreement, Sudan designated Hezbollah as a terror organization.

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