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bahrain
Rabbi Marc Schneier: Netanyahu should take bold peacemaking trip to Saudi Arabia
New York Rabbi Marc Schneier two weeks ago met with Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in the country’s capital city of Manama.
Gulf states looking to buy Israel’s Iron Dome system for protection against Iran
Bahrain and several other Gulf states are in negotiations to buy the Israeli-developed Iron Dome defense system for protection from “a growing arsenal of Iranian missiles.”
Bahrain king meets with rabbi
The king of Bahrain met with a visiting rabbi in his palace.
Meet Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo, Bahrain’s Jewish U.S. ambassador
The appointment of Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo (46), the first female Ambassador from Bahrain and the first Jewish Ambassador of an Arab country in Washington, was praised by U.S. diplomats when it was revealed recently in one of the Wikileaks cables.
Bahraini Jewish MP: Jewish community backs king
Bahraini Jewish parliamentarian Nancy Khedouri told JTA that the protests in her country have been blown out of proportion by the media. At least eight people have been killed and hundreds wounded in mass anti-government demonstrations in Bahrain, an oil-exporting island nation home to about 800,000 people, including some three dozen Jews.
In Bahrain, at least 3 killed, 231 hurt as army cracks down on protests
The Bahraini army seized control of key parts of capital Manama on Thursday and banned gatherings, after a riot police raid on a protest camp left at least three people dead, 231 wounded and 60 more missing.