PM Bennett departs on historic visit to Bahrain
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PM Bennett departs on historic visit to Bahrain

  • 2/14/2022
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    PM Bennett: I think that in this tumultuous period, it is doubly important that from our region should come a message of cooperation, goodwill, standing together in the face of threats and building bridges to peace.


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    ​(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Foreign Media Adviser) 
     
    Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett has just departed (Monday, 14 February 2022), on a historic visit to Bahrain at the invitation of Bahraini Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa.
     
    This is the first visit by an Israeli Prime Minister to Bahrain.
     
    Following are Prime Minister Bennett's remarks prior to departure:
     
    "I am now taking off for Bahrain, on the first visit by an Israeli Prime Minister to the kingdom. This is a moving event.
     
    “I am going to meet the King and Crown Prince, and hold a series of meetings, the goal of which is to provide content and energy for the peace between the two countries.
     
    “I think that in this tumultuous period, it is doubly important that from our region should come a message of cooperation, goodwill, standing together in the face of threats and building bridges to peace."
     
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    “I’m about to fly off to Bahrain for the first official meeting and visit of an Israeli Prime Minister in the Kingdom. I’m going to meet the King, I’m going to meet the Crown Prince and have a series of meetings whose goal is to fill – with energy and content – the peace agreement between the two nations. I think especially in these tumultuous times it’s important that from this region we send a message of goodwill, of cooperation of standing together against common challenges and of building bridges to the future”
     
    For video, please click here.)
     
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    The Prime Minister added:
     
    "The situation in which Jewish homes are set alight in Israel's capital city is intolerable. Therefore, I can tell you that right now the Israel Police are increasing the level of security and will see to providing security for all residents of the city including in sensitive neighborhoods. This is a process that is already happening. However, we do not need provocateurs to come and set the area ablaze just for political goals. We need neither Ofer Kasif, nor Ben-Gvir, nor Tibi to run Jerusalem for us. We will deal with it and we will bring stability and security for the residents of the city. This is the responsibility of the Government of Israel and nobody else."

     

    Video: https://youtu.be/T_rWkkhM4Rk