My latest at PJ Media: At the ceremony Tuesday on the South Lawn of the White House for the signing of peace deals between Israel, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates, President Trump declared: “We’re here this afternoon to change the course of history. After decades of division and conflict we mark the dawn of a […]
Bahraini Minister: Normalization Will Help Against Iran, But Palestinians Not Forgotten
Bahrain’s Interior Minister has explained that his country has not forgotten the Palestinians, but is determined, through its new ties to Israel, to strengthen Bahrain’s security against Iran. The story is here. The interior minister of Bahrain said on Monday that the normalization deal with Israel was not a disavowal of the Palestinians, but a […]
Trump hails ‘dawn of a new Middle East’ as he presides over signing of UAE and Bahrain accords with Israel
These accords are based on pragmatic considerations, ignoring the Islamic imperative of jihad and its deeply ingrained anti-Semitism. As I have noted many, many times, what Islam teaches is one thing, and what any individual Muslim or Muslim group may do is quite another. In this case, the UAE and Bahrain have demonstrated that their […]
Bahrain Joins the ‘Circle of Peace’
Ever since the United Arab Emirates agreed to normalize relations with Israel, there has been excited speculation about which Arab country would be next, and how long it would take. Would it be Oman, where Prime Minister Netanyahu visited at the invitation of the late Sultan Qaboos in October 2018? Could it be Chad, whose […]
Trump: ‘Another HISTORIC breakthrough today! Our two GREAT friends Israel and Bahrain agree to a Peace Deal’
“Another HISTORIC breakthrough today! Our two GREAT friends Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain agree to a Peace Deal – the second Arab country to make peace with Israel in 30 days!” This is extraordinary. Trump is achieving it by refusing to heed the conventional wisdom that has guided U.S. foreign policy into disaster after […]
After the UAE, Is Bahrain Next?
Now that the United Arab Emirates has agreed to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel, and to engage in a full panoply of undertakings, involving technology, trade, tourism, agriculture, medicine, solar energy, and defense, among other fields, other Arab states are lining up. Tiny Bahrain appears to be next. Its ruler, Hamad bin Isa Al […]
Bahrain: Niqab-clad Muslima smashes Hindu idols, Muslims cheer, scream ‘Allahu akbar’ on social media
Bahrain police have summoned this woman, so the response to this is not monochromatic, but the enthusiastic reaction from some Muslims shows that bigotry, intolerance, and contempt for unbelievers is all too common in the Islamic world. Now, why is that? Could it have anything to do with this and other verses like it? “Indeed, […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: The Boldness of Bahrain
Bahrain is a small Gulf Arab state that first stood out from its neighbors by appointing a Jewish woman, Houda Nonoo, in 2008 as its Ambassador to the United States. When other Arabs objected to this choice, claiming she could not adequately represent Bahraini interests, the ruler, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, dismissed their concerns. […]
Khamenei: “Palestine is number one issue of Islamic world,” also calls for jihad in Bahrain, Kashmir, Yemen
Bahrain and Yemen are Sunni/Shia jihads. Kashmir and Israel are jihads against Infidels. Khamenei is simultaneously calling for Shi’ite attacks against Sunnis and trying to situate himself as the leader of the entire global jihad. “Iran’s Khamenei names Kashmir, calls for jihad,” by Manish Tewari, New Indian Express, June 29, 2017: Even before the holy […]
“It is now time for the Islamic conquests”: Iran threatens Bahrain, Yemen
Paid for by Barack Hussein Obama. “Iran threatens Bahrain, Yemen with ‘Islamic conquest’ like Aleppo,” Middle East Monitor, December 17, 2016: A senior Iranian military commander has threatened further wars of conquest after describing the recent collapse of the Syrian opposition in Aleppo as an “Islamic conquest”, as footage has appeared showing Syrian refugees attempting […]