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A senior Israeli rabbi has visited Bahrain under the pretext\u00a0of attending a religious event and met with the kingdom\u2019s monarch, as Tel Aviv and its Arab allies speed up attempts to normalize ties following years of clandestine contacts.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Shlomo Amar, chief rabbi of Jerusalem al-Quds, on Monday concluded the rare visit to Bahrain, where he attended a conference of religious leaders at the invitation of\u00a0King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah, Israeli media reported.<\/p>\n\n

During his visit, which was organized by the Israeli foreign ministry, Amar met with the king and\u00a0religious figures from several other Arab countries, including Kuwait, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cMiddle East nations want peace with Israel, the leadership should promote that without fear,\u201d Amar said during his stay, expressing hope that in the future, such visits would not require special preparation.<\/p>\n\n

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Bahraini monarch King Hamad and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have reportedly held a secret meeting in Budapest, Hungary.<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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He was referring to the Al Khalifah regime\u2019s fear of public backlash in the kingdom \u2014 where anti-Israel and pro-Palestine sentiments run high \u2014 against attempts to normalize ties with Israel.<\/p>\n\n

Israel has full diplomatic ties with only two Arab states, Egypt and Jordan, but recent reports suggest\u00a0Tel Aviv has been working behind the scenes to establish formal contacts with other Arab countries as well.<\/p>\n\n

Earlier in October, the Britain-based and Arabic-language Bahrain al-Youm news agency, citing an unnamed diplomatic source, reported that Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah had held a secret meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanayhu in Hungary in April.<\/p>\n\n

In July, Israeli and Bahraini foreign ministers Israel Katz and Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifah met for a brief chat on Iran in Washington and the\u00a0two posed for a rare photograph.<\/p>\n\n

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The Israeli and Bahraini foreign ministers met Thursday in the first ever public meeting as the two sides move closer towards establishing official ties.<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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In June, the Bahraini top diplomat told The Times of Israel that \u201cIsrael is a country in the region\u2026 \u2026 and it\u2019s there to stay, of course,\u201d expressing desire for better relations and eventually \u201cpeace\u201d with the Tel Aviv regime.<\/p>\n\n

Those comments drew condemnations<\/a> from the Bahraini public and the Palestinians, who said the remarks amounted to \u201copen treachery\u201d and contradicted \u201cthe position of the brotherly people of Bahrain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

The kingdom in the same month infuriated the Palestinians by hosting a US-led conference on President Donald Trump\u2019s yet-to-be-unveiled plan on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The contentious proposal \u2014 already rejected by the Palestinians\u00a0\u2014 has the backing of Arab regimes and is widely believed to be aimed at consolidating Israel\u2019s occupation of the Palestinian territories.<\/p>\n\n

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