President Donald Trump has announced that Israel and the Gulf state of Bahrain have reached a landmark deal to fully normalise their relations, weeks after announcing a peace deal between Israel and the UAE.
For decades, most Arab states have boycotted Israel, insisting they would only establish ties after the Palestinian land dispute and city of Jerusalem issue was resolved.
But surprisingly, last month the United Arab Emirates (UAE) agreed to normalise its relationship with Israel after Trump intervened and now Bahrain has followed suit.
Trump tweeted on Friday “The second Arab country to make peace with Israel in 30 days”
Trump with help from his son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner presented his Middle East peace plan in January aimed at resolving the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday he was “excited” that “another peace agreement” had been reached with another Arab country.
He said “This is a new era of peace. Peace for peace. Economy for the economy. We have invested in peace for many years and now peace will invest in us”