[[{"content_id":"345822","domain_id":"0","lang_id":"en","portal_id":"2","owner_id":"114","user_id":"43","view_accesslevel_id":"0","edit_accesslevel_id":"0","delete_accesslevel_id":"0","editor_id":"0","content_title":"'A black day': Bahrainis voice anger over normalisation deal with Israel","content_number":"","content_date_event":"2020-09-13 03:31:52","content_summary":"Hashtag \"Bahrainis against normalisation\" turned into the most popular topic on social media","content_summary_fill":"1","content_body":"Bahrainis have reacted with despair at their government's move to formalise ties with Israel, quickly turning the hashtag "Bahrainis against normalisation" into the most popular topic on social media.\r\n\r\nThe US-brokered normalisation deal was celebrated by US President Donald Trump on Friday but has angered many Bahrainis, who have been more vocal than Emiratis were to their own government's recent agreement with Zionist regime.\r\n\r\nMaryam al-Khawaja, daughter of imprisoned human right activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, said "the majority of the people of Bahrain however have always stood against the oppression, occupation and apartheid against the people of #Palestine".\r\n\r\nFormer MP Ali al-Aswad called it a "black day in the history of Bahrain".\r\n\r\n"You will be reminded by history for your support [of] colonialism and colonisation," he said.\r\n\r\nBahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani said the deal represented a historic step towards achieving peace in the Middle East, but the Palestinian Authority and Hamas both condemned it as "another stab in the back" by an Arab government.\r\n\r\nThe opposition al-Wefaq party called the deal "a total betrayal of Islam and Arabism and a departure from the Islamic, Arab and national consensus".\r\n\r\nHanan Ashrawi, a senior member of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, said she was "overwhelmed and heartened" by the support from Bahrainis.\r\n\r\nPalestinians in Gaza rallied against the decision on Saturday, burning pictures of the Bahraini, Emirati and Israeli leaders.\r\n\r\nHamas official Maher al-Holy said: "We have to fight the virus of normalisation and block all its paths before it succeeds, to prevent it from spreading."\r\n\r\nBoth Islamic Republic of ran and Turkey also criticised Bahrain for the deal, calling it a betrayal of the Palestinians.\r\n\r\n"The rulers of Bahrain will from now on be partners to the crimes of the Zionist regime as a constant threat to the security of the region and the world of Islam," Iran's foreign ministry said on a statement broadcast by state TV.\r\n\r\n"Bahrain's shameful move sacrifices the Palestinian cause and decades of struggle... at the expense of the US election."\r\n\r\nTurkey's foreign ministry called the deal "a fresh blow to efforts to defend the Palestinian cause and [which] will further embolden Israel to continue its illegal practices towards Palestine."\r\n\r\nBahrain said in a joint statement it had agreed to formalise the deal at the same ceremony for the UAE's agreement at the White House on Tuesday.\r\n\r\nA stronger message was sent by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corp, who said Bahrain would face "harsh revenge" from its own people.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n ","content_html":"

Bahrainis have reacted with despair at their government's move to formalise ties with Israel, quickly turning the hashtag "Bahrainis against normalisation" into the most popular topic on social media.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

The US-brokered normalisation deal was celebrated by US President Donald Trump on Friday but has angered many Bahrainis, who have been more vocal than Emiratis were to their own government's recent agreement with Zionist regime.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Maryam al-Khawaja, daughter of imprisoned human right activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, said "the majority of the people of Bahrain however have always stood against the oppression, occupation and apartheid against the people of #Palestine".<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Former MP Ali al-Aswad called it a "black day in the history of Bahrain".<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

"You will be reminded by history for your support [of] colonialism and colonisation," he said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani said the deal represented a historic step towards achieving peace in the Middle East, but the Palestinian Authority and Hamas both condemned it as "another stab in the back" by an Arab government.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

The opposition al-Wefaq party called the deal "a total betrayal of Islam and Arabism and a departure from the Islamic, Arab and national consensus".<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Hanan Ashrawi, a senior member of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, said she was "overwhelmed and heartened" by the support from Bahrainis.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Palestinians in Gaza rallied against the decision on Saturday, burning pictures of the Bahraini, Emirati and Israeli leaders.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Hamas official Maher al-Holy said: "We have to fight the virus of normalisation and block all its paths before it succeeds, to prevent it from spreading."<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Both Islamic Republic of ran and Turkey also criticised Bahrain for the deal, calling it a betrayal of the Palestinians.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

"The rulers of Bahrain will from now on be partners to the crimes of the Zionist regime as a constant threat to the security of the region and the world of Islam," Iran's foreign ministry said on a statement broadcast by state TV.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Bahrain's shameful move sacrifices the Palestinian cause and decades of struggle... at the expense of the US election."<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Turkey's foreign ministry called the deal "a fresh blow to efforts to defend the Palestinian cause and [which] will further embolden Israel to continue its illegal practices towards Palestine."<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Bahrain said in a joint statement it had agreed to formalise the deal at the same ceremony for the UAE's agreement at the White House on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

A stronger message was sent by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corp, who said Bahrain would face "harsh revenge" from its own people.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

 <\/p>\r\n\r\n

 <\/p>\r\n\r\n

 <\/p>\r\n\r\n

 <\/p>\r\n\r\n

 <\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_columns":"0","content_date_start":"2020-09-13 03:31:52","content_date_finish":"2020-09-13 03:31:52","content_date_register":"2020-09-13 03:37:34","content_date_last_edit":"2020-09-13 03:37:34","content_show_img":"1","content_show_details":"0","content_show_related_img":"0","content_show_slider":"1","content_show_title_slider":"1","content_comment":"1","content_score":"0","content_recorded":"0","content_confirmed":"0","content_status":"1","content_kind":"0","old_id":"0","tag_id":null,"tag_word":null,"tag_service":null,"tag_total":null,"tag_soundex":null,"attach_token":"1416158520","attach_date_register":"2020-09-13 03:37:23","attach_id":"478024","attach_file_ext":"png","attach_file_header":"image\/png","attach_img_type":"3","attach_img_width":"624","attach_img_height":"358","attach_file_media":"1","attach_show_watermark":"1","score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"visit_count":"160","visit_date_last":"2025-05-10 16:08:28","attach_title":"rally","node_title":"news,Top news","ot_node_left_right":"[{\"node_id\":122, \"left\":2, \"right\":53},{\"node_id\":143, \"left\":47, \"right\":48}]"}]]