Yesterday was historic as we celebrated the first Jewish wedding in #Bahrain in 52 years! While I know that every mother thinks their child’s wedding is monumental, this one truly was! it’s very hard to find adequate words to describe how much it means for it to be my son
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Former Ambassador of #Bahrain to the United States and non-resident Ambassador to Canada, Brazil, Mexico & Argentina. All views expressed are my personal ones
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Last year, commissioned a Torah in honor of HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to be used in our synagogue in Manama. Today, we brought the Torah to its new home in the recently renovated House of Ten Commandments
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It’s my pleasure to invite you to the recently renovated House of Ten Commandments (our synagogue in #Manama, #Bahrain). This is the oldest synagogue on the Gulf and we look forward to welcoming you soon #VisitBahrain
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#ShabbatShalom from this beautiful view of the Manama skyline. I hope you will #VisitBahrain and see it in person
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Prime Minister of State of Israel lands in Kingdom of Bahrain
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🚨 BREAKING: Today, we announced the creation of , a network of Jewish communities from all 6 GCC countries who are developing Jewish life in the region. Thank you to @thoufeekzak for the beautiful calligraphy in the logo which blends the Chai & Hayat- quite symbolic
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#ShabbatShalom from #Bahrain Bay, with a view of the Bahrain World Trade Center. I hope you will #VisitBahrain & see it in person
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#ShabbatShalom from Jasra Beach, overlooking the King Fahad Causeway which can be seen in the distance. Did you know that the 15.5 miles / 25 km bridge connects #Bahrain to #SaudiArabia?
I hope you will #visitbahrain see this in person
🚨 Bahrain and Israel have begun negotiating a free trade agreement! This will strengthen economic relations between our two countries, and increase trade and investment opportunities 🇧🇭🇮🇱
I was very excited to light the menorah this evening at the #Bahrain pavilion at #Expo2020 #HappyHanukkah 🇧🇭🕎
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We worked closely in DC and I am thrilled that he will help steer our growing relationship with Israel.
Ambassador Khalid, I wish you the best of luck as you embark on this exciting journey today as you land in Tel Aviv!
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#ShabbatShalom from #Bahrain’s World Trade Center, the first skyscraper in the world to integrate wind turbines into its design. I hope you will #VisitBahrain and see it in person
From my family to yours, we wish you a #ShanaTova U'Metukah - a year of good health and happiness. We hope that you will come to visit us in #Bahrain in the coming year #AGJCRoshHashana
An exciting day for our two nations: Undersecretary for Political Affairs in , H.E. Dr. Shaikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, met today with President and Foreign Minister in #Israel 🇧🇭🇮🇱
🚨 BREAKING: HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of #Bahrain, met with Prime Minister on the sidelines of
🚨 CONFIRMED: will launch its Bahrain-Israel route on 4 October. It will operate two weekly flights on Mondays & Thursdays.
In honour of flights launching shortly, shall I share a list of the top 10 sites to see in Bahrain?
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#ShabbatShalom from the Royal Camel Farm here in Bahrain!
I hope you will #VisitBahrain & see it in person
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Join me each week as we wish each other #ShabbatShalom from different landmarks and sites in #Bahrain. I hope you will #visitbahrain and be able to see this unique phenomenon for yourself
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#ShabbatShalom from this replica of a Bahrain wind tower in the Bab Al Bahrain mall. Wind towers like this were used in the olden days to cool down houses.
I hope you will #VisitBahrain & see it in person
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#ShabbatShalom from the recently renovated House of Ten Commandments - our synagogue here in #Bahrain (and the oldest one in the GCC). I hope you will #VisitBahrain and see it in person
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#ShabbatShalom from the King Fahad Causeway which connects #Bahrain to #SaudiArabia.
I hope you will #VisitBahrain and see this in person
Very exciting weekend for our Jewish community in #Bahrain!
✅ Hosted Shabbat dinner
✅ Hosted 1st Shabbat minyan since 1947
✅ Hosted 1st #BarMitzvah in 16 years
✅ Read from the Torah commissioned by for His Majesty
✅ Hosting 1st GCC-wide Selichot
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This Shabbat, we mark the 1st anniv. of #Bahrain & #Israel establishing relations, and later this week, we will celebrate the 1st anniv. of the #AbrahamAccords. These Accords have changed our region & represent a better future for us all
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#ShabbatShalom from the #Bahrain National Charter Monument. If you look closely, the bricks are inscribed with the names of the Bahrainis - including my own - who voted.
I hope you will #VisitBahrain and see this in person
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The governments of #Bahrain and #Israel reach an agreement on mutual recognition of vaccination
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🚨BREAKING: the first commercial flight from #Bahrain to #Israel has taken off and is crossing #SaudiArabian airspace
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#ShabbatShalom from this antique shop in the Manama Souk which sells Khanjars- worn today for ceremonial occasions.
#Bahrain has reopened today and I'm excited for you to #VisitBahrain & visit this shop! DM for shop details
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We’re live at #Bahrain’s first-ever #YomHaShoah commemoration with President of the community, Ebrahim D. Nonoo
Proud of #Bahrain for leading the GCC in providing more opps for women:
✅ 1st school for girls
✅ 1st female Minister
✅ 1st female undersecretary in a Ministry
✅ 1st female Ambassador
✅ 1st female Jewish Amb
✅ 1st female Christian Amb
✅ 1st female elected to parliament
🚨 BREAKING: Exciting news for all of you who have asked about the flight from Bahrain to Israel (and vice versa) - it's happening!
I can't wait for you to come visit - which sites are you planning to see?
#BAHtoTLV #TLVtoBAH #VisitBahrain 🇧🇭🇮🇱
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גאלף אייר, חברת התעופה הלאומית של בחריין מכריזה על פתיחת המכירה לטיסות בקו ת"א-בחריין. משך הטיסה: כשעתיים וחצי. המחיר ההתחלתי: 300 דולר. תחילת הפעילות: 3.6. מבחריין מוצעות טיסות המשך, לתאילנד למשל מ-660 דולר ולמאלדיביים מ-770 דולר @globesnews
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Honoured to have @FutureAlanoud join me for my #ShabbatShalom picture this week. #ShabbatWithAGJC
Did you know that today is both the first day of #Ramadan and #RoshChodesh (the beginning of the new Jewish month)?
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#ShabbatShalom from this lovely view overlooking the lights of Reef Island. I hope you will #VisitBahrain & see it in person
Thank you for including me in your list of the most influential Jews. I am honoured and humbled to be the first Jew from an Arab country to be included.
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#ShabbatShalom from the National Theatre of Bahrain. Did you know that there are 1,001 seats in the Theatre- inspired by the tales of the 1,001 Arabian Nights. It is one of the largest theatre in the Arab world. #VisitBahrain & see it in person
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#ShabbatShalom from this gorgeous view overlooking #Bahrain Bay!
I hope you will #VisitBahrain & see it in person
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Wish me luck! I am honoured to be nominated for the Bahrain Businesswomen’s Society (BBS) board election for the 11th session 2021 - 2023
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With so many Jewish holidays this month, it feels like we are racing from Shabbat to Chag and back so what better than taking my #ShabbatShalom photo at the ! 🏎️
I hope you will #VisitBahrain & see it in person
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#ShabbatShalom from Naseef in the souq. I have special childhood memories going to the original location (near the American Mission Hospital) w/ my father for mango ice cream after school. I hope you will #VisitBahrain & experience it in person
🚨 BREAKING: FM H.E. Dr. Abdullatif Al-Zayani met with tonight in Rome- his first meeting with a GCC official since assuming his new role a few weeks ago. It also marks his first meeting with an official from the #AbrahamAccord countries 🇧🇭🇮🇱
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The Jewish Community of Bahrain mourns the passing of H.E. Dr. Shaikh Khalid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, a dear personal friend to our community. Sh. Khalid was very supportive of Jewish life in #Bahrain and was excited to see it flourish. We will miss his guidance and support
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#ShabbatShalom from the library in the , Bahrain’s first 5-star luxury boutique hotel. I hope you will #VisitBahrain & see it in person
Wishing a Mabrouk and Mazal Tov to the #UAE and #Israel who celebrate their first anniversary today.
All of us in #Bahrain are looking forward to celebrating our first anniversary with Israel in September! #AbrahamAccords
The first flight has landed in Israel! Thrilled to hear that my friend Captain Ismail Abdulla flew this inaugural flight! This is him on the right side of the picture 🇧🇭🇮🇱
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#ShabbatShalom from . This Shabbat isn’t about the picture though, it’s about the people who we are celebrating it with here in #Bahrain as part of #ShabbatWithAGJC
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#ShabbatShalom from the Manama Souq where you can find spices, Bahraini food, local crafts & much more. As you walk through these streets, you will experience the atmosphere of an ancient souq. I hope you will #VisitBahrain & see it in person
Bahrain's Foreign Minister Dr. Abdullatif Bin Rashid Al Zayani () sent a condolence message to Israel's Foreign Minister on the terrible tragedy at Mount Meron which claimed the lives of 44 people. FM Al Zayani expressed his heartfelt sympathy. RIP
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#ShabbatShalom from Bab Al Bahrain, the main entrance to the Manama Souq.
I hope you will #VisitBahrain & see it in person
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In honour of the new route from #Manama to #TelAviv, my #ShabbatShalom photo this week comes from a Gulf Air plane. It’s my hope that these new flights bring Israeli tourists to Bahrain and Bahraini tourists to Israel #ShabbatWithAGJC
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#ShabbatShalom from Jabal al-Dukhan, the Mountain of Smoke, which is named in reference to the haze which often surrounds it on humid days. Did you know it's #Bahrain's highest point?
I hope you will #visitbahrain see Jabal al-Dukhan in person
I get excited every time I see ’s GF 972 on the screen at . It’s been almost one year since my first trip to #Israel and I look forward to returning very soon!
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#ShabbatShalom from the #Dubai Marina! Looking forward to spending Shabbat here with members of the board and our friends in the UAE.
I always make sure to bring my Shabbat Away Travel Set from when I am traveling
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#ShabbatShalom from the Barbar Temple, considered to be part of the Dilmun culture. The most recent of the three Barbar temples was rediscovered by a Danish archaeological team in 1954.
I hope you will #VisitBahrain and see this in person
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#ShabbatShalom from Arad Fort which was built in the 15th century with classic Arab pattern architecture. Did you know that this is the first landmark that you see when you leave . I hope you will #VisitBahrain & see it in person
🚨 This is a very exciting weekend in Bahrain!
For the FIRST time, this Shabbat, we will be using the Torah that commissioned in honor of HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
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Today, we were honoured to host Bahrain's Ambassador-designate to Israel, H.E. Ambassador Khaled Yousef Al Jalahma, at the House of the Ten Commandments
Tonight, I join & in lighting a #YellowCandle for #YomHaShoah in memory of those who perished during the Holocaust. I light for Betya Sukhaya (4, Cherkassu), Machla Eidelsztein (28, Poland) & Jacob Krogulec (41, Luxembourg) #NeverForget
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#ShabbatShalom from , home of the annual Bahrain Grand Prix. The 2004 Grand Prix was the first held in the #MiddleEast. #Bahrain is the first GCC country to have a circuit. I hope you will #VisitBahrain & see it in person
Congratulations to H.E. Ambassador Khalid Yusuf Al-Jalahma on his appointment as Head of Bahrain’s Diplomatic Mission to Israel. I had the opportunity to work w/ the Amb. when I was in DC and am excited for him to help usher in this next stage of the Bahrain-Israel relationship
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#Bahrain's government has appointed Khaled Yousef al-Jalahma as the head of the Bahraini mission to #Israel.
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I was honoured to deliver the closing address at the opening of the today. In a world where people are being attacked for their religious beliefs, the UAE - and our region more broadly- are a beacon of light. Here are my remarks ⬇️
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#ShabbatShalom from the #Bahrain National Museum, the largest and oldest public museum in Bahrain.
I hope you will #VisitBahrain and see it in person
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🚨 Today, HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa (), Bahrain's Crown Prince & Prime Minister, received Ambassador Khaled Yousef Al-Jalahma, #Bahrain's new Ambassador to Israel
Yesterday, during our meeting with Foreign Minister , we presented him with a copy of the original deed of the synagogue in Manama. The synagogue is the only operational one in the GCC
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#ShabbatShalom from the , a prominent cultural institution in #Bahrain. The Centre, named in memory of the late Amir, HH Shaikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, provides the latest global updates in science, knowledge & culture #ShabbatWithAGJC
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Did you know that camels can travel at up to 40 miles per hour – the same as a racehorse?!
I hope you will #VisitBahrain and see some of our camels for yourself #ShabbatWithAGJC #MyWeekendRide
We are just a few days away from the launch of the route from Manama to Tel Aviv! I've shared some of my suggestions of what to see when visiting Bahrain and would love to hear from you what sites Bahrainis should visit when in Israel
Due to a fractured toe, no location pics today so wishing you a #ShabbatShalom and Chag Pesach Sameach from my home to yours
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Shabbat Shalom from Bahrain’s Block 338, a charming pedestrian area filled with international restaurants and coffee shops.
I hope you will have the chance to #VisitBahrain and see it for yourself
Wishing a #HappyBirthday to HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, our visionary and bold leader who has led our country and region around the principle of coexistence. I share my best wishes for continued good health and prosperity in leading the Kingdom of #Bahrain
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#ShabbatShalom from on the #Bahrain Bay overlooking and .
I hope you #VisitBahrain & see it in person
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As we celebrate the last Shabbat of 2021, here are some of my favourite Shabbat pictures from this year. My wish for 2022 is that you will #VisitBahrain and see it for yourself #ShabbatWithAGJC
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#ShabbatShalom from the unique statues in front of the #Bahrain National Museum.
I hope you #VisitBahrain and see it in person
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#ShabbatShalom from , Bahrain’s first 5-star luxury boutique hotel. This painting is from Saudi artist Hussein Al Mohasen & has been displayed since the hotel opened in Feb. 2019. I hope you will #VisitBahrain & see it in person
Happy #Hanukkah from #Bahrain!
Thanks for the dreidel in the front and to the for the dreidel in the back
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How it started ➡️ how it’s going
Wishing you all #ChagSameach from my Sukkah in #Bahrain. The Sukkah serves as an extension of the home during the holiday and I look forward to welcoming family and friends over the holiday
Incredibly proud of #Bahrain for being a leader when it comes to #MiddleEast peace. In June 2019, we hosted the Peace to Prosperity Workshop and today, we hosted the 1st meeting of the Negev Forum Steering Committee as we work together to better the region for all of our people
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#Bahrain hosted the first #Negev_Summit Steering Committee meeting today. Many areas of cooperation were discussed to create tangible change and to realize the full potential of the #Abraham_Accords.
(10/17) Here I am standing in front of our plane - the first plane to ever fly from Bahrain to Israel (GF972)
It is very exciting to see , a leading newspaper in #SaudiArabia, write about bringing in 650 pounds of matzah for Jews in the GCC for #Passover
