Relations between Arab states and Israel need to shift to help progress towards peace with the Palestinians, a senior United Arab Emirates official was quoted on Thursday as saying.

Bahraini journalists and activists have confirmed the participation of speakers from the Israeli entity at the 2019 Global Entrepreneurship Congress, which Bahrain will host next April 15-18, 2019.

Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received on Tuesday February 26, 2019, at the Gudaibiya Palace Jared Kushner, Senior Advisor to US President Donald Trump and his accompanying delegation, in the presence of the Crown Prince First Deputy Prime Minister and Bahraini Foreign and Finance Ministers.

The Foreign Affairs, Defense and National Security Committee of the House of Representatives issued a statement on the participation of the Kingdom of Bahrain in the conference entitled, “Peace and Security in the Middle East”, which was held in Warsaw at the invitation of the United States of America over two a two-day period with the participation of more than 60 countries.

A number of MPs issued a statement condemning what happened in Warsaw conference from collective meetings and photos for number of Arab ministers, including Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs, in the presence of Israeli PM.

Bahrain's Foreign Minister, Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, boasted at the Warsaw conference that the Palestinian cause was no longer his country's priority.

The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society said that the Bahraini regime's jump into the Zionist entity's arms alone is sufficient to reveal the absence of popular representation and popular legitimacy. The regime does not recognize the people or their values, views and association with Arab and Islamic causes.

A bloc comprising 11 MPs issued a statement, expressing its strong opposition to Bahrain's participation in the Warsaw Conference, which was attended by the Prime Minister of the Zionist entity.

If there was a star of the summit held in Warsaw on the Middle East other than the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, he would certainly be the Bahraini Foreign Minister, Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa.

The Bahraini foreign minister left the door open to the possibility of inviting Prime Minister Netanyahu to visit Manama, Israeli media outlets said.

Al-Wefaq held an event in Beirut on Friday (February 15, 2019) commemorating the eighth anniversary of the February 14 uprising that erupted in Bahrain in 2011.

Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa told "The Times of Israel" that Manama would "eventually" establish diplomatic ties with the Jewish state.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Thursday leaked a video in which the foreign ministers of three Arab countries, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, can be seen harshly attacking Iran and defending Israel.

US Vice President Mike Pence hailed the symbolic importance of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “breaking bread” with Arab leaders at a Mideast conference in Warsaw, saying he hoped it heralded further cooperation to come.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Oman’s foreign minister on the sidelines of a U.S.-sponsored Middle East conference in Warsaw on Wednesday and hinted that other Arab countries represented there were engaging with Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks to hold talks with the foreign ministers of Bahrain and Morocco on the sidelines a Warsaw-hosted Middle East conference, Israeli Broadcasting Authority (IBA) reported.

Bahrain informed Israel more than two years ago that it was interested in normalizing relations, an Israeli TV station claimed Sunday, amid persistent reports that Israel has been close to establishing ties with an Arab state.

The Israeli Ynetnews news website said that Schneier predicted that Bahrain would be the first of the Gulf states to officially establish diplomatic relations with Israel, and believes this will occur in 2019.

The foreign minister of U.S. ally Bahrain has defended Australia’s formal recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, saying the move would not affect a future Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital.

Al-Jazeera website stated that an Israeli technology firm specializing in cyber intelligence offered Saudi Arabia a highly advanced system that hacks into mobile phones, months before Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched a mass purge, according to Haaretz.