The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed agreements on Tuesday to establish formal ties with Israel, becoming the first Arab states in a quarter century to break a longstanding taboo, in a strategic realignment of Middle East countries against Iran.

For Bahrainis, September 11 no longer means the date of the terrorist attack on the United States. Starting from today, September 11 represents another event that challenged the feelings of the Bahraini people, with the announcement of Manama's normalization of diplomatic relations with Tel Aviv under the auspices of Washington.

Saeb Erekat, Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), dubbed the Bahraini and Emirati deals with Israel "peace for protection".

Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa said on Monday (September 14, 2020) that establishing relations with Israel is a "protection to the country's supreme interests," stressing that declaration of support for peace doesn't mean neglecting the Palestinian cause.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, arrived in Washington to take part in the signing ceremony of the peace agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, as well as signing the Declaration of Peace between the Kingdom of Bahrain and Israel.

The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society; largest opposition society in Bahrain, described the agreement between the Bahraini regime and Israel as a total betrayal of Islam and Arabism and an abandonment of the Islamic, Arab and national consensus.

President Donald J. Trump, His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al-Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel spoke today and agreed to establish diplomatic relations between Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain.

US President Donald Trump announced on Friday (September 11, 2020) an agreement to establish full diplomatic relations between Israel and Bahrain.

Jared Kushner, adviser and son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, visited Bahrain to pressure it for normalization with Israel, like the UAE, Reuters reported.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in the Gulf state of Bahrain on Tuesday (August 25, 2020) as part of a Middle East tour following an accord between Israel and the United Arab Emirates to normalize relations.

Top UAE and Israeli defence officials on Tuesday held their first publicly-acknowledged phone call since their countries' agreement to normalise ties, officials said, heralding possible security cooperation.