Israelis to Speak at Bahrain Event as Mideast Taboo Fades
- Four Israelis appear on list of speakers for mid-April
- Move highlights improving relations between GCC and Israel
Manama, the Bahraini capital city.
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Israeli speakers are scheduled to attend a conference in Bahrain for the first time next month, a reflection of improving relations between Israel and Gulf Arab governments with which it has no official ties.
Four Israelis appear on the list of speakers for the three-day Global Entrepreneurship Congress to be held in Bahrain in the middle of April, according to the event’s website. Bahrain’s the latest Gulf Arab country to begin informally relaxing restrictions on its dealings with Israelis even though a peace deal with the Palestinians remains elusive.