President Trump on Friday announced that Bahrain has agreed to normalize relations with Israel, another diplomatic win for the president coming after a similar agreement with the United Arab Emirates just last month. ISRAEL, UAE TO SIGN HISTORIC PEACE DEAL IN WHITE HOUSE CEREMONY NEXT WEEK"The sand was loaded up with blood, and now you’ll see a lot of that sand will be loaded up with peace," he said. According to a formal statement issued by the three countries, they agreed to "the establishment of full diplomatic relations between Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain." It comes after a similar deal between the UAE and Israel, also brokered by the U.S., last month. That arrangement also included Kosovo recognizing Israel, and Serbia agreeing to move its embassy to Jerusalem -- as the U.S. had done with its embassy in 2017.

Source: Fox News September 11, 2020 17:14 UTC