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Sunday, September 13, 2020, 18:21
Oman welcomes Bahrain-Israel normalization decision
By Reuters
Sunday, September 13, 2020, 18:21 By Reuters

This file handout picture released by the official Twitter account of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on October 26, 2018 shows him (left) meeting with Oman's then Sultan Qaboos bin Said in the Omani capital Muscat during his unannounced visit to the Gulf country. Sultan Qaboos bin Said died in January 2020. (PHOTO / AFP)

DUBAI - Oman welcomes Bahrain’s decision to normalise relations with Israel and hopes it will contribute to Israeli-Palestinian peace, Oman state media said on Sunday.

Bahrain on Friday became the second Gulf country to normalise ties with Israel after the United Arab Emirates said they would do so a month ago

Bahrain on Friday became the second Gulf country to normalise ties with Israel after the United Arab Emirates said they would do so a month ago. 

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“[Oman] hopes this new strategic path taken by some Arab countries will contribute to bringing about a peace based on an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands and on establishing an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as capital,” the government statement said.

Israel’s intelligence minister said a few days after the UAE-Israel accord was announced on Aug 13 that Oman could also formalise ties with the country. Oman has welcomed the UAE and Bahraini decisions, but has not commented on its own prospects for normalised relations.

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In 2018 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Oman and discussed peace initiatives in the Middle East with then-Omani leader Sultan Qaboos.

In a turbulent region, Oman has maintained its neutrality. It has kept friendly relations with a range of regional actors, including arch-foes the United States and Iran.

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