Al-Zahar to Al Mayadeen: Lapid's Visit to Bahrain is a Betrayal of the Gulf People
Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar calls Lapid's visit to Bahrain "mutiny," emphasizing that normalization deals were held out as a prize for “Israel” in the first place.
In an interview for Al Mayadeen, Senior Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar said that "the visit of Israeli foreign minister Yair Lapid to Bahrain can be summed up in one word, treason.”
Al-Zahar considered it a betrayal to be “first and foremost to God, and secondly to the Gulf people, adding “before you normalize ties with “Israel”, ask the people whether they agree with what their leaders are doing or not”.
The top Palestinian figure told Al Mayadeen that "the leaders of the Arab countries that had normalized ties with “Israel” are pinning their hopes on the US, eying to please Washington."
#المشهدية | محمود الزهار لـ #الميادين: يمكن تلخيص زيارة لابيد لـ #البحرين بكلمة واحدة هي "خيانة". #فلسطين pic.twitter.com/uwOPtF7l6L
— Al Mashhadiya (@mashhadiya) September 30, 2021
He questioned, “If the Israeli propaganda is right, then why did the occupation withdraw from Gaza?” stressing that normalization deals were held out as a prize for “Israel” in the first place.
Al-Zahar went on to say that US President Joe Biden cannot achieve security for "Israel" because "America's national interests always come first.”
The February 14 Revolution Youth Coalition denounced the planned visit of Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid to Bahrain, holding the Bahraini regime responsible for the consequences of the visit. The Coalition also emphasized the need for all forms of resistance against normalization until the concluded normalization agreements are canceled.