Bahrainis force cancellation of post-normalization festival in Manama

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies + Al Mayadeen Net
26 Dec 2022 08:38
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A mass demonstration in Manama results in the cancellation of an Israeli festival that comes in light of consecrating normalization between Bahrain and "Israel."

Protests in Bahrain reject all forms of normalization with "Israel"

Bahraini media reported that a mass demonstration in Manama led to the cancellation of the first festivities of Hannukah, the Jewish holiday historically not celebrated in Bahrain until the normalization agreements with "Israel".

Earlier today, the Bahraini National Initiative against Normalization with the Zionist Enemy called on the Bahraini people to express their rejection of normalization in all its forms, and announced its rejection of any rituals that Zionists can use to push their agendas in Bahrain.

The initiative also stressed that "allowing Zionist groups to enter Bahrain and hold provocative marches in the capital represents an example of an attempt to impose compulsory normalization on the people, disregarding their freedom and will."

عاجل | البحرينيون يُجبرون الصهاينة على الغاء اولى فعالياتهم بعيد "حانوكا" في العاصمة المنامة بعد مسيرة شعبية حاشدة تندد بالتطبيع مع "اسرائيل".#بحرينيون_ضد_التطبيع #فلسطين_جديدة pic.twitter.com/OmEI6H8aGB
— قناة اللؤلؤة (@LuaLuaTV) December 25, 2022

Boycott of 'Israel' increasing, affecting us negatively: Herzog

Israeli President Isaac Herzog stated on December 18 that "'Israel' is being subjected to constant boycott," adding that this phenomenon is escalating rapidly.

In a video address to the annual World Zionist Organization event, Herzog said, "The comparison between the 'State of Israel' and the apartheid regime is not a legitimate criticism — it is a blood libel. Even if it is a legitimate criticism, it is a dangerous and intensifying terrorism, since the legitimacy of the 'State of Israel' and the justification of its existence is directly related to its ability to protect itself and hence they are trying to undermine this ability."

"This is an act that has serious economic, political, academic, social, and other consequences," Herzog cried out, claiming that the ongoing campaign aims to "boycott and delegitimize 'Israel'." He called the BDS movement a "brutal campaign by organizations promoting a boycott of 'Israel' and spreading lies and false facts and seeking to build a long-term policy that will undermine the existence of the state."