Bahrain has called back its ambassador from Israel and stopped all economic relations with the country.
Bahrain's decision to recall its ambassador and suspend economic relations is because it supports the Palestinian cause and the rights of the Palestinian people.
In September 2020, Bahrain signed the Abraham Accord with Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the US, with former president Donald Trump as the host.
The goal of the agreement was to make the two Arab nations and Israel have normal relations with each other. The agreement also included Sudan and Morocco later on.
The US helped to create the agreements, which were meant to make more Arab countries recognize Israel. The agreements also led to trade deals and military cooperation between Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates and Israel starting in 2020.
On the other hand, the Tunisian parliament today started discussion on a new law that would make it illegal for anyone to have normal relations with Israel.
The draft of the bill defines “normalization” as “recognition of the Zionist entity or the establishment of direct or indirect ties” with it, a crime that would be classed as “high treason”.
This is happening at the same time as Israel's bombing of Gaza continues and the death toll has passed 9,000.
If someone is found guilty of "normalizing" relations with Israel, they could be sentenced to 6 to 10 years in prison and fined 10,000 to 100,000 dinars (about $3,155 to $31,553).
If they are caught doing it again, they could be sentenced to life in prison.
