Bahrain Punishes Man for Nurning Israel Flag

Micah D. Halpern

I've Been Thinking:

A Bahrain appeals court refused to allow the appeal of a Bahraini who was convicted of burning an Israeli flag at a protest in defense of Palesstinians in May.

The Supreme Court of Appeals did not even entertain reducing the three year sentence of the leader of the group of about ten people who were part of an illegal demonstration.

There has been some backlash on social media against the decision. These critics claim that the Bahrain court of appeal’s decision was based on cozying up to Israel.

Relations have, indeed, warmed between Israel and the Gulf States, including Bahrain.

So much so, that the Chief Sefardi Rabbi of Israel visited Bahrain in December. And there are public photos of the ministers of foreign affairs from both Bahrain and Israel together in Washington DC at the State Department.

The world - including the Middle East - is changing. And not everybody is happy about that.

Micah@MicahHalpern.com 

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