On a recent visit to the United States King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa of Bahrain extended a warm invitation to any expartiate Bahraini Jew to return to the Arab kingdom .

The invitation was made in New York where the King was attending the recent Interfaith Conference organised at the United Nations:

“The King of Bahrain has called for expatriate Jews to return to the small Islamic island nation.

King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa expanded the invitation to all expatriate Bahrainis, announcing during a recent visit to the United States that regardless of religious affiliation, any former citizen could return whenever they want.

“It’s open, it’s your country,” declared the king…..

…King Hamad, who ascended to the throne in 1999, has been a controversial figure in the Arab Muslim world, instituting a number of electoral and legal reforms.

This past year he appointed a Jewish woman, Huda Azra Nunu to be Bahrain’s Ambassador to the United States — the first Jewish woman to serve in such a capacity in the Arab world.

In August, he also extended a general invitation for Bahrain’s expatriate Jews to return to their former home, including those who had moved to the Jewish State.

More recently, the king promoted through his Foreign Ministry the suggestion that Israel be included in a regional summit of Middle Eastern nations that would also list Iran among the attendees.” (Source: Arutz Sheva)

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