[[{"content_id":377162,"content_number":0,"portal_id":2,"lang_id":"en","content_title":"Bahraini protesters condemn normalization of ties with Israel","content_rtitr":"","content_short_title":null,"content_summary":"Hundreds of Bahrainis have demonstrated in the village of Diraz to protest against the Al Khalifah regime’s normalization of ties with Zionist regime.","content_summary_fill":1,"content_body":"&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe protest was held after the Friday prayer. Demonstrators expressed implacable opposition to normalization of relations between Manama and Tel Aviv, according to Bahraini independent newspaper Manama Post.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThey also underscored support for the Palestinian cause and resistance against the occupying regime.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBahrain&rsquo;s main opposition group al-Wefaq and the kingdom&rsquo;s top cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim have condemned the normalization.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBahrain and the United Arab Emirates signed US-brokered normalization agreements with Israel in an event in Washington in September 2020.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSudan and Morocco followed suit later in the year and inked similar US-brokered deals.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe move sparked widespread condemnations from the Palestinians as well as nations and human rights advocates across the globe, especially within the Muslim world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPalestinians say the deals are a treacherous &ldquo;stab in the back&rdquo; and a betrayal of their cause against the decades-long Israeli occupation.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe protesters in Bahrain also denounced the arrest of prominent Shia Muslim cleric Sheikh Muhammad Sanqour, the Friday prayer leader of Imam al-Sadiq Mosque in Diraz. They rejected the &quot;unacceptable&quot; policy of arresting and targeting religious figures.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Monday, a large number of Bahraini regime forces surrounded the house of Sheikh Sanqour and handed him a summons for interrogation. He was transferred to Public Prosecution soon after showing up at a local police station.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPeople poured into the streets to demand his immediate release as the news of Sheikh Sanqour&rsquo;s detention broke.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","content_html":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The protest was held after the Friday prayer. Demonstrators expressed implacable opposition to normalization of relations between Manama and Tel Aviv, according to Bahraini independent newspaper Manama Post.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">They also underscored support for the Palestinian cause and resistance against the occupying regime.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Bahrain&rsquo;s main opposition group al-Wefaq and the kingdom&rsquo;s top cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim have condemned the normalization.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates signed US-brokered normalization agreements with Israel in an event in Washington in September 2020.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Sudan and Morocco followed suit later in the year and inked similar US-brokered deals.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The move sparked widespread condemnations from the Palestinians as well as nations and human rights advocates across the globe, especially within the Muslim world.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Palestinians say the deals are a treacherous &ldquo;stab in the back&rdquo; and a betrayal of their cause against the decades-long Israeli occupation.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The protesters in Bahrain also denounced the arrest of prominent Shia Muslim cleric Sheikh Muhammad Sanqour, the Friday prayer leader of Imam al-Sadiq Mosque in Diraz. They rejected the &quot;unacceptable&quot; policy of arresting and targeting religious figures.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">On Monday, a large number of Bahraini regime forces surrounded the house of Sheikh Sanqour and handed him a summons for interrogation. He was transferred to Public Prosecution soon after showing up at a local police station.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">People poured into the streets to demand his immediate release as the news of Sheikh Sanqour&rsquo;s detention broke.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_date_start":"2023-05-28 12:05:01","content_date_event":"2023-05-28 12:05:01","content_date_event_start":null,"content_date_event_end":null,"content_show_title_slider":1,"content_date_last_edit":"2023-05-28 12:05:34","content_date_register":"2023-05-28 12:05:34","content_columns":0,"content_show_img":1,"content_show_details":0,"content_show_related_img":0,"content_show_slider":1,"content_comment":1,"content_score":0,"tag_id":0,"score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"uid":43,"eid":0,"attach_title":"Bahraini protesters condemn normalization of ties with Israel","attaches":[{"sizes":{"150":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202305\/514752_1179209860_150_84.webp","300":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202305\/514752_1179209860_300_168.webp","400":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202305\/514752_1179209860_400_224.webp","600":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202305\/514752_1179209860_600_336.webp","900":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202305\/514752_1179209860_900_504.webp","1200":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202305\/514752_1179209860_1000_560.jpg"},"ext":"jpg","file_media":1,"token":1179209860,"files":{"original":{"url":".\/file\/2\/attach\/202305\/514752_1179209860.jpg","width":1000,"height":560,"size":0}}}]}]]