- Title: Israeli Defense Minister Gantz visits US fleet in Bahrain
- Date: 3rd February 2022
- Summary: Israeli Defense Minister Gantz visits US fleet in Bahrain SHOTLIST BAHRAIN (FEBRUARY 3, 2022) (ISRAEL’S DEFENSE MINISTRY HANDOUT – ACCESS ALL) (FOR EDITORIAL USE – NO RESALE) 1. ISRAELI DEFENSE MINISTER BENNY GANTZ AND THE U.S. NAVY COMMANDERS WALKING ON RED CARPET PASSING BETWEEN SALUTING NAVY SOLDIERS 2. GANTZ WALKING ON THE RAMP TO SHIP BAHRAIN (FEBRUARY 3, 2022) (AAVN – ACCESS ALL) 3. SOUNDBITE (English) ISRAELI DEFENSE MINISTER BENNY GANTZ SAYING: “Deepening cooperation will enable us to maintain regional stability and to defend the common interests of Israel, the United States, and Bahrain. The bond between Israel and the US is one based on common interests, and perhaps even more importantly on shared values.” 4. WHITE FLASH 5. SOUNDBITE (English) ISRAELI DEFENSE MINISTER BENNY GANTZ SAYING: “Our military cooperation is reflective of such. Having served as defense attach…to Washington and as the IDF’s Chief of Staff, I understand the meaning and weight of our strategic partnership. We will continue working together so that this region may prosper and enjoy peace, stability, and security. When we are saying, we mean the united stes and its allies, Israel and the Bahrenians which are getting to become very good friends of us.” AAVN SCRIPT: Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz visited the United States Navy’s 5th Fleet base in Bahrain on Thursday (Feb. 3). The trip came after peak tensions in the Gulf, with attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia against the United Arab Emirates. “Deepening cooperation will enable us to maintain regional stability and to defend the common interests of Israel, the United States, and Bahrain, “Gantz said, speaking in front of the USS Cole, an American warship that the US said it would send to the UAE to help protect it from the ongoing Houthi attacks. He said “The bond between Israel and the US is one based on common interests, and perhaps even more importantly on shared values,” noting that he understands the meaning and weight of their strategic partnership. “We will continue working together so that this region may prosper and enjoy peace, stability, and security,” added Gantz. The Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz arrived in Bahrain on Wednesday (Feb. 2) for an unannounced visit. "This is the first visit of an Israeli defense minister to a Gulf country," reported the Israeli army's official radio station. In 2020, Israel and Bahrain announced the full normalization of bilateral ties. Writing by Sibel Uygun
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