Palestinians slammed Israel, Bahrain normalization ties

 Bahrain has agreed to normalise relations with Zionist regime, US President Donald Trump tweeted on Friday, becoming the first Arab country to emulate the United Arab Emirates' decision to do so last month.

A representative of Bahrain is set to join UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan and Zionist regime’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington for a signing ceremony at the White House on Tuesday, a joint statement released by the three countries said.

"This is a historic breakthrough to further peace in the Middle East," said the joint statement, tweeted by President Donald Trump.

Zionist regime’s Prime Minister Netanyahu immediately welcomed the announcement in a video statement, saying it marked a "new era of peace".

The king of Bahrain, speaking on the phone with Trump and Netanyahu, reiterated the necessity of reaching a fair and lasting so-called peace between Zionist regime and Palestine, based on the two-state solution, Bahrain's state news agency (BNA) reported. 

Meanwhile, the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) slammed the deal as a "betrayal of the Palestinian cause".

Palestinians have said normalisation would weaken a historic pan-Arab position that only an Israeli withdrawal from occupied territories and acceptance of Palestinian statehood would allow for normal relations with the Arab countries.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Riyad al-Malki announced that Palestine has decided to immediately summon its ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Al-Malki said he had immediately summoned the Palestinian ambassador to Bahrain for consultations on the necessary steps in response to Bahrain's decision to normalize its relations with the occupying state of Israel.