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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem, Sunday, June. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, Pool)

Palestinians release businessman who attended US conference

By Josef Federman - Associated Press

Palestinian forces arrest participant in US Mideast workshop

By ISABEL DEBRE - Associated Press

Iran-backed militia says it participated in embassy protest

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Iraqi security forces stand guard near Bahraini embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, June 27, 2019. Protesters stormed the Bahraini embassy compound in Baghdad Thursday night, removing the flag from above the building and replacing it with a Palestinian banner in protest against a conference held in the gulf nation to promote peace between Arabs and Israelis. (AP Photo/Ali Abdul Hassan)

Bahrain summons Iraqi ambassador over embassy attack

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

A trash trolly decorated with a photo of U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a demonstration organized by the Islamic militant group Hamas against a U.S.-sponsored Middle East economic workshop in Bahrain, in front of the United Nations headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, June 25, 2019. The Trump administration is plowing ahead with a $50 billion economic proposal to aid the Palestinians and hopes it'll drive a much-anticipated but unseen Mideast peace plan. The two—day workshop is to begin Tuesday, where the Trump administration's Mideast peace team hopes to drum up regional support and secure financial pledges from Arab and Israeli stakeholders. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

The Latest: Bahrain FM gives interview to Israeli TV channel

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In this March 25, 2019, file photo White House adviser Jared Kushner listens during a proclamation signing with President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Kushner tries to sell Mideast plan to skeptical audience

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

A Palestinian man burns a photo of the US President Donald Trump and King Hamad al-Khalifa of Bahrain during a protest against the American-led Mideast peace conference in the village of Halhul near the West Bank city of Hebron, Monday, June 24, 2019. Hundreds of Palestinians are protesting throughout the West Bank against this week's economic conference in Bahrain that will kick off the Trump administration's plan for Mideast peace. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Palestinians stage protests against Mideast peace conference

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In this March 25, 2019, file photo White House adviser Jared Kushner listens during a proclamation signing with President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

US pushes Palestinian economic plan amid doubts, hostility

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

In this March 25, 2019, file photo White House adviser Jared Kushner listens during a proclamation signing with President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

White House unveils $50 billion Palestinian economic plan

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

In this Aug. 29, 2018, file photo, White House Adviser Jared Kushner waves as he arrives at the Office of the United States Trade Representative in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Jared Kushner meets with Benjamin Netanyahu amid Israel’s political crisis

By Isabel Debre - Associated Press

In this May 18, 2018, file photo, White House adviser Jared Kushner speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Trump team faces tough audiences as it sells Mideast plan

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

In this May 1, 2018 photo, Palestinian businessman Ashraf Jabari, left, shakes hands with U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem. Jabari, who flouts political taboos by working with Israeli settlers in the West Bank, could soon be playing a key role in President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan, but he is reviled by fellow Palestinians who view him with suspicion. While Palestinian officials have rejected next month’s planned conference in Bahrain, Jabari says he will be thrilled to attend. (AP Photo/Matanya Ofir)

Rejecting taboos, Palestinian businessman welcomes US plan

By ISABEL DEBRE - Associated Press

In this Jan. 20, 2019, file photo, Bahrain's foreign minister, Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, attends the Arab Economic and Social Development Summit, in Beirut, Lebanon. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

Bahrain defends decision to host White House Mideast meeting

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

Bahraini citizen Ebrahim Sarhan speaks during a press conference by SALAM for Democracy and Human Rights, a non-governmental organization that follows human rights abuses in the Middle East, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, April 25, 2019. SALAM released a 30-page report on sexual torture in Bahrain Thursday, that said such acts in the kingdom's jails are &quot;widespread&quot; and &quot;systematic.&quot; (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Rights group: Bahraini authorities abuse, torture detainees

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

FILE -In this Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, file photo, detained Bahraini soccer player Hakeem al-Araibi arrives at the criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand. Australian Federal Police did not know Al-Araibi was a refugee who feared persecution in his homeland when the agency alerted Bahrain and Thailand that he was on a flight bound for Bangkok, a top police official said Monday. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

Australia police say they didn’t know Bahraini was a refugee

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, left, and refugee soccer player Hakeem al-Araibi pose for a photograph before a soccer match at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Thursday, Feb.14, 2019. Al-Araibi was detained in Thailand for three months under threat of extradition to Bahrain and has come to Canberra to shake hands with the prime minister and say thank you for his freedom. (AP Photo/Rod McGuirk)

Refugee footballer thanks Australian leader for freedom

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

Bahrain Religious Melting Pot Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

How Bahrain advances religious freedom

By Abdullah Bin Rashid Al Khalifa

FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, file photo, refugee soccer player Bahraini Hakeem al-Araibi leaves the criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand. A Thai court on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, has ordered the release of al-Araibi after prosecutors said they were no longer seeking his extradition to Bahrain. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

Refugee footballer freed by Thailand returns to Australia

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, file photo, refugee soccer player Bahraini Hakeem al-Araibi leaves the criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand. A Thai court on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, has ordered the release of al-Araibi after prosecutors said they were no longer seeking his extradition to Bahrain. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

Bahrain refugee soccer player freed by Thailand, heads home

By KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA and TASSANEE VEJPONGSA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, file photo, refugee soccer player Bahraini Hakeem al-Araibi leaves the criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand. A Thai court on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, has ordered the release of al-Araibi after prosecutors said they were no longer seeking his extradition to Bahrain. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

The Latest: Bahrain says it could still pursue refugee

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