Bahraini princess had life-saving surgery in Israel, deputy minister says

By Raphael Ahren for The Times of Israel

Member of royal family chose Israel over the US, says Likud’s Ayoub Kara; claims he will now meet with officials from Gulf nation

An Israeli hospital recently provided life-saving treatment to a Bahraini princess, Israel’s Deputy Minister for Regional Cooperation Ayoub Kara said Monday.

Kara refused to name the princess or disclose the nature of the surgery. He also refused to specify when it took place, though he said she had the treatment at Haifa’s Rambam Medical Center. In its aftermath, he said, he will now meet with officials from the tiny Gulf nation, and intends to use the opportunity to strengthen Jerusalem’s unofficial alliance with Sunni Arab states in the region.

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