On October 23, the United States and Bahrain signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that included a statement about anti-Zionism being anti-Semitism.
The MOU stated that both the U.S. and Bahrain will work to combat anti-Semitism in the Middle East and will use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of anti-Semitism, which refers the demonization and delegitimization of Israel as anti-Semitic.
The MOU also stated that the two countries will fight “all forms of anti-Semitism, including anti-Zionism and the delegitimization of the State of Israel.”
Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Elan Carr, who was one of the signatories of the MOU, tweeted thanks to Bahrain King Hamad bin Issa Al-Khalifa as well as President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo “for leading us to a new Middle East!