![(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 27, 2018 Bahrain's Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa addresses the 14th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Manama Dialogue in the Bahraini capital Manama. - khalifa has said Israel is part of the region's heritage and the Jewish people have "a place amongst us" in a rare interview of an Arab official by an Israeli journalist. The interview -- on the sidelines of the US-organised economic conference in Bahrain, intended to kickstart the White House's Middle East peace plan -- was broadcast late on June 26, 2019 on Israel's Channel 13 television. (Photo by - / AFP)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6KJPAMNENBZ26WDAX6OZTFQRR4.jpg?smart=true&auth=c4d8cd150d273de78425dd968acb2091294bf89a02628d36dbaacbfe35e1668b&width=400&height=225)
Bahrain's Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. AFP
Bahrain's Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. AFP
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