The 13th anniversary of the revolution of the people of Bahrain; Al-Aqsa storm, another sign of the distance between the people and the rulers of Manama

According to the international group Tasnim News Agency, the 13th anniversary of the uprising and revolution of the people of Bahrain in Lulu Square Manama, which coincides with February 14, 2011, is one of the prominent symbols of people’s resistance against the tyranny of this government. Examining the developments that have taken place since 2011 and the Islamic awakening movements, especially in the Persian Gulf region, contains important lessons, some of which have been understood by the leaders of the Arab world and the authorities of the Persian Gulf countries, and some of the people’s demands. have been pushed to another direction.

From the main areas of increasing waves of people’s uprising among North African countries to the edge of the Red Sea to some cases such as poverty, corruption and discrimination, confronting legitimate freedoms such as freedom of expression or the right to vote, effective political participation, etc. In particular, the demands of the popular uprising in Bahrain revolved around the dismissal of the prime minister and the protest against the absolute tyranny that the Al-Khalifa family imposed on these people.

Since then, more than thirteen years have passed and profound changes have taken place both inside Bahrain, in the region and in the international political sphere. .

Internal developments in Bahrain:

If we consider the first step for the beginning of the February 14 popular uprising to be the gathering and nationwide protests in Al-Ulo Square, the most effective action after that was the resignation of the representatives of the Al-Wefaq movement against representing the protests and popular gathering, with the resignation of the members of the Al-Wefaq movement in Bahrain. This image was sent to the world that the ruling government uses the parliament ceremonially to manage public opinion.

In other words, the Al Khalifa regime is trying In order to weaken the Shiites, who have the majority of Bahrain’s population, with a tribal and sectarian view, he keeps the government in the hands of the faction and tribe close to him.

After the initial subsidence of the 2011 revolution news , there were numerous reports of changes in the demographics of the Bahraini population, which This regime is trying to expand the population of this country by accepting the citizenship of people other than Bahraini residents to the detriment of the Shiites. And of course, the behavior of the people as well. It did not go unanswered and the government, with the help of foreign forces, suppressed them extensively by the forces of Al Saud and… or they were arrested and some were martyred.

Bahrain and Al-Aqsa Storm Operation

The most important event that has happened to Bahrain since that year His regional policy has been established, the process of normalizing Bahrain’s relations with the Zionist regime. But the people of Bahrain have never considered the Zionist regime as a regional ally, as they have risen to support the Palestinian people these days and show their support for them.

At the beginning of January this year, marches and demonstrations in support of the Al-Aqsa storm operation and the speeches of Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah are heard from Bahrain, which shows the depth of sympathy of the people of Bahrain with the Palestinians and their significant distance from It is Al-Khalifa’s government.

Also, at the same time as the Al-Aqsa storm operation in the occupied territories and despite the fact that Bahrain is completely separated from the resistance axis countries. But some news about the actions of Bahraini hacking groups against the American military fleet living in Bahrain is heard, which is just a clear message. to understand the separation between the Palestinian people and the compromise policies of the government of this country with the Zionist regime. However, since the beginning of the Al-Aqsa storm operation, the government Bahrain was one of the first countries that invited the resistance groups Hamas and the Zionist regime to calm down; According to news sources, “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain, in a statement, while expressing concern over the developments in Palestine, called on the Palestinian and Zionist sides to exercise restraint.” This position shows that Bahrain considers the Palestinians and the Zionist regime to be on the same level and considers the legitimacy of the Israeli regime to be equal to the Palestinian state.

But you have to He pointed out that Al-Aqsa storm operation has created challenges for the Al-Khalifa government, both in the internal field of Bahrain and in the regional field, the most important of which is strengthening the power of the groups critical of the government towards Al-Khalifa’s regional policies. . In other words, the Al-Aqsa storm operation has provided the ground for the domestic and foreign critics to express sharper criticisms of Al-Khalifa.

Benefits Global superpowers in Bahrain

At the end, it should be mentioned that Bahrain, due to the lack of deterrence and local military and security forces, It is heavily dependent on Saudi Arabia and the United States, the manifestation of the Al-Aqsa storm in the region causes Al-Khalifa to depend more on these regional and international powers.

In the past years, Bahrain, together with the UAE, tried to homogenize its security relations with the Zionist regime, but now that the person who was supposed to provide them with major security interests has become involved in a regional battle, which has increased Bahrain’s security dependence on Riyadh. And the American Central Command fleet will be in the region (CENTCOM). “clearfix”/>