Islamic Awakening

Bahraini People Plan to Stage Protest Rally against Annexation of Bahrain to S. Arabia

A key opposition coalition in Bahrain called on people in the Persian Gulf island to stage nationwide rallies on Monday to voice their wrath and opposition against a recent plot hatched by Saudi Arabia to annex Bahrain to its territories.

In a statement on Monday, the Coalition of the Youth of the February 14th Revolution urged the Bahraini people to stage massive rallies against Saudi Arabia’s new plot and show their commitment to Bahrain’s sovereignty and national independence.

“The Al Saud and Al Khalifa regimes have worked out a plan to form an alliance for conspiracy against the Bahraini nation,” the statement said.

The statement underscored that any decision by such an alliance would have no value since any such a move “means ignoring the will and the demand of the nations who are entitled by the international law to determine their own fate”.

Opposition forces in Bahrain have warned of the Al-Khalifa-Al-Saud plot for the annexation of Bahrain to Saudi Arabia under the guise of a new security agreement, describing the plot as an “illegal” and “dangerous” move.

On the surface the plan is aimed at developing unity between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia with regard to foreign relations, security, military and economy, but in depth the plan is a last-ditch effort by the two countries’ monarchs for preventing the success of Bahrain’s revolution.

The Arab Spring uprisings have been a challenge for the Persian Gulf rulers. Saudi Arabia took action to suppress the uprisings in Bahrain after being shocked to see Hosni Mubarak fall in Egypt.

Separated from Saudi Arabia by a 15-mile causeway, Bahrain holds about 700,000 citizens, less than 5% of Saudi Arabia’s population. More than two-thirds of Bahrainis are Shiite. Shiites started a large-scale uprising against Bahrain’s Sunni royal family last year, calling for democracy and greater political representation.

Bahrain opposition figures call the Saudi proposal of union an assault on Bahrain’s remaining sovereignty.

Privately, some top officials in both Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have expressed reservations about the union, backed by elements in both countries’ governments that favor a tough line against their Shiite populations.

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