In Bahrain, the fear was different. In my wildest nightmares I imagined being called out loudly as a Jew and all heads turning in my direction.

"So many ... countries in the region recognize that the biggest concern they have ... is Iran and its maligned behavior," he said.

"If there were two people killed this week by terrorism the earth would shake."

Only 22% of Jewish voters support US President Donald Trump in both states.

This was done in order to prevent possible lung injury associated with being put on a ventilator, which is more common in transplanted lungs.

“I believed in 2010 that we had an opportunity to [have] good relations with the Gulf states,” Kara said.

Having worked with Judge Amy Coney Barrett, I have seen her defend the rights of Jewish Americans firsthand.

The May 30 police shooting of Halak led to massive criticism of the police, with even the prime minister admitting that the shooting was a mistake.