Claim: A video that shows Arabic and Jewish men dancing together has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube alongside a claim it shows a celebration for the opening of Saudi and Israeli embassies in each others' countries. The claim is false; the video -- which has circulated online since at least 2016 -- shows people celebrating the Jewish festival Hanukkah in Bahrain. Israel and Saudi Arabia have no diplomatic ties.
Fact-check: This 2016 video shows Arabs and Jews celebrating a Jewish festival in Bahrain
Verdict: this 2016 video shows arabs and jews celebrating a jewish festival in bahrain
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2024-04-17T16:44:09