Against all odds, Morocco and Israel are working to strengthen their bilateral relations. The two countries have recently concluded an agreement described as historic to develop and promote football.
The Mimouna Association and the American Jewish Committee (AJC) proceeded on Thursday to launch the "Muslim-Jewish Fellowship for Emerging Leaders" program, which is to run until May 2022.
The Spanish intelligence service warns against the rapprochement between Morocco and Israel. They have recently signed an agreement for the construction of a military base near the cities of Ceuta and Melilla.
An association called the "Morocco-Israel Friendship Circle" was launched on Thursday to strengthen the ties of cooperation and brotherhood between the two populations.
Isabelle Werenfels, head of the North Africa and Middle East intelligence office at the BND, believes that the alliance between Morocco and Israel is a "powerful shock" not only for Germany, but for the entire European Union (EU).
Morocco has ordered "kamikaze" drones from the Israeli aerospace company, Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI). This will strengthen its armament in a context marked by the exacerbation of tensions between the kingdom and Algeria.
The signing of the military agreement protocol between Morocco and Israel , which took place last week during Benny Gantz’s visit to Rabat, continues to stir up some pro-Palestine Moroccans who are organizing demonstrations in several cities of the kingdom.
The Party of Justice and Development (PJD) has still not digested the normalization of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel. The visit of the Israeli Minister of Defense, Benny Gantz to the kingdom has provoked a reaction from its Secretary General, Abdelilah Benkirane.
Israeli tourists stranded in Morocco after the suspension of flights will be repatriated to their country. The airline El Al will organize special flights for these returns from Marrakech airport.
Royal Air Maroc announced on Monday the postponement to a later date of the first flight connecting Casablanca to Tel Aviv , initially scheduled for December 12, 2021, due to the evolution of the health situation.
One of the fallouts of the visit to Morocco by the Israeli Defense Minister is the sale of the medium-range surface-to-air missile (MRSAM) system. It is a missile capable of neutralizing aerial threats such as enemy fighter jets, missiles, helicopters and unmanned aerial devices at a distance of 70 km.
During the historic visit of Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz to Morocco, several advanced military systems sales agreements were signed between the two countries.