The brand new US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, plans to examine the agreements to normalize diplomatic relations between Israel and four Arab countries, including Morocco.
The new President of the United States, Joe Biden, is said to have welcomed the US recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara and the normalization of diplomatic relations between the kingdom and Israel.
King Mohammed VI is said to have accepted the invitation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit Tel Aviv. According to Maarev , his visit would be conditional on the resumption of negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis.
Moroccan Jews express their eagerness to travel to Israel via direct flights after the normalization of diplomatic relations between Morocco and the Hebrew state and the reopening of liaison offices. They are already packing their bags.
The new dynamic of relations between Morocco and Israel should in no way be described as normalization, according to Omar Hilale . The Permanent Representative of Morocco to the UN discusses the role of Judaism in the history of Morocco, as well as the natural coexistence between Moroccan Muslims and Jews.
While the vaccination campaign is in full swing around the world, the fear of Muslims and Jews revolves around the components of the vaccine. But to reassure both, the Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Moderna laboratories have indicated to the AP agency that their treatment does not contain pork gelatin, widely used as a stabilizer, and which would pose a problem for Muslim and Jewish communities.
Prospects for cooperation in the energy sector were the subject of discussions between the Israeli Minister of Energy and his counterparts from the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Sudan and Bahrain. A first since the normalization agreements of these four Arab countries with the Hebrew state.
The visit of a high-level American-Israeli delegation to Rabat on December 22nd opens new doors for Morocco. The recent partnership agreements signed with the United States will make the Kingdom the regional hub for American investments in the very near future.
Barely restored the normalization of the kingdom’s relations with Israel, that the Ministry of Tourism covets the Israeli market. This speed is part of its strategy to revive the sector, which has plummeted since the start of the health crisis.
Amir Peretz, Israeli Minister of Economy and Industry, calls for a free trade agreement between Morocco and Israel, whose diplomatic relations were normalized on December 10.
More than 45 business leaders, consultants, lawyers, and diplomats approve the idea of creating an Israel-Morocco Chamber of Commerce. They intend to participate in its launch.
Sion Assidon , a defender of the Palestinian cause and founding member of the Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) Morocco movement, reacted to the normalization of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel.