The normalization agreements signed between Israel and four Arab countries, including Morocco, are fueling the explosion of trade exchanges. This is evidenced by data from the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics.
The Moroccan women’s basketball team beat their Israeli counterpart (62 to 58) in a friendly match, on Wednesday, at the Fathallah El Bouâzzaoui hall in Salé.
Long announced by the Moroccan authorities, it is finally this summer that Morocco will open an embassy in Israel, according to the statements made on Wednesday by Yair Lapid, the head of Israeli diplomacy.
A collective of Moroccan journalists oppose normalization with Israel and call on the government to suspend the authorization granted to an Israeli channel to open two offices in Morocco. At the origin of this position, the assassination of the American-Palestinian journalist, Shireen Abu Aqleh and the Israeli violations against media professionals and all Palestinians.
Mustapha Baitas , government spokesperson, assures that Morocco is not "embarrassed" by the implementation of all the agreements it has signed with Israel.
Since the normalization of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel, there has been an increasing rush to learn Hebrew in the kingdom where 2,000 Jews live. Various reasons underlie this enthusiasm.
Algeria has refused to participate in the next edition of the Lawyers’ World Cup, scheduled for this month in Morocco. Reason given: the kingdom’s invitation to the Israeli team.
After the historic Negev summit attended by the foreign ministers of Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt and the United States in southern Israel in late March, a second regional forum will be held in Israel during the visit of US President Joe Biden scheduled for late June.
Morocco has welcomed more than 15,000 Israelis, who have come to celebrate the Jewish Passover, known as Pessah, which takes place this year from April 15 to 23, symbolizing the flight of the Hebrews from Egypt liberated by Moses from slavery.
Ibn Tofail University in Kenitra closed its doors on April 12, 13 and 14 to prevent a pro-Palestine conference organized by the university’s student union. The latter opposes the normalization of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel.
Morocco has received advanced Israeli missile defense systems. This reception follows an agreement signed between Rabat and Tel Aviv last year.
Dana Firon Gross, one of the partners of the Israeli law firm M. Firon & Co, which has formed a partnership with the Moroccan subsidiary of the French law firm UGGC Avocats, believes that normalization with Morocco presents exceptional business opportunities, particularly in the high-tech sector, for Israel.