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· A US-Israeli delegation signed agreements with Morocco in Rabat for normalization of relations between the Jewish state and the North African country. The US has played as the interlocutor for bringing the two countries together
· A US-Israeli delegation signed agreements with Morocco in Rabat for normalization of relations between the Jewish state and the North African country. The US has played as the interlocutor for bringing the two countries together.
Jared Kushner — son-in-law and advisor to outgoing US President Donald Trump — and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security advisor, Meir Ben Shabbat, are leading the delegation and both have arrived Rabat from Tel Aviv on the first direct commercial flight between Israel and Morocco.
Recently, Morocco became the third Arab state this year, after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, to normalize ties with Israel. The US-Israeli delegation met King Mohammed VI at the royal palace, before the signing of a tripartite declaration. The declaration also paves the way for immediately resuming full official contacts between Israeli and Moroccan counterparts. Both the parties have agreed to “fully implement” their sides of the bargain before the end of January.
Importantly, four bilateral deals were signed during the visit between Israel and Morocco, on direct air links, water management, connecting financial systems and a visa waiver arrangement for diplomats. Morocco has a Jewish community of about 3,000 people the largest in Africa . Also, Israel is home to 700,000 Jews of Moroccan origin.
