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King of Morocco Mohammed VI. Like late Hassan II, his son King Mohammed VI of Morocco, whose reign began in 1999, maintained unofficial relations with Israel.Mohammed VI's advisor, André Azoulay, is an instrumental Jewish Moroccan who facilitated the growth of Morocco in both economic and political terms.
Morocco (in dark green), Western Sahara (in light green) and Israel (within the orange circle). Under the agreement, initially announced by the White House on December 10, 2020, [10] Morocco will move toward "full diplomatic, peaceful and friendly relations" and trade relations and resume official contacts with Israel, and direct flights will be made between the two countries.
As part of the 2020 Abraham Accords, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco all established normalized bilateral ties with Israel. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] Pressure was again exerted by the Arab League after the 1973 Arab–Israeli War , which led Cuba , Mali , and the Maldives to break off ties with Israel.
Pages in category "Israel–Morocco relations" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Israel has diplomatic ties with 165 of the other 192 UN member states as of 12 December 2020. [1] Israel is a member of the United Nations (UN) and a number of other international organisations. Israel maintains full diplomatic relations with two of its Arab neighbours, Egypt and Jordan, after signing peace treaties in 1979 and 1994 respectively.
On December 10, 2020, President Trump announced that Israel and the Kingdom of Morocco had agreed to establish full diplomatic relations. [39] The agreement was negotiated by Trump senior adviser Jared Kushner and Middle East envoy Avi Berkowitz and marked Kushner and Berkowitz's fourth normalization agreement in as many months. [ 40 ]
The Jewish community of Morocco spans nearly 2,000 years. On 14 May 1948 Sultan Muhammad V of Morocco delivered a speech in which he warned his country's Jews not to demonstrate "solidarity with the Zionist aggression," referring to the Declaration of the establishment of the State of Israel and the 1947–1949 Palestine war. [8]
Morocco cut diplomatic ties with Iran a third time in May 2018, over what Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita said was Iranian support and arming of the Polisario Front. Relations were previously restored around 2014, although they have been gradually weak. [207] Israel: 10 December 2020: See Israel–Morocco relations