Morocco Affirms Commitment to Israel Agreements as Israeli News Channel Opens Offices

"The government is sticking to all the agreements that our country has signed (with Israel), whether in the economic, social or political sectors," said Mustapha Baitas during the official opening ceremony of two offices of the Israeli television channel "i24news" in Morocco. The government feels no "shame" about this, he added.

i24news opened two offices in Morocco on Monday, May 30, one in Rabat and the other in Casablanca, reports. Launched in 2013 in Tel Aviv by the Franco-Israeli billionaire, Patrick Drahi, born in Casablanca into a Jewish family, the channel has 150 journalists who host three editorial offices in English, French and Arabic. The normalization of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel has motivated the promoter to settle in the kingdom.