Morocco and Israel are working to strengthen their diplomatic relations. The two parties have signed agreements in the field of aviation, sports and culture.
The latest arms acquisitions made by Morocco from Israel are causing a wave of panic in Algeria. Its army believes that the new Israeli weapons give the Moroccan army superiority in the event of a conflict.
David Govrin, temporary chargé d’affaires in Morocco, has now been appointed ambassador of Israel to Morocco by the appointments committee of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Hebrew state has thus transformed its liaison office into an embassy as announced during the historic visit of the Israeli Foreign Minister , Yaïr Lapir to Rabat.
Royal Air Maroc announces the upcoming launch of an air link between Casablanca and Tel Aviv as part of a cooperation protocol (Memorandum of Understanding - MoU) it has signed with the Israeli airline, EL Al.
Orna Barbivai, the Israeli Minister of Economy, will travel to Morocco at the end of this month or the beginning of next month, where she will sign several important agreements aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two countries, particularly in the areas of economy and trade.
Benny Gantz, the Israeli Defense Minister, will visit Morocco in the coming months. After the normalization of their relations, the two countries have committed to collaborate in several areas, particularly in intelligence and arms trade.
David Govrin, Israel’s chargé d’affaires in Morocco, announced the enrollment of a Moroccan student of non-Jewish descent in an Israeli university. A first.
The International University of Rabat (UIR) in Rabat and Ben Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel will collaborate in the fields of research and teaching. In this sense, the two parties have signed a partnership.
Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, during his participation in the ministerial conference organized virtually by the US State Department to commemorate the first anniversary of the Abraham Accords, invited senior Israeli officials to visit Rabat.
The former Deputy Ambassador of Israel to Nairobi, Eyal David, now Deputy to David Govrin, is officially in post at the Israel liaison office in Rabat .
Following the normalization of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel in December last year, trade exchanges have increased between the two countries. This is indicated by data from the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics.
The Head of Government, Saâdeddine El Othmani , comments on the normalization of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel. He states that "the homeland comes before the party".