Things are moving quite quickly between Morocco and the Hebrew state, since the warming of relations between the two countries last December. Following an initial videoconference meeting held by members of the Israeli and Moroccan parliaments, it was agreed to create a Morocco-Israel friendship group.
More than two months after the resumption of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel, Nezha Hayat, president of the Moroccan Capital Market Authority (AMMC) and her Israeli counterpart, Anat Guetta, exchanged for the first time, this Wednesday, February 17, 2021 by videoconference. This meeting helped to strengthen the mutual understanding of the financial markets of the two countries.
To facilitate the professional integration of Moroccan paramedical staff in Israel, the Israeli Minister of the Interior, Aryeh Dery, and his Moroccan counterpart, Abdelouafi Laftit , have decided to set up a joint inter-ministerial commission.
Arrived in Morocco a few days ago, the head of the Israeli liaison office in Rabat in Morocco , David Govrin, is discovering the beauty of this city and its tourist attractions on a daily basis. Wearing a Moroccan djellaba, the former Israeli ambassador to Egypt expressed his delight in wearing "elegant and luxurious clothes, sprinkled with the scents of ancient history".
Since the normalization of relations between Morocco and Israel , several projects are in the works. Thus, many personalities from the business world in various sectors of the economy like Joseph Levy, have addressed the issue of the creation of a Chamber of Commerce in Casablanca .
The Minister of National Education and Vocational Training, Saaïd Amzazi , had a telephone conversation on Wednesday evening with his Israeli counterpart, Yoav Galant. The two officials agreed to set up exchange programs for students from both countries.
In office in Rabat since January 26, David Govrin, the chargé d’affaires of the Hebrew State in Morocco, had a meeting with Nasser Bourita, the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs. On the agenda of the exchanges between the two men, the strengthening of bilateral relations between Morocco and Israel.
David Govrin, Israel’s chargé d’affaires in Rabat, announced on Sunday, February 7, that direct flights between Morocco and Israel will be launched within two months. This will mark another step in the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Two weeks after the reopening of the Israeli diplomatic mission in Rabat, an important Moroccan delegation traveled to Tel Aviv on Sunday morning to officially inaugurate the new diplomatic representation.
Danny Danon, former Permanent Representative of Israel to the UN, welcomed the decision regarding the US recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. He is convinced that the Biden administration will support this decision.
The Party of Justice and Development (PJD) still does not digest the normalization of diplomatic relations between Morocco and the Hebrew State. Aziz Rabbah, Minister of Energy and Mines, also a leader of the PJD, stated that he would go to Israel as a representative of the kingdom, as his position and that of the party on the subject have not changed.
Arrived in Rabat at the beginning of last week, the head of the Israel office has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to "expanding its bilateral ties with Moroccans." Tel Aviv wants to restore its diplomatic relations with Morocco as soon as possible, the Israeli diplomat said.