Morocco plans to open a liaison office in Israel within two weeks. The statement was made on Tuesday by the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita .
The National Security Advisor of Israel, Meir Ben Shabat, spoke "darija" to express his joy at being in Morocco following the normalization agreement of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
More than 10 days after the respective historic declarations of the President of the United States and King Mohammed VI regarding the resumption of relations between Morocco and Israel, a joint declaration was signed on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, by the two countries and the USA in the presence of King Mohammed VI. Here is the final declaration:
The normalization of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel is not to the liking of Rached Ghannouchi, President of the Assembly of People’s Representatives (ARP), who calls for the unity of the Maghreb.
The relaunch of relations between Morocco and Israel is a source of economic opportunities for the two countries. Trade between the kingdom and the Hebrew state, which stood at 30 million euros before the normalization of relations, should now increase with the upcoming opening of a Chamber of Commerce.
A few days after President Trump’s recognition of the Moroccanness of the Sahara, an American-Israeli delegation led by special adviser Jared Kushner arrived in the kingdom aboard an El Al airline plane.
In an opinion published on the Newsweek website, Ilan Berman, vice president of the American Foreign Policy Council, welcomes the normalization of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel and believes that this represents a triumph for outgoing President Donald Trump and incoming President Joe Biden.
Jared Kushner, senior adviser and son-in-law of outgoing President Donald Trump, says that the valuable advice and ideas of King Mohammed VI were very helpful in the successful normalization of diplomatic relations between some Arab countries, including Morocco, and Israel.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed the arrival in Morocco of his security adviser, Meir Ben-Shabbat.
The first flight of the Israeli airline El Al lands this Tuesday, December 22, 2020 in Morocco. This comes less than two weeks after the restoration of relations between the two countries.
The first direct flight of the airline El Al Airlines is scheduled for Tuesday, December 22, 2020. This inaugural flight, which follows the normalization of relations between Morocco and Israel, should last 6 hours.
India welcomes the normalization of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel. It reaffirms its call for talks between the Hebrew state and Palestine in order to find an acceptable solution.