Netanyahu said set to speak with Moroccan king Friday on normalization deal
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to hold a phone call with Moroccan King Mohammed VI and US President Donald Trump Friday to discuss Israel and Morocco’s agreement to normalize ties, according to multiple media reports citing senior Israeli officials.
Trump announced Thursday that Jerusalem and Rabat would establish full diplomatic relations after 20 years of disconnect, in a move hailed by all sides and one that marks the fourth Arab-Israeli agreement in four months.
As part of the announcement, Trump said that the US would recognize Morocco’s claim over the disputed Western Sahara region — a likely contentious move for an administration ending its term in little over a month.
As part of the announcement, Trump said that the US would recognize Morocco’s claim over the disputed Western Sahara region — a likely contentious move for an administration ending its term in little over a month.
“There is great potential,” he said.
Einat Levi, a researcher at the Mitvim foreign policy think tank who specializes in Israeli Moroccan relations, also told the radio station it was highly unlikely President-elect Joe Biden would undo Trump’s move.
Meanwhile Israeli airlines were quick to announce their intent to open direct routes between Israel and Morocco.
El Al welcomed the agreement and said it would immediately begin preparations for direct flights to Casablanca. “We have long been examining the economic and operatinal possibility of running direct flights to Morocco,” the company said.
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