Morocco Becomes Latest Country To Normalise Ties With Israel
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Washington DC, December 11: Following the footsteps of UAE and Bahrain, Morocco has now joined the list and becomes the fourth Arab country to normalize relations with is Jewish state Israel with the help of the United States.
The White House said that Trump and Morocco's King Mohammed VI had agreed that Morocco would "resume diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel and expand economic and cultural cooperation to advance regional stability."
As per the deal, the US has agreed to recognise Morocco's claim over the disputed Western Sahara region, an area that was a bone of contention for a long time.
The White House said that Trump in a phone call with the Moroccan King "reaffirmed his support for Morocco's serious, credible, and realistic autonomy proposal as the only basis for a just and lasting solution to the dispute over the Western Sahara territory and as such the President recognised Moroccan sovereignty over the entire Western Sahara territory."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Morocco's King and hailed the agreement. He said that the people of Israel and Morocco have a "warm relationship in the modern period". Morocco's King said the "measures do not in any manner affect Morocco's ongoing and sustained commitment to the just Palestinian cause."
Morocco recognized the United States in 1777. It is thus fitting we recognize their sovereignty over the Western Sahara.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 10, 2020
Under the agreement, Morocco will establish its relations with the Jewish state. It will also resume official contacts with Israel, grant overflights, and a direct flight to Israel. Moreover, it will also expand economic and cultural cooperation to advance regional stability.
Today, I signed a proclamation recognizing Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Sahara. Morocco's serious, credible, and realistic autonomy proposal is the ONLY basis for a just and lasting solution for enduring peace and prosperity!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 10, 2020
It should be noted that before Israel's establishment in 1948, Morocco was home to a large Jewish population, many of whose ancestors migrated to North America from Spain and Portugal during the Spanish Inquisition.
