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More than 40 mainly high school students were killed and several were taken hostage.
Amir Ohana is in Rabat at the invitation of his local counterpart.
Jerusalem mulls recognizing Rabat’s claim to Western Sahara.
Daniel Aschheim, author of a book on a controversial world leader with a mixed record on Israel, promotes Israel’s interests in the Midwest.
The annual event, which features 8,000 service members from 18 countries, is organized by the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces and the United States Army.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said countering one of Al-Qaeda’s most dangerous affiliates “remains a shared priority with the Somali government.”
The conference aims to strengthen Jewish life in Muslim-majority countries, as well as those with small Jewish populations.
“Since the attack, the Jewish community of Djerba has not been visited or contacted by any members of the government,” said Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt of the Conference of European Rabbis.
Aviel Haddad was killed on May 9 alongside his French cousin and three security personnel.
They join some 95,000 of their countrymen who have immigrated to Israel.
The terrorist killed at least five at the Ghriba Synagogue during Lag B’Omer celebrations.
The assailant killed three and injured 10, according to the ministry, but was unable to enter the synagogue, where Lag B’Omer celebrations were reportedly underway.
