Israeli Foreign Policy
Israel’s National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat, who is of Moroccan heritage, said relations with Morocco “are especially significant, beyond the diplomatic and economic aspects.”
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs David Schenker said “we would like to see Israel doing more to monitor Chinese investments, mainly in high-tech.”
Israeli National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat is leading the Israeli delegation; both teams are expected to meet with King Mohammed VI and other senior officials.
The Sudan Claims Resolution Act follows the removal of the Northeast African country from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism after it recently agreed to normalize ties with Israel.
A joint U.S.-Israel delegation led by senior Trump adviser Jared Kushner and Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat will be aboard.
“We are all the sons of Abraham; we must sit to make peace, to exist together and make a better future together for the next generation,” said Morocco’s Ambassador to the United Nations Omar Hilale.
“We see our growing cooperation as a reflection of the deep friendship between our two countries and as an opportunity for Israeli companies and the economy,” says Water Resources Minister Ze’ev Elkin.
“Many members of our community have a strong Zionist fervor, and they have friends and family in Israel or spent some time studying there,” says a local leader.
Tehran is also in talks to sell several domestically produced weapons systems, says Iranian Defense Minister Gen. Amir Hatami.
Senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump Jared Kushner will reportedly also meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The planned sit-in against the North African country’s normalization agreement with Israel was unauthorized due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin welcomes a delegation of leaders and activists from Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem.
