Tag: Abraham Accords
Moroccan jailed for criticizing peace with Israel
A Moroccan man was sentenced to five years in prison for criticizing the king on Facebook over the country’s normalization of ties with Israel.
Said Boukioud, 48, was jailed on Monday for posts denouncing the...
Is a US-Saudi-Israel deal really in the works?
According to New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman, President Joe Biden is trying to do Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a big favor. That would involve the administration finally moving to follow up on former President Donald...
Jerusalem summit promotes Israel-Morocco tech, cultural ties
Jerusalem Venture Partners and Margalit Startup City hosted an innovation summit this week in Jerusalem celebrating tech ties and cultural collaboration between Israel and Morocco. The event served as a platform to foster cross-cultural...
Israeli foreign minister: Saudi deal ‘closer than ever’
Israel is closer than it has ever been to a peace agreement with Saudi Arabia, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said on Monday.
In an interview with Channel 12, the country’s top diplomat said that the...
Mossad chief secretly visited DC to discuss Saudi deal
The head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency secretly traveled to Washington nearly two weeks ago to discuss a deal with Saudi Arabia.
David Barnea met with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan at the White House ahead...
Rediscovering the graves of three ‘esteemed’ Moroccan rabbis after 60 years
The tombs of three celebrated 17th- and 18th-century rabbis—Jacob Ben Malca, Hasday Almosnino and Jacob Marrache—have been rediscovered after more than 60 years at a cemetery in Tétouan in northern Morocco.
Renewed knowledge of the...
Israel, UAE sign economic cooperation agreement
The Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) has taken a significant step towards expanding economic cooperation between the United Arab Emirates and Israel by signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Manufacturers’ Association of...
Biden’s glass White House
So far, U.S. President Joe Biden has been good about withholding criticism of Israel publicly despite the Netanyahu government doing everything it can to provoke him. Other than expressing concern about judicial reform and...
Gallant hails vital military ties in call with Moroccan counterpart
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant spoke on Wednesday with his Moroccan counterpart Abdellatif Loudiyi about strengthening military ties between their countries.
“We discussed the defense ties critical to regional security and stability, and emphasized the...
Israeli FM: Negev Forum postponed, not canceled
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Sunday corrected Israeli media reports that Morocco had cancelled the second gathering of the Negev Forum, a group formed to advance the Abraham Accords.
Cohen admitted that the postponement...