Tag: Morocco-Israel Relations
Senior Moroccan academic delegation visits Hebrew U, student exchanges to follow
Israel’s academic cooperation with Morocco hit a high point this week with the visit of a senior delegation from Morocco’s Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Seeking to establish a...
Bask in the glow of a Moroccan Purim
Purim, which is celebrated on the 14th day of the Jewish month of Adar (this year starting on March 16), commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman’s plot to kill the region’s...
Israeli economy and industry minister to visit Morocco
Israeli Economy and Industry Minister Orna Barbivay will head to Morocco next week for an economic working visit, according to a statement from the ministry. The visit will be the first of its kind since...
Moroccan king orders restoration of hundreds of Jewish sites
King Mohammed VI of Morocco recently introduced an initiative to restore hundreds of historical Jewish sites in the kingdom, according to Arab media reports.
The move is part of the rapprochement between Rabat and Jerusalem,...
For Spain, cooperation between Israel and Morocco is more of an opportunity than a...
A piece in El Español on Nov. 16 informed of a supposed agreement between Israel and Morocco to establish a joint military base in the Arab country. The news appears in the context of the current...
Israel and Morocco sign historic defense agreement
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz signed a memorandum of understanding with his Moroccan counterpart on Wednesday, according to an official statement.
“We have just signed a defense cooperation MoU with Morocco,” announced Gantz, during the...
Gantz announces visit to Morocco, defense deal reportedly in works
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz plans to visit Morocco on Nov. 24, Israel’s Ministry of Defense announced on Monday.
While there, he is expected to sign a defense deal between the two countries.
The United Arab...
Moroccan airline to start Tel Aviv-Casablanca flights
Moroccan national airline Royal Air Maroc announced on Tuesday that it is launching regular flights to Israel.
The flights will start on Dec. 12 and fly between Casablanca and Tel Aviv, reported the Moroccan News Agency...
Israel National Security Council ends longtime travel advisory for Morocco
The Israeli National Security Council announced on Monday that it had canceled a travel alert that had been in effect for Morocco for more than a decade.
The decision came following work conducted by security...
Ben-Gurion University to team with second academic institution in Morocco
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel and Université Internationale de Rabat (UIR) in Morocco signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the study of Moroccan Jewry, in addition to research and education.
A...