Morocco will become the fourth Arab state to resume relations with Israel in the back-end of the Trump presidency after the US granted a key concession on disputed territory. Israel’s PM hailed a “joyous” development.
Moroccan King Mohammed VI on Thursday said his country would “resume official contacts… and diplomatic relations with minimal delay” with Israel, according to a statement from the royal palace.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the agreement as “historic,” calling it “another great light of peace” in the region. Israel recently penned similar deals with the Sunni Arab states of the United Arab Emirates, Sudan and Bahrain.
“I’ve always believed that this historic day would come,” Netanyahu said, before lighting a candle for the Jewish Festival of Lights, Hanukkah, which began Thursday.
Netanyahu and Mohammed VI both raised the prospect of resuming direct flights between the countries and the opening of diplomatic missions.
Source : DW News
