Arab states, mainly from the Gulf, are said to be planning to sign a «non-belligerence agreement» with Israel. While a former Prime Minister of Qatar says that Morocco is reportedly one of the countries to sign the deal, Rabat refuses to break its silence on the matter.
Israel has reportedly pushed the United States to open a consulate in Laayoune, a Moroccan official told Bloomberg. The report comes as Israeli media revealed that Benjamin Netanyahu pushed Washington to back Morocco on the Sahara issue.
Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly pushed the United States to agree on a three-way agreement that would see Washington back Morocco on the Western Sahara issue and help Tel Aviv normalize ties with Rabat.
Israel has recently issued a report stating that the value of property «Jews in Arab countries and Iran were forced to leave behind when they were expelled», stands at $150 billion. However, these demands are deemed «unfair» for Moroccan Jews who were not forced to leave the country.
Born in Morocco, former Israeli politician and ambassador to France and the United Nations, Yehuda Lancry addressed ties between Israelis of Moroccan Jewish descent and their country of origin. To him, normalization with Morocco depends on the Palestinian question.
Normalization with Israel was not among the topics discussed, Thursday, in Morocco by the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, a US senior official said. His comments came respond to presistent reports suggesting that Israel is «close to establishing official ties with Rabat».
While US States Secretary Mike Pompeo is expected to visit Morocco, Thursday, an Israeli news channel said that the Trump administration is reportedly trying to convince the Kingdom to sign a non-belligerence agreement with Israel.