Israel has reportedly asked the United States to open a consulate in the Sahara

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.

Israel has reportedly pushed the US to back Morocco on Western Sahara

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 insists on compensation for Jews who left Arab countries, including Morocco

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.

«Normalization with Morocco depends on the Palestine question», former Israeli diplomat says

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 a topic of discussion» in Morocco, US senior official says

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».

Will Morocco sign a non-belligerence agreement with Israel ?

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.

Israeli officials see in Pompeo’s Morocco visit an upcoming «breakthrough in ties with Rabat»

Mike Pompeo to meet Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu in Portugal before visiting Morocco

Pompeo to «push» for normalized ties with Israel while in Morocco, State Department official says

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is to visit Morocco in December. While in the Kingdom, the American official is expected to «push» for normalized ties with Israel, a State Department official revealed.

Sahara : Did the Netherlands pass a motion on labeling goods from all territories in dispute ?

Last week, the Dutch parliament passed a non-binding motion that contradicted a new labeling policy imposed by the European Union on goods made in Israeli settlement. The motion referred to products from Western Sahara, stressing that decision against Israel is «discriminatory».