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.
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.
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».
WhatsApp has launched a lawsuit against Israeli spyware vendor NSO, accusing it of targeting dozens of human rights activists and defenders in several countries. The lawsuit comes after Amnesty International revealed in October that two Moroccan activists were allegedly by the Israeli-developed software.