Three Moroccan associations have disapproved of US senior advisor Jared Kushner’s visit to the Kingdom, citing the Deal of the Century and the Palestinian cause. The three pro-Palestine NGOs will be holding a sit-in Friday in Rabat to denounce the plan orchestrated by the US.
Donald Trump’s senior advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner is currently visiting Morocco to seek support for the US Israeli-Palestinian peace plan. This visit comes as Bahrain is expected to host in June an international conference on the economic portion of the plan.
One year after the United States moved its embassy to Jerusalem, Guatemala was the only country to follow the steps of the Trump administration. While Paraguay and Brazil changed their decisions, many countries neglected the idea of relocating their embassies to the holy city.
According to data made public by the Israel’s Administration of Border Crossings, Population and Immigration, a record number of visitors, form Muslim countries that have no diplomatic ties with Israel, traveled to Tel Aviv in 2018.
Conducted by the Israeli Foreign Affairs Ministry, a debatable poll suggested that 41% of Moroccans are in favor of ties with Israel. This survey comes as Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to establish relations with Arab countries, including Morocco.