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Israeli Army Chief in Morocco to Sell Weapons, Cement Normalization
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Israeli army chief is reportedly on a visit to Morocco starting Monday, in what is considered the highest-profile military engagement between Israel and the North African Arab country. Despite […]

‘General Arab Conference’ Calls on Morocco to End Normalization with Israel
The General Arab Conference “United Against Normalization” of Morocco called on Thursday to end normalization deals with Israel, the Middle East Monitor reported. The conference stressed, in a statement on International Quds Day, that “resisting […]

Report: FC Barcelona ‘Forced’ Player to Delete Pro-Palestine Instagram Story
Spanish football giant FC Barcelona is reported to have forced one of its young stars to delete a pro-Palestine Instagram post, Palestine Online reported. According to the news website, 20-year-old winger Abde Ezzalzouli, who is […]

Morocco to Increase Number of Direct Flights from Israel
The Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT) has revealed that it is planning to bring 200,000 Israeli tourists to Morocco on direct flights from Tel Aviv in 2022, the Sama news agency reported on Monday. Quoting i24, Sama said the number of direct flights between the […]

Palestinians Condemn ‘Summit of Shame’ Held in Israel
The High Follow-up Committee of the National Islamic Factions condemned on Sunday the “normalization summit” that brought the foreign ministers of Israel and Arab states together in the Naqab, the Middle East Monitor reported. Israeli […]

Morocco, Israel Sign Agreement on Aerospace
Morocco and Israel signed Wednesday a memorandum of cooperation in the aerospace industry, as the two countries aspire to strengthen their one-year-old relationship after normalizing ties in 2020, The New Arab reported. The signing ceremony […]

Morocco’s National Carrier Launches Direct Commercial Flights to Israel
Morocco’s national carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) and El Al Israeli Airlines signed a Code Share agreement in Tel Aviv on Monday, following RAM’s inaugural direct flight between Casablanca and the Israeli capital a day […]

Israel, Morocco Sign $500 Million Defense Missile Deal
Israel and Morocco have signed a $500 million deal that will see Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) supply the African country with the Barak MX air and missile defense system, Israeli news website Globes reported on […]

Mohammed Assaf Names Newborn Son ‘Rayan’ after Moroccan Boy Who Died in Well
Popular Palestinian singer Mohammed Assaf has named his newborn son Rayan, in the memory of the Moroccan boy, Rayan, who fell in a 32-meter well in Morocco’s northern Chefchaouen province, CNN Arabic and other media […]

Palestine Dominates Algeria-Tunisia Final Match at FIFA Arab Cup (PHOTOS & VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Though the final match in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup brought Algeria and Tunisia together, it seems that Palestine was the dominant common denominator throughout the game. Algeria won 2-0 […]

Israel, Morocco to Build Two Drone Factories
Morocco and Israel are preparing to build two factories for unmanned aircraft in the North Africa state’s Al-Aoula region, media reported on Thursday. Moroccan and Israeli official sources told Shephard Media that the construction of […]

Algerian Players Raise Palestinian Flags after Beating Morocco (VIDEO)
Algeria secured a place in the semi-finals of the FIFA Arab Cup on Saturday by beating Morocco in a dramatic penalty shoot-out, winning 5-3. The quarter-final fixture at Qatar’s Al-Thumama stadium saw the two North […]

New Poll: Lebanese Citizens Overwhelmingly Oppose Normalization with Israel
A poll conducted by Arab Barometer has indicated overwhelming opposition in Lebanon to normalization deals between Israel and Arab states, the New Arab reported. The nonpartisan research network found that 73 percent of Lebanese citizens […]

Rashid’s Scorcher Keeps Palestine’s Hopes Alive In The FIFA Arab Cup 2021 (VIDEOS)
By Sammy Baroud The 10th Installment of The FIFA Arab Cup is underway in Qatar. Coming off of a convincing 5-1 win against The Comoros, Palestine (PLE ranked 98 in the world) kicked off their […]

PLO Condemns Defense Deal between Israel, Morocco (VIDEOS)
The Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) on Friday condemned in a statement the defense deal recently signed between Israel and Morocco, which lays the foundation for security cooperation, intelligence sharing and future […]

Political Islam and Democracy Crisis in North Africa
By Ramzy Baroud When the news circulated that Morocco’s leading political group, the Development and Justice Party (PJD), has been trounced in the latest elections, held in September, official media mouthpieces in Egypt celebrated […]

‘Normalization’: Betrayal of Palestine by Arab Regimes No Easy Road
By Iqbal Jassat Pinning Palestinians down while applying harsh measures of violent repression accompanied by a fanatical settler movement of arch-racists given free rein to attack and plunder, is a notorious game Israel has elevated […]

Stadio Olimpico: Can Sports Heal the World?
By Ramzy Baroud Amid chaotic politics and anti-immigrant and refugee sentiments, Stadio Olimpico in Rome seemed like an oasis of social and cultural harmony. AS Roma and Raja Casablanca fans gathered in their thousands […]

Israeli FM Lapid to Visit Morocco Next Week
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid is to visit Morocco next week, the two countries said Friday, in the first trip to the kingdom by Israel’s top diplomat since they normalized ties. A source at Morocco’s […]

Normalization Afoot: Israel’s El Al to Fly to Morocco from Tel Aviv
El Al Israel Airlines on Sunday launched nonstop flights to Marrakesh from Tel Aviv following a resumption of diplomatic ties last year between Morocco and Israel, reports Reuters. Flight 553 took off at 11:35 a.m. […]

Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Heads to Mauritania after Morocco Visit
A high-level delegation from the Palestinian movement Hamas, led by the chief of the movement’s political bureau Ismail Haniyeh, arrived on Monday in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott following a five-day visit to Morocco. A Hamas […]

Moroccan Activist Launch Social Media Campaign for Expulsion of Israel Envoy
Moroccan activists have launched a campaign calling for the expulsion of the head of Israel’s Liaison Office in Rabat, David Govrin. Activists took to Facebook and Twitter using the Arabic hashtag ‘expel the representative of […]

Israel, Morocco Meet to Strengthen Ties and Cooperation
Israel’s Regional Cooperation Minister Ofir Akunis met with the designated ambassador and head of the Moroccan Embassy yesterday to discuss the results of normalizing ties and advancing further cooperation with each other. Akunis assured Abdel […]

The Myth of Peace in the Middle East: Deconstructing the Naturalization Narrative
By Mohamed El Metmari This critical essay deconstructs the political narrative surrounding the naturalization agreements that have occurred between some Arab countries and Israel formally known as the Abrahamic Accords or Jared Kushner’s plan for […]

Report: Netanyahu Seeks to Arrange Visit by Moroccan King Prior to Elections
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the National Security Council are exerting efforts to arrange a visit by Moroccan King Mohammad VI to Israel prior to the March election, Ynet News reported yesterday. According to […]

Report: UAE Cabinet Approves Establishment of Embassy in Tel Aviv
The United Arab Emirates cabinet on Sunday approved the establishment of an embassy in the city of Tel Aviv in Israel, Reuters reports. No further details about the embassy were given in UAE media. Today, […]

Morocco Lawyers Appeal to Supreme Court to Cancel Normalization Deal with Israel
A group of lawyers in Morocco appealed to the Supreme Court today requesting the annulment of all decisions that promote relations between the North African country and Israel, signed as part of the normalization deal. […]

Morocco FM: ‘Normalization Talks with Israel Started in 2018’
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita revealed information about the peace agreement between his country and Israel during an interview with the Israeli channel i24 News. Bourita stated that the normalization talks with Israel started in […]

Morocco Formally Signs Official ‘Normalization’ Agreement with Israel
Morocco formally signed a normalization agreement with Israel during a visit to the presidential palace by an Israeli delegation on Tuesday. Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Otmani signed the declaration in the presence of King […]

Israel, Morocco to Launch Chamber of Commerce
Plans are underway to launch an Israel-Morocco Chamber of Commerce following the recent normalization between the two countries with a meeting scheduled on December 25 in Tel Aviv to discuss its inauguration. World Morocco News […]