Morocco treads fine line between courting Israel, Palestinians
Israel's Population and Immigration Agency chief Shlomo Mor-Yosef (L) and top Moroccan foreign affairs official Mohcine Jazouli sign an agreement in Rabat on December 22, 2020, on the first Israel-Morocco direct commercial flight. PHOTO | COURTESY
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Rabat. Morocco is struggling to balance its alliance with Israel with support for the domestically popular Palestinian cause, an increasingly complex challenge with Israel ruled by its most right-wing government ever.
The North African country normalised its ties with Israel in December 2020, part of a series of deals known as the Abraham Accords, backed by the administration of then-US President Donald Trump.
