"Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

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Morocco is home to one of the Diaspora's oldest Jewish communities, Jews first settled in Morocco when it was part of the Roman Empire. The country later became a haven for Jews fleeing the Spanish Inquisition.

On Tuesday, representatives of Israel and the United States are paying an official visit to Morocco, during which agreements will be signed for cooperation between Jerusalem and Rabat.

“The peace agreements that we have made are planted seeds that will sustain life and bear fruit if tended to correctly,” said the senior advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump.

A joint U.S.-Israel delegation led by senior Trump adviser Jared Kushner and Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat will be aboard.

In an interview with Sharq Al-Awsat, Gantz said he is willing to compromise on parts of Jerusalem and the Jordan Valley, he opposes sovereignty and is against legalizing new settlements, while echoing the peace sentiments of the good old Oslo years.

One of the main purposes of the MOU is to examine opportunities for possible collaboration, including cross-listing of securities, mutual trading between members of the stock exchanges, investor access to both markets, the establishment of fintech and other market infrastructure technologies, and the sharing of data and other information for the development of new products.

Morocco is the sixth member of the Arab League to normalize relations with Israel, after Egypt and Jordan.

Sudan also threatened to abandon its "normalization agreement" with Israel if the US immunity bill for its protection does not pass in Congress.

American officials will land in Israel next Monday and then head to Morocco the following day together with Israeli officials led by National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat.

“Who would have believed that peace would come to our home in such a glorious way? It is a Hanukkah miracle,” says Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch.

A senior adviser to the leader of a large Muslim-majority country with no diplomatic ties to Israel heads a delegation that meets with Israeli counterparts in Tel Aviv.

King Mohammed VI’s decision that he intends to normalize ties with Israel has had “the impact of a tsunami,” says Moroccan Jewish community head Serge Berdugo.

The African country’s economy has struggled and the move will help the country obtain loans from international organizations.

The office Arkia plans to open at the Dubai airport will have an Arab manager able to provide service in both Hebrew and Arabic.

A previously scheduled visit was cancelled by the Emiratis.

Instead of fighting a losing battle against Middle East normalization, the Palestinian Authority now hopes to mobilize the new friendly-with-Israel Arab states to pressure concessions from Israel.

The formal notice to Congress by the State Department about the proposed arms deal launches the processing of the sale.

“Oman welcomes US recognition of Western Sahara as part of Morocco and King Mohammed VI announcement about normalization with Israel.”

Rabbi Yaakov Menken, managing director of the Coalition for Jewish Values, said “instead of a cold détente attained via surrender to unreasonable demands, these new agreements promote peace based upon common security needs and mutual medical, technological and financial benefits.”

"Everybody knows the tremendous friendship shown by the kings of Morocco and the people of Morocco to the Jewish community there."

"A peace deal is a great thing . . . hopefully that will continue to advance the region and the world."

The United States believes that an independent Sahrawi State is not a realistic option for resolving the conflict.

"This will be a very warm peace. Peace has never – the light of peace on this Hanukkah day has never – shone brighter than today in the Middle East."

The paper points to the fact that Prime Minister Netanyahu has excluded his Foreign and Defense Ministers from his meeting with the Saudi Crown Prince,.

“It is still possible to correct the mistake made by the Israeli government when it did not keep its promise to apply sovereignty over the Jordan Valley."

Cairo is concerned that a Biden administration will be hostile, and will conclude a new nuclear deal with Iran that would undermine regional stability, say Egyptian officials.

The goal is to “encourage organizations, notably stemming from Israel’s civil society sector, to tell the ‘Israeli story’ to diverse global audiences utilizing social media.”

The sheikh has committed to investing some NIS 300 million over the next 10 years in the team.

“A vision has been set by the leaders of these countries,” said United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the United States Yousef Al Otaiba.