The Moroccan Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces, Commander of the Southern Military Region, General Farouq Belkheir, received the Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army Aviv Kohavi today in Rabat.
At the headquarters of the Royal Armed Forces High Command office, the Israeli military official was accompanied by a delegation from the Israeli Army’s General Staff for the meeting, part of a three-day official visit.
The Commander of the Israeli Army had meetings with the Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces and Minister in charge of the National
This visit, which aims to further develop relations between the two countries, is expected to include discussions on arms deals between the two partner countries.
Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that the visit will advance military initiatives between the two countries for the year 2023, as well as to enhance military cooperation in the areas of training and exchange of experiences and expertise.
“One of the topics that will be discussed in Morocco this week, will be the exchange of knowledge and training – the ability to train together in joint exercises – the development of weapons and the transfer of knowledge and perhaps also weapons,” IDF spokesperson Lt. Gen. Ran Kochav told Haaretz.
During these two days, Kohavi will meet with security officials and members of the Jewish community in Morocco, and will return to Israel on Thursday.
**Protests against the visit**
Following the announcement of the Israeli Military Chief’s visit to the country, many Moroccans have voiced their disagreement through protests and on social media.
The National Defense Group for Palestine gathered on Monday in front of the Moroccan parliament, branding Palestinian flags and keffiyahs, waving portraits of late journalist Sherine Abu Aklah in protest of the visit.
In an interview with Hespress EN, Abderrahman Ben Amrou, ex-president of the association of the defense of human rights, said that as a member of many human rights associations, syndicate unions, and a representative of many political unions, he opposes of this visit.
“This is a visit from an enemy of humanity, we shall carry on by supporting Palestine unconditionally, our support is symbolic yet it holds its value. Moroccans have always fought Zionist throughout history, we all hope for the day when the sacred land will be freed,” he explained.
Another protestor, Abdelkader Al Alami, coordinator of the national work group for Palestine, said that this protest was deeply needed to express the group’s opinion on the visit of the Chief of General Staff Army.
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