The number of Moroccan tourists to Israel increased by 66% in the first half of this year, as more than 2,000 Moroccans traveled to Israel.
The month of June alone recorded 200 visits, according to information published by the Abraham Accords Institute for Peace and obtained by Hespress AR.
Numerous Israeli officials recommended removing the visa requirement for visitors from Morocco, in an effort to improve relations between the two countries.
The launch of a new airline from Essaouira to Israel will also increase Moroccan visitors and stays in Israel.
The brand-new direct flight line will begin operating between Tel Aviv and Essaouira in September.
Direct flights between Morocco and Israel have opened from Casablanca ever since relations between the two countries were normalized in December 2020. This helped boost the number of travelers between the two nations.
Additionally, trade between Morocco and Israel reached $6 million in June alone. In the first half of the year, trade between the two countries increased significantly, reaching $38.5 million, a 96% increase from the same period previous year.
“Recognizing Moroccan sovereignty is a strategic necessity to significantly advance Moroccan-Israeli relations,” according to the institute’s executive director, Rob Greenway.
The upgrading of the Israeli liaison office to embassy status will be a part of the expansion of ties between Morocco and Israel.
A contract for the construction of a permanent Israeli embassy in Morocco was signed on August 1 by David Govrin, the former head of the Israeli liaison office in Morocco.
A summit on innovation with the theme “From Jerusalem to Casablanca” was recently held by The Jerusalem Venture Partners and Margalit Startup City to promote technological and cultural relations between Israel and Morocco.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to Morocco soon in response to a formal invitation from King Mohammed VI, as part of a diplomatic tour.
Although some of Netanyahu’s cabinet members have already visited Morocco to talk about collaboration, this is his first formal visit.
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