Recently Morocco announced a partial normalization of relations with Israel, which has been welcomed by India. It is noteworthy that the agreement recognizes Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara President Donald Trump. (Morocco-Israel Deal)
The history of the conflict between Morocco and Israel:
- It is notable that information warfare was started between Morocco and Israel in 1948 as they had to flee due to violence against Jews in the immediate Moroccan region.
- Although Moroccan ruler Hassan II’s tenure saw some contradictory relations with Israel where Israel directly assisted Morocco,
- Morocco also assisted Israel indirectly, which resulted in a 6-day stay in Israel in 1967. Defeated the Arab League in the war.
- At the same time, the Moroccan rulers invariably resorted to Israel indirectly to suppress their adversaries; they also supported Israel by exchanging intelligence. However, the majority of the Moroccan population stands alongside Palestine.
Relations of Morocco-Israel Some Facts:
- In the last four months, Morocco has become the fourth Islamic country to end hostile relations with Israel-American intervention. Earlier, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Sudan have also normalized relations with Israel.
- Morocco has announced direct flights, reopening official and diplomatic relations contacts, and reopening liaison offices in both countries, with the announcement of partially normalizing relations with Israel.
- Morocco has a city Tel Avivinin Israel and the capital of Morocco Rabat announced the reopening of its embassy offices, to start liaison between Israel and Moroccan companies to increase economic cooperation.
- India welcomed the normalization of relations between Israel and Morocco, as well as the normalization of relations between Israel and Morocco on Thursday, as well as an acceptable bi- to both Israeli and Palestinian sides based on mutual negotiations. Have reiterated the point of finding a state solution.
What is the Western Sahara dispute?
- Western Sahara is a desert region located on the Atlantic coast, bordering Morocco, Algeria, and Mauritania. The region is home to the Sahrawi tribe.
- It is noteworthy that it was a Spanish colony. Still, it started the process of emptying the territory in 1970 due to international pressure and opposition from the local people.
- It is noteworthy that Libya’s Algeria played an important role in ending the Spanish colony in Western Sahara as Algeria continued to assist the Sahrai insurgency group (the Polisario Front) seeking independence in the region.
- In 1975, as part of the Madrid Agreement with Morocco and Mauritania, Spain decided to leave the region. Both Morocco and Mauritania deployed their forces to Western Sahara to support their territorial claims.
- By 1975, Morocco had taken over a large area of the region. On the other hand, the Polisario Front declared the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) as an independent country in Western Sahara. SADR is recognized by many African countries and is a member of the African Union.
- It is notable that since then, the region has been the cause of a dispute between the pro-independence Polisario Front and Morocco.
- This conflict which has been going on for many years was mediated by the United Nations, after which the stability and conflict in the region ended. However, there is still a referendum proposed by the United Nations in this area.
- In its preceding policy, a cease-fire was supported by the United States at the time Morocco and Polisario disputed the region, but in November 2020, the cease-fire agreement was broken by Polisario. After this, the US supported Morocco’s claim on Western Sahara in line with the recent deal.
The importance of the Morocco-Israel Deal in India
- At Present, India’s relations with all Arab countries are in better condition. On the other hand, our relationship with Israel has always been good.
- Israel is a significant partner for us in the fields of defence, agriculture, and water conservation. On the other hand, Arab countries hold their special importance for India’s energy security.
- In such a situation, the normalization of Israel’s relations with Islamic countries is diplomatically important for India.
- Apart from this, Morocco is also a member of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and in such a way, India can end the Kashmir issue in the OIC forever.
About Morocco
- Morocco is an Islamic country located in North Africa.
- The capital of Morocco is Rabat, and Casablanca is the major economic center here.
- The coastal region of Morocco joins both the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
- It was a colony of France before attaining its independence in 1956.
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