Israel to participate in military exercise in Morocco
ANKARA (AA) – Israeli military observers will participate in a military exercise in Morocco later this week, according to the country’s defense ministry.
The ministry statement said the participation in the “African Lion 2022” exercise in Morocco is “an additional step in strengthening security relations between the countries.”
This is the first time Israel will be participating in an international military drill in the North African country.
US forces will also take part in the training, the statement said.
Last year, a Moroccan counter-terrorism unit had also participated in a multinational military drill in Israel.
Morocco was the fourth Arab country to agree to normalize ties with Israel in 2020 after the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Sudan as a result of the historic ‘Abraham Accords.’
Morocco’s decision to normalize ties with Israel came after the U.S. recognized Morocco’s claims to the disputed territory of Western Sahara. The US presented this as an incentive for the Moroccan government to normalize relations with Israel.
The Palestinian government considers the normalization with Israel following the Abraham Accords as a betrayal. According to a poll by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, 80 percent of Palestinians “describe their feelings towards [the Abraham Accords] as: treason, abandonment, and insult.”
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