Talk:Israel–Morocco normalization agreement

ISRAEL && MOROCCO
THEY have relation ship in 1994 witch is interupped in 2002 and become secret --2020ITBN (talk) 21:46, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

ZaDoraemonzu (talk) 05:35, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

Developments
This is written after Israeli-American visit on 22 December where "a number of low-level cooperation agreements" were signed and says:

"Rabat does not view its agreement to normalize ties with Israel, brokered by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump earlier this month, as part of the Abraham Accords. Explaining its refusal to sign a normalization agreement with Israel, Morocco said it already had overt diplomatic relations with Israel in the past."

Brookings described it on 14 December as a "qualified normalization of ties".

Could be we are getting a little bit ahead of the curve here (same thing happened with Sudan agreement). So maybe an agreement to normalize ties in the future is more correct? Selfstudier (talk) 20:53, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

Few days earlier, Israeli officials visited Rabat openly to open commercial flights between Israel and Morocco. So I think they have largely normalised relations, not about development there. ZaDoraemonzu (talk) 15:58, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes, of course, it's just that normalization is usually taken to mean diplomatic exchanges ie mutual embassies. That's not happening here, not yet anyway. It's definitely not like the UAE case.Selfstudier (talk) 17:34, 28 December 2020 (UTC)

It's the same case between Israel and Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan has not opened an embassy in Israel but two countries still maintain relations openly. Morocco basically falls to the category like of Azerbaijan. ZaDoraemonzu (talk) 11:19, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
 * OK, but as I noted in the dyk, the Trump folk are not saying it is like Azerbaijan they are saying it is like the UAE and Bahrain, which it isn't, not at all. I think Morocco may in the future go further and I think they might well have done that without the need for a giveaway or even any intervention at all by the Trump admin. Morocco already "recognized" Israel as far back as the 1990s, it's not really news, the giveaway is the news.Selfstudier (talk) 12:08, 29 December 2020 (UTC)


 * Haaretz (and "experts") are really not convinced~at the moment. https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-why-is-morocco-holding-back-on-diplomatic-relations-with-israel-1.9407968 Selfstudier (talk) 23:26, 29 December 2020 (UTC)

But still, there is one thing I agree, Morocco will not go forward to establish tie so quickly as long as they have to deal with pro-Palestinian segments in the country. I think it would take time. About the Israelis, I think they are willing more than that. ZaDoraemonzu (talk) 13:13, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

Confusion about Agreement
Lead says "Israel–Morocco normalization agreement is an agreement that was signed on December 10, 2020" and pic at right is a 22 December "Joint Declaration" under the heading "Israel–Morocco normalization agreement" ??? Selfstudier (talk) 11:46, 30 December 2020 (UTC)


 * I reworked the material to reflect what appears to have occurred ie telephonic/verbal agreement on 10th and then a "Joint Declaration" on 22nd.Selfstudier (talk) 10:22, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Formally at war
"Morocco was formally at war with Israel." This is untrue. A country cannot be "formally at war" with a country it does not recognise. Constant Pedant (talk) 03:48, 24 June 2021 (UTC)