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July 14, 2021

Moroccan-Israeli Relations Are Strengthening, but Slowly

The kingdom entertains an Israeli diplomat, a few weeks after entertaining the head of Hamas.

Last week, Alon Ushpiz, the number-two in Israel’s foreign ministry, visited Morocco—the first major diplomatic visit since the two countries resumed normal relations last year. Just a month before, however, Ismail Haniyeh, the chairman of the Hamas politburo, also made an official visit to the country and dined with the king. Yet Sarah Feuer sees reason for optimism, especially now that the kingdom has reassurances that the Biden administration will continue the Trump-era policies that encouraged normalization:

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