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Moroccans protest the docking of a Maersk cargo ship carrying airplane parts they suspect are headed to Israel, outside Tangier Med Port on April 20, 2025. Banner in Arabic reads "Stop shipping weapons to the terrorist Zionist entity." (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
May 4, 2025, 6:23 pm
Morocco anti-Israel activists set sights on ports, alleging arms en route to Israel
Protesters, seeking reversal of 2020 normalization agreement, call on port officials to block ships carrying military cargo to Israel, but fail to stop F-35 parts passing through
By AP
A convoy carrying Morocco's King Mohammed VI leaves the Tetouan palace following a ceremony of allegiance to mark the 24th anniversary of his enthronement, on July 31, 2023. (Fadel Senna/AFP)
August 3, 2023, 8:10 pm
Moroccan man jailed for 5 years for criticizing king over Israel ties
Said Boukioud, 48, appeals punishment for Facebook post; defense lawyer calls decision ‘harsh and incomprehensible,’ says client did not mean to offend king
By AFP
Moroccan King Mohammed VI greets the crowd as he stands in a limousine during a ceremony of allegiance, at the King's palace in Tetouan, on July 31, 2018, to mark the 18th anniversary of Mohammed VI's accession to the throne. (AFP)
July 19, 2023, 10:56 pm
Moroccan king invites Netanyahu for official visit after Western Sahara recognition
Invitation may pave way for premier’s first trip to an Abraham Accords country, comes weeks after Rabat canceled summit due to violence against Palestinians
By ToI Staff
A Moroccan army vehicle drives past car wreckage in Guerguerat, in Western Sahara, on November 24, 2020, after an intervention of the royal Moroccan armed forces in the area. (Fadel Senna/AFP/File)
July 17, 2023, 9:54 pm
Israel tells Morocco it recognizes its sovereignty over disputed Western Sahara
Netanyahu sends letter to King Mohammed VI announcing move, says Jerusalem is examining opening a consulate in region’s capital Dakhla
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
File: Morocco's Mohammed V, wearing white robes, walking with the country's Grand Vizier Si Mohammed El Mokri after he placed a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior at the Arc De Triomphe during a visit to Paris, France around July 4, 1930. (AP Photo)
December 27, 2022, 11:44 pm
Herzog hails Moroccan king for country’s treatment of Jews during Holocaust
President praises Mohammed V, who made North African country into a safe haven from Nazi persecution during World War II, thanks current monarch for supporting community, education
By AFP
Senior Rabbi of the Jewish Council of the Emirates Elie Abadie attaches a Mezuzah to the Beit El Synagogue at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in Marrakech, Morocco. (Screenshot/ YouTube; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 6, 2022, 7:31 pm
Morocco opens first university campus synagogue in Arab world
Despite having no Jewish students enrolled, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in Marrakesh inaugurates house of worship alongside mosque as symbol of tolerance
By Ash Obel
Moroccan Jews and Israeli Jewish tourists participate in Simchat Torah festivities at a synagogue in Marrakesh on October 12, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / FADEL SENNA)
July 14, 2022, 3:22 pm
Morocco: New bodies to recognize Judaism as ‘a component of rich Moroccan culture’
Acting on ‘royal instruction’ from King Mohammed VI, interior minister proposes reorganization of the country’s Jewish community groups
By AFP
Morocco's King Mohammed VI, right, receives Aziz Akhannouch the president of the National Rally of Independents party (RNI), winner of the legislative elections at the Royal Palace in Fez, Morocco, September 10, 2021. (Moroccan Royal Palace via AP)
November 29, 2021, 10:21 pm
Morocco king says Rabat will push to renew Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
Mohammed VI says he will use Morocco’s ‘excellent relations with all sides’ to push for a return ‘to the negotiating table’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Defense Minister Benny Gantz, center, visits the Tomb of Moroccan King Muhammad V in Rabat on November 24, 2021. (Defense Ministry)
November 25, 2021, 2:52 pm
In op-ed, Gantz says Rabat helped return body of rabbi who died in Morocco last week
Defense minister hails Morocco for protecting Jews during the Holocaust, says there are ‘winds of change’ allowing Israel to forge new ties in the region
By Judah Ari Gross
Dr. Abdellah Ouzitane (left), Dr. Shimon Ohayon, and Moroccan envoy Abderrahim Beyyoud iat Bar-Ilan University, November 8, 2021 (Peleg Levy/Bar-Ilan University)
November 9, 2021, 1:50 pm
Moroccan Muslim scholars of Jewish law co-host conference in Israel
11-person delegation is first academic group to arrive since Abraham Accords; Morocco’s envoy calls Jewish heritage ‘the foundation of the relationship with Israel’
By Lazar Berman
Moroccan King Mohammed VI waves to a crowd as he arrives for the opening session of the Moroccan Parliament in Rabat, Morocco, on October 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar)
August 20, 2021, 12:55 pm
Moroccan king says he hopes ties with Israel will encourage regional peace
Mohammed VI sends missive to Isaac Herzog in response to president’s letter delivered by Yair Lapid last week
By ToI Staff
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks on his cellphone during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, on July 20, 2020. (John Thys, Pool Photo via AP)
July 20, 2021, 9:30 pm
France’s Macron, Moroccan king among potential targets of Israeli firm’s spyware
Group that leaked phone numbers of 50,000 persons of interest says it ‘obviously’ can’t access the French president’s phone to determine if malware is on it
By AFP
Moroccan King Mohammed VI waves to a crowd as he arrives for the opening session of the Moroccan Parliament in Rabat, Morocco, on October 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar)
June 16, 2021, 2:36 pm
King of Morocco congratulates Bennett on becoming PM; Putin thanks Netanyahu
PM praises kingdom as ‘important friend and partner,’ as his Moroccan counterpart invites Hamas chief to visit; Russian leader touts his years-long ties with the former premier
By ToI Staff
Israel's envoy to Morocco David Govrin (r) with David Toledano, head of the Jewish community in Rabat, January 2021 (Foreign Ministry)
February 2, 2021, 9:45 pm
Arriving in Morocco, Israeli envoy makes expanding ties his mission
Ambassador David Govrin anticipates low-level relationship with Rabat will reach full diplomatic heights — building on years of contacts, visits and a shared history
By Lazar Berman
Moroccan King Mohammed VI waves to a crowd as he arrives for the opening session of the Moroccan Parliament in Rabat, Morocco, on October 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar)
January 16, 2021, 2:27 am
Trump gives top award to Morocco’s king for normalizing with Israel
US president grants rare Legion of Merit to King Mohammed VI; Moroccan ambassador accepts award in private ceremony
By AP
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