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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 588

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Moroccan women wave flags and chant slogans at a protest against ties with Israel, a day before the anniversary of Hamas's October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, in Rabat, Morocco, October 6, 2024 (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
October 6, 2024, 6:25 pm
Tens of thousands of Moroccans protest ties with Israel on eve of Oct. 7 anniversary
Demonstrators in Rabat wave Palestinian flags and portraits of Hassan Nasrallah, calling for the kingdom’s 2020 normalization deal with Israel to be revoked
By Agencies and ToI Staff
'Bustan Sephardi' cast seen on stage in Rabat, Morocco, November 2022. (Channel 12)
December 11, 2022, 5:36 pm
Israeli musical plays in Morocco in Hebrew — a first for any Arab country
Production’s arrival underlines warming relations between the countries; Israeli cast welcomed with open arms, Channel 12 says
By Tobias Siegal
SNC CEO Avi Hasson speaks at the 'Connect to Innovate' conference in Casablanca, May 23, 2022. (SNC)
May 24, 2022, 12:14 pm
In Casablanca, Morocco and Israel see the beginning of a beautiful tech friendship
Organizations ink 13 agreements, as representatives declare that historic ties have become economic opportunities — though full diplomatic ties are still on hold
By Ricky Ben-David
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid speaks in Rabat, Morocco, on August 12, 2021. (Lazar Berman)
August 14, 2021, 9:54 am
With government facing growing trials, Lapid shines spotlight on Morocco ties
As COVID-19 spirals and some diplomatic appointments are questioned, FM uses personal charm and mutual interests to make progress in Rabat
By Lazar Berman
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (right) inaugurates Israel’s Liaison Office in Rabat, Morocco, on August 12, 2021, alongside Moroccan Deputy Foreign Minister Mohcine Jazouli (center) and Welfare Minister Meir Cohen (left). (Shlomi Amsalem/GPO)
August 12, 2021, 4:05 pm
Lapid: Israel, Morocco to upgrade to full diplomatic relations within two months
Opening liaison office in Rabat, foreign minister says he agreed with Moroccan counterpart on upgrading missions to embassies; Herzog invites king to visit
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks about infrastructure investment at the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering on Aug. 9, 2021, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)
August 12, 2021, 3:30 am
Blinken lauds ‘significant’ first post-normalization visit by Lapid in Morocco
Secretary says Biden administration will continue working with Israel and Morocco to strengthen all aspects of their new partnership and create more peaceful future for region
By Jacob Magid
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (L) and Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita (R) speak in Rabat, August 11, 2021 (Shlomi Amsalem, GPO)
August 11, 2021, 8:05 pm
In Rabat, Lapid holds lengthy talks with Moroccan FM, who urges 2-state solution
Nasser Bourita signs three framework agreements with his visiting Israeli counterpart, calls for immediate resumption of negotiations between Israel and Palestinians
By Lazar Berman
The national flags of Morocco, Israel and the United States on an El Al plane to Morocco flying a delegation to finalize a normalization deal between Jerusalem and Rabat, at Ben Gurion airport, near Tel Aviv, December 22, 2020. (Judah Ari Gross/Times of Israel)
December 23, 2020, 5:00 pm
For Israeli delegation in Rabat, a muted ‘welcome back’ marks resumption of ties
Unlike the UAE and Bahrain, Morocco already had relations with Jerusalem once, a fact highlighted by a less effusive reception, despite the historic first flight to Morocco
By Judah Ari Gross
Israeli National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat (1st from left), Senior White House Adviser Jared Kushner (2nd left) and Moroccan King Mohammed VI (1st from right) at the royal palace in Rabat, December 22, 2020 (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
December 22, 2020, 11:21 pm
Israel, Morocco ink deals, agree to reopen mutual liaison offices within weeks
Joint US-Israeli delegation meets with King Mohammed VI, other senior officials during visit to Rabat; Kushner praises ‘huge strides’
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: Pro-Palestinian protesters wave Palestinian and Moroccan flags during a demonstration in Rabat against US President Donald Trump's declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's capital on December 10, 2017 (AFP PHOTO / FADEL SENNA)
December 10, 2017, 4:46 pm
Tens of thousands rally in Morocco against US Jerusalem move
Trump’s recognition of Israeli capital ‘will deprive the Palestinians of their land,’ says protester among huge crowd
By AFP and ToI Staff
Saad-Eddine El Othmani (YouTube)
March 18, 2017, 4:24 am
Morocco king names new premier to end 5-month deadlock
Saad-Eddine El Othmani, a former FM from the Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD), charged with forming new government
Illustrative photo of a Muslim woman adjusting her hijab. (AP/M. Spencer Green, File)
November 6, 2016, 4:20 pm
2 teen girls face imprisonment for kissing in Morocco
16- and 17-year-old arrested on homosexuality charge; were turned in by mother of one of them
By AFP and ToI Staff
Supporters of Morocco's Party of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM) pass out campaign leaflets in the Moroccan capital , Rabat on October 5, 2016, ahead of the parliamentary election. (AFP/Fadel Senna)
October 8, 2016, 11:46 am
Early election results show incumbent Morocco Islamists leading
Islamist Party of Justice and Development projected to win 99 of 395 seats in Chamber of Representatives
By SAMIA ERRAZZOUKI
Moroccans shout slogans and hold placards during a demonstration in Rabat against the arrest of two Moroccan women after their dresses were deemed too tight, July 6, 2015. (AFP/FADEL SENNA)
July 7, 2015, 9:43 pm
Lawyers fight for Moroccan women in tight dresses
Five hundred legal representatives rush to defend women charged with indecency
By AFP
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani waves after his swearing-in ceremony at the parliament, in Tehran, August 4, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Ebrahim Noroozi)
August 5, 2013, 2:04 pm
Rouhani demands respect
At inauguration, Iran’s president calls on West to lift sanctions, return to talks; Moroccan king embarrassed by convicted pedophile’s pardon
By Michael Bassin
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