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(From left to right): Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan at a press conference in Washington, DC on October 13, 2021. (GPO)
March 25, 2022, 4:40 pm
Israel to host Blinken and FMs of UAE, Morocco and Bahrain in ‘historic summit’
First in-person gathering of each Abraham Accords country’s top diplomat will be held on Sunday and Monday, as US secretary of state visits Jewish state, Foreign Ministry says
By Jacob Magid
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (right) meets with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the Willard Hotel in Washington, DC, on August 25, 2021. (Olivier Douliery/Pool via AP)
March 24, 2022, 7:21 pm
Blinken to visit next week, with Russia, Iran, Abraham Accords on the agenda
In second trip to region, secretary of state looks to shore up Israeli support for Western effort to end Ukraine war and coordinate ahead of a possible Iran deal signing
By Jacob Magid
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
A woman draped in traditional Sahraoui wear known as 'Malhafa' crosses a road in Dakhla city, Western Sahara, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
May 1, 2021, 1:55 am
Biden reportedly won’t reverse Trump recognition of Western Sahara as Morocco’s
Blinken tells Moroccan counterpart that move, which was coupled with Rabat normalizing with Israel, will remain in place – at least for time being
By Jacob Magid
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
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita (C) and David Schenker, US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs - who is wearing a traditional dress for men called 'Darraa' - (center-R) pose with other officials for a picture after their meeting in Dakhla, in Morocco-administered Western Sahara, on January 10, 2021. (Fadel SENNA / AFP)
January 10, 2021, 8:04 pm
After Israel-Morocco deal, US launches work on consulate in Western Sahara
US envoy attends event in ‘stunningly beautiful’ disputed region; Moroccan FM says country ‘feels stronger in its legitimate fight for its territorial integrity’
By AFP
David Schenker, US assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, in Beirut, Lebanon, on September 9, 2019. (Hussein Malla/AP)
January 9, 2021, 10:11 pm
US envoy visits Western Sahara after Israel-Morocco normalization deal
US Embassy in Rabat call trip by David Schenker to contested region ‘a historic visit’
By AFP
US Presidential adviser Jared Kushner, center, and National Security Adviser Meir Ben Shabbat, center-right, arrive at the Royal Palace in the Moroccan capital Rabat, December 22, 2020. (Fadel Senna/AFP)
December 25, 2020, 3:46 am
US opens ‘virtual’ diplomatic post in Western Sahara ahead of consulate
State Department announces move after recognizing Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed territory as part of US-brokered Israel normalization deal earlier this month
By AFP
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
Sahrawi children from Western Sahara sit in their classroom in the Smara refugee camp near Tindouf, south-western Algeria, March 4, 2016. (AP/ Toukik Doudou).
December 16, 2020, 10:47 pm
In struggles for West Sahara and West Bank, thorny parallels may loom for Israel
Both places are claimed by one people and occupied by another. Could new US recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over one of the territories have impact on the status of the second?
By Raphael Ahren
Pro-independence Polisario Front rebel soldiers are seen during a military parade in the Western Sahara village of Tifariti, February 27, 2011 to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. (AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez)
December 16, 2020, 12:14 pm
What’s next for Western Sahara after Israel-Morocco deal?
Experts say US recognition of Rabat’s sovereignty over disputed territory could destabilize region, express pessimism that it will lead to long-term solution
By Peter Martell
Rabbi Levi Banon and a member of Casablanca's Jewish community during a ceremony on the fifth night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah on December 14, 2020 in Casablanca. (FADEL SENNA/AFP)
December 15, 2020, 5:27 pm
Morocco’s Jews celebrate Hanukkah ‘miracle’ of new Israel ties
Members of Casablanca Jewish community mark festival with US ambassador in ceremony feting recently announced normalization with Jewish state
By AFP
A protester against the normalization deal between Morocco and Israel gestures, in Rabat, Morocco, December 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
December 15, 2020, 12:32 am
Moroccan police disperse protest against normalization deal with Israel
Activists say decision to curb demonstration aimed at showing solidarity with Palestinians shows that deal with Israel is being imposed from above
By AP and ToI Staff
David Fischer, the US ambassador to Morocco, stands before a new US State Department map of Morocco recognizing the internationally-disputed territory of the Western Sahara (bearing a signature by Fischer) as a part of the North African kingdom, in the Moroccan capital Rabat on December 12, 2020. (AFP)
December 12, 2020, 11:22 pm
After Israel deal, US adopts map of Morocco that includes Western Sahara
American ambassador says map ‘is a tangible representation of President Trump’s bold proclamation’ to recognize Moroccan rule over disputed territory
By AFP
Pro-independence Polisario Front rebel soldiers pray in the Western Sahara village of Tifariti as they commemorate the 35th anniversary of the RASD (Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic), Feb. 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez)
December 12, 2020, 2:01 am
Morocco savors US recognition of Western Sahara in Israel normalization deal
Disputed region’s independence movement vows to fight on until Moroccan forces withdraw, while its key backer, Algeria, remains silent
By Sophie Pons
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