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Morocco deploys IAI's Barak air defense system

IAI and Morocco signed the $500 million deal in 2020

|ByANNA AHRONHEIM
IAI's Barak MX air defense system
SpyX enables tactical teams to organically detect, confirm and hit targets with the ability to carry a variety of warheads up to 2.5 kg such as Anti-Personnel and light vehicles (A/P) and Anti-Tanks (A/T).

Israel brings killer drones to Morocco as kingdom races to build its own war industry

Rabat has increased its defense spending in order to modernize its military and strengthen local production capabilities.

|ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Extra guided missile

Morocco completes trial of Israeli Extra guided missile

Data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) shows that Israel was Morocco's third largest source of defense imports between 2019 and 2023

|ByDEAN SHMUEL ELMAS/GLOBES/TNS
Amazigh people celebrate their new year outside the parliament with calls on the government to recognize the day as an official holiday and put more effort into supporting their language in Rabat, Morocco January 13, 2023.

Morocco’s Amazigh revival: From ancient roots to modern identity

Middle East scholar Dr. Mohamed Chtatou: 'The Amazigh did not reject the Jews or the Arabs who came later; they integrated them.'

|ByGIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE

Israel, Morocco celebrate one year of normalization in DC

Ambassador to US Herzog: ‘We are natural partners in a highly turbulent region.’

DECEMBER 10, 2021ByOMRI NAHMIAS
Ambassador Herzog and Ambassador Joumala, December 10, 2021.

AJC, Mimouna Association launch Moroccan-Jewish joint fellowship program

The joint initiative, the first of its kind, aims to deepen understanding and build cooperation between Moroccan and Israeli professionals.

DECEMBER 9, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Morocco-Israel (Illustrative)

Israel-Arab trade: Is peace in the Middle East within sight?

MIDDLE ISRAEL: New breakthroughs in Arab-Israeli trade vindicate Shimon Peres's New Middle East vision – to a point.

DECEMBER 2, 2021ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
DEFENSE MINISTER Benny Gantz reviews an honor guard with Moroccan Inspector-General of the Armed Forces Belkhir El Farouk, last month in Rabat.

Grapevine November 28, 2021: The Moroccan component

Another historic event in the Moroccan-Israeli relationship will take place on December 12 when Fatima Zahra Khayat will compete in the 70th Miss Universe contest in Eilat.

NOVEMBER 27, 2021ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
DESCENDANTS OF the Rabbi of Pilz Pinchas Menachem Elazar Justman, gather around his grave at the Jewish cemetery in Czestochowa, Poland.

Morocco mulls buying Israeli radar, drones, jets upgrade - report

Moroccan and Israeli officials had no immediate comment.

NOVEMBER 25, 2021ByREUTERS
Morocco-Israel (Illustrative)

Israel, Morocco share vision for regional peace, stability - Gantz

Defense Minister Benny Gantz wrote this in an opinion piece for a French-Moroccan magazine and an Arabic newspaper.

NOVEMBER 25, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Defense Minister Benny Gantz is seen in Morocco, on November 24, 2021.

Moroccan Ambassador: We can help bring peace to entire region

Bar-Ilan University hosted a delegation from Morocco for the event titled "Culture and Hebrew Law in Morocco," in which customs of Moroccan Jewry are studied.

NOVEMBER 8, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV
Dr. Shimon Ohayon signs the agreement as Dr. Abdellah Ouzitane (left) and Mr. Abderrahim Beyyoud look on

Israel cancels travel warning for Morocco

The travel warning against Israelis going to Morocco had been in place for over a decade.

OCTOBER 25, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita at the foreign ministry in Rabat, Morocco, August 11, 2021.

Moroccan government to approve two new agreements with Israel

The agreements, in the fields of air services and culture and sports, were signed by Foreign Minister Yair Lapid during his visit to Rabat in August. 

OCTOBER 16, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita at the foreign ministry in Rabat, Morocco, August 11, 2021.

Defense Minister Gantz to visit Morocco

Defense Minister Benny Gantz will reportedly sign defense cooperation deals with the North African kingdom of Morocco to develop a domestic drone industry.

OCTOBER 3, 2021ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Israeli minister of Defense Benny Gantz during a graduation ceremony at the National Security College in Glilot, central Israel, July 14, 2021. The C-130J Super Hercules used to carry the paratroopers.