Tuesday, July 27, 2021

First commercial direct flights from Israel land in Morocco

Good news! The decades log Arab countries boycott of Israel is hopefully finally coming to an end!

Blessed are the peacemakers!

Why are there so many Israelis of Moroccan descent? The massive Jewish expulsion from Arab countries between 1948-1970s, which caused about 850,000 Jews to leave Arab countries for Israel.

"... Israir and El Al flights from Tel Aviv landed in Marrakesh on Sunday, Agence France Presse reported. The debut flights to Morocco are an outcome of the normalization agreements [Abraham Accords] between Israel and four Arab states.

Israir is planning three flights a week to Marrakesh, the agency quoted the airline’s officials as saying, and El Al five flights a week, to Marrakesh and Casablanca.

Israelis, many of Moroccan descent, have routinely traveled to Morocco since the relaxation of restrictions in the 1990s, but via third countries.  ..."

First commercial direct flights from Israel land in Morocco - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

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