The Times of Israel reports: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to arrange a state visit to Morocco just before Israelis go to the polls in April 9 elections, according to a report in a Moroccan media outlet.
The French-language website Le Desk reported on Tuesday that National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat is working, with US support, to arrange a meeting between Netanyahu and King Mohammed VI in Morocco. The visit would take place around March 30, right after a visit to the African country by Pope Francis, according to Israel’s Hadashot TV news.
According to Le Desk, Mohammed VI may see developing closer ties with Israel as an inroad with the Trump administration as Morocco courts US support for its claims to Western Sahara, which most of the world views as an occupied territory. Neither the Moroccan government nor the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office would confirm the report on Thursday.
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