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Friends and family attend the funeral of 21-year-old Israeli Harel Masood, who was killed in a terror attack near the Jewish settlement of Eli, in the cemetery in Yesodot, on June 20, 2023. (Liron Moldovan/Flash90)
June 21, 2023, 1:00 pm
Daily Briefing June 21: In grim repeat, deadly terror shooting spurs settler rioting
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian reports on Tuesday’s deadly shooting and its violent fallout; US bureau chief Jacob Magid on cancelation of Negev Forum meetup in Morocco
By ToI Staff
Health Minister Moshe Arbel (left) shakes hands with Moroccan Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb in Rabat on June 16, 2023. (Moroccan Health Ministry)
June 18, 2023, 1:24 am
Jerusalem, Rabat agree to ease visa requirements, bring Moroccans to work in Israel
Interior and Health Minister Moshe Arbel meets counterparts in latest of several high-level visits, as ties between nations deepen; also inks deal for cooperation in health field
By ToI Staff
A Moroccan army vehicle drives past car wreckage in Guerguerat located in the Western Sahara on November 24, 2020, after an intervention of the royal Moroccan armed forces in the area. (Fadel Senna/AFP)
June 7, 2023, 8:44 pm
Israel said to mull recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over disputed Western Sahara
Move would open door for Jerusalem and Rabat to upgrade to full diplomatic ties, Reuters reports, as national security adviser visits North African kingdom
By ToI Staff
An IDF contingent of soldiers from the Golani Reconnaissance Battalion in Morocco to take part in the US-led African Lion military exercises on June 5, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 5, 2023, 11:52 pm
In first, IDF sends troops to participate in major US-led drill in Morocco
12 Golani soldiers join ‘African Lion’ exercise, held in north African nation and nearby countries, including Tunisia, with which Israel has no formal ties
By Emanuel Fabian
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , right, converses with Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana during a Likud faction meeting on February 6, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 5, 2023, 2:03 pm
Knesset speaker Amir Ohana set to visit Morocco’s parliament this week
Ohana to meet counterpart in Rabat on 1st official visit by head of Israeli legislature to Muslim country’s parliament; Israel waiting for kingdom to set date for next Negev Summit
By Lazar Berman
Chabad rabbis tour the old city of Fez, Morocco on May 18, 2023. (Avi Winner - Merkos 302)
May 19, 2023, 2:22 pm
Chabad envoys gather in Morocco, the cradle of the emissary project
Rabbis and their wives, from small communities in about 40 countries, celebrate 70th anniversary of ‘shluchim’ network that’s working to strengthen Jewish life across the globe
By Canaan Lidor
Orit Ouaknine-Yekutieli (center, white shirt) excavates the synagogue in Tamanart, Morocco, in November 2021 with her daughter Shoham (left), student Adi Gura, and Mona Naji-Goeury, daughter of researchers Salima Naji and David Goeury. (Courtesy Orit Ouaknine-Yekutieli/Yuval Yekutieli)
May 1, 2023, 4:24 pm
Abraham Accords allow Israelis to excavate two huge ‘genizas’ found in rural Morocco
Normalization lets Israeli researchers formalize ties with Moroccan experts to investigate remnants of Jewish life – with aid of Israelis who once lived in those abandoned villages
By Melanie Lidman
Morocco's Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita poses for a photo following the Negev Summit in the Israeli kibbutz of Sde Boker, on March 28, 2022 (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
March 29, 2023, 2:37 pm
Morocco increasingly struggles to balance Israel ties with support for Palestinians
With new hard-right Netanyahu government and frequent clashes in West Bank, public pressure is growing on Rabat to abandon Abraham Accords despite pact being a ‘game-changer’
By AFP
Archaeologists dig in the ruins of a synagogue in the Jewish neighborhood, or "mellah," in the village of Tagadirt in Morocco's oasis region of Tata on February 28, 2023. (Fadel Senna/AFP)
March 20, 2023, 3:55 am
Archaeologists search for signs of Jewish past in Morocco’s southern oases
Team works to save artifacts from pair of old synagogues that have suffered from looting, warn they’re ‘at risk of disappearing’
By Kaouthar Oudrhiri
Illustrative. A man holds his phone with NSO GROUP logo on a computer screen in the background, in Jerusalem, on February 7, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 1, 2023, 11:51 pm
Moroccan activists join WhatsApp suit over Israeli-made Pegasus spyware
Plaintiffs, who include three rights activists and the wife of a jailed journalist, claim they were victims of ‘illegal intrusion into their phones’ using software made by NSO
By Agencies
Yasser Biaz, CEO of Morocco's UM6P Ventures speaks at OurCrowd Global Investor Summit in Jerusalem, Feb. 15, 2023. (Tomer Foltyn/OurCrowd)
February 15, 2023, 7:23 pm
Morocco venture capital firm seeks more investments in Israeli tech startups
UM6P Ventures looks to Israeli startups to add to its portfolio in the areas of biotechnology, agrotech and alternative proteins
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: A helicopter flies over at the end of the African Lion military exercise, in Tantan, south of Agadir, Morocco, June 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
January 18, 2023, 6:57 am
Morocco says it will boost military ties with Israel
Rabat and Jerusalem will strengthen cooperation in intelligence, air defense, cybersecurity, Moroccan military says
By AFP
File: Morocco's Mohammed V, wearing white robes, walking with the country's Grand Vizier Si Mohammed El Mokri after he placed a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior at the Arc De Triomphe during a visit to Paris, France around July 4, 1930. (AP Photo)
December 27, 2022, 11:44 pm
Herzog hails Moroccan king for country’s treatment of Jews during Holocaust
President praises Mohammed V, who made North African country into a safe haven from Nazi persecution during World War II, thanks current monarch for supporting community, education
By AFP
Palestinians react as they watch a live broadcast of the World Cup third-place playoff soccer match between Morocco and Croatia played in Qatar, in Gaza City, December 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
December 18, 2022, 1:08 am
Morocco’s World Cup finish is bittersweet for Arab fans
National team’s fans disappointed by loss to Croatia for third spot in 2022 tournament but proud of its historic performance
By ABBY SEWELL
Croatia's Luka Modric, front, duels for the ball with Morocco's Hakim Ziyech during the World Cup third-place playoff soccer match between Croatia and Morocco at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, December 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
December 17, 2022, 8:53 pm
Croatia bests Morocco 2-1 to take 3rd place at Qatar World Cup
At age 37, match appears to be last appearance for Luka Modric in the tournament; eyes turn to defending champion France which will battle it out with Argentina in Sunday’s final
By james robson
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