2023-07-18 03:40:00
Israel has decided to “recognize Morocco’s sovereignty” over the disputed territory of Western Sahara, the royal cabinet in Rabat said today, citing a letter from the Middle Eastern country’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
“With this letter, the Israeli Prime Minister has transferred to the Very High Attention of His Majesty the King (Mohammed VI) the decision of the State of Israel to recognize the sovereignty of Morocco over the territory of Western Sahara”indicated the Royal Palace of the African nation in a statement.
In his letter, Netanyahu told the sovereign that Israel was positively examining “the opening of a consulate in the city of Dakhla”, located in the part of Western Sahara that the kingdom controls.
In Jerusalem, Netanyahu’s office specified that “Israel confirms the details contained in the announcement” by the Moroccan authorities, the AFP news agency reported.
Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony, is controlled for the most part by Morocco, but it is claimed by the Saharawi independentistas of the Polisario Frontsupported by Algeria.
Morocco and Israel normalized their diplomatic relations in December 2020 within the framework of the Abraham agreements, a process supported by the United States between the Hebrew state and several Arab countries.
Morocco obtained in exchange from the United States the recognition of its sovereignty over Western Sahara.
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