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December 11, 2020

Morocco and Israel Normalize Ties as U.S. Recognizes Moroccan Claim on Occupied Western Sahara
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Morocco and Israel have agreed to establish diplomatic relations as part
of a U.S.-brokered deal. Morocco becomes the fourth Arab nation to
establish ties with Israel since August. As part of the deal, the United
States agreed to become the first country in the world to recognize
Morocco's sovereignty over occupied Western Sahara - what many consider
to be Africa's last colony. Morocco has occupied much of the
resource-rich territory since 1975 in defiance of the United Nations and
the international community. Thousands have been tortured, imprisoned,
killed and disappeared while resisting the Moroccan occupation. After
headlines, we'll get a response to the Morocco-Israel agreement from
leading Palestinian and Sahwari figures.


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