Egypt’s Sisi praises Israel, Morocco normalization deal

CAIRO – 10 December 2020: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el Sisi praised, Thursday, the normalizing agreement between Morocco and Israel, brokered by the United Sates.

"I have been following with deep interest the important development concerning the agreement between Morocco and Israel on normalization of their ties under the sponsorship of the US" Sisi wrote on Twitter

He added "I highly appreciate this important step, that achieves more stability and regional cooperation in our region.”

تابعت بإهتمام بالغ التطور المهم بشأن اتفاق المغرب وإسرائيل على تطبيع العلاقات بينهما برعاية أمريكية.

أثمن هذه الخطوة الهامة بإعتبارها تحقق مزيد من الإستقرار والتعاون الإقليمى فى منطقتنا.

— Abdelfattah Elsisi (@AlsisiOfficial) December 10, 2020

Israel and Morocco agreed, Thursday to normalize relations in a deal brokered by the United States.

The signing makes Morocco the fourth Arab country to announce normalizing relations with Israel during the past four months.

As part of the agreement, US President Donald Trump agreed to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the Western Sahara, where there has been a decades-old territorial dispute with Morocco pitted against the Algeria-backed Polisario Front, a breakaway movement that seeks to establish an independent state in the territory.

Trump sealed the agreement in a phone call with Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, the senior US official said. Morocco is the fourth country since August to strike a deal aimed at normalizing relations with Israel. The others were the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan.