Israel’s envoy inaugurates diplomatic mission in Morocco

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister has inaugurated his country’s diplomatic representation in Morocco, a symbol of the normalization of the relations between the two nations. Yair Lapid’s two-day visit is the first to Morocco by an Israeli minister since 2003. Israel and Morocco last year reached a deal establishing formal ties under the U.S.-brokered “Abraham Accords.” Lapid formally opened the Israeli liaison office in Rabat, the capital. He was then to head to Casablanca, where he was to visit a synagogue. Israel and Morocco had low-level diplomatic relations in the 1990s, but Morocco cut them off after the second Palestinian uprising erupted in 2000. The two countries had however maintained informal ties.