Normalization into Effect: Morocco to Start Receiving ‘Israeli’ Carrier Israir Flights in July, El Al To Follow

By Staff, Agencies

In the course of deeply implementing normalization with the ‘Israeli’ occupation entity, Morocco will start receiving direct ‘Israeli’ Israir flights from Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv to Marrakech on July 19, the ‘Israeli’ company announced Tuesday and declared its intention to open five flights per week between the two destinations.

"We estimate that demand will be high and that hundreds of thousands of passengers from ‘Israel’ will visit the destination as part of vacation packages or as part of tour packages," Gil Stav, Israir's vice president of marketing said in a statement.

The Zionist entity and Morocco agreed in December to resume diplomatic relations and relaunch direct flights - as part of a US-brokered deal included Washington's recognition of Moroccan proclaimed sovereignty over Western Sahara.

Morocco was once home to one of the largest Jewish communities in North Africa and the Middle East for centuries until the emergence of the ‘Israeli’ occupation entity in 1948. An estimated 250,000 Jews left Morocco for the ‘Israeli’-occupied Palestinian territories from 1948 to 1964.

Today, only around 3,000 Jews remain in Morocco, while hundreds of thousands of ‘Israeli’ settlers claim Moroccan ancestry.

In March, Moroccan Tourism Minister Nadia Fettah Alaoui said she expected 200,000 ‘Israeli’ visitors in the first year following the resumption of direct flights while tourism receipts in Morocco showed more than a 53-percent decline between 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Meanwhile, the Zionist entity’s carrier El Al, also said in a statement on Tuesday that it hoped to start direct flights to Morocco in July and that it was now awaiting final approvals from Moroccan and Zionist authorities.