{"id":1054556,"date":"2021-11-25T10:14:13","date_gmt":"2021-11-25T15:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1054556"},"modified":"2021-11-25T10:14:17","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T15:14:17","slug":"israel-morocco-sign-historic-defense-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-morocco-sign-historic-defense-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel, Morocco Sign Historic Defense Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-morocco-sign-historic-defense-agreement%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1054556&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/benny-gantz-be-israeli-defence-minister-an-official-visit-morocco-afp-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Israel and Morocco signed a defense memorandum of understanding on Wednesday, the first ever between the Jewish state and an Arab country.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz and his Moroccan counterpart Abdellatif Loudiyi signed the agreement formalizing defense relations between the two countries during Gantz\u2019s first official visit to the North African nation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The MOU will pave the way for sharing defense intelligence, the sale of arms, collaboration on industrial matters, joint military training exercises and other projects, the Israeli Defense ministry said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"article-content\" readability=\"33.547671840355\">\n<div class=\"the-content\" readability=\"37.494456762749\">\n<p>\u201cWe have just now signed an agreement for military cooperation \u2014 with all that that implies \u2014 with the nation of Morocco. This is a highly significant event that will allow us to enter into joint projects and allow Israeli [defense] exports to here. I think the ties between Morocco and Israel need to continue to get closer, to continue to develop and expand, and I am glad that we have a part to play in that,\u201d Gantz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/in-morocco-gantz-signs-israels-first-ever-defense-mou-with-an-arab-country\/\">said&nbsp;<\/a>after the signing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to a Defense Ministry official, the move was \u201cunprecedented,\u201d because even though&nbsp;Israel has close security ties with its Arab neighbors, Jordan and Egypt, it does not have openly signed MOUs with them.<\/p>\n<p>During his visit, Gantz will also meet with Morocco\u2019s military chief and Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita.<\/p>\n<p>Israel and Morocco normalized relations in a year ago as part of the Trump-led Abraham Accords.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel and Morocco signed a defense memorandum of understanding on Wednesday, the first ever between the Jewish state and an Arab country. 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