OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (The Palestine Information Centre)
The Israeli regime has said it recognizes Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed territory of Western Sahara, according to the Moroccan government and a statement by the Israeli prime minister’s office.
The Moroccan Royal Court, citing a letter from the Israeli prime minister, announced in a statement on Monday that Benjamin Netanyahu had informed Morocco’s King Mohammed VI of “the decision to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty” over Western Sahara.
Netanyahu said in the letter that Israel would register its decision with the United Nations and other international organizations, as well as all the states Israel has diplomatic relations with, the statement added.
It also said that the Tel Aviv regime is considering opening a consulate in the town of Dakhla, located in the Moroccan part of Western Sahara.
Israeli foreign minister Eli Cohen also claimed that backing the separatist move will “deepen regional peace and stability.”
Israeli officials said in June they were debating Morocco’s rule over Western Sahara, but later in July they linked the move to Rabat hosting a repeatedly postponed meeting between Israeli officials and foreign ministers from four Arab states involved in the US-brokered normalization deals.
Morocco postponed the forum last month, citing Israel’s crackdown and vicious actions against Palestinians.
The so-called Negev Forum was created out of a summit organized in March 2022 by former top Israeli diplomat Yair Lapid at the Kibbutz of Sde Boker in the Negev desert.
